Sunday, May 30, 2010

How do I loathe BP? Let me count the criminally negligent ways.

by Cedwyn

I, for one, was thrilled to discover the other day that the Department of Justice is conducting its own investigation into BP's shenanigans.  Granted, it's just the first steps, laying the groundwork for a formal investigation if whatever turns up warrants it, but you can't find evidence if you don't look for it, right? And based on what we do know, it's appearing increasingly likely that further investigation will be warranted, according to a handful of legal experts, anyway.  One of them, former federal prosecutor Chic Foret, had this to say: "I can almost guarantee you that a grand jury will be convened to take testimony, receive documents, hear evidence about exactly what happened."

continued at Daily Kos....