The Stolen Election & Trial of Governor Don Siegelman. He was the only person in Alabama history elected to all four top statewide offices — Secretary of State, Attorney General, Lieutenant Governor, and Governor. A progressive Democrat in the Deep South, once called a dark horse for the Democratic presidential nomination. Then came the 2002 election. Governor Don Siegelman sits down with Nick Collado for the full, first-person account of what happened: winning on election night, waking to find over 6,000 votes had vanished, and watching the ballots get seized before they could ever be recounted. This episode traces the evidence trail back to Karl Rove — the U.S. Attorney's personal ties to his opponent's campaign, the federal judge with an axe to grind, and the bribery charge built on a non-paying board appointment with no financial benefit at all. We also watch the trailer for the documentary Atticus vs. the Architect, which covers the Siegelman case in depth and is available to stream on Amazon Prime. Topics covered in this episode: The 2002 Alabama governor's race and the disputed election night vote count Karl Rove, Billy Canary, and the political operatives connected to the case U.S. Attorney Leura Canary's conflict of interest Judge Mark Fuller and the jury instructions at trial The Richard Scrushy bribery charge and the implied quid pro quo standard Life after conviction, prison, and the fight to clear his name This is Episode 1 of Me and the Gov — a series of in-depth conversations with former Alabama Governor Don Siegelman, hosted by Nick Collado.