This is bullshit.
"Under a standard that requires not just a quid pro quo, but one that is verbally spelled out with all 'i's dotted and 't's crossed, all but the most careless public officials will be able to avoid criminal liability for exchanging official action for campaign contributions," the government argued.
So most corrupt politicians will get away with their crimes, as they should, unless they are really stupid.
Or if Karl Rove got together with Cenary, an adviser to the man who defeated Seigelman, and his "girls" to conduct a politically motivated prosecution.
DOJ was running all over themselves to make sure that Ted Stevens did not have to spend time in a series of tubes run by the US Dept of Corrections.
A bipartisan group of 44 Attorneys General have long since called for an inquiry.
Career prosecutors opposed the case to begin with.
Congress has asked DOJ to do something:
Fortunately, Chairman Conyers and Members of the House Judiciary Committee have not quit and on September 25th called on Eric Holder to appoint someone " with fresh eyes" who is not vested in the outcome to conduct a needed critical review.
I guess the DOJ response is we are moving forward, with another Democrat under the bus.