Free Don Siegelman!

Media Highlights

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2009
09/16/09
Explosive OpEd News Interview: Siegelman Whistleblower
Slams Case
by Andrew Kreig for 4Winds10.com
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09/1 4 /09
Ex-Gov Speaks Out on Scrushy Conviction
Niel Cavuto on Fox News
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08/1 1 /09
After defying 2 subpoenas Rove agreed to be questioned on his
own terms.
Read Rove's Special Agreement R ove Testimony
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08/25/09
Scrushy: Husband a 'Target'
Fox Business - USA
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07/08/09
Siegelman Whistleblower Is Fired in Alabama
Read more at Daily Kos
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06/26/09
Justice Department Prosecutorial Misconduct: How Bad &
What’s Next?
C-Span
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05/22/09
Appeals Court Grants Siegelman’s Motion for Delay
Locust Fork Journal
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05/21/09
Ex-judge asks Holder to look into Siegelman case
Associated Press
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05/20/09
Testimony Overlooked? Former Head of Siegelman's Transition
Team clears Siegelman: "There was no bribe"
OpEdNews.com
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04/21/09
Review of Governor’s Conviction Sought
By John Schwartz and Charlie Savage for the New York Times
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2008
12/13/08
Q uestions Linger About Siegelman Prosecution
NPR: All Things Considered
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12/06/08
Siegelman Appeal Argued this Week
Harper's
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11/14/08
More Allegations of Misconduct in Alabama Governor Case
TIME/CNN
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10/24/08
America's Most Wanted
Gentleman's Quarterly Blog
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6/16/08
David Iglesias on the Daily Show
Interviewed by Jon Stewart of Comedy Central
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6/05/08
C losing In
CBS News
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5/31/08
Strong Backing for Ex-Governor’s Appeal
By Adam Nossiter of NYT
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5/18/08
Q&A with Don Siegelman: 'I think this will make Watergate look
like child's play'
By Markeshia Ricks for the Anniston Star
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Siegelman Interview on CBS News
Scott Pelley for '60 Minutes'
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3/27/08
Court allows Siegelman release from prison pending appeal
AP for Al.com
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3/03/08
FCC official wants probe of "60 Minutes" black-out
Reuters
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3/01/08
Ala. Democrats call for probe of Siegelman case
AlDems Press Release
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2/27/08
Alabama Injustice: Political Prosecution Part II
MSNBC
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2007
12/26/07
Siegelman's Daughter Says Former Governor Remains Optimistic
WAAY-TV
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"Bush League Justice" Series on MSNBC

12/13/07

Bush League Justice: Alabama Outrage

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12/12/07

Bush League Justice:

olitization of the DoJ

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12/10/07

ush League Justice: Don Siegelman

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11/16/07
I n Contempt!
NYT
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11/07/07
A ppeals court sends request to free Siegleman back to Fuller
Associated Press
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11/04/07
Alabama Court Bows to ExxonMobil
Pacific Free Press
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10/23/07
House Judiciary Joint Hearing on Allegations of
Selective Prosecution
House Judiciary Committee
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10/10/07
Rove Linked to Alabama Case?
TIME Magazine
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10/04/07
Selective Justice in Alabama?
TIME Magazine
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10/02/07
Congress Will Hold Hearing on Siegelman Prosecution
Locust Fork Journal
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photo:personal
Dana Siegelman with her mom
and dad. Dana is reaching
out to support her dad.

photo: Conservapedia
Ralph Reed on CNN

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Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

Michael Mukasey, the new U.S.
Attorney General's has family
business dealings Bob Riley.

photo: capture from channel 19 news
Ms. Martin, a Bush appointed
Alabama US Attorney, is possibly
the most corrupt activist
Republican in the Siegelman Case.

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image captured from MSNBC video

Congressman Wexler reminded us
that Mukasey stated that he would
uphold a Rove subpoena

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image captured from video

Karl rove's lawyer, Luskin, has offered
that Rove respond to questions in
writing rather than testify under oath.
The House Judiciary committee
rejected that offer.

photo: captured from Star Multimedia
Slideshow

Former Gov. Siegelman:
"This will make
Watergate look like child's play"

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SIEGELMAN APPEAL
<PDF file>

PROSECUTION RESPONSE
<PDF file>

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Inspector General's Report
concerning the firing's of
Attorney's General by the DOJ
PDF (3.69 Mb)

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image: public domain

US Attorney David Iglesias
The firing in New Mexico of
Iglesias is an egregious example
of partisan justice according to the
Justice Department Report issued
last week.

AMICUS BRIEF
<PDF file>

Brett Martin interviews
Gov. Don Siegelman for GQ.

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Taibbi writes about Rove,
Siegelman and more in Rolling
Stone.

2007 - Explosive new revelations
about the Don Siegelman Case
reveal more misconduct on the part
of the Federal Prosecutors.

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The American Trial Lawyer:
FALL 2008 Political Prisoner #1
by Scott Horton
Link to .PDF file ( 1 Mg)

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Letter to Holder from
75 former attorneys general
from both parties
<PDF File>

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Supreme Court - Ninety One Former
Attorney's General petition for "Writ
of Certiorari"
<PDF File>

Law Professors file a Amicus Brief
to the US Supreme Court.
<PDF File>

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Whistle Blower Tamara
Grimes
“ .... the
Siegelman/Scrushy
prosecution is a
travesty of justice."

