DC council just voted to EXPELL Jack Evans!!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They didn’t vote to expel. They voted to recommend expelling him. Big difference.

Final vote is right before Christmas, and this preliminary vote was 12-0

Are you really going to try and convince anyone here that this doesn't mean Jack is out?!?!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have no doubt this sort of corruption goes on all the time.

Look at the way Virginia facilitates development at the local and state levels, then sticks taxpayers with infrastructure costs. Someone needs to do an investigative report and expose the rats.

The classic fox in the chicken coop syndrome.

Someone, who?

[Anonymous]

I thought this might happen when he refused to answer any more questions about his dealings. Anyone have a guess about whether he’ll end up in prison or have a second career as a lobbyist for Colonial Parking, Maret etc.

[Anonymous]

When the FBI investigates elected officials and the resolution is a plea bargain, if there is a guilty plea to criminal acts it's almost guaranteed that part of the deal is the official has to resign their post. If Jack resigns before negotiating his plea deal he loses that bargaining chip.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:When the FBI investigates elected officials and the resolution is a plea bargain, if there is a guilty plea to criminal acts it's almost guaranteed that part of the deal is the official has to resign their post. If Jack resigns before negotiating his plea deal he loses that bargaining chip.

And if he’s removed from office in time for Christmas, then he is really S.O.L.

[Anonymous]

Doesn’t seem like he’ll go quietly. Wotp is reporting that he challenged thousands of signatures on his recall petition and now the recall petition doesn’t have enough to go forward.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Doesn’t seem like he’ll go quietly. Wotp is reporting that he challenged thousands of signatures on his recall petition and now the recall petition doesn’t have enough to go forward.

Do DC council members have to pass through the metal detectors at the Wilson Building ?

Because Evans fits the exact profile of a workplace shooter.

[Anonymous]

After ignoring his corruption for years, the Washington Post finally gets on the ball with an editorial asking for his resignation.

[Anonymous]

Is he gone yet?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is he gone yet?

Not even close.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.cnn.com/cnn/2019/12/10/politics/jack-evans-dc-scandal-explained/index.html

So far, the city council's hearings and votes on the Evans allegations have been conducted in a special ad hoc committee made up of all the councilmembers minus Evans. Later this month, the proceedings will move to the full council, which will include the embattled official.

Evans will get the chance to refute the allegations against him at a January hearing; the event is tentatively set for January 7, according to Chair of the Council Phil Mendelson's spokeswoman Lindsay Walton. A final vote to officially expel Evans from the council is expected later in January. The expulsion would take place immediately.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is he gone yet?

Not even close.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.cnn.com/cnn/2019/12/10/politics/jack-evans-dc-scandal-explained/index.html

So far, the city council's hearings and votes on the Evans allegations have been conducted in a special ad hoc committee made up of all the councilmembers minus Evans. Later this month, the proceedings will move to the full council, which will include the embattled official.

Evans will get the chance to refute the allegations against him at a January hearing; the event is tentatively set for January 7, according to Chair of the Council Phil Mendelson's spokeswoman Lindsay Walton. A final vote to officially expel Evans from the council is expected later in January. The expulsion would take place immediately.

Jack will try to enjoy the holidays as best he can, while his lawyers try to cut a plea deal with federal prosecutors ahead of a probable indictment. Then he will resign in January.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is he gone yet?

Not even close.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.cnn.com/cnn/2019/12/10/politics/jack-evans-dc-scandal-explained/index.html

So far, the city council's hearings and votes on the Evans allegations have been conducted in a special ad hoc committee made up of all the councilmembers minus Evans. Later this month, the proceedings will move to the full council, which will include the embattled official.

Evans will get the chance to refute the allegations against him at a January hearing; the event is tentatively set for January 7, according to Chair of the Council Phil Mendelson's spokeswoman Lindsay Walton. A final vote to officially expel Evans from the council is expected later in January. The expulsion would take place immediately.

Jack will try to enjoy the holidays as best he can, while his lawyers try to cut a plea deal with federal prosecutors ahead of a probable indictment. Then he will resign in January.

And meanwhile Maret parents will enjoy the fruits of his corruption in the form of the Jelleff deal, which I understand was so many years ago that it wasn’t part of the federal investigation into Maret’s corruption.

[Anonymous]

Don't forget the metro riders who now have fun animated advertisements.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Don't forget the metro riders who now have fun animated advertisements.

At the aotomated station announcements were an improvement over the intelligible, slurred “speech” of many of the train operators!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Don't forget the metro riders who now have fun animated advertisements.

At least the automated station announcements were an improvement over the unintelligible, slurred “speech” of many of the train operators!

Typos corrected in above.