Maybe some of the jurors will share why they deliberated for 9 days but ended up deadlocked on all but one of the charges.
Beacuse the law(s) involved are intentionally meant to protect ALL politicians from getting convicted of misuing these "campaign" funds, thus they are very strict sounding yet written to be as hard to apply (prove) as possible. Pay particular attention to the "intent" nonsense contained within them; by placing at least two people between the "candidate" on both the "recept of" and the "spending of" ends of handling these funds and you can almost guarantee that the "intent" of the candidate is impossible to prove. ;-)
they deliberated for 9 days but ended up deadlocked...
I was disappointed. I know this was a complex and precedent-setting case, but I wouldn't be surprised if the jury deadlocked along partisian lines. It certainly sends a message to other politicians that playing fast and loose with campaign laws is not a big deal.
uh, i think the citizens united ruling told them that
I totally and entirely did not expect this. I though sure he was going to be convicted on at least some.
Me too. He has been cursed though. He will get his one day.
I totally and entirely did not expect this. I though sure he was going to be convicted on at least some.
I knew from day one he would walk....and lo and behold, he walked.
I want to hear stories about how a super rich 1%er lawyer/politician escapes accountability for his corrupt campaign finance schemes though.... those stories entertain me.
Who buys these books ? They are the fungus amoungus.
You do know edwards made his fortune by ripping off doctors and insurance companies, right?
His whole life he has spent stealing from people.