`` He is innocent of the charges , as if they 'd never been brought . '' NEW : Senate majority leader , Alaska governor back Justice Department action . The White House has said it will not defend the law in court and is instead working to get Congress to repeal it. Defense attorney cites `` extraordinary misconduct of government prosecutors '' Ted Stevens : `` I always knew that there would be a day '' when justice would come .
NEW : Senate majority leader , Alaska governor back Justice Department action . The White House has said it will not defend the law in court and is instead working to get Congress to repeal it. Defense attorney cites `` extraordinary misconduct of government prosecutors '' Ted Stevens : `` I always knew that there would be a day '' when justice would come .