As usual, TPM [1] can be counted upon to deliver tomorrow’s GOP scandal today:Â
When Duke Cunningham went down in one of the largest congressional bribery scandals in history, he tried to take his main bribers with him: Mitchell Wade, who quickly confessed to the charge and has been cooperating with authorities; and Brent Wilkes [2], who's rebuffed Duke's accusation and maintained a stony silence to the Feds.Â
Now, the Wall Street Journal says [3] that federal prosecutors are under orders to deliver a grand jury indictment against Wilkes by Feb. 15.Â
A note of caution: a Wilkes indictment has been rumored [4] for months [5]. But this has a ring of truth to it. Why? Because according to WSJ the order comes directly from just-ousted U.S. Attorney Carol Lam, who's been overseeing the case -- and who gave the order to take Wilkes down before she leaves on -- you guessed it -- February 15.Â
We’ll see how this pans out, but between the Libby trial and a fresh indictment, February is starting to look interesting for the GOP.
Links:
[1] http://www.tpmmuckraker.com/archives/002386.php
[2] http://tpmmuckraker.com/wilkes.php
[3] http://online.wsj.com/article/SB116917057225880975.html?
[4] http://www.tpmmuckraker.com/archives/000923.php
[5] http://www.tpmmuckraker.com/archives/001073.php
[6] http://www.addtoany.com/share_save?linkurl=http%3A%2F%2Fthehindsightfactor.com%2Fanother_gop_indictment_forthcoming&linkname=Another%20GOP%20indictment%20forthcoming%3F