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Sessions slams Doug Jones for voting for additional witnesses

Friday, the U.S. Senate voted to not introduce any new witnesses or evidence in the impeachment trial of President Donald J. Trump (R). All the Democratic Senators, including Senator Doug Jones, D-Alabama, voted in favor of additional witnesses especially former National Security Advisor John Bolton. Senate candidate and former Attorney General Jeff Sessions denounced Jones … Continued
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February 1, 2020

Shelby votes to bar witnesses in Trump impeachment trial

Friday the Senate voted to reject a motion to hear witnesses in the impeachment trial of President Donald J. Trump (R). U.S. Senator Richard Shelby, R-Alabama, voted to oppose additional evidence in the impeachment proceedings. “Throughout the impeachment proceedings in the Senate, I have carefully listened as a juror to arguments from both the House … Continued
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February 1, 2020

Legal filings, evidence, witnesses paint a disturbing picture in fraud case against Coleman Moving Company

In the late-2000s, Scot Dannen, the general manager of a Coleman Worldwide Moving facility in Colorado Springs, Co., was approached by one of the company’s truck drivers and asked an odd question.  The driver wanted to know where Dannen’s “weight crate” was located, according to testimony Dannen provided under oath in a deposition.  Dannen was … Continued
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January 22, 2020

Southeast EPA director, former AEMC commissioner indicted on ethics charges

Trey Glenn, the EPA’s Southeast administrator, and Scott Phillips, a former Alabama Environmental Management commissioner, have been indicted by a Jefferson County grand jury on multiple felony ethics charges. The grand jury returned indictments against the two on Nov. 9, according to a statement from the Ethics Commission. Phillips was charged on multiple counts of violating … Continued
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November 13, 2018
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Alabama solicitor Brasher not fit to be a federal judge

One of the dumbest legal conversations I ever had with anyone in Alabama state government was with someone who is currently on the verge of landing a lifetime federal judgeship — one of the most coveted and important positions in the U.S. justice system. The conversation, like most of my legal conversations, involved gambling. Two … Continued
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June 25, 2018

The Death of Andrew Lewis, Part III: The Night Of

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter The evening of Saturday, Jan. 16, 2016, was not a remarkable one for Andrew Lewis. The 31-year-old musician was playing a normal gig at the Alley Bar in downtown Montgomery, with his band, Medicine Chest. He stopped by his parents’ house before the show to eat, then, as he … Continued
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December 29, 2017

Moore campaign attempts to discredit Beverly Young accusations

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The Roy Moore Campaign claimed that newly unveiled statements from key witnesses “completely bust the story of Beverly Nelson and Gloria Allred and further reveal an unconscionable bias on the part of state and national press to hide the truth from Alabama voters who will undoubtedly see through the … Continued
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November 21, 2017
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Dial Committee Gets To Work

By Larry Lee Education Matters The committee created by Senators Gerald Dial and Quinton Ross to find out how anonymous info given to the state school board made its way into public heard from their first “witnesses” earlier today. Senator Dial stressed again that the legislature has gone to great lengths to make sure anonymous … Continued
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November 4, 2016

Hubbard Trial Day Six: “Not no, but Hell No!”

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter OPELIKA—Day six of the Mike Hubbard trial, who is charged with 23 counts of felony corruption, began with a whimper, then exploded, and by mid-day it looked as if at least one more person might be going to jail. Yesterday’s witnesses were: Governor Robert Bentley, Kate Grant, Dax Swatek, … Continued
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June 2, 2016