Last week:
"My defense in this case will not be technical or legalistic. It will be categorical and absolute," [DeLay] said.
Today:
A Texas grand jury on Monday re-indicted Rep. Tom DeLay on charges of conspiring to launder money and money laundering after the former majority leader attacked last week's indictment on technical grounds.
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Defense lawyers asked a judge Monday to throw out the first indictment, arguing that the charge of conspiring to violate campaign finance laws was based on a statute that did not take effect until 2003 -- a year after the alleged acts."
"My defense in this case will not be technical or legalistic. It will be categorical and absolute," [DeLay] said.
Today:
A Texas grand jury on Monday re-indicted Rep. Tom DeLay on charges of conspiring to launder money and money laundering after the former majority leader attacked last week's indictment on technical grounds.
...
Defense lawyers asked a judge Monday to throw out the first indictment, arguing that the charge of conspiring to violate campaign finance laws was based on a statute that did not take effect until 2003 -- a year after the alleged acts."
