This morning on Chris Wallace, they had an AG who was prosecuting the tobacco companies. She stated emphatically and even under questioning, that the Justice Department interfered with her case against big tobacco. She was asking for billions of dollars in remedies and the administration came in, took over her case, and blocked her efforts to ask for a large money damage against big tobacco.
She said that the case was taken over by the Justice department to minimize monetary damages against tobacco companies so there would be no pain for the companies involved in the suit. Then there was an investigation (by the Justice dept) to say that this was not a political decision. The former AG called this a complete whitewash of wrongdoing by the dept. of Justice for corporate interests and to clear the administration of meddling with AG performance in prosecuting the laws of the land.
Absolutely incredible if this happened.
She said that the case was taken over by the Justice department to minimize monetary damages against tobacco companies so there would be no pain for the companies involved in the suit. Then there was an investigation (by the Justice dept) to say that this was not a political decision. The former AG called this a complete whitewash of wrongdoing by the dept. of Justice for corporate interests and to clear the administration of meddling with AG performance in prosecuting the laws of the land.
Absolutely incredible if this happened.