Don Siegelman Documentary
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One thing is for sure: The movie has been VERY WELL received! Virtually all reviews in the press, as well as on Amazon and beyond, have given the film ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ - 5 out of 5 stars. It shows that all the hard work by so many dedicated people has paid off with a quality production. We are also proud to say that the film's veracity and accuracy remains completely unchallenged. Every word and frame remains well substantiated and held up to the most rigid scrutiny.
Now that the production of the film is complete, we still need to promote the movie so that many more people will have a chance to see it. However, promotion does not come cheap, so we are asking you to please help us out once more to tell the world about this terrible injustice.
Although we were able to raise most of the money need for the production, in order to complete the film we borrowed $20,000 which now needs to be repaid. Despite the great reviews, revenues from online sales and rentals fall far short of the amount to needed to repay to production loan. We sure could use a few wealthy benefactors to help as much as possible.
We will be eternally grateful your financial support.
Please donate once more. We need your help!
If possible, please donate as generously as possible.
Since the film's release, we have received glowing reviews from a wide range of viewers. Here are a few:
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5.0 out of 5 stars
By E.S.
This is a must watch for every American. It reveals the corruption of our own judicial system….Yet it is an extraordinary professional production.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5.0 out of 5 stars
By L.G.W.
The cover-up is much much worse than the initial crime. The cover-up of the cover-up even worse.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5.0 out of 5 stars
By J.B.
After hearing all of the sordid details you will probably be left shaking your head and asking yourself how did this happen…
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5.0 out of 5 stars
By L.J.
Well done piece. Everyone should see this. Utterly shocking how evil people can be to one another. Don Siegelmen was framed.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5.0 out of 5 stars
By O.
By the time I was done watching this movie I was furious. It is disgusting what happened to that poor man..
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5.0 out of 5 stars
By D.M.
This documentary was very well done.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5.0 out of 5 stars
By S.P.
The corruption isn't just limited to Alabama but goes all the way to Washington. My mind is blown and I am in shock.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5.0 out of 5 stars
By A.D.
A "must see" if you are interested in American politics.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5.0 out of 5 stars
By C.H.
A Tornado of Injustice… This is a must see.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5.0 out of 5 stars
By J.T.
Very informative film.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5.0 out of 5 stars
By Anonymous
Alabama, you crazy!
This is a great documentary and very illuminating. Well made and fast paced.
Worth your time and anger.
- Josh Moon, Alabama Political Reporter
[I]t is explosive...The whole sordid story makes my blood boil... Please honor Don and go see the documentary, and decide for yourself what else appropriately should be done.
- Julian L. McPhillips Jr., Attorney and Author, Civil Rights in My Bones
Steve Wimberly's well researched expose' of corrupt political warfare that brought down the last democratic governor in the state of Alabama. It is timely and alarming. …This convincing revelation is a must see for any American citizen concerned about the future of our democracy.
- Lynn Rabren, Producer-Director, America's Amazon
I was quickly captured by this true story of political intrigue. The blatant abuse of our criminal justice system to politically assassinate the honorable and popular Alabama governor, Don Siegelman, was shocking. America needs to see how it was done and what really happened.
- Peter D. Bullard, Ph.D., Retired Professor of Psychology, Wake Forest University
Please click here to donate. We need your help!
Please help us to get this movie out there so that everyone will know the horrible injustice that happened.
We will be eternally grateful for any help to make this movie a success!
Many thanks,
Steve Wimberly
Producer/Director, Atticus v. The Architect: The Political Assassination of Don Siegelman
Please donate today!
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"Don Siegelman isn’t just fighting for his freedom; he’s fighting for the integrity of our democracy”
– Al Gore, Former Vice President
Former Alabama Governor Don Siegelman believed in a judicial system that completely failed him.
“America’s Political Prisoner #1.”
- American Trial Lawyers Magazine
As many of you know, Don was a popular Democrat who’d won every statewide office in Alabama before he was railroaded into jail by the most notorious name in American politics – Karl Rove.
This film has the potential to make a major impact on politics by exposing the corrupt, immoral tactics used by Republican operatives that are responsible for putting this innocent man in jail.
The Film
We will reveal the dark underbelly of Republican politics. It will explain how Karl Rove used his senior executive position in the Bush White House to “get rid of Siegelman” because Republicans simply couldn’t beat him at the polls. Rove began by arranging for loyal Republican operatives, and Siegelman’s political adversaries, to be appointed as federal prosecutors.
The federal prosecutor that indicted Gov. Siegelman (Leura Canary) was married to the campaign manager of his opponent (Bill Canary)!
Those prosecutors quickly indicted Siegelman with fake, made-up charges alleging actions that, according to hundreds of legal experts – both Republican and Democrat – have never been crimes in the history of American jurisprudence. Then, to make those false charges stick, a Republican “hanging judge" with numerous personal, political, and financial conflicts was suspiciously selected to preside over the trial.
