Prosecutors seek jail time for DeLay

AAS 1/10/11
Prosecutors seek jail time for DeLay

UPDATED 10:20 AM: Travis County prosecutor Gary Cobb said the state will ask for jail time for Tom DeLay.

Cobb said he is not allowed under court rules to say specifically how much jail time prosecutors would recommend.

The sentencing hearing has recessed until 11 a.m. while the defense waits for former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert, R-Illinois, to testify as a character witness.

The hearing is going faster than expected because the judge did not allow testimony from Orange businessman Peter Cloeren. Cloeren, who pleaded guilty to making illegal contributions to a congressional candidate in 1996, was expected to testify that he acted at the urging of DeLay.
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Prosecutors said DeLay has showed a “general lack of remorse” about his conviction.

Crabbait Susan Bankston
Hastert talking about the gunman in the Capitol. Doesn't mention that Tom hid in the bathroom with the women.

prosecutor asks Hastert if a conservative believes if a citizen breaks the laws, he should take responsibility and be punished

Prosecutor trying to get Hastert to admit that admitting you did wrong is 1st step to redemption. Hastert sidesteps

Crabbait Susan Bankston
Hastert begging the judge for help to keep from answering questions Hastert says he calls DeLay monthly.

Hastert won't answer if he has heard TomDelay express any remorse...

http://www.statesman.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/politics/entries/2011/01/10/delay_appears_in_court.html">AAS 1/10/11
DeLay will speak to court

UPDATED NOON: Tom DeLay will speak to the court during the final phase of his sentencing hearing, his lawyer Dick DeGuerin said.

The hearing has broken for lunch until 1:15 p.m. Both sides will make final arguments.

Crabbait Susan Bankston
#tomdelay 's lawyer says Tom did what he did because he believes in his principles

#tomdelay 's lawyer say no purpose will be served by sending him to prison. Says the whole thing is political. Says Tom has lost everything.

Crabbait Susan Bankston
#you can hear a pin drop in the courtroom #tomdelay 's lawyer making strong (but false) argument.
#tomdelay 's lawyer last statement. "Mr DeLay has suffered enough"

HueyFischer
Prosecutor on #TomDelay:"He needs to go to prison. He needs to go today... 'No one is above the law' that quote is attributed to Tom Delay."

Crabbait Susan Bankston
State argues that Kino Flores just stole money - DeLay subverted the state Constitution.

Crabbait Susan Bankston
#tomdelay state: he will " wear probation like a crown on the cross." He will go to the State lege and brag about it tomorrow

rgratcliffe
Prosecutor: asks for 10 years for TD

Crabbait Susan Bankston
#tomdelay says he served honorably but that he's "passionate and arrogant". Hummm ... Admits to arrogant?

Huey Fischer
#TomDelay: "I have served with honor... My wife will tell you that I am very passionate and very arrogant."

Susan Bankston
Invoking Nancy Pelosi's name - she said she would take me down. Spits out Pelosi's name.

I never intended to break the rules. They announced in 1995 that they were going to get me. I'm not stupid. I listen to lawyers.

rgratcliffe
DeLay: "I can't be remorseful for something I don't think I did"

Crabbait Susan Bankston
#tomdelay now whining about Ronnie Earl. He's playing victim. Is anyone surprised?

HueyFischer
Judge Pat Priest sentences #TomDelay to 8 years confinement plus 10 years community supervision!!!

Crabbait Susan Bankston
#tomdelay verdict. 3 years on count 1, 5 years on count 2 ten years community supervision

rgratcliffe
DeLay sentenced to 3 years for conspiracy; five years supervision for money laundering.

http://www.statesman.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/politics/entries/2011/01/10/delay_appears_in_court.html?cxntcid=breaking_news">AAS 1/10/11
DeLay sentenced to 3 years in prison
UPDATED: Judge Pat Priest sentenced Tom DeLay to three years in prison.

The three-year sentence was on the charge of conspiring to launder corporate money into political donations during the 2002 elections.

On the charge of money laundering, DeLay was sentenced to five years but that was probated for 10 years.

Crabbait Susan Bankston
#tomdelay they took him into custody until he posts bond