Texas Senator Wants To Know Whether Prosecutors Were Going After Aaron Swartz For Political Retaliation
A top Senate Republican is suggesting the federal government harshly prosecuted Aaron Swartz because the Internet activist asked for too much information. After Swartz killed himself last week in his New York apartment, his family said prosecutors' criminal hacking case spurred the 26-year-old to take his own life. But Texas Sen. John Cornyn, the Senate's No. 2 Republican, has a totally different take. In a letter sent Friday to Attorney General Eric Holder, Cornyn is questioning whether prosecutors were too overzealous in the case, The Washington Times reported Friday. Cornyn wonders if the
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