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| Two Members of Congress Say That If Administration Offered Sestak Job to Drop Senate Race It Could Be a Crime |
| 2010-03-13 |
| (CNSNews.com) -- Two members of Congress said this week that someone in the White House may have committed a crime if they offered Rep. Joe Sestak (D-Pa.) an administration job in exchange for him not running in Pennsylvania's Democratic senate primary against Sen. Arlen Specter, an allegation that Sestak said was true. Meanwhile, despite several media inquiries over the last few weeks and the comgressmens' statments, the White House continues to withhold comment on the matter. Sestak's opponent in the primary, Sen. Arlen Specter (D-Pa.) and Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.), the top Republican on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, both said this week that if Sestak's claim is true, such a job offer could constitute a federal crime. Specter specifically said it would constitute bribery, while Issa referenced three sections of the U.S. code on the matter. White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs has repeatedly declined to confirm or deny Sestak's allegation. He did so again on Thursday, Mar. 11, even after the two members of Congress said criminal conduct could have been involved. However, the Philadelphia Inquirer previously reported that an unnamed White House source had denied Sestak's claim. This week, Sestak reaffirmed on MSNBC's Morning Joe what he claimed in other TV interviews: That he was offered a job with the Obama administration if he would drop his challenge to Specter, a former Republican who switched parties in early 2009. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #5 Ya' beat me to it, EC. ;-p |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2010-03-13 23:48 |
| #4 Now? |
| Posted by: European Conservative 2010-03-13 10:47 |
| #3 Chicago style strong arm politics. The Dem party is now run by gangsters. |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2010-03-13 09:16 |
| #2 Honestly, is there anything that Congress does that ISN'T illegal? |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2010-03-13 08:45 |
| #1 Specter specifically said it would constitute bribery, while Issa referenced three sections of the U.S. code on the matter. Hurry someone, the Captain Renault photo please! |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2010-03-13 06:00 |