Lawyer: Justice Department could drop Don Siegelman conviction

By GottaLaff

As Thom Hartmann and Don Siegelman have said repeatedly, "This will bust open the criminal activity of DoJ/Rove, which will lead to the White House. This is The Case." But for the moment, let's concentrate on freeing Siegelman from this nightmare:

The Justice Department has reopened an investigation into potential juror misconduct in the bribery conviction of former Democratic Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman, whose case has widely been panned as an example of political prosecution.

The revealed was first reported by Glynn Wilson, on the Locust Forks Journal. The filing is available at his site.

"In light of recent information from a new whistle-blower in the Bush Justice Department’s political prosecutions still under investigation by Congress, including the case of former Alabama Governor Don Siegelman, the federal court in Montgomery has re-opened the investigation into juror misconduct, according to a document just filed with the appeals court in Atlanta," Wilson wrote.

The Justice Department's appellate response indicated that the investigation was reopened after concerns were raised about the fairness of the trial. [...]

One of Siegelman's attorneys, Vince Kilborn, told Wilson the information was "significant" and that the three-judge panel -- all Republicans -- considering Siegelman's appeal could drop the case against him at a hearing next Tuesday, Dec. 9.

He also claimed that "he was not concerned about the all-Republican three-judge panel selected to hear the oral arguments and decide the appeal."

I've been following this case from the beginning. This is, potentially at least, the best news ever.

You can catch up on the back story here.