interviews
refused interviews
Attorneys
Ronnie Earle
District Attorney of Travis County, Texas (D)

Rosemary Lehmberg
First Assistant District Attorney of Travis County

Jim Turner
Criminal attorney for John Colyandro, indicted former Executive Director of TRMPAC

JD Pauerstein
Criminal attorney for Jim Ellis, indicted Executive Director of Americans for a Republican Majority Political Action Committee – ARMPAC.

Roy Minton
Criminal attorney for the indicted Texas Association for Business

DeLay District Residents
Beverly Carter
Publisher, Ft. Bend Star, well-known Republican Party member and Delay critic

Jacqueline Blankenship
Long-time Republican Party activist whose husband was in business with Tom Delay and ended up successfully suing the congressman. Jacqueline was blacklisted from political campaign work by Tom Delay

Politicians
Martin Frost
Former Texas Congressman (D-Dallas)

Chris Bell
Former Texas Congressman (D-Houston), current candidate for the Democratic nomination for Governor of Texas

Governor Bill Ratliff
Former Texas Lt. Governor and State Senator (R-Mt. Pleasant)

Senator Jeff Wentworth
Current Texas State Senator (R- San Antonio)

Rep. Lon Burnam
Current Texas State Representative (D- Ft. Worth)

Rep. Garnet Coleman
Texas State Representative (D- Houston)

Rep. Terry Keel
Texas State Representative (R-Austin)

Rep. Eddie Rodriguez
Texas State Representative (D-Austin)

Rep. Trey Martinez Fischer
Texas State Representative (D- San Antonio)

David Lengefeld
former Texas State Representative (D- Hamilton)

Authors, Commentators, Reporters
Paul Burka
Senior Executive Editor, Texas Monthly Magazine

Lou Dubose
Co-Author of The Hammer

Molly Ivins
Nationally syndicated columnist

Laylan Coplin
Reporter, Austin-American Statesman

Jim Hightower
National radio commentator and author of Thieves In High Places

On Camera by way of Press Conferences/Clips
Congressman Tom DeLay
(R-Sugar land)

Steve Brittain
Attorney for Tom DeLay

Dick DeGuerin
Attorney for Tom DeLay

Rep. Pete Gallego
Texas State Representative (D-Alpine)

Jack Abramoff
Pled guilty for bribery, fraud and tax evasion

President George Bush

Bill White
Attorney for Tom DeLay
Politicians
Congressman Tom Delay
(R-Sugar Land)
Did not respond to requests for interviews

John Collyandro
Indicted former Executive Director of TRMPAC
Did not respond to requests for interviews

Jim Ellis
Indicted Executive Director of ARMPAC
Did not respond to requests for interviews

Former Congressman and Republican House Majority Dick Armey
(R-Denton)
Did not respond to requests for interviews

Congressman Roy Bonilla
(R-San Antonio)
Did not respond to requests for interviews

Congressman John Carter
(R-Round Rock)
Did not respond to requests for interviews

Congressman Pete Sessions
(R-Dallas)
Did not respond to requests for interviews

Congressman Roy Blunt
(R-Mo)
Did not respond to requests for interviews

Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi
(D-San Francisco)
Said no

Governor Rick Perry
Governor of Texas
Did not respond to requests for interview

Texas House Speaker Tom Craddick
(R-Midland)
Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives

Forner Texas House Speaker Gib Lewis
(D-Ft. Worth)
Did not respond to requests for interviews

Former Texas House Speaker Pete Laney
(D-Hale Center)
Did not respond to requests for interviews

Texas State Representative Phil King
(R-Weatherford)
Said no

Texas State Representative Martha Wong
(R-Houston)
Gave interview, but would not submit a signed release

Representative Sid Miller
(R-Stephenville)
Said no

Indicted Corporations
Westar
Said no to an interview

Sears
Did not respond to requests for interviews

Bacardi
Did not respond to requests for interviews

Westar
Did not respond to requests for interviews

Cracker Barrel
Did not respond to requests for interviews

Questerra
Did not respond to requests for interviews

Alliance for Quality Nursing
Did not respond to requests for interviews

Williams Company
Did not respond to requests for interviews

Diversified Collection
Did not respond to requests for interviews

Lawyers
Steve Brittain
Attorney for Tom DeLay
Did not respond to requests for interviews

Dick DeGuerin
Attorney for Tom DeLay
Did not respond to requests for interviews

Bill White
Attorney for Tom DeLay
Did not respond to requests for interviews

Others
Tina Benkiser
Chair of Republican Party of Texas
Did not respond to requests for interviews

Bill Hammond
Director of the indicted Texas Association of Business
Did not respond to requests for interviews

Dr. Ed Young
Pastor, Second Baptist Church, Houston, Delay’s church
Did not respond to requests for interviews