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A Big Harry Deal : Utah prosecutor Troy Rawlings investigates U.S. Senator Harry Reid

2016-08-01

[CityWeekly] In charging documents filed in 2014 by Davis County and the Salt Lake County district attorneys, prosecutors laid out a series of email exchanges between Johnson, Swallow and the late Provo payday-loan magnate Richard Rawle. The charging documents allege that Swallow was helping Johnson send funds through Rawle to a contact close to Reid in hopes of securing a meeting with the senator. Johnson claimed he needed Reid’s help to make a Federal Trade Commission case against him disappear. According to court documents, Johnson sent Rawle $250,000, some of which allegedly went to Swallow.

Reid’s Washington, D.C., press office did not respond to two requests by City Weekly for comment on the investigation, but the senator's spokesperson has previously denied any allegations connecting the senator to Johnson and the Utah Attorney General’s Office.

Senator Reid's political position would provide some protection when it comes to a civil prosecution, but not a criminal one. 'Just because Reid is in the Senate doesn’t give him any immunity,' the legal source says. 'If you violate Utah's criminal law, too bad. The fact that you’re a U.S. Senator doesn’t shield you from that.'"

Posted by:Blossom Unains5562

#5 ^ This

Posted by: Frank G 2016-08-01 15:53

#4 I believe the senate immunity only applies when the speech is done on the Senate floor. Harry Reid used to be very careful to make his various accusations from the senate floor.

Posted by: CrazyFool 2016-08-01 12:28

#3 'Just because Reid is in the Senate doesn’t give him any immunity,'

I don't know about that. I just saw what seemed like an air-tight case against Hillary outlined by Comey essentially "disappear" after Slick Willy had a secret meeting with Lynch in an airplane in Phoenix.

Posted by: JohnQC 2016-08-01 11:28

#2 actually being in the Senate (or House for that matter) gives immunity for anything done in a speech by the Constitution (Art 1, Sec 6) and courts have expanded that to cover all 'legislative acts'

there are various, not entirely consistent ruling by different courts on what is a 'legislative act'

Posted by: lord garth 2016-08-01 07:41

#1 'Just because Reid is in the Senate doesn’t give him any immunity'
So it must be because of his rank in the Temple?
$250k for a meeting seems like Hilarity rates.

Posted by: Skidmark 2016-08-01 00:36

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