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“How did he know that?”
How did RNC lawyer Robert Kelner have access to secret backstage information from the US Attorneys who prosecuted James Tobin? John DiStaso is so far the only one with this story: |
Robert Kelner, an RNC lawyer in the phone-jamming civil suit, added an interesting twist after Tuesdays superior court hearing.
Kelner told WMUR that the federal Justice Department has long known about the calls to the White House, investigated the calls and did not bring any charges.
How did he know that? [NH Democratic leader Kathy] Sullivan asked.
The Justice Department has never commented publicly about its investigation. A White House spokesman said this week, As policy, we dont discuss ongoing legal proceedings within the courts.
So, is the White House or the Department of Justice willing to speak to Mr. Kelner and no one else? Sullivan asked. I dont know how else he would know that.
It’s a good bet that the US Department of Justice isn’t leaking its secrets to Democrats. Is the DOJ now a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Republican Party? Their slow and incompetent prosecution of James Tobin in the NH phone-jamming scandal suggests just that.
4/18/2006 UPDATE: Mike Gehrke of Senate Majority Project filed a FOIA request demanding the release of all findings from the DOJ investigation of White House involvement in phone-jamming scandal.
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