FBI chief orders internal probe = "interfered with midterm congressional elections"

[L. Coyote]

FBI chief orders internal probe
Inquiry centers on pre-election leak of investigation of lawmaker
http://www.citizensforethics.org/node/30220

28 Sep 2007 // FBI Director Robert S. Mueller III ordered an internal investigation into whether bureau agents interfered with midterm congressional elections by disclosing a corruption probe that undermined the re-election bid of Republican Rep. Curt Weldon weeks before the Nov. 7 vote.

The internal probe was disclosed in a Senate Judiciary Committee report containing the FBI's written answers to questions posed by committee members.

Sen. Charles E. Grassley, Iowa Republican, asked why FBI agents searched the office of Mr. Weldon's daughter and a business associate three weeks before the elections.

The publicity from the raid contributed to the Pennsylvania Republican's defeat and led to the election of retired Navy Vice Adm. Joe Sestak, a former Clinton administration national security official.

Mr. Grassley said in his questions to the FBI that the timing of the raid "left the FBI open to criticism and speculation about whether there was an attempt to influence an election." He also wrote that after the investigation was disclosed in the press, the FBI was forced to conduct the searches to prevent the destruction of evidence. ...........

[Sanity Claws]

1. What about investigating caging?

That's a federal crime.

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

11. The House and Senate Judiciary Committees are sitting with Proof Positive of caging

through emails from Tim Griffen and what are they doing??? Have they even interviewed him yet? He is now working on Thompson's campaign..more dirty tricks in the works?

This is so damned frustrating.

[L. Coyote]

14. Tell the FBI you have evidence of election irregularities, they do not respond.

I know this much first-hand, and likewise for the No Ohio USA office. They do not even reply!

[Ian David]

2. See, when it happens to a Republicker it's a crime. When it happens to a Democrat, it's Policy. n/t

[The Backlash Cometh]

5. kick

[EFerrari]

3. L Coyote, did you see this thread on military vote counting?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=1928537&mesg_id=1928537

[L. Coyote]

6. Saw the news. Atrocious! Less than half of soldier's votes count. Must be those "phony" ones!

We all know that "phony" soldiers vote wrong!

[EFerrari]

10. If you look at the chart on p. 20 or so, the whole map of the US

is red, = "returned undeliverable" and accounts for a majority of uncounted voted.

I thought that was interesting and wondered if it was a concerted vote caging strategy?

[robinlynne]

4. what about the dem governor who sits in jail?

[L. Coyote]

7. That is just one reason they are slaughtering this horse now. Political cover!

[robinlynne]

12. when I saw the title of your Op I jumped for joy, only to see....

[L. Coyote]

13. They have done nothing about the illegal Diebold patched in GA in 2002! Etc., etc.

Yes, it just illustrates the political bias at work within the DoJ and FBI.

[Bitwit1234]

8. Hm a republican asks and the FBI jumps right up to

ass kiss. What happened to all the investigations the democrats have asked for...how about Riley (tainted tainted) election in Alabama. Where the former governor was set up by turdy rove.

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

9. I take it all the other investigations have been completed?

Howzabout that ol' anthrax thang? Got that under control? And that minor little 9/11 fracas? All solved? Plenty of quality agents on hand to take care of all that and then some?

Goooood. Since all the REAL criminals have been busted and are doing hard time, feel free to go political on a few Democrats any time you want.

Oh, by the way: :sarcasm: :sarcasm: :sarcasm: :sarcasm: :sarcasm: :sarcasm: :sarcasm: :sarcasm: :sarcasm: :sarcasm: :sarcasm: :sarcasm: :sarcasm: :sarcasm: :sarcasm: