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The panel contends that Kane unlawfully released confidential information to the Philadelphia Daily News in a bid to punish a rival prosecutor. For doing so - and subsequently denying it - the panel recommended that Kane be charged with perjury, official oppression, obstruction, and other crimes.
Kane has said she did nothing wrong, and her lawyers say she will not resign if charged.
Lanny Davis, a lawyer and spokesman for Kane, issued a statement late Thursday denouncing "anonymous sources" and "cowardly leakers" who he said had lied about Kane to The Inquirer.
"They are attempting to try and convict Kathleen Kane in the media by whispering into a reporter's ear in the darkness of anonymity and non-accountability," Davis said.
Kane's lawyers argued before the state Supreme Court on Wednesday that the special prosecutor who led the grand jury had no legal authority to do so and that the case against her should be thrown out.
Her lawyers have also pointed out that Kane, a suspect in a leak inquiry, has been the target of repeated leaks herself.
The state grand jury, based in Norristown, sent its recommendation of criminal charges against Kane to Montgomery County District Attorney Risa Vetri Ferman. Unless the high court rules otherwise, Ferman must decide whether to bring a criminal case.
The grand jury presentment has not been made public.
Some of what the panel found was disclosed in legal documents filed before Wednesday's arguments. Sources familiar with the evidence presented to the grand jury filled in further details.
This story is based on interviews, the recent legal filings, and other official documents.
Read more at Inquirer exclusive How the perjury case against Kane was built
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Kane has said she did nothing wrong, and her lawyers say she will not resign if charged.
Lanny Davis, a lawyer and spokesman for Kane, issued a statement late Thursday denouncing "anonymous sources" and "cowardly leakers" who he said had lied about Kane to The Inquirer.
"They are attempting to try and convict Kathleen Kane in the media by whispering into a reporter's ear in the darkness of anonymity and non-accountability," Davis said.
Kane's lawyers argued before the state Supreme Court on Wednesday that the special prosecutor who led the grand jury had no legal authority to do so and that the case against her should be thrown out.
Her lawyers have also pointed out that Kane, a suspect in a leak inquiry, has been the target of repeated leaks herself.
The state grand jury, based in Norristown, sent its recommendation of criminal charges against Kane to Montgomery County District Attorney Risa Vetri Ferman. Unless the high court rules otherwise, Ferman must decide whether to bring a criminal case.
The grand jury presentment has not been made public.
Some of what the panel found was disclosed in legal documents filed before Wednesday's arguments. Sources familiar with the evidence presented to the grand jury filled in further details.
This story is based on interviews, the recent legal filings, and other official documents.
Read more at Inquirer exclusive How the perjury case against Kane was built
Is anyone else following this?
