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4th December 2019, 10:08 AM | #1 |
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Rep. Duncan Hunter Pleads Guilty
To charges of misusing campaign funds. He was an early and fervent Trump supporter. This case has been going on for a couple of years.
I'm sure there are many articles about it, but you can't beat this one: Congressman Pleads Guilty to Using Campaign Funds for Rabbit Travel |
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4th December 2019, 10:53 AM | #2 |
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A lying crook who misuses campaign funds and a (likely serial) adulterer who cries witch hunt when he gets caught? For a minute there, I thought they were talking about Trump.
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4th December 2019, 11:05 AM | #3 |
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Is the guy still in Congress?
I mean, a couple of months ago there was a democratic congressperson who resigned because she apparently had an affair with someone on her staff. Was never charged with anything, but pressured to resign. Duncan Hunter admits to being guilty. In congress or not? |
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4th December 2019, 11:09 AM | #4 |
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The criminal made one but fatal mistake: not to have himself elected President.
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4th December 2019, 11:15 AM | #5 |
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4th December 2019, 03:09 PM | #7 |
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4th December 2019, 04:16 PM | #8 |
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Just read that apparently the GOP House leadership has given Hunter notice they expect him to resign. I was wrong about that. Guess having a convicted felon is too much even for the GOP ..to my surprise, given what the GOP Has become.
Now if they can get Steve King, the other disgrace, to quit.... |
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4th December 2019, 04:30 PM | #9 |
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Unless sane conservatives can be seated, right now I'm content enough for the criminals and crazies to remain in place on the R side of the House. Makes the need for a casting out of that bunch of treasonous villains all the more pressing.
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4th December 2019, 04:46 PM | #10 |
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Which is why the Democratic response was to say why they felt he shold resign, there were in no hurry to expel Hunter. Longer he stays in office, the worse it looks for Republicans.
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4th December 2019, 04:58 PM | #11 |
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4th December 2019, 05:08 PM | #12 |
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Dang, I was confused. I was thinking it was Hunter who was part-owner of a winery that owned a yacht on which there were parties with cocaine and hookers. Turns out that was Devin Nunes.
In the you-can't-make-this-stuff-up department, the yacht was called "AlphaOmega". How VERY Christian of them! |
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4th December 2019, 07:30 PM | #13 |
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Hunter was one of the first two Congressmen to endorse Trump.. the other one was Rep Chris Collins
Oh dear: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/01/n...-congress.html |
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4th December 2019, 07:54 PM | #14 |
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5th December 2019, 08:40 AM | #15 |
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A story in three acts:
It's been a helluva ride. Wonder what the bearer of Trump's first Senate endorsement is up to these days. |
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5th December 2019, 08:50 AM | #16 |
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5th December 2019, 03:00 PM | #17 |
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Right now The GOP house leadership is pretty much doing a version of the old routine of a disgraced army officer being left alone in a room with a bottle of brandy and a loaded pistol; if Hunter does not take the hint others measures will be taken.
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9th December 2019, 07:58 AM | #18 |
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9th December 2019, 08:17 AM | #19 |
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Popehat (Ken White) explaining the guilty plea. Seems that Hunter is getting a pretty sweet deal, which Ken finds pretty unusual. It's possible that the judge could reject the prosecutor's recommended sentencing, but the very generous recommendation from the prosecution is strange.
https://twitter.com/Popehat/status/1201943744586506240 |
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9th December 2019, 09:33 AM | #20 |
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9th December 2019, 09:50 AM | #21 |
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Anyone want to take bets as to whether Trump pardons him?
Being an early Trump supporter you would think Trump would have some loyalty to him, but since loyalty is a one way street with Trump, and there's no real benefit for him, I suspect a pardon would not be forthcoming. |
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9th December 2019, 10:07 AM | #22 |
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9th December 2019, 10:25 AM | #23 |
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Can't imagine Trump pardoning him, or any of the other locked up lackeys, when doing so could damage him.
Maybe Trump will issue a bunch of pardon orders if he's a lame duck president after the election, since it won't really hurt him in any way. But then again, Trump might not even care enough to do it. These people have served their purpose, there's no reason he wouldn't just let them rot in jail. |
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