William Jefferson

Representative William Jefferson Watch: Jefferson on House Homeland Security Committee

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Mocking the bribery scandal of United States congressman William Jefferson, participants hand out play money during the Krewe du Vieux parade in New Orleans, Louisiana February 3, 2007. The parade marked the beginning of the city’s second Mardi Gras season since Hurricane Katrina.

Washington Post: Rep. Jefferson Gets Seat on Homeland Security

Rep. William Jefferson, the Louisiana Democrat who’s facing an ongoing federal corruption probe, is being granted a spot on the Homeland Security Committee, according to Democratic aides.

The appointment will be announced Friday, according to one aide who requested anonymity because the decision isn’t yet official.

Jefferson was removed from his seat on the Ways and Means Committee, one of the most important panels in Congress, by Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi (Calif.) last summer in an attempt to show how seriously Democrats viewed the allegations of corruption.

But the move by Pelosi, who was still minority leader at the time, infuriated members of the Congressional Black Caucus, who said Jefferson shouldn’t be punished unless he is indicted; federal prosecutors have yet to bring an indictment, despite an FBI raid 18 months ago on his home that yielded $90,000 in cash in his freezer.

Homeland Security Committee, eh?

So much for the Democrats charge against the GOP for breeding a “CULTURE OF CORRUPTION.”

The voters in Loiuisiana should have thrown his ass out of Congress in the last election. But, until Jefferson is indicted, the new Democrat Majority in the House should at least suspend him from any sensitive national security committee assignments.

But, you know, the Democrat leaders don’t want to piss off their meal ticket – the Black Caucus.

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United States congressman William Jefferson (D-New Orleans) speaks during an election night victory party after defeating Karen Carter in a runoff in New Orleans, Louisiana December 9, 2006.

And for what are the feds waiting? They have Jefferson on tape.

More money wrapped in another freezer?

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Representative William Jefferson Watch: FBI Raid on Jefferson’s House Office Legal

Representative William Jefferson Watch: House Democrats Vote To Remove Jefferson From Ways and Means Committee

Representative William Jefferson Watch: Democrats in AWKWARD Position But Vote to Throw Jefferson Off the Ways and Means Committee

Representative William Jefferson Watch: Congressional Black Caucus Says Jefferson Deserves a “Presumption of Innocence”

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Representative William Jefferson Watch: “Trying to Protect Their Own”

Representative William Jefferson Watch: Jefferson Refuses to Quit Ways and Means Committee

Representative William Jefferson Watch: GOP Challenges FBI Raid of Jefferson’s Office

Representative William Jefferson Watch: “There are Two Sides to Every Story”

Representative William Jefferson Watch: FBI has BRIBES on Tape


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