Porter won't keep money if DeLay is convicted

[NVMojo]

September 29, 2005

WASHINGTON -- Rep. Jon Porter said Wednesday he will not keep $25,000 he has received in campaign donations if indicted Republican leader Rep. Tom DeLay is convicted, but until then, "he's innocent until proven guilty."

Porter, R-Nev., said it would be wrong to link him with DeLay, as Nevada Democrats began doing after the Texas Republican's indictment on a political fundraising conspiracy charge.

"I've served for 20-some years and I am proud of my record," said Porter, a two-term congressman and former state senator, Boulder City mayor and city councilman.

DeLay said the indictment was engineered by a political enemy, a Democratic


more....

http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2005/Sep-29-Thu-2005/news/3595847.html

and this story is related to another Nevada official, Senator John Ensign, who yesterday said he is NOT going to pay the money back!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x1813040#1813325

[Seansky]

1. Indicted isn't enough???That is so convnient and greedy...

[NVMojo]

2. sleazy, sleazy, and arrogant, btw!

they obviously did not learn anything from "i did not have sex with that woman!"

[xxqqqzme]

3. you'll have 2 pry it from his

grubby 'cold dead hands'!

[seafan]

4. This sounds like * when he was asked if he would fire Rove....

...it morphed from "if Rove leaked Plame's name to reporters" to *if Rove committed a crime.*