McKinney Plea Deal May Be in Works
Federal prosecutors are trying to work out a deal with Rep. Cynthia McKinney in the case of her assault of a Capitol Hill cop. Federal prosecutors investigating the confrontation between Rep. Cynthia McKinney of Georgia and a Capitol police officer have been talking privately with McKinney's office in hopes of resolving the case without the spectacle of an indictment and trial, ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on June 7, 2006 10:10
Shots Fired at Rayburn House Office Building (Er, Just Construction Noises)
Update: Nothing to see here. Just a congressman unable to differentiate the sound of construction machinery from gunfire. Details below. OTB roving correspondent Richard Gardner emails he's seeing television reports about shots being fired at the Rayburn Building on Capitol Hill. Nothing yet online except this blurb at YahooNews: "BREAKING NEWS: U.S. Capitol locked down after reports ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on May 26, 2006 10:55
Caption Contest Winners
The That's Not the Longest Yard Edition OTB Caption ContestTM is now over. (AFP/Paul J. Richards) Winners: First: charles austin - Ned Beatty picks his canoe partner for Deliverance II: The Rio Grande. Second: Hermoine - "This here's a boring border, Sir. We mostly watch American Idol, look at girlie magazines and practice our shooting for ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on May 25, 2006 20:18
Congressional Black Caucus Angry at Pelosi Letter
Nancy Pelosi's shrewd move in asking Rep. William Jefferson, who the FBI has on video taking bribes and had $90,000 stashed in his freezer, to resign has been met with open revolt from the Congressional Black Caucus. Furious black lawmakers, rallying behind Rep. William Jefferson (D-La.), were pulled back from the brink of open revolt against House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on May 25, 2006 13:03
Congressmen Question FBI Raid on Jefferson’s Office
This weekend's raid on the Capitol Hill office of Rep. William Jefferson, who the FBI filmed taking bribes last summer and whose freezer was full of the proceeds of same, has lawmakers on both sides of the aisle screaming about Separation of Powers. WaPo fronts a story by Dan Eggen and Shailagh Murray. An unusual FBI raid of a Democratic congressman's office ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on May 23, 2006 09:30
McKinney Sponsors Bill Honoring Capitol Police
Cynthia McKinney, currently under investigation after assaulting a Capitol Police officer, has now joined a bill honoring the Capitol Police as a sponsor. Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney, who could face criminal charges for allegedly punching a Capitol police officer in Washington, D.C., has signed on as a co-sponsor of a House bill formally honoring Capitol Police officers. The bill is House Resolution ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on May 18, 2006 10:16
Patrick Kennedy’s Mysterious Car Crash
Congressman Patrick Kennedy, the 38-year-old son of Senator Edward "Teddy" Kennedy, crashed his car early yesterday while impaired by a foreign substance. NYT: Representative Patrick J. Kennedy crashed his car into a traffic barrier on Capitol Hill in the early morning hours on Thursday. He said he was apparently disoriented because he had been taking Ambien, the sleeping pill, and another medication. Mr. ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on May 5, 2006 07:04
Wenyi Wang, Woman Who Heckled Hu, Could be Jailed
Will Bunch notes that Wenyi Wang, the protestor who shouted down Chinese President Hu at a the White House, might be arrested and charged under a law that provides up to six years in prison for one who "intimidates, coerces, threatens, or harasses a foreign official or an official guest or obstructs a foreign official in the performance of his ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on April 25, 2006 16:12
Can Cynthia McKinney be Arrested?
Jeff Quinton notes that Cynthia McKinney has issued a rather lame apology for her assault on a Capitol Hill police officer. What struck me as interesting, though, was that she has cited the first clause of Article I, Section 6 on her Website (note: I don't see it now) The Senators and Representatives shall receive a compensation for their services, ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on April 6, 2006 14:45
McKinney Case Going to Grand Jury
Cynthia McKinney's assualt of a Capitol Police officer is now going to be investigated by a federal grand jury. AP's Mark Sherman attributes his report to "a lawyer familiar with the case." If nothing else, it's going to be colorful (no pun intended, although this case is going to be rife with opportunities for double entendre): Former House Majority Leader Tom ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on April 6, 2006 10:48
