Is GOP 6 CD Chair Mark Swanson Attempting to Affect Olson Trial Outcome?

According to Wikipedia:

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Swanson continues to defend his wiki-editing on MN Publius HERE.

Swanson may be trying to affect another high-profile legal battle .... on another thread at Mn Publius, Swanson makes this statement:

“…the attorney scandal –no scandal here…”

Hmmmm....

Former USA Tom Heffelfinger’s last corruption investigation was Gary Dean Zimmermann who worked closely with Rep. Mark Olson at Mpls. City Hall and the MN Legislature. It's very likely that Zimmermann and Olson e-mailed each other. That exchange of e-mails may have been on the computer seized in the FBI raid on the Zimmermann home back in 2005.

It's also possible that other evidence linking Zimmermann to prominent Republicans was found on Zimmermann's hard drive.



Ken Avidor writes about Personal Rapid Transit and other scams.

Big Lake's Connections to the US Attorney Scandal

Tom Hamburger of the LA Times reveals "part of the reason" why Tom Heffelfinger ended up on the DOJ's list of US Attorneys to be fired:

But newly obtained documents and interviews suggest that what displeased some of his superiors and GOP politicians was narrower and more politically charged -- his actions on Indian voting.

... in particular:

Described as a matter of "deep concern" to Heffelfinger, the issue arose from Kiffmeyer's directive in the fall of 2004 that tribal ID cards could not be used for voter identification off reservations

Kiffmeyer is now involved in a national scandal. If Kiffmeyer ran in a special election, it is likely that she would have to answer questions about her involvement in the GOP's campaign to disenfranchise minority voters.

If Mary Kiffmeyer cannot run for office because of her role in the US Attorney scandal, that may explain why the MN GOP 6CD Chair has gone from "no comment" on Rep Mark Olson to whitewashing Olson's Wikipedia page. Olson's trial for domestic assault is scheduled for June 7th (Correction: Rep. Mark Olson's Trial is Monday, June 4th)

Olson may have his own connection to the US Attorney scandal. Olson worked closely with Gary Dean Zimmermann promoting PRT legislation at the Capitol and at Minneapolis City Hall. It's very likely that e-mails to and from Olson and other GOP politicos turned up on Zimmermann's computer which was seized in a raid on Zimmermann's house only four months before Heffelfinger announced he was going to resign.



Ken Avidor writes about Personal Rapid Transit and other scandals.