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DeLay hearing set for October
Associated Press
Published September 30, 2005
WASHINGTON - Rep. Tom DeLay was summoned to appear in a Texas courtroom in three weeks, the initial legal step in his transition from second-ranking House Republican to defendant. DeLay, meanwhile, provided new details Thursday about his efforts to try to convince prosecutors he shouldn't be indicted.
DeLay said that after he recently met voluntarily with prosecutors, he was led to believe "it was pretty much over" and that he would not be indicted in a state campaign finance investigation. Two weeks ago, he said, the landscape changed because Travis County District Attorney Ronnie Earle buckled under pressure from fellow Democrats and the media.
Earle denies the investigation of DeLay and his associates was political.
DeLay was indicted Wednesday, accused of conspiring with two political associates to use corporate donations to support Texas legislative candidates. State law allows political committees to use corporate money only for administrative expenses.
The Austin grand jury alleged that the conspirators carried out the scheme by having a DeLay-founded political action committee send corporate money to the Republican National Committee. The RNC then sent back a like amount - $190,000 - to distribute to Texas candidates.
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