45th President of the United States, Donald Trump (Vol. 7)
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After pleading guilty to Campaign fraud (no not trump), the House Ethics Committee notified Rep. Duncan Hunter that his recent guilty plea means he should no longer cast votes in the House
Rep. Duncan Hunter pleaded guilty Tuesday to one count of conspiring with his wife, Margaret, to knowingly and willfully convert his campaign funds for personal expenditures. He faces a maximum of five years in prison; a maximum $250,000 fine; and a maximum of three years supervised release.
Hunter has been dogged by ethics, campaign finance, legal and personal trouble since 2016. In August 2018 the Hunters were indicted for allegedly using $250,000 in campaign funds for personal expenses, including dental work and trips to Italy and Hawaii.
Following the indictment, Republican leaders in the House stripped Hunter of his committee assignments. Barred from voting on the House floor and with no committee responsibilities, Hunter’s role in Congress is deeply diminished.
Hunter met with GOP leaders in Washington after his guilty plea this week and is expected to make a public statement about his future in Congress.
https://www.rollcall.com/news/congress/following-g...
After pleading guilty to Campaign fraud (no not trump), the House Ethics Committee notified Rep. Duncan Hunter that his recent guilty plea means he should no longer cast votes in the House
Rep. Duncan Hunter pleaded guilty Tuesday to one count of conspiring with his wife, Margaret, to knowingly and willfully convert his campaign funds for personal expenditures. He faces a maximum of five years in prison; a maximum $250,000 fine; and a maximum of three years supervised release.
Hunter has been dogged by ethics, campaign finance, legal and personal trouble since 2016. In August 2018 the Hunters were indicted for allegedly using $250,000 in campaign funds for personal expenses, including dental work and trips to Italy and Hawaii.
Following the indictment, Republican leaders in the House stripped Hunter of his committee assignments. Barred from voting on the House floor and with no committee responsibilities, Hunter’s role in Congress is deeply diminished.
Hunter met with GOP leaders in Washington after his guilty plea this week and is expected to make a public statement about his future in Congress.
https://www.rollcall.com/news/congress/following-g...
Former Playboy model Karen McDougal sued Fox News on Thursday claiming that host Tucker Carlson defamed her on his show by falsely claiming that she tried to blackmail Donald Trump about the affair she says they had before he was elected president.
McDougal said she is seeking damages from Fox for harming her reputation and said the cable channel is responsible for the comments made last year by Carlson, who is not named as a defendant in this suit.
“Carlson’s statements were intentionally false and made with reckless disregard for the truth,” McDougal’s lawyer stated in her suit filed in the Supreme Court of the state of New York. “McDougal never approached Trump and threatened to ruin his career or humiliate his family if he did not give her money.”
In response to a request for comment, Fox News released this statement: “Fox News will vigorously defend Tucker Carlson against these meritless claims.”
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/all/playboy-model-tru...
Remember trump denied ever knowing her, having a relationship with her, buit paid her $150,000 settlement with an NDA. AMI (Pecker - NAtional Enquirer) reached an agreement with her in court where she keeps the money can tell her story but AMI keep the pictures. Pecker ran several catch and kill stories.
AMI admitted the illegal payments - and went into cooperation with the government. Not hear more of that, another Barr killed?
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/12/12/federal-prosecutor...
Monique El-Faizy & Barry Levine book “All the President’s Women: Donald Trump and the Making of a Predator,” gives the details of 26 women who have accused Trump of sexual assault and rape
McDougal said she is seeking damages from Fox for harming her reputation and said the cable channel is responsible for the comments made last year by Carlson, who is not named as a defendant in this suit.
“Carlson’s statements were intentionally false and made with reckless disregard for the truth,” McDougal’s lawyer stated in her suit filed in the Supreme Court of the state of New York. “McDougal never approached Trump and threatened to ruin his career or humiliate his family if he did not give her money.”
In response to a request for comment, Fox News released this statement: “Fox News will vigorously defend Tucker Carlson against these meritless claims.”
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/all/playboy-model-tru...
Remember trump denied ever knowing her, having a relationship with her, buit paid her $150,000 settlement with an NDA. AMI (Pecker - NAtional Enquirer) reached an agreement with her in court where she keeps the money can tell her story but AMI keep the pictures. Pecker ran several catch and kill stories.
AMI admitted the illegal payments - and went into cooperation with the government. Not hear more of that, another Barr killed?
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/12/12/federal-prosecutor...
