I suppose that if he thought any of that letter were false, I can understand why he would have such a response. But it’s still not clear what in particular he is denying. I suspect he’s not denying all of it.
He is trying to remain credible by letting Corey handle the case, and by distancing himself from the case. It might work, particularly if Corey decides to indict. Then the focus will be on her.
I agree ... still digging. Right now I'm looking for an early or original source of "Wolfinger got out of bed and drove 40 min. to go to the station" or similar.
-- It might work, particularly if Corey decides to indict. Then the focus will be on her. --
Of course. If there is an indictment, "mission accomplished" as far as Crump is concerned. And Crump wants to avoid focus, if there is not an indictment. Blame everybody, Corey, feds, Wolfinger, Lee, and the current occupants of those offices.
Trayvon shooter will surrender if charged - Tuesday April 03, 2012 (yes, that's the date on the webpage): Reuters
ABC News reported last week that Sanford police detective Chris Serino, unconvinced by Zimmerman's story of self-defence, wanted to charge him with manslaughter, but was overruled by Wolfinger's office.A separate report by news website TheGrio.com, unconfirmed by Reuters, said Wolfinger left his home the Sunday night of the shooting to meet with Sanford police in person.
Benjamin Crump, a lawyer for the Martin family, asked the Justice Department in a letter on Monday to investigate those reports. Though the letter reported the events without attribution, Crump told Reuters his information came from the media reports and he did not have independent verification.
I'm getting a sense that the black folks have some local axes to grind. Lots of tidbits in this article.
Governor calls for special prosecutor - Dara Kam - Palm Beach Post Staff Writer - March 22, 2012
And the governor's announcement came the day after several Democratic black state lawmakers asked him to remove Seminole County State Attorney Norman Wolfinger, whom they accused of being too close to Lee and the sheriff's office. ..."We want an arrest, we want a conviction and we want him sentenced for the murder of my son," Martin's father, Tracy, said.