Some Senators Say Convicted Sen. Ted Stevens Deserves Pardon

As the Bush administration winds down, judgment day is nearing. Will Sen. Ted Stevens get a pardon? We shall see.

Sen. Ted Stevens/official photo
Sen. Ted Stevens/official photo

By MANU RAJU and RYAN GRIM
The Politico
WASHINGTON — Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) hasn’t yet joined the gallery of notorious felons, small-time crooks and aggrieved innocents seeking pardons from President Bush, but it appears he’ll have the support of some of his soon-to-be-former colleagues if he does.
“He has served this country for over 50 years,” said Sen. Orrin G. Hatch (R-Utah), a widely respected member of the Judiciary Committee. “I think most anybody would probably say, ‘Yeah, he should be [pardoned].’ I think most anybody would say it’s fair to say that.”
On Oct. 27, a District of Columbia jury convicted Stevens on seven counts of failing to report more than $250,000 in gifts and home renovations he received from 1999 to 2006. Stevens, 85, faces up to 35 years in prison if the conviction stands.

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