Yesterday, we did a post on one of our least favorite politicians: Norm Coleman. Seems the sleazy ex-Senator from Minnesota wants to use his campaign funds (the money people are ostensibly giving to help with his recount lawsuits) to pay for other legal bills associated with his benefactor, Nasser Kazeminy. Mr. Kazeminy is accused by his business partners of funneling money to Mrs. Norm Coleman.
Well, since we wrote that post, the story got even more interesting. As Sam Stein first reported yesterday, FBI is asking witnesses about Coleman's ties to Kazeminy -- in matters unrelated to that other lawsuit. The FBI wants to know if Kazeminy has been buying clothes for Mr. and Mrs. Coleman. Sam Stein first broke this story last night.
The Star-Tribune has more today:
The FBI continues to investigate the relationship between former U.S. Sen. Norm Coleman and a close friend who has been a major political donor, according to a source who was questioned by the FBI.This clothes issue came up during the campaign. Last October, on several occasions, Coleman's campaign wouldn't answer the questions of reporters -- because Coleman's campaign wouldn't respond to blogs:
The source, who asked not to be identified, said the interview with two FBI agents occurred within the past two weeks. They asked questions about an allegation that Bloomington financier Nasser Kazeminy paid for suits and other items for Coleman and his wife, Laurie, at Nieman Marcus in Minneapolis.
"They said they've been talking to a lot of people,'' the source said Thursday.
The failure to answer those questions makes more sense now. Maybe Coleman's campaign will answer questions for the FBI.
