WASHINGTON - Former state lawmaker Tim Leslie, R-Carmichael, wants Attorney General Michael Mukasey either to indict Rep. John Doolittle and his wife Julie “or leave them and our community alone.”
In a rambling letter to the attorney general dated Dec. 7, Leslie complained about the corruption investigation that has dragged on nearly three years.
“I really do not think you understand how much turmoil has been created - not just for the congressman and his wife, but for nearly a half million people that have been thrown into limbo” in his congressional district, Leslie said.
Leslie said he thinks federal prosecutors know they don’t have a case and, in an effort to “save face,” they’ve decided “to make the Doolittles’ life as difficult as possible in hopes of forcing them to resign.”
In a telephone interview Wednesday, Leslie said he sent the letter without any coaxing from the Doolittles. He also said he won’t run for Doolittle’s seat if the congressman decides not to run for a 10th term.
Ron Rogers, Doolittle’s top aide, said the congressman had nothing to do with the letter and is not trying to whip up a letter-writing campaign. The Justice Department refuses to talk about the Doolittle investigation.
-- David Whitney, Bee Washington Bureau
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