CNN The Situation Room April 1, 2015 22:45:00
>> i remember the last sitting united states senator to be indicted and charged, ted stephens of alaska. you remember that? >> in the end, he was vindicated. he went through hell. the federal government could not prove the case against him. >> well, he was convicted. he was convicted. what happened was, the attorney general came in and reviewed the case and found there was some very serious behavior by the -- by prosecutors. they didn't share evidence they were supposed to with the defense. they ended up tossing the case. >> in effect he was vindicated. he was -- he may have been convicted, bu...