Wired Up
Washington’s power players have always bragged
about being well-wired, but for disgraced former congressman Duke Cunningham,
"wired" wasn’t just a figure of speech. In a week when legislators
are focused on the question of who else might be brought down by ex-lobbyist
Jack Abramoff’s cooperation with prosecutors as he seeks lenient sentencing
over his two federal guilty pleas this week, sources tell TIME that in a separate
investigation, ex-Rep. Cunningham wore a wire to help investigators gather
evidence against others just before copping his own plea. TIME
Tim Burger of TIME said on "Hardball" to "stay
tuned" for more on the Duke. No kidding. No one knows who was in the room
while he was wired, but it’s pretty clear the day Duke had his press conference, showing
contrition and tears, he was in the middle of a wired up deal to save himself
from 30 years in prison, which he deserves. The people caught on tape are likely Duke’s
defense contracting buddies, the people who gave him the Rolls, his expensive
toilet and all the other crap that was more important than his own soul.
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