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2013
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03/09/13
F ormer GOP congressman Ney backs Siegelman in new book
written by Mary Orndorff Troyan for Montgomery Advertiser
(subscription required after a 30 day free trial)
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02/09/13
Joe Biden Pledged Support to Free Imprisoned Father
interview at HuffPost with Dana Siegelman of FREE-DON.ORG
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2012
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12/12/12
Don Siegelman's Imprisonment Has 'Karl Rove's Hands All
Over' It: Ex-Congressman
interview at HuffPost Live with host Jacob Soboroff
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11/01/12
Crusade
Dana Siegelman was once Alabama’s first daughter, but she
will always be Don’s first daughter
by Jesse Chambers - b-metro.com
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09/13/12
Boss Rove’s Justice
Scott Horton - Harper's No Comment
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09/11/12
Gov. Siegelman Returns to Prison
Despite public outcry, Governor Siegelman reports to prison today.
Read about it at H uffington Post ; Salon.com; News from
Underground
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09/05/12
Former governor Don Siegelman lobbies for presidential
pardon at DNC
Andrew Gumbel -- Guardian UK
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09/03/12
The Curious Case of Don Siegelman
Mimi Kennedy -- Huffington Post
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08/04/12
Siegelman's daughter makes moving plea for dad
Phillip Rawls -- Associated Press (link broken)
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08/03/12
Former Gov. Don Siegelman sentenced to 78 months in prison
By Kim Chandler -- Montgomery Bureau
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06/04/12
Justices Refuse to Hear Siegelman's appeal in a case that tests
the murky limits of when a campaign donation is corrupt.
Read more at The NYT Blog
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2011
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06/29/11
Updated: Supreme Court vacates Siegelman decision
Read More at Raw Story By Larisa Alexandrovna
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2010
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09/13/10
Alabama Lawsuit Shines Light on Christian
Coalition's Ties to Abramoff Scandal MORE>
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06/29/10
Updated: Supreme Court vacates Siegelman decision
Read More at Raw Story By Larisa Alexandrovna
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06/24/10
US Supreme Court rules on Honest Services Fraud definition
Read more at PBS Newshou r

Don Siegelman outside an Atlanta
courthouse in an earlier appeal. Image:
Glynn Wilson

The court cannot refuse
to examine new evidence
because "as the
Government seems to
boldly claim, ' We’re the
Government, so it must be
true.' "

Peter Sissman, Siegelman attorney,
sends a reply to the government's
opposition of a new trial

12/26/07
Siegelman's Daughter Says Former Governor Remains Optimistic
WAAY-TV
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11/16/07
I n Contempt!
NYT
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11/07/07
A ppeals court sends request to free Siegleman back to Fuller
Associated Press
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11/04/07
Alabama Court Bows to ExxonMobil
Pacific Free Press
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10/23/07
House Judiciary Joint Hearing on Allegations of
Selective Prosecution
House Judiciary Committee
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10/10/07
Rove Linked to Alabama Case?
TIME Magazine
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10/04/07
Selective Justice in Alabama?
TIME Magazine
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10/02/07
Congress Will Hold Hearing on Siegelman Prosecution
Locust Fork Journal
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9/23/07
In Alabama, the Smoke of an emerging fire
Harper's
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/15/07
The ‘B’ham News’ Revs Up the Slime Machine
Harper's
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9/14/07
The Remarkable “Recusal” of Leura Canary
Harper's
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9/10/07
Congressman Artur Davis Responds To DOJ Failure To Release
Documents In Selective Prosecution Inquiry
Press Release from the office of Congressman Artur Davis
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8/28/07
The House Lawyer Departs
New York Times
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8/27/07
AG's departure won't end probe, Davis says
Birmingham News
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8/13/07
Karl Rove, Boy Genius, Resigns
wsj.com (wall street journal)
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8/6/07
Selective Prosecution
New York Times
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Aug 13 2012 - Neil Cavuto of Fox Business
News interviews Don Siegelman about his
Presidential Petition and the dire significance of
his case for future political financing.
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August 2012 Cenk Unger interviews Don
Siegelman before he goes to prison!
Also on YouTube
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Sept 5 2012 - Neil Cavuto of Fox Business
News interviews Don Siegelman at the
Democratic Nominating Convention about
his Presidential Petition several days before
he reports to prison.
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Weeks before Don Siegelman reports to prison,
Brad Friedman interviews the Alabama Governor
as guest host for Mike Malloy.
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image: wikimedia commons

Abramoff testifying before the Senate Indian
Affairs Committee,September 29, 2004

2011
Jack Abramoff admits in his book,
Capitol Punishment, to going
after Alabama Governor Don
Siegelman.

Jack Abramoff's book says Choctaws
funded Alabama anti-gambling efforts
by Mary Orndorff of Al.com

Don Siegelman: Abramoff's New Book and
What It Reveals About Me and My Case
by Mary Brunswasser of OpEd News

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Don Siegelman Speaks Out Hours Before
Returning to Jail
INTERVIEW ON DEMOCRACY NOW!
Sept. 11, 2012 with Amy Goodman
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Nicole Sadler on RadioorNot.com
at You Tube.

Dana Siegelman meets Karl Rove YouTube

91 Former
Attorney's General
petition
for "Writ of Certiorari" to the US
Supreme Court of Appeals.A Public
Official may not be prosecuted for
the receipt of a campaign
contribution in the absence of an
explicit Quid Pro Quo...

Photo by Liesa Cole
Dana Siegelman is crusading for
her Dad and for Justice.

Thom Hartmann, a long-time Siegelman supporter,
interviews Gov. Siegelman's daughter on his "Best
of the Rest of the News" Show

Dana Siegelman is interviewed by Daniela
Perallon on WHNT19HD about her Petition to
Free her father from prison.

Andrew Kreig, of the
Justice Integrity Project,
has followed the
Siegelman Case from the
beginning. Learn More>>>

Former Ohio Rep.
Bob Ney claims in
his book
"Sideswiped" that
the Siegelman
Case is a travesty
of justice.

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