Investigation of Alleged Assault by GOP Gov Candidate Gibbons Suspiciously Inept

Justin Rood at TPM Muckraker reports on the cozy relationship of principle players aligned against the accuser, in the case of alleged assault by Nevada GOP gubernatorial candidate Jim Gibbons. A judge yesterday ordered mysteriously disappearing and reappearing surveillance tapes released, that could prove who's lying about the late-night encounter between Rep. Jim Gibbons (R-NV) and his accuser, Chrissy Mazzeo. Big news, right? Those tapes could be the key piece of evidence that breaks the case. Well, hardly. Here's what else has been revealed in the last twenty-four hours: - Just about every player in the drama (aside from Mazzeo) is connected to Gibbons. Through himself, his counsel and advisers, the accused is closely tied to the local sheriff whose force is investigating the assault charges against him; at least one of the two local newspapers covering the scandal; a key judge; the owners of the surveillance tape; and nearly everyone else in his drinking party that fateful night (i.e., witnesses).