Category Archives: Scandalized!

So now that Team DeLay has gotten its wish to boot Judge Bob Perkins from the Hammer’s money laundering trial, who else is there that can take over? DeLay’s attorneys, Dick DeGuerin and Richard Keeton of Houston, argued that their … Continue reading → Continue reading →

For now, at least, Tom DeLay has gotten what he wants: a new judge in his money laundering trial. Travis County Judge Bob Perkins must step aside from presiding over the money-laundering trial of U.S. Rep. Tom DeLay, a visiting … Continue reading → Continue reading →

There’s a lot of allegations and countercharges swirling around the motion by Team DeLay to remove Judge Bob Perkins from his money laundering trial, but what it all really boils down to is this: DeLay has more at stake in … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Poor, poor pitiful me! Poor, poor pitiful me! Oh, these boys won’t let me be Lord have mercy on me! Woe, woe is me! — Various artists, including Terri Clark, Linda Rondstadt, and Warren Zevon It just breaks my heart … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Indictment city. The vice president’s chief of staff, I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby Jr., was indicted today on charges of obstruction of justice, perjury and making false statements in the CIA leak investigation, a politically charged case that will throw a … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Oopsie. Rep. Tom DeLay has notified House officials that he failed to disclose all contributions to his legal defense fund as required by congressional rules. The fund is currently paying DeLay’s legal bills in a campaign finance investigation in Texas, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Judge B.B. Schraub has named retired Judge C.W. Duncan to determine if Judge Bob Perkins is fit to judge Tom DeLay. Got all that? Duncan, a senior district judge from Bell County who sometimes continues to serve as a visiting … Continue reading → Continue reading →

The eleven-year odyssey of Independent Counsel David Barrett and his dogged pursuit of Henry Cisneros (see here for more) may finally be wrapping up. The Senate decided today that it was time to close to a decade-old, $20 million investigation … Continue reading → Continue reading →

The way I look at it, Team DeLay’s motion to force Judge Bob Perkins to recuse himself is just another attempt by them to control what’s happening. The motion itself is a longshot at best, and given the way DeLay … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Tom DeLay’s day in court has been pushed back while the presiding judge waits on a ruling to determine if he should be recused. State District Judge Bob Perkins put all other motions in DeLay’s case aside, saying he will … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I assume you’ve all seen the Tom DeLay mug shot by now. If not, it’s in this story, and will forever be in The Smoking Gun‘s collection. I just want to note that once again, Team DeLay is demonstrating that … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Long as we’re celebrating, here’s four more words to make you smile: Tom DeLay’s arrest warrant. Naturally, Team DeLay is whining like a scared puppy about being treated like a regular person. The capias warrant by state District Judge Bob … Continue reading → Continue reading →

It’s amazing sometimes how what’s said to reporters and what’s said to a judge are often two very different things. U.S. Rep. Tom DeLay’s chief lawyer says he has no evidence that Travis County District Attorney Ronnie Earle participated in … Continue reading → Continue reading →

What do you call it when a prosecutor offers to let someone who’s facing felony charges plead to a misdemeanor? If you’re Tom DeLay, you call it coercion. The plea offer was mentioned in a letter to [ Travis County … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Well, this sort of thing is never good for prosecutors: The Travis County DA’s office has said that they do not have a list of Texas candidates who received money alleged to have been laundered through the Republican National Committee, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Tom DeLay may want a speedy trial for the money laundering charges on which he’s been indicted, but that’s not the case for his codefendants. Two associates of Rep. Tom DeLay were released today on $10,000 personal bonds as their … Continue reading → Continue reading →

The subpoenas continue to fly in and out of Travis County. Travis County prosecutors subpoenaed telephone records for DeLay’s home, mobile phone and campaign office from Sept. 1 to Dec. 31, 2002. District Attorney Ronnie Earle also sought telephone records … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Via PinkDome, Josh Marshall and email to me, I see that an outfit called the Free Enterprise Fund is going to be running anti-Ronnie Earle ads on TV, starting in Austin and going nationwide. Here’s a story in Roll Call … Continue reading → Continue reading →

No one would ever accuse Dick DeGuerin of being fainthearted. Indicted Rep. Tom DeLay’s attorneys turned the tables on a Texas prosecutor today, delivering a subpoena to compel his testimony about his conduct with grand jurors. The prosecutor refused to … Continue reading → Continue reading →

The Chron takes a closer look at the law used to indict Tom DeLay on criminal conspiracy charges. Tired of absentee ballot fraud in his races for the Texas House and in his wife’s first race for Dallas mayor, then-Rep. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Well, it’s pretty clear that Tom DeLay has been listening to the damage control experts, isn’t it? He’s got his attack points down, and he’s got a little wind at his back now, thanks in part to the efforts of … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Amazing, isn’t it how one man can be responsible for so many coincidences? Former House majority leader Tom DeLay (R-Tex.) met for at least 30 minutes with the top fundraiser of his Texas political action committee on Oct. 2, 2002, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Tom DeLay and Roy Blunt, two peas from the same rotten pod. Tom DeLay deliberately raised more money than he needed to throw parties at the 2000 presidential convention, then diverted some of the excess to longtime ally Roy Blunt … Continue reading → Continue reading →

The word from the Travis County DA Ronnie Earle’s office regarding the latest indictment against Tom DeLay was that it was the result of new evidence. Earle said the grand jury that indicted DeLay last week on the last day … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Here’s the fuller story on the new DeLay indictments. A new Travis County grand jury hurriedly reindicted U.S. Rep. Tom DeLay on a charge of conspiring to violate state election laws and added two charges related to money laundering Monday … Continue reading → Continue reading →

This is a bit of a surprise, since I hadn’t realized there was another grand jury in session. A Texas grand jury today indicted U.S. Rep. Tom DeLay on a new charge of money laundering. A different grand jury whose … Continue reading → Continue reading →

This story doesn’t use the word, but I’m wondering how many times we’ll be reading articles on Tom DeLay that include the word “defiant” in the near term. Quite a few, I’d venture. Next question: Which of these people are … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Remember six months ago when the investigation of Henry Cisneros by independent counsel David Barrett was approaching its tenth anniversary and people got upset because Barrett was still spending boatloads of money for no apparent purpose? Well, six months later … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Here’s a new line of deflection that Tom DeLay is trotting out. Former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay said Friday a documentary film crew’s behind-the-scenes access to the Travis County prosecutors who indicted him proves Ronnie Earle is little more … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Via TalkLeft, Tom DeLay’s arraignment has been set for October 21. Here’s Jeralyn’s view as a defense attorney: A poster at Daily Kos speculates he already has a plea bargain and will plead no contest. He bases this on the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Boy, yesterday sure was fun, wasn’t it? Breathe it in deeply, because it all gets hairier from here. The first question, of course, is how does Travis County DA Ronnie Earle go from indictment to conviction? What kind of evidence … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Who knew that one little indictment could make so many people so very very happy? How about this? Someone actually thought to ask one of the grand jurors about the indictment. The majority leader derided Earle as an “unabashed partisan … Continue reading → Continue reading →

That loud thudding sound you just heard? It was a size 15EEEE hiking boot dropping. A Travis County grand jury today indicted U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay on one count of criminal conspiracy, jeopardizing the Sugar Land Republican’s leadership … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Earlier reports that Tom DeLay is off the hook for all the grand jury probes going on in Travis County may be premature. The term of the Travis County grand jury ends Wednesday. Although the investigation into felony charges of … Continue reading → Continue reading →