People really aren’t paying attention to how Bernie Kerik will factor in the nomination fight. Romney can easily dip into his own pockets and put out an array of ads on this.
Bernard Kerik’s legal nightmare is about to get worse, with federal prosecutors expected to file charges against the former police commissioner that will likely include allegations of bribery, tax fraud and obstruction of justice, the Daily News has learned.
The indictment, expected next month, could prove to be an embarrassing obstacle for Kerik’s former mentor Rudy Giuliani, who is cruising at the top of the polls heading into the presidential primary gauntlet.
The bribery allegations against Kerik stem from a secret meeting at a bar in Tribeca, according to two sources familiar with the federal probe.
Kerik’s lawyers recently agreed to waive the statute of limitations on the tax charges until Nov. 17, which will allow them to make one last plea to try to ease the pain.
As this is a Justice Department probe, there’s always the possibility that this thing gets politicized and the lawyers plead down to a slap on the wrist. But things appear to actually be going in the opposite direction. If judgment about aides and associates is a campaign issue… well, then nobody will get the nomination, because they’ve all got problems in that department. But it’s really damaging, especially with Republicans tarnished as fostering a culture of corruption. It doesn’t make it look like the nominee is any different.
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also, the allegations into kerik’s wrong doing are alledged to have happened after giuliani left office, leaving zero connection between the two.
Ok matt, you’ve convinced me. I’m re-registering as a Republican so I can vote for Rudy Giuliani.
I love you.
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um dave, do you really want to talk about corrupt business associates with the clintons running again?
to think liberals actually want to attack rudy’s business partners and his marrital problems, will BILL CLINTON standing right there HAHAHAHAHA. check my other post today for just a little preview of many of hill and bill’s old pals who will resurface over the next year.
gutless liberals who try to connect dots that simply are not there. whatever kerik’s problems, they have zero to do with giuliani, but that doesn’t stop the smear machine on the left from trying to connect the two.
Something to say?
only gutless liberals would seek to smear a decorated new york police officer, who has won over 30 medals for honor and valor in the line of duty, including saving his partner’s life. the liberal shills at this site couldnt walk a mile in kerik’s shoes as a police officer, they wouldnt have the testicular fortitude to last 5 minutes.
that aside, kerik’s problems have zero to do with rudy giuliani, and any attempt by dems to smear rudy with this will only draw comparisons to clinton and marc rich, vince foster, and the boat load of scandals that come with the clinton package.
to think, this site is now siding with mitt romeny to try to derail rudy as the fear of his eventual destruction of hillary clinton manifests.
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October 12, 2007 at 4:40pm