{"id":27548,"date":"2007-11-19T01:01:01","date_gmt":"2011-05-19T04:40:11","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2011-05-19T04:40:11","modified_gmt":"2011-05-19T04:40:11","slug":"more_bribes_congressman_william_jefferson_democrat_louisiana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rushlimbaugh.com\/daily\/2007\/11\/19\/more_bribes_congressman_william_jefferson_democrat_louisiana\/","title":{"rendered":"More Bribes: Congressman William Jefferson (Democrat-Louisiana)"},"content":{"rendered":"<section>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live-rush-limbaugh.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/01125116.Par.89380.ImageFile.jpg\" width=\"349\" height=\"259\" class=\"alignright\"\/>RUSH: &#8216;Federal prosecutors on Friday accused Congressman William Jefferson (Democrat-Louisiana) of soliciting bribes in two alleged schemes that had not been previously disclosed.\u2019 I\u2019m surprised there\u2019s only two more. &#8216;The allegations, detailed in a seven-page document filed in US District Court in Alexandria, Va., will not result in new charges, prosecutors said&#8230;\u2019 Of course not! Of course not, he\u2019s a Democrat. &#8216;&#8230;but they plan to present them during Jefferson\u2019s federal bribery trial as evidence of a pattern of intentional wrongdoing. In 2002, the government alleges, Jefferson asked a lobbyist of a US oil service company for $10,000 a month for a family member in exchange for Jefferson\u2019s assisting the company in promoting business in Africa. The lobbyist turned down Jefferson\u2019s request, the document said. Three years later, according to the filing, Jefferson allegedly agreed to urge NASA in a letter to consider doing business with a US rocket technology and rocket launch services company. In exchange, the company allegedly agreed to pay Jefferson\u2019s family business and a relative.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>A Democrat wanting Big Oil money here, folks! That\u2019s what\u2019s happening here. You know, here\u2019s the out for Congressman William Jefferson (Democrat-Louisiana). They\u2019ve already thrown the card down. I don\u2019t know if it will work with a jury, but it has worked for the Drive-By Media, and what it is, is this: &#8216;Yeah, I know these are horrible things he did, but look where he came from? Poor sharecropper\u2019s son, dirt floor, all the family in one room in the house. He\u2019s come so far and he\u2019s overcome such obstacles and look at the good that he did for the people of New Orleans. Look at all the good that he did for the people in New Orleans.\u2019 Yeah. Look at it. That\u2019s the formula. He just wanted some money. He was so dirt poor all of his life, and here he is working for a meager congressman\u2019s salary. Who can begrudge Congressman William Jefferson (Democrat-Louisiana) a couple of bribes? We all have to take care of our families.\u2019 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>RUSH: &#8216;Federal prosecutors on Friday accused Congressman William Jefferson (Democrat-Louisiana) of soliciting bribes in two alleged schemes that had not been previously disclosed.\u2019 I\u2019m surprised there\u2019s only two more. &#8216;The allegations, detailed in a seven-page document filed in US District Court in Alexandria, Va., will not result in new charges, prosecutors said&#8230;\u2019 Of course not! 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