GOP Corruption at Every Level
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Departing Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin pardoned Patrick Brian Baker, a convicted murderer, after Baker’s family hosted a fundraiser to clear Bevin’s campaign debt.
Baker was convicted of killing a man during a home invasion in 2014. “ Bevin also pardoned Patrick Brian Baker, who was convicted of homicide and other crimes in a fatal 2014 home break-in in Knox County, the Courier Journal reported. Baker’s family raised $21,500 at a political fundraiser last year for Bevin and Baker’s brother and sister-in-law also gave $4,000 to Bevin’s campaign on the day of the fundraiser, the newpaper reported. Commonwealth’s Attorney Jackie Steele, who prosecuted Patrick Baker and other defendants for the 2014 death of Donald Mills, told the newspaper it would be an “understatement to say I am aggrieved” by Bevin’s pardon. The other defendants were not pardoned.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/bevin-pardons-include-man-whose-brother-held-fundraiser/2019/12/12/cbf6e1a6-1d10-11ea-977a-15a6710ed6da_story.html |
Anonymous
| Bevin is disgusting |
Anonymous
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Florida GOP fundraisers, donor get federal subpoenas in probe of Giuliani associates
“A prominent Florida lobbying firm, a GOP fundraiser in Tallahassee and a donor to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis were subpoenaed in recent weeks by federal prosecutors in New York investigating two South Florida businessmen whose work for President Donald Trump’s personal attorney has placed them near the center of a congressional impeachment inquiry.” https://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/article237629109.html#storylink=cpy |
Anonymous
Seriously. He also pardoned a man who beheaded a woman and stuffed her in a barrel. Which White House position do you think he’ll get? https://amp.kentucky.com/news/politics-government/article238320918.html?__twitter_impression=true |
Anonymous
Pretty sure Donnie wants to cut Pence loose. So... VP? |
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President Trump’s hand-picked IRS Commissioner, Charles Rettig, earns as much as $1 million in rental income from the Trump-branded properties he co-owns while facing demands from Congress to release Trump’s tax returns. When Trump nominated Rettig to lead the IRS in February 2018, Rettig initially failed to disclose that the Hawaii real estate he owned was at a Trump-branded property.
https://www.citizensforethics.org/irs-commissioner-charged-with-releasing-trump-tax-returns-profits-from-trump-branded-property/ |
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Oh yeah. Chao’s office has a “special liaison” just for Mitch’s projects. “The Transportation Department under Secretary Elaine Chao designated a special liaison to help with grant applications and other priorities from her husband Mitch McConnell’s state of Kentucky, paving the way for grants totaling at least $78 million for favored projects as McConnell prepared to campaign for reelection.” https://www.politico.com/story/2019/06/10/mcconnell-elaine-chao-1358068 |
Anonymous
The corruption is never-ending. |
Anonymous
But the economy is roaring! Look at your 401K! You just don’t want to admit what anyone with eyes can see! I have more money! MEEEEEEE! Who cares about a little corruption!!!!???? Trump will drain the swamp when he’s good and ready!!!!! In fact he already has!! This is the Democrats fault! Lying Democrats!! I don’t care about anything but my money!!!!!!!! /s |
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“Washington State Rep. Matt Shea planned and participated in domestic terrorism against the United States before and during the armed takeover at Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, an investigation commissioned by the Washington state House found.
The 108-page report found that beginning in November 2015, Shea, working with militia leader Ammon Bundy, helped “in the planning and preparation” of the Malheur takeover, a six-week conflict in which dozens of armed protesters occupied the refuge in rural Eastern Oregon. The standoff ended after one protester was shot and killed and dozens were arrested.” https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/washington-state-rep-matt-shea-engaged-in-domestic-terrorism-against-the-u-s-says-state-house-inquiry/ |
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Well, now they are just saying it out loud.
https://apnews.com/af2f0ede054d8baebbe1bb6ca47b4895 One of President Donald Trump’s top re-election advisers told influential Republicans in swing state Wisconsin that the party has “traditionally” relied on voter suppression to compete in battleground states but will be able to “start playing offense” in 2020 due to relaxed Election Day rules, according to an audio recording of a private event obtained by The Associated Press. |
Anonymous
This bears its own thread! |
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Buffalo News: Former Rep. Chris Collins closed out his political career in December by repaying himself $146K in leftover campaign funds – without reimbursing donors for the money they gave his campaign last year when he said he was innocent of insider trading charges.
https://buffalonews.com/2020/01/06/collins-ends-his-political-career-by-paying-himself-back-from-campaign-funds/ |