Before the trial, Gov. Siegelman caught Mark Fuller misappropriating over $300,000 in state retirement funds. The embarrassed Fuller, now a federal judge, vowed payback. Fuller got his chance when he was assigned to preside over Gov. Siegelman's trial.
Inside this excessively biased courtroom, Rove's henchmen got away with a staggering array of judicial misconduct: lying to the jury, bribing the judge, scripting witness testimony, threatening the witness if he didn’t comply, multiple improper jury instructions, jury tampering, and allowing admittance of false evidence.
Under threat of impeachment, Judge Mark Fuller resigned from the federal bench for beating his wife. An investigation found that he had beat his wife on numerous occasions and lied to investigators.
There was no way possible for Siegelman to get a fair trial because the only official oversight at Justice was under Rove's control. With Karl Rove's client, the former Alabama Attorney General on the court of appeals, it is little wonder that Gov. Siegelman's appeals for justice have been resoundingly denied.
“The conviction and sentence of Governor Siegelman has been a travesty of justice.”
- Judge U.W. Clemon, Federal Judge (Ret.)
“They could not beat him fair and square. This is a Republican state (Alabama), and he was the one Democrat they could never get rid of.”
- Grant Woods (R), AR Attorney General 1991-99
Don Siegelman Unjustly Remains in Prison
Despite being one of the most popular and respected figures in Alabama with decades of unblemished public service, Don Siegelman’s life has been devastated. He’s been away from his family for years.
Siegelman has been completely stripped of his freedom and lost everything including his home, his savings, and a very promising career.
He has endured more hardship than most of us can imagine, even though hundreds of America’s top legal experts say he never committed a crime.
Since his conviction, countless Democrats and Republicans have formally declared their support for Don's innocence. Most notably, 113 former states’ Attorneys General from both political parties signed a formal petition protesting the rampant prosecutorial misconduct and judicial abuse in this trial.
This is the first time in American history that so many legal experts have come forward to condemn the deliberate injustice directed at a single person.
Our Filmmaking Team
The film will be produced and directed by Steve Wimberly.
Steve’s credits include numerous documentaries and television shows featured on Discovery Networks, HGTV and the Food Channel. For more information about Steve, please see: www.peppertreefilms.com
Should you carry that same hunger for truth, please join us so that the whole story behind the political assassination of this innocent man no longer remains a secret.
This story must be told.
We can’t express just how important you are! Without your participation, this project will not happen. We would love for you to be a part of the journey!
Please join us...be a part of the journey!
One thing is for sure: The movie has been VERY WELL received! Virtually all reviews in the press, as well as on Amazon and beyond, have given the film ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ - 5 out of 5 stars. It shows that all the hard work by so many dedicated people has paid off with a quality production. We are also proud to say that the film's veracity and accuracy remains completely unchallenged. Every word and frame remains well substantiated and held up to the most rigid scrutiny.
Now that the production of the film is complete, we still need to promote the movie so that many more people will have a chance to see it. However, promotion does not come cheap, so we are asking you to please help us out once more to tell the world about this terrible injustice.
Although we were able to raise most of the money need for the production, in order to complete the film we borrowed $20,000 which now needs to be repaid. Despite the great reviews, revenues from online sales and rentals fall far short of the amount to needed to repay to production loan. We sure could use a few wealthy benefactors to help as much as possible.
We will be eternally grateful your financial support.
Please donate once more. We need your help!
If possible, please donate as generously as possible.
Since the film's release, we have received glowing reviews from a wide range of viewers. Here are a few:
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5.0 out of 5 stars
By E.S.
This is a must watch for every American. It reveals the corruption of our own judicial system….Yet it is an extraordinary professional production.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5.0 out of 5 stars
By L.G.W.
The cover-up is much much worse than the initial crime. The cover-up of the cover-up even worse.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5.0 out of 5 stars
By J.B.
After hearing all of the sordid details you will probably be left shaking your head and asking yourself how did this happen…
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5.0 out of 5 stars
By L.J.
Well done piece. Everyone should see this. Utterly shocking how evil people can be to one another. Don Siegelmen was framed.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5.0 out of 5 stars
By O.
By the time I was done watching this movie I was furious. It is disgusting what happened to that poor man..
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5.0 out of 5 stars
By D.M.
This documentary was very well done.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5.0 out of 5 stars
By S.P.
The corruption isn't just limited to Alabama but goes all the way to Washington. My mind is blown and I am in shock.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5.0 out of 5 stars
By A.D.
A "must see" if you are interested in American politics.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5.0 out of 5 stars
By C.H.
A Tornado of Injustice… This is a must see.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5.0 out of 5 stars
By J.T.
Very informative film.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5.0 out of 5 stars
By Anonymous
Alabama, you crazy!
This is a great documentary and very illuminating. Well made and fast paced.
Worth your time and anger.
- Josh Moon, Alabama Political Reporter
[I]t is explosive...The whole sordid story makes my blood boil... Please honor Don and go see the documentary, and decide for yourself what else appropriately should be done.
