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ABC News: Spitzer, Not the Prostitution Ring, Was the Subject of Investigation | 70 comments (70 topical)

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What are the chances... (5.00 / 3) (#5)
by Alvord on Mon Mar 10, 2008 at 07:28:17 PM EST
... some wall street types (i.e. the bank) were out for some payback against Spitzer, who they loathed, when they reported his financial transactions to the IRS?

that was the first thing (5.00 / 2) (#11)
by joei on Mon Mar 10, 2008 at 07:36:12 PM EST
that came to my mind... he has tonne of enemies in the financial industry

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The Justice Dept would not have to (none / 0) (#69)
by BernieO on Tue Mar 11, 2008 at 09:51:28 AM EST
have Wall Street types to go after a rising star in the Democratic Party. Just look what happened with Don Siegelman. The Republican Party likes to target promising Dems before they run for a national office. Lee Atwater worked behind the scenes to smear Clinton the last time he ran for governor because he recognized Clinton as the Dem who was most likely able to defeat Bush in his run for a secons term.
This does not excuse Spitzer breaking the law, but it is chilling to think that our Justice Department is participating in political witch hunts against Democrats. That may not be the case here, if the banks had good reason to report Spitzer, but it clearly happened to Governor Siegelman.

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ABC News: Spitzer, Not the Prostitution Ring, Was the Subject of Investigation | 70 comments (70 topical)

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