Monique El-Faizy & Barry Levine book “All the President’s Women: Donald Trump and the Making of a Predator,” gives the details of 26 women who have accused Trump of sexual assault and rape
Carl_Manchester said:
Lazermilk said:
Byker28i said:
North Korea aren't please with the comments trump made.
North Korean 1st Vice Foreign Minister Choe Son Hu said Thursday that her ministry "cannot contain its displeasure" at Trump's remarks and warned that if Trump keeps it up, he "will again show the senility of a dotard." In September 2017, Kim vowed to "tame the mentally deranged U.S. dotard," referring to Trump.
https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/12/0...
North Korean 1st Vice Foreign Minister Choe Son Hu said Thursday that her ministry "cannot contain its displeasure" at Trump's remarks and warned that if Trump keeps it up, he "will again show the senility of a dotard." In September 2017, Kim vowed to "tame the mentally deranged U.S. dotard," referring to Trump.
https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/12/0...
Carl take notes, this is how you troll...
Regarding Choe Son Hu comments, I am sure there is a brother with an M16 in a bowl of rice ready to cap his ass.
Byker28i said:
Another indictment from Muellers investigation
Earlier today, an indictment was unsealed against the CEO of an online payment processing company, and seven others, charging them with conspiring to make and conceal conduit and excessive campaign contributions, and related offenses, during the U.S. presidential election in 2016 and thereafter.
Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and Assistant Director in Charge Timothy R. Slater of the FBI’s Washington Field Office made the announcement.
A federal grand jury in the District of Columbia indicted Ahmad “Andy” Khawaja, 48, of Los Angeles, California, on Nov. 7, 2019, along with George Nader, Roy Boulos, Rudy Dekermenjian, Mohammad “Moe” Diab, Rani El-Saadi, Stevan Hill and Thayne Whipple. The 53 count indictment charges Khawaja with two counts of conspiracy, three counts of making conduit contributions, three counts of causing excessive contributions, 13 counts of making false statements, 13 counts of causing false records to be filed, and one count of obstruction of a federal grand jury investigation. Nader is charged with conspiring with Khawaja to make conduit campaign contributions, and related offenses. Boulos, Dekermenjian, Diab, El-Saadi, Hill, and Whipple are charged with conspiring with Khawaja and each other to make conduit campaign contributions and conceal excessive contributions, and related offenses.
According to the indictment, from March 2016 through January 2017, Khawaja conspired with Nader to conceal the source of more than $3.5 million in campaign contributions, directed to political committees associated with a candidate for President of the United States in the 2016 election. By design, these contributions appeared to be in the names of Khawaja, his wife, and his company. In reality, they allegedly were funded by Nader. Khawaja and Nader allegedly made these contributions in an effort to gain influence with high-level political figures, including the candidate. As Khawaja and Nader arranged these payments, Nader allegedly reported to an official from a foreign government about his efforts to gain influence.
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/california-ceo-and-...
Looks like they funneled money to both campaigns, Clintons andtrumps, and trumps inaugoration
https://news.yahoo.com/nader-bragged-to-middle-eas...
Open secrets have the data of where the money went. Scattered around both Dems and Republicans, to superpacs as well as trumps inaugoration fund.Earlier today, an indictment was unsealed against the CEO of an online payment processing company, and seven others, charging them with conspiring to make and conceal conduit and excessive campaign contributions, and related offenses, during the U.S. presidential election in 2016 and thereafter.
Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and Assistant Director in Charge Timothy R. Slater of the FBI’s Washington Field Office made the announcement.
A federal grand jury in the District of Columbia indicted Ahmad “Andy” Khawaja, 48, of Los Angeles, California, on Nov. 7, 2019, along with George Nader, Roy Boulos, Rudy Dekermenjian, Mohammad “Moe” Diab, Rani El-Saadi, Stevan Hill and Thayne Whipple. The 53 count indictment charges Khawaja with two counts of conspiracy, three counts of making conduit contributions, three counts of causing excessive contributions, 13 counts of making false statements, 13 counts of causing false records to be filed, and one count of obstruction of a federal grand jury investigation. Nader is charged with conspiring with Khawaja to make conduit campaign contributions, and related offenses. Boulos, Dekermenjian, Diab, El-Saadi, Hill, and Whipple are charged with conspiring with Khawaja and each other to make conduit campaign contributions and conceal excessive contributions, and related offenses.
