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DeWeese wants trial before election—so Corbett can be judged

Now that he’s going to trial in the so-called Bonusgate scandal, state Representative Bill DeWeese (D-Greene) wants court proceedings to conclude before the November election, saying that voters should have a chance to judge Attorney General and GOP gubernatorial candidate Tom Corbett from the results.

DeWeese, in an interview with the subscription-only news service Capitolwire, said he’s ready for trial. Facing reelection in the fall, he has his own political reasons for wanting the trail behind him.

“Tom is running on his record as attorney general, asking voters to judge him on his record as attorney general,” DeWeese told Capitolewire. “So the citizens of Pennsylvania have a right to see this trial in October, not next March. We are ready. These are straightforward charges and we have answers for them, and when our case is heard, I am confident that 12 jurors will absolve me of the charges, just as the voters in the 50th District did when I won my primary against two strong challengers.

“This could be tried in a week and should be tried in October,” DeWeese added, “so before they decide on him for governor, people can get an idea of how Tom has conducted himself in August.”

July 28, 2010 at 11:02 am

--pa2010.com Staff

Tags: Bill DeWeese, Tom Corbett

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