Just a short diary here. Matt Stoller has a post up at Open Left worth reading: Did McCain Tamper with the Drug Enforcement Agency to Protect His Career?
A whistleblower is coming forth against John and Cindy McCain, and the picture he is painting is not a pretty one.
Matt Soller has video of his interview of former McCain employee Tom Gosinski, a family friend turned political target. Gosinski discusses how John McCain used his power and position as a Senator to influence legal proceedings against his wife, who had been caught for fraud in procuring and using illegal prescription drugs.
More, after the fold
Here's part of Matt's interview. There's more on Open Left.
A whistleblower is coming forth against John and Cindy McCain, and the picture he is painting is not a pretty one. You've probably heard about Cindy McCain stealing prescription drugs from her charity in the 1990s. Today, Tom Gosinski, her former employee and a close friend of the McCain's, came out on the record about the entire sordid episode.
And it appears that McCain used his Senate staff and resources to cover up Cindy's drug use, and potentially to prevent the Drug Enforcement Agency from investigating his wife's theft of illegal prescription drugs. John McCain certainly used his political connections to begin a campaign of intimidation against Gosinski, because at the time - this was after the Keating 5 scandal - another major scandal would have derailed his career. Gosinski stayed quiet out of fear until today; a recent fight with cancer has strengthened his resolve. As he told me today, if he can beat cancer, he can go on the record regarding how the McCain's do business.
Did McCain Tamper with the Drug Enforcement Agency to Protect His Career?
The best thing to do is follow the link and read Matt Stoller's work. There's much, much more.
Did McCain Tamper with the Drug Enforcement Agency to Protect His Career?
Here's a little more:
John McCain used his position as a Senator to help his wife abuse illegal drugs and avoid being searched by customs, and somehow his wife managed to avoid any charges by the DEA or the state (which has mandatory minimums in cases like this) on drug charges despite ample evidence. Did the DEA or the state not file charges against her because of political pressure? Did they keep this on the Federal level to avoid mandatory minimums for Cindy McCain because of political pressure from McCain? Did John McCain and/or his Senate staff tamper with a criminal investigation of his wife and her conspiracy to fraudulently obtain illegal drugs?
Did McCain Tamper with the Drug Enforcement Agency to Protect His Career?
Blogs can investigate where campaigns and trad med fear to go. Matt is doing excellent work. Please check out his post on Open Left:
Did McCain Tamper with the Drug Enforcement Agency to Protect His Career?
Thanks Matt, for showing what the netroots can do: Real investigative reporting.