I'm a bit confused by this article. I've followed this pretty closely in the media, and the individual who allegedly accessed the files was dismissed. If warranted, he will (and should) face charges, but unless there is evidence that somebody directed him to do it, it will (and should) end there. I don't think the accused claiming innocence is anything to make a big deal about, when's the last time someone accused of a crime came forward and said, "Yep, you got me, guilty as charged!"?

The other issue is the contents of the memos. Although they should not have been disclosed at all, they have been, and the "genie is out of the bottle" so to speak. Considering that these memos include evidence of possible corruption by some Democratic senators, I don't know how you do not investigate that regardless of how the information entered the public domain. If senators are being directed to oppose judicial candidates by special interest groups that contribute to their campaigns, I want to know it.

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