I'm not a lawyer, so if somebody has more understanding, steer me to where I am wrong. - Texas has a law which forbids corporations from contributing to candidates.
- Corporations gave money to Delay (legally).
- Delay funneled this money through the RNC to help some Texas State GOP candidates (no input from the corporations).
- Texas prosecutors could not find any way to prosecute Delay for campaign finance violations.
- They then used Texas money laundering laws to prosecute Delay even though those laws clearly state that such proceeds must come from illegal activities and it is clear that Delay obtained the money legally.
- So Delay is convicted of money laundering of legally obtained funds (Statutes require that the funds be obtained illegally) to be used for supposed illegal activities (campaign finance laws which the prosecution knew they could never convict Delay of) and Delay is guilty of a felony?
Somebody help me out here. Why was this guy ever tried?
