Chuckaquiddick

Looks like Chuckie Schumer is going to have more to worry about then who the next Supreme Court nominee is. His Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee has been up to no good, and indictments are likely. Will it go all the way to Chuck? We'll have to wait and see if any of the underlings decide to throw him under the bus:

MARYLAND Republicans are angry, and rightly so, that Democratic operatives would fraudulently obtain the credit report of Lt. Gov. Michael S. Steele, an all-but-declared candidate in next year's race for the U.S. Senate. A pair of twentysomething operatives for the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee apparently procured the report for the purpose of "opposition research." They've been fired by the DSCC, and the case has been referred to the FBI and the U.S. attorney's office in Washington, which are investigating.

Mr. Steele, a Republican whose credit history is of interest to the Democrats because of personal debts and other financial troubles earlier in his career, wants the Democratic aides to be prosecuted to the hilt. They may indeed be liable for a fine and even some prison time; under federal law, it is illegal to knowingly and willfully obtain a credit report under false pretenses.

"Twentysomething" researchers don't do this kind of stuff on their own. Somebody higher up the chain had to approve this. Chuckie? Maybe.

The Washington Times reports that the GOP is fighting back:

The Republican Party started its own inquiry yesterday into whether the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee accessed credit reports on more people than Maryland Lt. Gov. Michael S. Steele, a potential candidate in the upcoming U.S. Senate race.

National Republican Senatorial Committee attorneys took the first step by sending a letter to the Democratic committee that asks which candidates have had their credit information accessed by committee staffers.

The letter from William J. McGinley and Cleta Mitchell requested information on "how the credit report(s) were accessed, which credit report(s) were accessed, whether any other forms of private financial data were accessed and [whether staffers accessed] any other relevant information related to this serious situation."
The letter also states concerns about whether the committee destroyed its copy of Mr. Steele's credit report, despite federal prosecutors' ongoing investigation. The potential mishandling of the document was reported first by WBAL-TV.

Chuckie, you got some 'splaining to do...