Following Monday’s sentencing of defense contractor Mitchell Wade, Sen. Dan Inouye’s spokesman responded to my reporting that the senator was one of the Wade five:

“Senator Inouye has not been contacted by the FBI or any other investigative authority in connection with the cases involving Duke Cunningham, Brent Wilkes and Mitchell Wade. Speculation and suggestions that a cloud of wrongdoing hangs over him and that he engaged in similar misconduct have no basis in fact.” — Inouye Press Secretary Mike Yuen.