Comments (11)

JohnW1141 wrote on November 9, 2007 12:51 PM:

I wonder if this trial will be taking place during the Presidential race. It will obviously make the Primaries. I also wonder if anything new and criminal will come out concerning Rudy.

ProDem wrote on November 9, 2007 12:52 PM:

Word of caution: For all of those who think that Kericks' prosecution by the DOJ may derail Guilliani's presidential campaign:

Keep in mind this is NOT the Department of Justice you might think it is. This is George W. Bush's Department of "Just Us"...got it??

gregor wrote on November 9, 2007 1:04 PM:

Perhaps protection of the Rudy campaign was the main reason for the insistence by various people that his friend be appointed the AG.

DJ wrote on November 9, 2007 1:11 PM:

Notice that the Prosecutor(name?) said in his opening statement that "the vetting process" is established to ensure that only those who are worthy by allowed to serve in public office. If that's not a indirect indictment of the man who put him in those posts, I don't know what is. They seem to question Giulliani's judgment here.

linda wrote on November 9, 2007 1:37 PM:

prodem -- no, but it is the southern district of new york. and i suspect they have considerable independence and distance from the crap that abu and kkkarl implemented. besides, i'd think the holy rollers from monica goodling's alma mater wouldn't come near sodom, er, new york city, for a doj appt.

kozmik wrote on November 9, 2007 7:00 PM:

Yeeeeouch! Powerful stuff. Good for them, and good for us all. It's only too bad we don't hear moral arguments more often, with such power, made inspirationally. It's too bad it takes criminals to remind why they're important to begin with.

Guest wrote on November 9, 2007 7:19 PM:

@Pro Dem, linda

The "Soverign" District of New York is very different from any other branch of Justice.

Monica Goodling would never even make it throught the front door, much less up to the executive offices.

Mary wrote on November 10, 2007 12:18 PM:

This has EVERYTHING to do with Giulliani's character: he will be loyal to his personal cronies, no matter what they've done.
Witness his defense of a Catholic priest on his campaign staff who has been accused of molesting children.

If you want more Bush-like cronyism---as in "Heckuva job, Brownie," be sure and vote for Giulliani.

He will appoint his "buddies" over more qualified, responsible, or experienced candidates.

A.Scott wrote on November 10, 2007 2:34 PM:

I know things are already bad for this scumbag, but I'd really like to know more about these fun times from the past:

From Wikipedia:

Kerik was also criticized by George Packer in his book, Assassin's Gate: America in Iraq:

"He [Army Lt. Colonel in charge of Kirkuk reconstruction] was afraid that the new Kirkuk police force, which the battalion he commanded had already set up, would have to be scrapped when Bernard Kerik - the colorful former New York police chief - finally got around to announcing his national plan. Instead, Kerik spent his time in Baghdad going on raids with South African mercenaries while his house in New Jersey underwent renovation. He went home after just three months, leaving almost nothing behind, while the Lt. Colonel spent almost a year in Kirkuk."

Is it Just Me or is this deeply wrong on So Many Levels?

Seems he used his post to live out fantasies of being a SEAL, based on this passage ,I see a balaclava and a general rule to aim for the head. Admirable. Any chance there is any more info anywhere on this ugly chapter?

Thanks for all the hard work TPM

steve duncan wrote on November 11, 2007 9:13 AM:

"....he failed to report on a mortgage application a portion of the down payment was borrowed money...."
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OH. MY. GOD!!!! I'm sure the S.O.B. is thoroughly corrupt but tossing in a charge like this seems a bit of overkill. How many times a day is this done by thousands of other people? Every young couple in the nation scratching for that first home calls in a few favors from Gramps, Dad, Uncle Fred and anyone else with a spare dime to help out. And doesn't tell the bank about it. Geez. Hang him for the really serious stuff, you've enough to go on there.

A.Scott wrote on November 11, 2007 2:05 PM:

Steve @ 9:13 :

Nope , a prosecutor will layer up as many charges as possible including jwalking to secure as large an indictment as possible, since pleas and other bargains will invariably diminish the amount of slammer time he does get, so they want as many charges over the spectrum as possible ...after X charges, bail is harder and more expensive , pleas and deals have a lesser effect and the prosecution holds in reserve smaller charges as bargaining chips. Such as " well, if you want to tell us anything about the Mayor from that period, we can discuss the Loaned Mortgage you didn't declare" ...and on and on.

Capone was gotten on income tax, not the 100 murders he ordered.