- Julian L. McPhillips Jr., Attorney and Author, Civil Rights in My Bones
Steve Wimberly's well researched expose' of corrupt political warfare that brought down the last democratic governor in the state of Alabama. It is timely and alarming. …This convincing revelation is a must see for any American citizen concerned about the future of our democracy.
- Lynn Rabren, Producer-Director, America's Amazon
I was quickly captured by this true story of political intrigue. The blatant abuse of our criminal justice system to politically assassinate the honorable and popular Alabama governor, Don Siegelman, was shocking. America needs to see how it was done and what really happened.
- Peter D. Bullard, Ph.D., Retired Professor of Psychology, Wake Forest University
Please click here to donate. We need your help!
Please help us to get this movie out there so that everyone will know the horrible injustice that happened.
We will be eternally grateful for any help to make this movie a success!
Many thanks,
Steve Wimberly
Producer/Director, Atticus v. The Architect: The Political Assassination of Don Siegelman
Please donate today!
----------------------------------------------------------------------
"Don Siegelman isn’t just fighting for his freedom; he’s fighting for the integrity of our democracy”
– Al Gore, Former Vice President
Former Alabama Governor Don Siegelman believed in a judicial system that completely failed him.
“America’s Political Prisoner #1.”
- American Trial Lawyers Magazine
As many of you know, Don was a popular Democrat who’d won every statewide office in Alabama before he was railroaded into jail by the most notorious name in American politics – Karl Rove.
This film has the potential to make a major impact on politics by exposing the corrupt, immoral tactics used by Republican operatives that are responsible for putting this innocent man in jail.
The Film
We will reveal the dark underbelly of Republican politics. It will explain how Karl Rove used his senior executive position in the Bush White House to “get rid of Siegelman” because Republicans simply couldn’t beat him at the polls. Rove began by arranging for loyal Republican operatives, and Siegelman’s political adversaries, to be appointed as federal prosecutors.
The federal prosecutor that indicted Gov. Siegelman (Leura Canary) was married to the campaign manager of his opponent (Bill Canary)!
Those prosecutors quickly indicted Siegelman with fake, made-up charges alleging actions that, according to hundreds of legal experts – both Republican and Democrat – have never been crimes in the history of American jurisprudence. Then, to make those false charges stick, a Republican “hanging judge" with numerous personal, political, and financial conflicts was suspiciously selected to preside over the trial.
Before the trial, Gov. Siegelman caught Mark Fuller misappropriating over $300,000 in state retirement funds. The embarrassed Fuller, now a federal judge, vowed payback. Fuller got his chance when he was assigned to preside over Gov. Siegelman's trial.
Inside this excessively biased courtroom, Rove's henchmen got away with a staggering array of judicial misconduct: lying to the jury, bribing the judge, scripting witness testimony, threatening the witness if he didn’t comply, multiple improper jury instructions, jury tampering, and allowing admittance of false evidence.
Under threat of impeachment, Judge Mark Fuller resigned from the federal bench for beating his wife. An investigation found that he had beat his wife on numerous occasions and lied to investigators.
There was no way possible for Siegelman to get a fair trial because the only official oversight at Justice was under Rove's control. With Karl Rove's client, the former Alabama Attorney General on the court of appeals, it is little wonder that Gov. Siegelman's appeals for justice have been resoundingly denied.
“The conviction and sentence of Governor Siegelman has been a travesty of justice.”
- Judge U.W. Clemon, Federal Judge (Ret.)
“They could not beat him fair and square. This is a Republican state (Alabama), and he was the one Democrat they could never get rid of.”
- Grant Woods (R), AR Attorney General 1991-99
Don Siegelman Unjustly Remains in Prison
Despite being one of the most popular and respected figures in Alabama with decades of unblemished public service, Don Siegelman’s life has been devastated. He’s been away from his family for years.
Siegelman has been completely stripped of his freedom and lost everything including his home, his savings, and a very promising career.
He has endured more hardship than most of us can imagine, even though hundreds of America’s top legal experts say he never committed a crime.
Since his conviction, countless Democrats and Republicans have formally declared their support for Don's innocence. Most notably, 113 former states’ Attorneys General from both political parties signed a formal petition protesting the rampant prosecutorial misconduct and judicial abuse in this trial.
This is the first time in American history that so many legal experts have come forward to condemn the deliberate injustice directed at a single person.
Our Filmmaking Team
The film will be produced and directed by Steve Wimberly.
Steve’s credits include numerous documentaries and television shows featured on Discovery Networks, HGTV and the Food Channel. For more information about Steve, please see: www.peppertreefilms.com
Should you carry that same hunger for truth, please join us so that the whole story behind the political assassination of this innocent man no longer remains a secret.
This story must be told.
We can’t express just how important you are! Without your participation, this project will not happen. We would love for you to be a part of the journey!
Please join us...be a part of the journey!
Organizer
Steve Wimberly
Organizer
Atlanta, GA
