Investigation into Shelby leak likely to end in the fall

[Rose Siding]

The Senate Select Committee on Ethics is expected to end its investigation of alleged classified leaks by Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) in the next eight to 10 weeks, according to a source familiar with the probe.

The pace has been slowed by difficulties obtaining information, difficulties created partly by Sen. Pat Roberts’s (R-Kan.) decision not to recuse himself from the case, the source said. The investigation has been conducted “off and on” for six months.
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The conclusion of the probe could have political consequences for Shelby, who won reelection last year; possible penalties include censure and expulsion from the Senate.
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The referral to the Ethics Committee has been widely interpreted to mean that the Justice Department decided not to prosecute Shelby.

A witness who worked with FBI investigators said federal agents had expressed annoyance over the decision not to prosecute.

http://www.hillnews.com/thehill/export/TheHill/News/Frontpage/072905/investigation.html

[Greeby]

1. ..........................

Well, if he goes down, I won't miss him :hi:

[atommom]

2. We've GOT to get Roberts out of there.

One reason the investigation has dragged on is because Roberts’s continued participation has chilled the cooperation of witnesses. Many who saw Shelby ask questions of Hayden during the closed-door hearing work for the Senate or House intelligence panel.

Two of Roberts’s senior aides, Bill Duhnke and Jim Hensler, were staff director and deputy staff director of the Senate Intelligence Committee under Shelby and may fall under the scope of the ethics investigation.

Two potential witnesses have told The Hill that Roberts’s positions on both panels were a disincentive to cooperation. One declined an FBI request to link the witness’s name to anonymous testimony delivered to the ethics panel because of Roberts, The Hill learned yesterday.

[blm]

3. Sen. Roberts is a political hitman for the GOP. He's NOT a real legislator

working for the citizens of this country or for the interests of good governance.

Roberts flies the Elephant flag over the Stars and Stripes.