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| DeLay declares:'I am innocent!' |
| Wednesday, September 28, 2005 |
House Majority Leader Tom DeLay and two associates were charged with conspiracy in a campaign finance scheme.
The Texas grand jury's indictment will force DeLay to step down temporarily from his party leadership position
DeLay, who denies committing any crime, contends the Democratic district attorney leading the probe, Ronnie Earle, has political motives.
"I am innocent. Mr. Earle and his staff know it, and I will prove it," DeLay told reporters.
"As for the charges, I have the facts, the law and the truth on my side."
The Texas congressman was accused of a criminal conspiracy along with John Colyandro, former executive director of a Texas political action committee formed by DeLay, and Jim Ellis, who leads DeLay's national political committee.
Earlier, the grand jury indicted a state political action committee founded by DeLay and three of his political associates. |
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