Grand jury refuses to indict McKinney
By BOB KEMPER
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Published on: 06/16/06
WASHINGTON ?- A grand jury has declined to indict Rep. Cynthia McKinney of Georgia for allegedly striking a Capitol police officer in March, the federal prosecutor announced Friday.
The decision ends a case against the DeKalb County Democrat that has been rife with political and racial tensions.
"It is right, just and appropriate," McKinney's attorney, William Moffitt, said of the decision, which he learned about from reporters. "I'm ecstatic."
McKinney, arriving Friday night for the Boost Mobile Rock Corps concert at Atlanta's Fox Theatre, entered without responding to reporters's questions.
The decision comes more than two months after the Washington Superior Court grand jury was first given the case. U.S. Attorney Ken Wainstein called the investigation by his office and Capitol police "extensive and thorough."
"We respect the decision of the grand jury in this difficult matter," Wainstein said in a statement.
There was no immediate indication why the grand jury rejected the prosecutor's case. Wainstein said the Department of Justice does not normally comment on the status of investigations, "but has the discretion to do so when there is overwhelming public interest in a case."
Because the grand jury proceedings themselves are secret, "there will be no further comment regarding this investigation," he added.
Hey, alright. I looks like she might have gotten some free puplicity out of the deal.
She's the only one with any balls up there. The rest are a bunch of punk bitches.
They are like the Mencken quote. (See Below) Of course, it should now state "men and women."
