An affirmative determination could invite Chinese retaliation because the evidence of a causal connection between imports from China and injury to the U.S. industry is weak to non-existent.
"Colorado's statutory scheme regarding the affirmative defense of insanity, and the introduction of any 'mental condition' evidence at trial or sentencing, is unconstitutional in many individual respects, " they wrote in a 60-page motion and brief filed Thursday.
"More concerning, however, are the findings that these managers ignored evidence given to them, presented baseless explanations that were 'simply not credible', and took affirmative steps to conceal the problem, " Special Counsel Carolyn Lerner wrote in a letter to US President Barack Obama.