Prosecutor Says Bush Appointees Interfered With Tobacco Case

Washington Post by Carol D. Leonnig | Mar. 22, 2007 (News Report)

The leader of the Justice Department team that prosecuted a landmark lawsuit against tobacco companies said yesterday that Bush administration political appointees repeatedly ordered her to take steps that weakened the government's racketeering case. Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by James Crisan - Mar 22, 2007 - 1:19 PM PDT
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 by James Crisan - Oct. 1, 2008

This story is a terrific piece of investigative reporting. This story died around the time of the tobacco trial, and I was always suspicious as to why the Feds reduced their recommended penalty from $130 billion to $10 billion. Tightly written, and I love the final sentence.

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