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Law Practice

Apr. 29, 2009

BERG: The Allegations Look Sleazy, but Did Harman Cause Any Real Harm?

The allegations involving Congresswoman Jane Harman may be business as usual for the Capitol, but columnist Martin Berg asks: Was it actually illegal?

Jane Harman sure landed in a heap of sleaze, laced with irony. But, even if you believe the reports that got her there, did she actually do anything illegal?

According to a recent report in Congressional Quarterly, the Democratic congresswoman from Los Angeles was heard on a wiretap discussing the possibility of enlisting support from a powerful lobbying group and a wealthy donor for a key committee assignment in exchange for pressuring authorities to back off two of th...

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