It is helpful to look at the history of this case. The historical perspective makes one thing seem very odd: why haven't allegations of lying to the FBI been brought up before? Don't you think someone would have brought it up during the first trial? Tobin was acquited more than a year ago, why weren't these allegations raised then? Why is that all of a sudden, 20 days before the election, that there are new allegations against Tobin? Doesn't the timing seem odd? Dare I say, doesn't the timing seem calculated?
This is a great way for the struggling Shaheen campaing to get a quick bump in the polls in her close race with incumbent Sununu. The sad part is that she is playing politics by slandering a good man's name.
History is important because it creates the conext for the present. Given the long history of this case, the current events can be seen in their true and shameful light.
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