No “Plot to Smear Sen. Bruno”: Soares
Albany County District Attorney David Soares wrapped up his lengthy press conference on his report regarding the Troopergate scandal.
Soares was questioned by reporters on why he didn’t subpoena Gov. Eliot Spitzer and other players in the scandal, but Soares said he did not find any criminal wrongdoing, so convening a grand jury or issuing subpoenas would be a “fishing expedition.”
He reiterated that Spitzer’s aides were within their right to seek travel documents regarding use of state aircraft by Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno.
“All of the individuals who were the subject of our inquiry, who we interviewed, were all acting with the scope of their official responsibilities,” he said.
And he also said he did not believe that Spitzer aides were out to damage Bruno.
“I do not believe that there was a plot to smear Senator Bruno,” he said. “However, what I believe is irrelevant to the overall analysis as to whether or not … we could assign criminal liabilities.”
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now the albany da is being disengenous…there
may not be any criminality but there is no doubt
that spitzer wanted to discredit bruno in
his quest to make the senate a democratic house..
whose kidding whom!!!
Soares certainly is being disingenuous.
As a Democrat, he’s just covering up
for Spitzer’s crew..and doing a bad job of it.
He also took no statements under oath.
This Soares “probe” is a scam. It will
be proved just that before long, I believe.
“Everything changes on Day One,” Spitzer said.
Yeah, OK.
Maybe now we can stop even discussing the matter. There are 1,000 more important issues to discuss and resolve besides this childish game of politics. blah, blah, blah, get back to WORK!!!!
Whatever you say, Eliot.