Former Gov. Bob McDonnell (R) took the witness stand in the ongoing corruption trial in federal court, according to The Washington Post.
McDonnell took the stand late Wednesday afternoon in Richmond. He and his wife have been charged with over a dozen counts connected to tens of thousands of dollars worth of luxury goods and loans they accepted from wealthy Richmond businessman Jonnie R. Williams Sr.
McDonnell on the stand said that his wife, Maureen, “was not as happy as I was” when he was elected governor of Virginia.
He added that Maureen McDonnell “was a little surprised, maybe disappointed” by the salary he made while he was a prosecutor. McDonnell said his salary then “was less than what I had made four years earlier when I left business.”
A day earlier McDonnell said he looked forward to taking the stand “very soon” as he was leaving court.
McDonnell’s defense attorneys have said that the former governor’s testimony would be a key part of their case. McDonnell, the Post noted, has previously tried to avoid giving a public account of his knowledge of William’s gifts to him and his wife.
Earlier on Wednesday James Burke, the director of the Performance Management Group at Virginia Commonwealth University, testified that he recommended move his likely depressed wife out of the governor’s mansion to reduce tension between her and the governor’s staff.
This story was updated.
He took the stand and said, ‘My wife made me do it.’ And then the media goes off on Bob’s wife for being such an Eve.
What a sorry little man McDonnell is, trying to blame his wife to resurrect/save his political future. Here’s a news flash for you McDonnell, you have NO political future. They are a sorry/disgusting pair of human beings.
The first question he was asked was “What time is it?”
Bob McDonnell should carry this conservative crazy wife defense to other aspects of his life including paying taxes. He’s already throwing her under the bus and should make the most of this.
I wonder whether Al Capone and the mob bosses who were brought down for tax fraud by Eliott Ness could have claimed that their wives were crazy or were messing around with another crime family as part of their defense.
Chris Christe could use the crazy wife defense for shutting down the George Washington Bridge. Prick Berry could use the crazy wife theory for abusing power and for threatening an elected official. Thad Cochran could use the theory to justify his comments about indecent activities with farm animals. This last one is really low, I know.
Al Qaeda terrorists could have the most legal hay out of the crazy wife defense. They have so many wives they could blame their actions on.
The crazy wife defense is the most innovative conservative legal theory since the Twinkie defense of the 80’s.
Holy shit!
Bob, when somebody says they are looking forward to taking the stand, that only means three things:
GUILTY GUILTY GUILTY
Well, unles they are a Snitch.