William Jefferon on Tape

The other crook named William Jefferson

To put Rep. Willy Jefferson's (D LA) bribery trial in perspective,  I posted  this four years ago. “ Excerpt:  Katrina Losers and Winners, Saturday, October 15, 2005 Rep. William Jefferson - (Ask for my special tip on how to remember his name.)  At the height of the New Orleans's media produced hysteria, Congressman Jefferson "used National Guard troops to check on his property, and rescue his personal belongings — even while New Orleans residents were trying to get rescued from rooftops."  But wait, there's more.  The Feds, who evidently are close to indicting Willy for graft, bribe taking, and general criminality, are concerned that he was removing evidence. ” The FBI had in fact beat him to it, removing $90,000 in bribe money from his freezer. End of story, right?  I mean, that same year Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham (R CA) resigned from congress, plead guilty to bribery charges, and was sent to prison after being investigated by the FBI for a scant two years.  But, Jefferson is what?  That's right.  A Democrat.  So he stonewalled.  The FBI raided Jefferson’s congressional office in May of 2006, seizing documents showing he helped  arrange contracts between a U.S. telecommunications company and Nigerian officials.   Pelosi screamed bloody murder, and an appeals court ruled the FBI did not have jurisdiction to raid a congressman's office.  Him being a Democratic congressman, and all.  Not fair.  Separation of powers.  While all this was going on, Pelosi, Reid, and the Axis of Evil  were peppering the airwaves with commercials describing the GOP's Culture of Corruption. Jefferson, won re-election to a ninth term in 2006, and the Democrats took control of Congress.   Watch the video and  tell me the exact time the AP tells us which party Jefferson is affiliated with.   I'll wait.   ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ.