DeLay Turned Down Misdemeanor Plea Bargain
The revelation comes in a letter from DeLay’s attorney to Ronnie Earle, out-of-control partisan hack. This Friday, DeLay will have to go through the fingerprinting and booking process, as well. The money quote:
“Before the first indictment you tried to coerce a guilty plea from Tom DeLay for a misdemeanor, stating the alternative was indictment for a felony which would require his stepping down as majority leader of the United States House of Representatives,” DeGuerin wrote.
“He turned you down flat so you had him indicted, in spite of advice from others in your office that Tom DeLay had not committed any crime,” the lawyer contended. “In short, neither lack of evidence nor lack of law has deterred you.”
I’ve been laying a lot of odds lately, so why stop now? Current odds that DeLay will be convicted: 18-1 against….
What are the odds, DeGuerin gets to take a deposition of Earle?
This is going to be great.
The McCarthy quote was the best, imho.