pocketfullofshells
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http://mediamatters.org/research/201007060036
Bush administration "dropped" criminal charges.
Perez also testified that the Bush administration's Justice Department "determined that the facts did not constitute a prosecutable violation of the criminal statutes" but did "file a civil action on January 7, 2009." From Perez's testimony:
PEREZ: Moving to the matter at hand, the events occurred on November 4th, 2008. The Department became aware of these events on Election Day and decided to conduct further inquiry.
After reviewing the matter, the Civil Rights Division determined that the facts did not constitute a prosecutable violation of the criminal statutes. The Department did, however, file a civil action on January 7th, 2009, seeking injunctive and declaratory relief under 11(b) against four defendants.
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Perez testified "the evidence did not support" case against others. In his testimony Perez further explained that "as it related to the other defendants in the case, [DOJ attorneys] Ms. [Loretta] King and Mr. [Steve] Rosenbaum concluded that the evidence did not support that. And that was the decision that they made." From Perez's testimony:
PEREZ: The Department concluded that the allegations in the complaint against Jerry Jackson, the other defendant present at the polling place, as well as the allegations against the national New Black Panther Party and its leader, Malik Zulu Shabazz, did not have sufficient evidentiary support.
The Department reviewed the totality of the evidence in the applicable law in reaching these decisions.
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also under Bush,.,
http://mediamatters.org/research/201007020021
Bush administration "dropped" criminal charges.
Perez also testified that the Bush administration's Justice Department "determined that the facts did not constitute a prosecutable violation of the criminal statutes" but did "file a civil action on January 7, 2009." From Perez's testimony:
PEREZ: Moving to the matter at hand, the events occurred on November 4th, 2008. The Department became aware of these events on Election Day and decided to conduct further inquiry.
After reviewing the matter, the Civil Rights Division determined that the facts did not constitute a prosecutable violation of the criminal statutes. The Department did, however, file a civil action on January 7th, 2009, seeking injunctive and declaratory relief under 11(b) against four defendants.
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Perez testified "the evidence did not support" case against others. In his testimony Perez further explained that "as it related to the other defendants in the case, [DOJ attorneys] Ms. [Loretta] King and Mr. [Steve] Rosenbaum concluded that the evidence did not support that. And that was the decision that they made." From Perez's testimony:
PEREZ: The Department concluded that the allegations in the complaint against Jerry Jackson, the other defendant present at the polling place, as well as the allegations against the national New Black Panther Party and its leader, Malik Zulu Shabazz, did not have sufficient evidentiary support.
The Department reviewed the totality of the evidence in the applicable law in reaching these decisions.
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also under Bush,.,
http://mediamatters.org/research/201007020021