Capitol Hill Office Search Upheld

Despite the whines of outrage from Congressmen from both parties, a Federal judge upheld the search of Congressman William Jefferson's (D-LA) office:

A federal judge on Monday upheld the FBI's unprecedented raid of a congressional office, saying that barring searches of lawmakers' offices would turn Capitol Hill into "a taxpayer-subsidized sanctuary for crime."

Chief U.S. District Judge Thomas F. Hogan rejected requests from lawmakers and Rep. William Jefferson to return material seized by the FBI in a May 20-21 search of Jefferson's office.

That's such an obvious conclusion, it's a wonder that Congress couldn't figure that out for themselves.