Why McConnell should be sanctioned for breaking his own rules. And how this duplicates Trump and his children plundering Inaguration funds.
See this- McConnell and Trump are the epitome of the fact that the GOP BREAKS its own rules anytime it wants and how this violation is the MAIN THREAT facing America, right now
Presently the GOP under TRUMP is the epitome of the "Rules do not apply to me " party. A voluntary decision by the top levels of America has been taken. Do we have to fall for it? The DC Atty General thinks otherwise, and so do I.
Now , America, lets stop this disregard for the RULES and become again a nation of LAWS and fidelity to the Constitution again
From Daily Kos, this STUNNER which is accurate
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As for Chief Justice John Roberts, it shows how seriously he's taking this whole thing, too. Because it's his job to enforce the rules, which tell them they have to give up electronic devices and stay silent and are "requested to remain in their seats at all times they are on on the Senate floor" during the proceedings.
They're all taking this about as seriously as they took that oath they swore to at the outset, to provide impartial justice.
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Whoosee, so the rules only apply to DEMOCRATS ? Looks like it
Now for McConnell
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McConnell is also covering up the bad behavior of Republican senators during this impeachment trial
They're making this a farce.
The D.C. press corps is filling in where the cameras that Mitch McConnell refused to allow into the impeachment trial are absent. So we know just what a farce Republicans consider this exercise to be. And precisely why McConnell made sure the American people don't see it.
Reporter Michael McAuliff tweeted that, a few of hours into Rep. Adam Schiff's presentation "21 empty seats on the GOP side of the Senate, 2 on the Dem side. […] Some are just stretching their legs, but most are not in the chamber. Some of them have been out of there for a while." Those who were out for "for a long time"—Republicans Lindsey Graham, Jim Risch, and Bill Cassidy. Reporter Paul McLeod tweeted about McConnell's histrionics toward the end of Schiff's presentation when "McConnell threw his hands down and made a clear 'are you kidding me?' face." Republican Rand Paul, Ben Jacobs tweeted, decided to occupy his time working on a crossword puzzle. That's how much they care about the process; how much they care about their singular role in our republic.
As for Chief Justice John Roberts, it shows how seriously he's taking this whole thing, too. Because it's his job to enforce the rules, which tell them they have to give up electronic devices and stay silent and are "requested to remain in their seats at all times they are on on the Senate floor" during the proceedings.
They're all taking this about as seriously as they took that oath they swore to at the outset, to provide impartial justice.
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If any of you think it is just McConnell, get a load of this bonafide case of FELONY theft:
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Did Donald and Ivanka Trump plunder inauguration funds? Suit filed by D.C. attorney general says yes
Unpopular President Donald Trump had one of the most poorly attended inaugurations in recent memory. Of course, while Trump’s ego was subsequently stroked by his minions lying about the throngs of people who were supposedly excited to see him, the really important event attendees were wealthy and willing to pay for access to the newly elected white supremacist in chief. WNYC and ProPublica report that a new lawsuit claims that both Ivanka and Donald Trump were aware that their personal businesses were improperly making money by price-gouging the Trump inaugural committee.
The civil complaint, filed on behalf of the District of Columbia by D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine, details the objections of staffers to exorbitant pricing for the use of Trump’s Washington, D.C., hotel ballroom space—specifically event planner Stephanie Winston Wolkoff’s concerns, which were allegedly brought directly to then President-elect Trump and his daughter. According to the document, Donald Trump said Ivanka would handle everything and make it right.
Wolkoff’s concerns and warning via email to the Trumps—“These events are in [the president-elect’s] honor at his hotel and one of them is for family and close friends. Please take into consideration that when this is audited it will become public knowledge”—were not heeded. On Jan. 10, 2017, Trump’s inaugural committee agreed to a contract that would enrich the Trumps at a rate of $175,000 per day—more than twice the amount per day that Wolkoff told Ivanka and Rick Gates, the deputy to the inaugural chairman, should be paid—for the use of their own space. According to the lawsuit, the charges included rental fees for days when the Trumps weren’t throwing any events.
Donald has said he was too busy dealing with the transition to worry about the inauguration, and Ivanka has said she was only around for an initial meeting, but Racine has email receipts showing that Ivanka was very much privy to Wolkoff’s concerns.
The stories of financial fraud carried out by Trump and his inaugural committee have slowly dribbled out over the past couple of years. Big-ticket items are being investigated by federal prosecutors in New York, with subpoenas getting sent out as investigators try to figure out how all of this money, around $107 million from private “donors,” was being spent, and who was pocketing it.
The complaint asks that at least one million dollars be put into a trust and “be restored to a proper public purpose by directing the funds to another nonprofit entity dedicated to promoting civic engagement of the citizens of the United States of America.”
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ONCE AGAIN
Presently the GOP under TRUMP is the epitome of the "Rules do not apply to me " party. A voluntary decision by the top levels of America has been taken. Do we have to fall for it? The DC Atty General thinks otherwise, and so do I.
Now , America, lets stop this disregard for the RULES and become again a nation of LAWS and fidelity to the Constitution again
Andrew Beckwith, PhD