In a "Roll Call" news article, Tom Delay heard the news that
a Texas appeals court had thrown out his money-laundering conviction, ruling 2-1 ruling that the evidence was “legally insufficient.” Delay, a Texas Senator in 2006 was an embarrassment to a smug Republican Senate and was thrown under the bus because they weren't able to "manage" the outspoken Majority Whip.
DeLay Was Praying When News of Overturned Conviction Came
It’s almost too good to be true that former Majority Leader Tom DeLay was a stone’s throw from Capitol Hill when he heard the news of his acquittal on Thursday morning.
The Texas Republican, who for the past decade has been battling charges of money laundering and faced a prison sentence, happened to be in town for a meeting with some “prayer warriors,” as he called them, to possibly collaborate on forming a new coalition to bring faith back into politics.
After having spent $12 million in legal fees, DeLay said on Thursday that despite his exoneration he had no plans to seek political office again.
This is what is systematically happening to the "stand your ground" politicians who seek to "change" Washington.
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