This administration would screw up a one car parade.
Bush withdraws pardon of Brooklyn developer
…BY MICHAEL AMON AND PATRICK WHITTLE | Newsday Staff Writers
7:21 PM EST, December 24, 2008WASHINGTON – President George W. Bush on Wednesday took the extraordinary step of reversing a pardon issued the day before to Isaac Robert Toussie, the Brooklyn developer convicted of a large-scale Suffolk real estate scam, the White House said…
…Brookhaven Supervisor Brian X. Foley faulted the White House for failing to be “in full command of the facts before executing” the pardon.
“None of this should have been a surprise to them before issuing the pardon,” Foley said…
For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
December 24, 2008Statement by the Press Secretary
Yesterday the President forwarded to the Pardon Attorney a Master Warrant of Clemency including 19 requests for pardons with direction that he execute and deliver grants of clemency to the named individuals.
With respect to the case of Mr. Isaac R. Toussie, the Counsel to the President reviewed the application and believed, based on the information known to him at the time, that it was a meritorious application. He so advised the President, who accepted the recommendation.
Based on information that has subsequently come to light, the President has directed the Pardon Attorney not to execute and deliver a Grant of Clemency to Mr. Toussie. The Pardon Attorney has not provided a recommendation on Mr. Toussie’s case because it was filed less than five years from completion of his sentence. The President believes that the Pardon Attorney should have an opportunity to review this case before a decision on clemency is made.
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No surprise…
…via the Federal Election Commission:
Contributions to Political Committees
TOUSSIE, LAURA
BROOKLYN, NY 11235
INFO. REQ./INFO. REQ.COLEMAN, NORM
VIA COLEMAN FOR SENATE 08
10/15/2008 2300.00 28020700863TOUSSIE, LAURA
BROOKLYN, NY 11235
SELF/INVESTORSMITH, GORDON HAROLD
VIA FRIENDS OF GORDON SMITH
10/15/2008 2300.00 28020730132TOUSSIE, ROBERT
BROOKLYN, NY 11235SMITH, GORDON HAROLD
VIA FRIENDS OF GORDON SMITH
10/15/2008 2300.00 28020730133TOUSSIE, ROBERT
BROOKLYN, NY 11235
ROBERT I. TOUSSIE, LP/PARTNERCANTOR, ERIC
VIA CANTOR FOR CONGRESS
10/30/2008 2300.00 28993356243TOUSSIE, ROBERT
BROOKLYN, NY 11235
SELF/EXECUTIVECOLEMAN, NORM
VIA COLEMAN FOR SENATE 08
10/15/2008 2300.00 28020700863Total Contributions: 11500.00
Joint Fundraising Contributions
These are contributions to committees who are raising funds to be distributed to other committees. The breakdown of these contributions to their final recipients may appear below
TOUSSIE, ROBERT I. MR.
BROOKLYN, NY 11235
SELF-EMPLOYED/EXECUTIVEMCCAIN VICTORY COMMITTEE
03/21/2008 30800.00 28990805456Total Joint Fundraising: 30800.00
Recipient of Joint Fundraiser Contributions
These are the Final Recipients of Joint Fundraising Contributions
TOUSSIE, ROBERT I. MR.
BROOKLYN, NY 11235
SELF-EMPLOYEDMCCAIN, JOHN S.
VIA JOHN MCCAIN 2008 INC.
04/30/2008 2300.00 28931648380TOUSSIE, ROBERT I. MR.
BROOKLYN, NY 11235
SELF-EMPLOYED/EXECUTIVEREPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE
04/25/2008 28500.00 28931626920Recipient Total: 30800.00
Bush withdraws pardon of Brooklyn developer
…BY MICHAEL AMON AND PATRICK WHITTLE | Newsday Staff Writers
7:21 PM EST, December 24, 2008…The contributions “might create an appearance of impropriety,” Perino told The Associated Press. “Given that, this was the prudent thing to do…”
You think this will complicate other contemplated pardons? Now that everyone is watching and waiting…