Judge rules in favor of Boehner
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Chief Judge Thomas Hogan of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia ordered Rep. Jim McDermott (D-Wash.) to pay nearly $1.2 million to House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio).
The order settles a legal dispute over McDermott’s actions in leaking the contents of an intercepted 1996 conference call involving Boehner and other Republican leaders.
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