Don Young (R-AK crook): Stevens (R-AK crook) charges 'trumped up'

[babylonsister]

Young: Stevens charges 'trumped up' (Updated with full Young interview)

Posted by Alaska_Politics

Posted: October 27, 2008 - 3:14 pm

From Lisa Demer in Anchorage -



Rep. Don Young said he only learned for sure about the convictions when a reporter told him just after the Anchorage Chamber of Commerce candidate forum Monday afternoon.

"I'm deeply disappointed," he said in an interview. "It surprises me. I don't think he had a jury of his peers. That's the way it goes. I'm sure there will an appeal. If you watch the conduct of the court and with the one juror leaving and going out and of course the action of the prosecutors themselves, there will definitely be an appeal and it will go for a long period of time."

Can Stevens still win?

"I think he can win. He's the best thing for that, for the Senate. Alaskans know this. This is a trumped up charge. If you look at not reporting, supposedly gifts -- he reported everything he got. I think it was wrong when they prosecuted him on this issue."

How will it affect your campaign?

"I have no idea."

What about personally?

"I don't like it personally. I think it's a bad decision. But that's the way it goes."

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[Wickerman]

1. How would you find a jury of Stevens peers?

Duke Cunningham is a California resident, Key Lay is "dead", Abramoff and DeLay are out of staters. It's hard to get together a cadre of "peers" suitable to judge Stevens.

[Winterblues]

2. Don Young is running an Ad right now saying vote for me and I will

be Peloisi's worst nightmare....Not how he will help Alaska but how much of an asshole he would be.. Only a Republican would think that was a plus....