Arlen Specter: “I consider myself as a juror on the matter to look at the facts and make an impartial, unbiased determination. That is…”

“I consider myself as a juror on the matter to look at the facts and make an impartial, unbiased determination. That is the conclusion which I came to in conjunction with my distinguished colleague from Pennsylvania, Senator Santorum, when we had the district attorneys in my office on January 23rd at the invitation of Senator Santorum and myself to hear the specifics of their complaints. They said at that time that they had some 50 cases to present on Judge Massiah-Jackson's record, and we responded that we wanted to hear them to see what they were. We hoped that they could be filed within a week, although whatever information they give us at any time, including today, is going to be considered. This is a very important matter when you have a lifetime Federal court appointment. In fact, 49 cases were submitted on Monday, February 2nd, a week ago yesterday. Those cases are currently under review. I am told that some 15 people are reviewing the cases in the Department of Justice and at the White House to make an analysis of those cases.”