According to the indictment, from March 2016 through January 2017, Khawaja conspired with Nader to conceal the source of more than $3.5 million in campaign contributions, directed to political committees associated with a candidate for President of the United States in the 2016 election. By design, these contributions appeared to be in the names of Khawaja, his wife, and his company. In reality, they allegedly were funded by Nader. Khawaja and Nader allegedly made these contributions in an effort to gain influence with high-level political figures, including the candidate. As Khawaja and Nader arranged these payments, Nader allegedly reported to an official from a foreign government about his efforts to gain influence.
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/california-ceo-and-...
Looks like they funneled money to both campaigns, Clintons andtrumps, and trumps inaugoration
https://news.yahoo.com/nader-bragged-to-middle-eas...
A real eye opener of how money is used in US politics to try to buy influence
https://www.opensecrets.org/featured-datasets/30
The Department of Justice indicted Ahmad “Andy” Khawaja, the CEO of an online payment processing company, and George Nader, an adviser to the United Arab Emirates, for concealing the source of $3.5 million in straw contributions to Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign, joint fundraising committee and pro-Clinton super PAC Priorities USA. Nader is accused of attempting to gain influence with high-profile lawmakers on behalf of a foreign government while making straw contributions through Khawaja and several others.
After President Donald Trump’s election, Khawaja’s company gave $1 million to Trump’s inauguration and the network of donors switched much of their giving from Democrats to Republicans. Nader acted as an intermediary between the Trump administration and UAE officials.
hidetheelephants said:
He's going full dotard. Never go full dotard.
You missed what he said about Nato - how sucessful he made it. Note: all numbers are figments of his overactive imaginationTypical trump always claiming credit for someone elses achievments...
European member states have been contributing more in part as a response to Russia’s 2014 annexation of Crimea
https://foreignpolicy.com/2019/12/03/nato-defense-...
Direct from the press pool report
Remember, trump thinks Mexico are paying for the wall, China are paying for his tarrifs,
kowalski655 said:
RobDickinson said:
lol Hillary even negotiated better back handers than Trump
And Biden,Warren,etc will be doing the same, and nothing will change, politics and politicians are(with 1 exception) bought and paid forCarl_Manchester said:
we are all above average intelligence here
Debateable...Carl_Manchester said:
let's not give each other a frontal lobotomy by posting Facebook links.
Where did I post any facebook links? Two twitter links showing videos of Biden being creepy was what was posted.Carl_Manchester said:
but let's keep it cerebral.
Regarding Choe Son Hu comments, I am sure there is a brother with an M16 in a bowl of rice ready to cap his ass.
As mentioned above... very cerebral Regarding Choe Son Hu comments, I am sure there is a brother with an M16 in a bowl of rice ready to cap his ass.
Also, Choe Son Hu is a woman.
Byker28i said:
I think whats obvious from yesterday is that whilst trump was protesting his innocence, his personal lawyer is still breaking the law on his behalf
Rudy has many clients. He's a tiger. Out of interest, since Trump doesn't pay Rudy - is he really a client?
And more importantly, does attorney-client privilege still stand?
Obviously my US legal knowledge is based purely on watching Better Call Saul but still...
Trump doesn't pay anybody.
And yes, you can still be a client of a lawyer even if you don't need to or want to pay that lawyer.
Many lawyers actually do some types of work for certain clients for nothing. It's usually referred to as "pr bono" work. "Pro bono" is Latin for "for good" (and nothing to do with whether you like U2 or not).
And yes, you can still be a client of a lawyer even if you don't need to or want to pay that lawyer.
Many lawyers actually do some types of work for certain clients for nothing. It's usually referred to as "pr bono" work. "Pro bono" is Latin for "for good" (and nothing to do with whether you like U2 or not).
Carl_Manchester said:
Escapegoat said:
Gameface said:
Carl_Manchester said:
let's keep it cerebral.
Carl_Manchester said:
Regarding Choe Son Hu comments, I am sure there is a brother with an M16 in a bowl of rice ready to cap his ass.
Cerebral.
No understanding of current affairs or global politics though.
arfursleep said:
Ignoring the poor grammar / syntax of the rest of that statement, this leaps out as Classic Trump (tm)
"going down like a rollercoaster goes down, not up, but down"
I'm sure this particular type of trumpism arises because somebody else in their efforts to explain a subject to him has used an analogy which the donald has not really understood, and he chops it up and later spits out about a quarter of it, usually backwards, in an effort to sound clever."going down like a rollercoaster goes down, not up, but down"
Carl_Manchester said:
Escapegoat said:
Gameface said:
Carl_Manchester said:
let's keep it cerebral.
Carl_Manchester said:
Regarding Choe Son Hu comments, I am sure there is a brother with an M16 in a bowl of rice ready to cap his ass.
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