Jonathon Turley, a professor of law at The George Washington University Law School (and one of my favorite commentors on MSNBC's Olbermann and Maddow shows) is acting as head of a defense team for federal Judge Thomas Porteous. The trial is being broadcast daily on C-Span and is a really interesting case to watch if you want to see a great lawyer, as Turley obviously is, in action. Turley's website is an award winning blog found here.
The Senate continues its impeachment trial of New Orleans federal Judge Thomas Porteous today in Washington, DC. He's being accused engaging in a kickback scheme with a Louisiana law firm, as well as several other instances spanning decades.
Yesterday, testimony centered on allegations that Porteous maintained an improper relationship with attorneys Robert Creely and Jacob Amato, who worked with him in Jefferson Parish. Both Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), and Porteous' attorney, Jonathan Turley, took turns asking Creely about the nature of the cash payments he made to the judge; which House prosecutors are asserting were bribes.
The trial is expected to last at least through the end of this week with the full Senate voting on the charges sometime later in the fall. This is the first Senate trial since the impeachment proceedings of President Clinton in 1999.
watch: Impeachment Hearing: NOW on C-SPAN3
watch: Hearing from Yesterday
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