Earlier, we noted today’s San Diego Union-Tribune piece on Rep. John Doolittle (R-CA). The basic charge underlying the piece is that Brent Wilkes, a crooked defense contractor, paid $14,400 to Doolittle. Doolittle then went to bat for Wilkes, ultimately delivering $37 million in earmarks for a technology the Pentagon didn’t want.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=183877