Lott may be called to testify in Scruggs trial

Prosecution aims to show a pattern

By Chris Talbott
The Associated Press

OXFORD--- Both the defense and prosecution in the federal bribery case against famed plaintiffs
attorney Richard "Dickie" Scruggs and his associates plan to call retired Sen. Trent Lott
to the stand if a judge allows testimony about Scruggs' "prior bad acts" in the upcoming
trial.
U.S. District Judge Neal Biggers Jr. is considering whether to allow testimony about what

a federal witness called a bribery attempt of Hinds County Circuit Judge Bobby DeLaughter

in an unrelated case.

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Scruggs, his son and law partner Zach Scruggs and attorney Sidney Backstrom are accused of
trying to bribe another judge to get a favorable ruling in a dispute over $26.5 million
in legal fees from a mass settlement of Katrina-insurance lawsuits.

All three have pleaded not guilty; a trial is set to begin March 31.

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Lott has denied to The Associated Press through a spokesman being involved in any bribery
attempt of DeLaughter. The former senator said the judge, who also has told the AP he has
done no wrong, was among several people Lott made courtesy calls to about a vacancy in the
federal court system.

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To read the full story go to www.sunherald.com

REDUX?? The Legend of Trent Lott and the Weblogs. Considering media and the spin of the day.

Nov-26-07 http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x2349017

Didn't know if anyone was interested in this story, but I put it out there anyway.