I said from the first day I saw the indictment that Ronnie Earle was charging a crime that didn't exist. And the 3rd Court of Appeals unanimously agreed with me.
I am determined to put on record the steps taken by you and your staff to obtain a replacement indictment against my client, Tom DeLay.
Before the first indictment you tried to coerce a guilty plea from Tom DeLay for a misdemeanor, stating the alternative was indictment for a felony which would require his stepping down as Majority Leader of the House of Representatives.