At the Congressional hearing on "Allegations of Selective Prosecution: The Erosion of Public Confidence in Our Federal Justice System" yesterday, Congressman Artur Davis mentioned a recent article in Time Magazine reporting that Lanny Young told investigators he made illegal contributions, not only to former Governor Don Siegelman, but to Republicans Jeff Sessions and Bill Pryor as well. Seemingly, prosecutors weren't interested in hearing about that -- they wanted to hear about Don Siegelman. Davis asserted this preferential interest in Siegelman wrongdoing indicated selectiveness on the part of the Department of Justice.
Unwilling to let that "selectiveness" charge stand, writers for the Birmingham News talked to someone who was involved in the case:
