CBS - Sandy Berger Quits Kerry Team (Sources say don't expect charges to be filed)

CBS News ^ | July 21, 2004

[Libertina]

Berger should have been arrrested the day the FBI viewed this tape. Releasing it now is political, and shameful - and egregious that it was not done sooner. A 9 month investigation is not meeded for someone caught on tape stuffing national security documents into his underwear!!!

[Eastbound]

Did he stuff the stuff in his shorts 'n stuff or was that just hype? Bloomergate?

[tomnbeverly]

Look he said he threw them away... That does become a National Security crisis.

So these TOP SECRET reports are floating around on a landfill for anybody to find. Now it is imperative to find out exactly what they said. God forbid a terrorist group can gain something from them.

This needs full accounting ASAP.

[BunnySlippers]

If it's such an insubstantial issue why did the Feds search his home? Why is this going on 9 months later?

[Numbers Guy]

Democrats questioned why disclosure of a months-old investigation came just before Thursday's release of the final report by the commission investigating the Sept. 11 attacks.

To quote a reader of Glenn Reynolds named Michael Greenspan, "no matter when the story broke, Republicans would be accused of exploiting it to distract public attention from something -- Bush's National Guard service, the Democratic primaries, Abu Ghraib, continuing unrest in Iraq, the 9/11 commission, whatever might sit atop the anti-Bush hit parade that week."

[aruanan]

CBS - Sandy Berger Quits Kerry Team (Sources say don't expect charges to be filed)

While Martha Stewart gets jail time for lying about something that wasn't illegal.

[savedbygrace]

This was leaked by the Clintons. They figure Bush won't dare have Burgler charged at this time. They think he'll be afraid of the political fallout.

We shall see.

[whatexit]

"I dealt with this issue in October 2003 fully and completely.

Kinda sounds like an addiction problem, doesn't it?

"Hi, my name is Sandy, and I'm a Docuholic"

[Cicero]

I doubt very well that the prosecutor who nailed Martha Stewart will settle this. If he does, it will need more than a fine, it will have to be a plea bargain that incriminates his associates in the Kerry campaign, if not Kerry himself.

[beyond the sea]

I am so sick of this "New Tone" garbage I could scream. If this doesn't get them to take off the white gloves, nothing, absolutely nothing will.---

You're right, but I'm afraid there aren't any real men left in government. This country may be finished. Too many lies over too many years. Everyone is selfish and gutless.

[Starstruck]

Is there a tape?

[VRWC_minion]

And late Tuesday, law enforcement sources say they don't expect charges to be filed.

What sources ? Certainly not the ones investigating because that would be a violation of the laws. But they make it sound like its the officials investigating.

[pulaskibush]

Another Clinton scandal involving pants.

[gov_bean_ counter]

These "sources" comments stand in stark contrast with the remarks of prosecutors. We'll see.

[madison10]

And late Tuesday, law enforcement sources say they don't expect charges to be filed.

Why the bleepity-beep not?!

[gov_bean_ counter]

Makes a lot of sense. Nix a deal with Berger so you won't have to file charges. Roberts is full of stuff.

[Political Junkie Too]

So, what does one have to do to have charges filed these days?

Is there a new formula that weighs party affiliation and service to country on one side vs. crime committed and/or seriousness of it on the other side?

-PJ

[kcvl]

Sandy Berger didn't seem too sure about that (not being indicted) when he made his statement tonight. His voice was about to crack and it was a very short statement. I don't think he was laughing about anything.

[Libertina]

I believe I read there was a video tape... I'll look for the article and link it if I can find it.

[truthkeeper]

I pray to God that the version you have posted is the correct one. BUMP