"Very serious allegations of a crime..."

David Steelman, husband of State Treasurer Sarah Steelman, is weighing in on his wife's letter to federal prosecutors about Kit Bond's conduct.

A lawyer by training, David Steelman doesn't bob, hedge or weave on the significance of Kit Bond's conduct around the firing of US  Attorney Todd Graves and his wife's letter to federal prosecutors about it.

Here's an excerpt from Jo Mannies coverage:

David Steelman says the letter to the Justice Department and the
dispute over earmarks are being miscast as "a personality clash"
between Bond and the Steelmans. What's really at stake are policy
differences and — in the case of the U.S. attorney controversy — "very
serious allegations of a crime," Steelman said.

It's illegal, said Steelman, for politicians to pressure U.S. attorneys
to take certain actions or risk losing their jobs.

Hard-working members of the press might catch a glimpse of the Senator (and perhaps his "patriotic" reading of the 5th Amendment) at the upcoming Missouri Farm Bureau meeting at Lake of the Ozarks.  Even if Bond dodges their questions, reporters are likely to find dozens of quotable Republicans with strong feelings about crime and earmarks.  And with a little luck, they might witness an elevator shoving match between Bond, a Graves brother and Jeff Roe.­   
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