Did Holder Go Easy on GOP Phone Jammer?
By Roger Shuler (about the author) Page 1 of 1 page(s) self.name = ‘mainwindow’; Become a Fan (6 fans) opednews.com For OpEdNews: Roger Shuler – Writer Cross Posted at Legal SchnauzerThe criminal case against Republican organizer James Tobin, famed for his role in the 2002 New Hampshire phone-jamming caper, came to an end last week. It appears that Tobin, like former U.S. Senator Ted Stevens (R-AK), caught a break from the Obama Justice Department and Attorney General Eric Holder. And it should be noted that Tobin, like Stevens, was represented by the Washington, D.C., firm Williams & Connolly, which produced Obama White House Counsel Greg Craig. Democrats, such as former Alabama Governor Don Siegelman and Mississippi attorney Paul Minor, should be so fortunate. The Tobin case was fairly convoluted, but the bottom line is this: The Justice Department, led by Eric Holder, dropped the case against a GOP hatchet man. Here is how the Bangor (ME) Daily News describes the Tobin case: Tobin’s
