Senator: BP criminal case is essentially proven

the hill ^ | 6/8/10 | Jordan Fabian

[Nachum]

The criminal case against oil giant BP has essentially been proven and investigators should be determining how harshly it will be penalized, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse said Tuesday.

Whitehouse (D-R.I.) — a former U.S. Attorney who successfully prosecuted the North Cape oil spill in 1997 — said that BP "absolutely" broke the law for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

"It's pretty much agreed they did that. It's only a misdemeanor statute, but it provides for at least the avenue of criminal prosecution and that leads to potential criminal fines, potential criminal restitution to individual parties who are harmed," he said on CNBC. "So I think it's almost a lay-down hand as a criminal case at this point and the issue really is going to be about penalties and damages."

[Nachum]

Wow. Guess Rahm Emanuel will have to move out of that BP advisor's apartment now.

[Para-Ord.45]

So, the Justice Dept. is gonna spend millions and millions to get a misdemeanor charge proven ?

[equalitybeforethelaw]

Guilty, now lets have a trial. A very public one where the good Senator can get some green face time.

[mnehring]

The criminal case against oil giant BP has essentially been proven...

Unless they want to limit the penalty to under $25, BP's operators have the right to a jury trial.

[Da Coyote]

Oh yeah, like I’m going to believe a dim-bulb-crat “public servant”.

Wonder which marshallow education he bought and from which cereal box he saw it on.

[the_Watchman]

And when will we go after the government employees who decided that all the required paperwork didn’t need to be done prior to sinking the well? I’m not holding my breath.

[Interesting Times]

`Let the jury consider their verdict,’ the King said, for about the twentieth time that day.

`No, no!’ said the Queen. `Sentence first—verdict afterwards.’

`Stuff and nonsense!’ said Alice loudly. `The idea of having the sentence first!’

`Hold your tongue!’ said the Queen, turning purple.

`I won’t!’ said Alice.

`Off with her head!’ the Queen shouted at the top of her voice. Nobody moved.

`Who cares for you?’ said Alice, (she had grown to her full size by this time.) `You’re nothing but a pack of cards!’

[roaddog727]

WOW - Guilty before charges are even set forth.

Welcome to SOVIET-America

[Buckeye McFrog]

let’s just do away with jury trials and let members of Congress determine guilt/innocence via Press Conference...

[Carl LaFong]

Phase 1 of the Obamarrhoid’s and ‘Rats plan to nationalize the petroleum industry.
As the Men’s Warehouse guy says: “I guarantee it.”

[dr_who]

Makes me wonder though what sort of discoveries BP’s defense lawyers can make and how public the trial will be.

[EyeGuy]

The only criminals in this case are environmentalists and their communist sypathizers in government, forcing us to drill not on land, not even in shallow water, but in highly risky, deep water.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Never let a crisis go to waste, and the more crises, the better.

[norraad]

http://www.youtube.com/user/consequences#p/u/1/IXeygpeELWc

[illiac]

The headline should read:

Congress’s Criminal Case Essentially Proven

[Diogenesis]

All the money has flowed to Obama, the Congress, and the Ayer's family. Fancy that.

1) Pres_ _ent Obama and Rahm and the DNC gets $$$$$ from BP ............. check
"Obama biggest recipient of BP cash
.. more than $3.5 million…with the largest chunk of their money going to Obama"

"British Petroleum (BP) pumped $71,000 into Barack Obama's 2008 presidential campaign"

"White House chief tied to BP adviser"

"Top PR firm for BP tied to White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel"

Bombshell expose'. The real money is in the use of dispersements.
NALCO is based in Chicago with subsidiaries in Brazil, Russia, India, China and Indonesia. "

FACTOID:
Oil dispersant manufacturer NALCO is associated with Exelon
which was Rahm Emanuel's first big deal on Wall Street,
and with ComEd -for which Axelrod did the PR which Bill Ayers' father was CEO.
ComED & Exelon are connected to NALCO through UChicago Argonne and Fermilab.
UCHICAGO ARGONNE, LLC--Stimulus Contract: $163,724,912.00 DOE May 22, 2009

