Another Coleman legal front

Ben Smith
Politico

Keeping that Minnesota Senate seat open has been a useful parliamentary tactic for the Senate Republicans, but there's some risk that this becomes a serious image problem.

The Pioneer Press today enlarges on a Sam Stein scoop that the FBI has expanded its inquiry into Norm Coleman's finances.

FBI agents in Minnesota have begun asking questions about the relationship between former U.S. Sen. Norm Coleman and a close friend and donor, according to a Minnesota source to whom the agents talked.

The source, who spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the matter, said the "main topic" of the two agents' questions surrounded an allegation that Bloomington financier Nasser Kazeminy paid for suits and other items Coleman and his wife shopped for at Neiman Marcus in Minneapolis.

This was, you may recall, the subject of the most awkward press conference ever.