Legal experts are predicting that prosecutors could have a hard time proving that former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell and his wife have committed any crime.
They tell The Washington Post the government may not be able to show beyond a reasonable doubt that the McDonnells agreed to help Richmond businessman Jonnie Williams, in exchange for $165,000 in cash and gifts.
"The whole case is going to boil down to proving the quid pro quo," Randall Eliason, a George Washington University law professor and expert on public corruption, told the newspaper.
"They can't just show that he got these gifts, but most prove that he received them in exchange for official acts. The defense is going to say, 'Hey, this is what a Virginia governor is supposed to do — promote Virginia businesses," he explained.
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It's a fact that most cases are very weak . We have grown to depend on the media to judge cases for us , this will ruin a persons life even if he is innocent .
We have taken our legal system to a place that is bad for all concerned.
The media has become judge and jury . So sad , not that the lawyers and judges are worth a $hit.
The media took the borderline case of Bernie Madoff and turned him into a monster.Hardly anyone involved in his prosecution had extensive or ANY investment knowledge.The objective was to involve as many financially illiterate courtroom occupiers as possible.Hand pick everyone from judge to jury and make damn sure they are all clueless.Send them home each night during the trial and expose them to negative media about the person ON trial.The cases are radically different but strangely similar.
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