President Bush Says DeLay Is Not Guilty of Money Laundering

[Thom Little]

President Bush said yesterday he is confident that former House majority leader Tom DeLay (R-Tex.) is innocent of money-laundering charges, as he offered strong support for several top Republicans who have been battered by investigations or by rumors of fading clout inside the White House.

In an interview with Fox News, Bush said he hopes DeLay will be cleared of charges that he illegally steered corporate money into campaigns for the Texas legislature and will reclaim his powerful leadership position in Congress.

"I hope that he will, 'cause I like him, and plus, when he's over there, we get our votes through the House," Bush told Fox News's Brit Hume. DeLay was forced to step down as majority leader after he was indicted in the fundraising case, and he is seeking a quick trial in hopes of returning to power early next year.

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"Well, first of all, I feel Duke Cunningham was wrong and should be punished for what he did," Bush said. "And I think that anybody who does what he did should be punished, Republican or Democrat. Secondly, the Abramoff -- I'm not, frankly, all that familiar with a lot that's going on over at Capitol Hill, but it seems like to me that he was an equal money dispenser, that he was giving money to people in both political parties."




http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/12/14/AR2005121402119.html

[bluestateguy]

1. Abramoff. Let's have a look:

http://www.newsmeat.com/washington_political_donations/Jack_Abramoff.php

If he's an equal money dispenser, he's running behind on his payments to Democrats and he owes them several hundred thousand.

[annabanana]

2. of course he does..

The fabric of lies and corruption is finely woven. We are now seeing it fray at the edges, torn here and there by responsible prosecutors.

[maddezmom]

3. duplicate topic

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=102&topic_id=1987306&mesg_id=1987306