21.   Supporters include actor Ed Asner, authors and academics such as E.L. Doctorow and Cornel West, black congressmen, trade unionists, Trotskyites and death penalty opponents.

22.   The black congressman said he was the target of a racially biased, politically motivated prosecution.

23.   The black congressman has said he is the target of a racially biased, politically motivated prosecution.

24.   The black congressman said he was the target of a racially biased, politically motivated case.

25.   Before the sentencing, the black congressman denounced the prosecutors and the media who he accused of racism.