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May 28, 2008 10:39 PM UTC

FBI Interrogates McCain's Staff

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  • by: Go Blue

From The Hill

Federal agents interviewed staffers for likely Republican presidential nominee Sen. John McCain (Ariz.) as part of their corruption case against Rep. Rick Renzi (R-Ariz.).

U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona Diane J. Humetewa and fellow prosecutors disclosed the interviews with aides for McCain and fellow Arizona Republican Sen. Jon Kyl in a written response to Renzi’s attorneys, who asked for the contents of the interview to help prepare for Renzi’s upcoming trial, which is scheduled for October.

The aides were interviewed about land exchanges, according to an April letter from Humetewa filed with the U.S. District Court of Arizona late last week. The letter did not indicate when the interviews occurred.

A federal land swap critical to developing a $3 billion copper mine southeast of Phoenix is at the heart of the case against Renzi, who is facing 35 public corruption charges, including conspiracy, money-laundering, extortion and insurance fraud. Renzi is retiring at the end of this session.

Prosecutors said they would provide Renzi’s legal team with reports and transcripts of the staffer interviews. They also mentioned that they have requested documents from both Arizona senators’ offices.

“If we receive documents, we will make those available to you consistent with the rules and practices of the Senate,” wrote the government prosecutors.

A McCain spokesman said it would be inappropriate to comment on an ongoing investigation, and Kyl’s office did not return a call for comment.

There is a familiar pattern here and here and here with McCain, almost too many to list.

McCain has a serious credibility problem, with a lobbyist run campaign, doing political favors for campaign cash, and running for Bush’s third term.  

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5 thoughts on “FBI Interrogates McCain’s Staff”

  1. The thrust of your post is sound, but “interrogates”? It sounds like the Feds “interviewed” some members of McCain’s staff when building a case against another congressman. Let’s at least spin accurately here.

    1. No, I’m just kidding. (I just had the theme song from Dragnet playing in my head.) It was actually the first word that came to mind. “Interview” works for me.

      I will however contend McCain’s campaign is going to be under the heat lamp, especially with the Napoleon complex campaign he’s running. The tough guy act isn’t going to hold up. He’ll crack, and it will probably make him look like a grumpy old man without any type of sound judgement.  

      1. No kidding. Check out this MSNBC story about a little-noticed lawsuit involving a billion-dollar military contract and a top McCain fundraiser:

        A little-noticed civil lawsuit in Florida is shining a light on an unusual but hugely profitable Pentagon contract to ship millions of gallons of aviation fuel to U.S. bases in Iraq through the kingdom of Jordan. The deal involves a cast of influential characters, including the king of Jordan’s brother-in-law, who is suing Harry Sargeant III, a top Florida-based fundraiser for Sen. John McCain’s presidential bid. Sargeant is a Florida businessman and former Marine Corps pilot hailed by the McCain campaign as a “Trailblazer” for raising $100,000 or more in political donations. Through a company called International Oil Trading Co., or IOTC, Sargeant and a partner have a lucrative contract worth hundreds of millions of dollars per year to supply American military forces in Iraq with fuel, especially aviation fuel.

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