John Ashcroft Ambulance Chases Both Sides of Sirius/XM Merger Question

Brian Zick

John Ashcroft don't need no stinkin' ethics. Steve Clemons reports Allegedly, former Attorney General John Ashcroft offered his firm's services to XM Satellite Radio Holdings in the days after the Sirius/XM merger was announced. When rebuffed, he went and sold his weight in these matters to opponents of the deal, the National Association of Broadcasters.

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