CREW FILES SENATE ETHICS COMPLAINT AGAINST SEN. CRAIG

Senate Career Over, Craig Drops Appeal in Bathroom Sex Case

SOURCE: Erika Bolstad // McClatchy Newspapers

9 Jan 2009 // WASHINGTON — With his career in the U.S. Senate finished, Larry Craig has decided to abandon his effort to overturn his 2007 guilty plea to charges connected with a sex sting in the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport.

Sen. Craig Loses Appeal in Airport Sex Sting Case

SOURCE: Steve Karnowski // Associated Press

10 Dec 2008 // MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Idaho Sen. Larry Craig has lost his latest attempt to withdraw his guilty plea in the Minneapolis airport men's room sex sting that effectively ended his Senate career.

A three-judge panel of the Minnesota Court of Appeals on Tuesday rejected the Republican's bid to toss out his disorderly conduct conviction.

Minnesota Court Lets Craig’s Guilty Plea Stand

SOURCE: Kathleen Hunter // CQ Politics

10 Dec 2008 // The Minnesota Court of Appeals on Tuesday denied outgoing Sen. Larry E. Craig ’s request to withdraw the August 2007 guilty plea to a misdemeanor disorderly conduct charge that ended the Idaho Republican’s political career.

Campaign Money to Fight Congressional Sex Scandals?

SOURCE: Derek Kravitz // Washington Post

12 Nov 2008 // When it comes to congressional sex scandals, a lawmaker's best friends could very will be his donors. More»

Sen. Craig Raises Only $4,600 for Legal Defense Fund

SOURCE: Erika Bolstad // McClatchy Newspapers

10 Nov 2008 // WASHINGTON -- Sen. Larry Craig has raised just $4,645 since setting up a legal expense fund this spring to help pay the bills from his efforts to overturn his guilty plea to misdemeanor disorderly conduct.

Still Raising Money on His Way Out

SOURCE: Emily Cadei // CQ Politics

14 Oct 2008 // Sen. Larry E. Craig is retiring from politics this year, but he hasn’t stopped raising money.

The Idaho Republican is still trying to have his guilty plea to a disorderly conduct charge in Minnesota overturned. So he’s continuing to hit up potential donors for his legal defense fund.

Craig is pursuing his effort to reverse the guilty plea he entered to a misdemeanor charge

SOURCE: Dan Popkey // Idaho Statesman

22 Sep 2008 // Sen. Larry Craig says the Senate Ethics Committee has cleared him to form a legal expense fund to back his year-long effort to reverse his guilty plea for misdemeanor disorderly conduct.

Craig calls the new fundraising committee the Fund for Justice, according to Congressional Quarterly.

Craig told CQ on Thursday that he's soliciting donations.

Craig’s Lawyers Move to Withdraw Guilty Plea

SOURCE: J. Taylor Rushing // The Hill

11 Sep 2008 // Lawyers for Sen. Larry Craig (R-Idaho) attempted to withdraw his guilty plea for soliciting sex in an airport bathroom, arguing Wednesday to a Minnesota appeals court that the case was not fully investigated.

Craig to Skip Hearing

SOURCE: Bart Jansen // CQ Politics

10 Sep 2008 // A Minnesota appeals court will consider Wednesday whether to overturn the disorderly conduct conviction of Sen. Larry E. Craig , but the Idaho Republican won’t be there.

A citizen watchdog group based in Washington D.C. is surprised the Senate Ethics Committee took any action regarding Senator Larry Craig. Late Wednesday the committee issued a public letter reprimanding the senator for his actions during an airport sex sting last year. From Boise, Don Wimberly has more.

16 February 2008 // Source: Don Wimberly // Boise State Radio

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