Jefferson, House Find Raid Case a Hard Sell

By John Bresnahan and Paul Kane
Roll Call Staff

June 19, 2006, 12 a.m.

A federal judge on Friday signaled that he was inclined to rule against Rep. William Jefferson (D-La.) and a bipartisan group of House leaders as they challenged the constitutionality of an FBI raid on the Louisiana Democrat’s office last month.

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