DeLay's Good News / Bad News / Bad News
ShareThe good news: the conspiracy charges against DeLay were thrown out by Judge Pat Priest. That certainly gives DeLay's defense team ammo for..
their defense of the money laundering charges, which were sustained. And now DeLay must go to trial. And that's the bad news.
Remember that Republicans in the House prevailed upon Speaker Hastert to promise to schedule new elections for permanent Majority Leader unless DeLay's legal troubles went away by January.
A trial will not begin until 2006. Would members be willing to give DeLay a few extra months to sort things out?
The statement from DeLay's office hints that the Texas GOPer has no plans to give up the gavel permanently.
"The court's decision to dismiss a portion of Ronnie Earle's manufactured and flawed case against Mr. DeLay underscores just how baseless and politically motivated the charges were. The judge's ruling, along with the recusal motion previously granted, represents yet another legal victory. Mr. DeLay is very encouraged by the swift progress of the legal proceedings and looks forward to his eventual and absolute exoneration based on the facts and the law."
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