As we have followed in this space, former Sen. Norm Coleman (R) still awaits the count of 400 new absentee ballots in his Senate race, in which he trails Al Franken (D). As these ballots are extremely unlikely to make up his 225-vote deficit, Coleman is also preparing an appeal of his election challenge to the Minnesota Supreme Court, and a possible trip to the U.S. Supreme Court.

With Coleman’s future hanging in the balance, Minnesota Democrats are seizing every opportunity to remind people of the months-long FBI investigation of the actions of one of Coleman’s donors. Currently, they are circulating this story, which mentions it at the very end.

Asked if the FBI had contacted him, Coleman smiled and shrugged his shoulders. “I can’t say anything,” he said. “We want this matter to be fully reviewed and fully investigated because nothing happened and we are looking forward to that taking place.”

The donor, Nasser Kyzeminy, is accused in a separate lawsuit of attempting to funnel money to Coleman through his wife’s employer. Coleman is not a defendant in that lawsuit, and both Coleman and Mrs. Coleman’s employer insist that none of the money (a $75,000 consulting contract) went to Coleman or his wife.

Meanwhile, Coleman confidently predicts victory in the election challenge on Fox and Friends.