If Mike Nifong thought things couldn’t get worse, he’s wrong because at PRNewswire we read:
Today, Larry Klayman, former U.S. Justice Department prosecutor, founder of Judicial Watch and Freedom Watch, U.S. Senate candidate and now in private practice, filed an ethics complaint against Michael Nifong, the Durham District Attorney who has abused his official position in the investigations and indictments of certain Duke Lacrosse players.At one time Klayman and Judicial Watch were pursuing more than 20 separate lawsuits against the Clinton administration. Klayman was involved in both the Paula Jones case and Pardongate. By reputation he’s a very smart, “overlook nothing/ pursue everything” attorney.
The complaint, filed with the Grievance Committee of The North Carolina State Bar, tracks a USA Today editorial of the same date which lays out the charges against Nifong.[…]
Klayman took a special interest in this matter because he is a graduate of Duke University having received a Bachelor of Arts Degree with Honors in 1973.
Ironically, Klayman, who founded Judicial Watch in 1994 to fight against government corruption in the legal and governmental systems, and who spent years taking on wrongdoing in Washington, D.C. and around the world during the Clinton and Bush administrations, graduated on the same day as Ken Starr, who received a law degree from Duke in 1973.
During the Clinton years, Klayman was thought incorrectly to be working with Starr in the events which led up to the impeachment of then President Bill Clinton.
"The misuse of government power which the world has witnessed with Michael Nifong is part and parcel to the wrongs I have fought against throughout my legal career," stated Klayman. "When it comes to ruining the reputation of Duke, my alma mater, and harming its students, I take a special interest. I will not rest until Nifong is brought to justice," Klayman added.
This Washington Post article tells you something about him. But you must also read the sidebar “Related articles.” That way you’ll learn even more about Klayman, and see once more how MSM news organizations slant the news, something we’ve seen so much of since Nifong started his hoax.
Message to Klayman: Welcome to Durham and Raleigh. A lot of us down here hope you bring the Feds with you.
Message to Charlotte Observer, Raleigh N&O and Durham H-S: Why are you all ignoring this important development?
When was the last time a nationally known attorney and public advocate who’s successfully sued a President of the United States got involved in an ethics case against a North Carolina DA?
Klayman makes things happen: just ask Ms. Paula Jones or former President William Jefferson Clinton.
Message to readers: I’m sending Klayman a link to this post. I’ll invite his comment and let you know what happens.
4 comments:
John: Where does Duke go from here? Our "brand name" culture has Duke pegged as a great university. I would argue, however, that a university's greatness is directly linked to the ability of it's faculty to actually teach. Given that Duke's Liberal Arts 88 has seemingly sacrificed it's very soul on the alter of class, race and sex warfare, and that it's voice in this matter has essentially been incohernet and lacking scholarship, one wonders. Particularly in contrast to the brilliance of WL Anderson @ little known Frostburg State, and KC Johnson @ - of all places - Brooklyn college. $40K+ is quite an indoctrination fee! Yur take, please.
Excellent post. This need wider coverage! Not only is the ethics charge great news, we could not have hoped for a better champion pushing the charges!
Could this get any better?
Hallelujiah for Mr. Klayman. Could Attorney General Gonzales investigate, now? Henceforth, when law schools teach professional responsibility and ethics, Nifong's Hoax will be the textbook case of prosecutorial misconduct.
Texas Mom
Klayman didn't want to be the last one on the train, I guess. He did file a lot of suits, but I'm not sure he ever got more than a few small wins.
1st poster has a point about Duke's brand name now. 'Duke' is liable to become simply a punchline to a joke or two.
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