Agencies to Study Dispersant Use and Ecosystem Impacts of Dispersed Oil in the Gulf of Mexico"

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2) The secret reasons for the $$$$$ to Obama ............. check
BP oil leak: Fallen Deepwater Horizon was tapping second largest oil deposit in the world"

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3) Pres_ _ent Obama exempts BP from normal requirements ......... check
U.S. exempted BP's Gulf of Mexico drilling from environmental impact study (Obama let it happen)"

"RICO Investigation Needed NOW about Gulf, Energy & CCX"

"Washington Post Exposes BP ties to Eco-Groups, Other Media Ignore Controversy"

Gulf oil spill: BP has a long record of legal, ethical violations "

Federal Regulator Repeatedly Failed to Inspect Deepwater Horizon "

"U.S. exempted BP's Gulf of Mexico drilling from environmental impact study"

"Obama admin exempted BP's Gulf drilling from environmental impact study "

"Obama sheltered BP's Deepwater Horizon rig from regulatory requirement"

"Red Flags Were Ignored Aboard Doomed Rig "

"US allowed drilling 'without required permits"

"U.S. Said to Allow Drilling Without Needed Permits"

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4) Pres_ _ent Obama creates a dangerous, negligent environment before, during, and after the event ......... check

BP's new plan risks worsening oil spill"

Internal Documents Show Early Worries About Safety of Rig"

BP reports warning signs before gulf oil rig explosion"

"Heated Argument on Rig Hours Before Blast ( Deepwater Horizon oil spill )"

"Workers on doomed BP oil rig: Corners were cut to save money"

"BP Used Riskier Method to Seal Oil Well Before Blast"

"U.S. oil drilling regulator ignored experts' red flags on environmental risks"

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5) Pres_ _ent Obama, BP, and the DNC begin the obstruction ......... check
"Coast Guard Logs Show Administration Knew Extent of Oil Spill within 24 Hours"

"There Was 'Nobody in Charge' (Deepwater Horizon Explosion and Fire)"

Limited Media Access to Oil Spill"

"McCarthy: Obama hasn't returned call of lawmaker representing district of rig!! "

"Obama sat on sand berm request 2 weeks, still no reply"

"Frustration over sand barriers boils in Louisiana as federal government offers few answers"

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6) Pres_ _ent Obama, BP and the DNC begin the coverup ......... check
"Washington Post Exposes BP ties to Eco-Groups, Other Media Ignore Controversy"

"BP well may be spewing 100,000 barrels a day"

In their most tenacious effort to control the 'spin' on the worst oil spill disaster in the history,
BP has purchased top internet search engine words so they can re-direct people away from real news on the Deepwater Horizon catastrophe."

BP's Photo Blockade of the Gulf Oil Spill"

BP buses in 400 for photo op with Obama

"BP shipped in workers for president's visit"

"Oil Spill - CBS Threatened With Arrest For Filming The Oil Spill (Coast Guard: "This Is BP's Rules."

"Lab Chosen To Test Oil Spill Water & Animal Samples Has Ties To BP"

President Delays Oil Spill Recovery Efforts For San Francisco Fundraiser With Getty Oil Heirs"

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7) The REAL DEAL: Pres_ _ent Obama displays utter incompetance (again) ......... check
"Louisianans take oil cleanup in own hands as frustration mounts."

"The President couldn't determine if MMS head Elizabeth Birnbaum was fired or she resigned."

"President Obama Returns to LA to Assess the Oil Crisis"

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8) The REAL DEAL: Pres_ _ent Obama destroys America (again) ......... check
"Analysis: Could U.S. Lose 200 Rigs by the End of Summer? "

"RICO Investigation Needed NOW about Gulf, Energy & CCX"

[onedoug]

If Americans held Congress monetarily liable for their own criminal malfeasance, everyone would be rich.

[listenhillary]

Makes me wonder if Senator Sheldon Whitehouse will be told to shut up.

[colinhester]

Timeless

[dr_who]

I wish a lot of senators would shut up and go away, but wishing does not make it so.