The long prosecutorial saga of New Hampshire phone-jamming figure James Tobin, which we have covered extensively over the years, appears to be at or very near the end. A federal judge in Maine has dismissed the latest charges against Tobin as a vindictive prosecution, a stunning rebuke to the Public Integrity Section of DOJ. The government could appeal this decision, so maybe not officially over. But the fat lady is gargling with lemon and honey.
Prosecutors suggested that part of the reason for the new charges (after Tobin was acquitted on appeal following his first trial) was to force his cooperation. Now we may never know the true extent of the RNC’s and White House’s involvement in the 2002 phone-jamming.
