Collins is as guilty as sin

[MrScorpio]

He's over-explaining.

[Funtatlaguy]

1. Very pretty Stepford wife, though,

[bearsfootball516]

2. I don't have it on, but I'm guessing he's not resigning?

[joshcryer]

6. Nope, he's fighting it.

[RhodeIslandOne]

16. Not only that

He’s not gonna talk about it again!

[grantcart]

21. Scorpio is right lol

He went back a dozen years and explained how wonderful he was:

On Dec 5th 2008 I helped an old lady cross the street.

[BumRushDaShow]

3. Ain't that the damn truth.

Complete bullshit statement that completely misses the fact that he had inside knowledge and alerted his son to sell millions of $$ in stock along with his family and friends.

[Older Than I Look]

4. And he's dumb as a rock, too.

[joshcryer]

5. Read the indictment, it's open and shut:

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/new-york-congressman-chris-collins-indicted-on-insider-trading-charges/

The son immediately sells his stock, the wife immediately sells the stock, and they talk to other people about the stock (people who also sold their stock and are unnamed in the indictment, so they are very likely witnesses who have immunity; give the guy who saved himself $22k immunity to bust the guy who saved $500k).

[dhol82]

8. I saw the chart this afternoon

The SEC made note of the sudden spike in share selling of an obscure Australian company.
Gee.

[joshcryer]

11. What a tangled web. You can read the SECs charges here, too:

https://www.sec.gov/litigation/complaints/2018/comp-pr2018-151.pdf

They're getting a double wammy.

[HipChick]

7. Insider Trading 101..at least use a burner phone.

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[dhol82]

9. They are not that smart.

[HipChick]

10. I keep hoping..

.this Trump crew ain't too smart..

[dhol82]

12. Me too.

Actually, for the grammarians amongst us, that should be I, also.

[sprinkleeninow]

29. Me also.

😤

[joshcryer]

22. They think they are above the law and their immorality is sanctioned by God.

They literally believe that since Jesus forgives their sins, it's ok to sin, because all they have to do is ask for forgiveness.

But they conveniently forget one scripture: And again I say unto you, It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.

[dhol82]

23. Sadly true.

[spanone]

13. they have phone records/transaction records

he's screwn

[dhol82]

14. Nice

Hope the other six members of Congress that he suborned go down also.

[spanone]

15. icing on the cake

[Takket]

17. when is he being arrested?

[madaboutharry]

19. He was arrested this morning.

He’s out on bail and has had his passport confiscated.

[eleny]

18. Sounds like he wants things to simmer down and then he'll retire quietly on a Friday night

..... .....

[grantcart]

20. His defense is "My hatred of MS made me do it"

I think he would have a better defense with I was on the WH lawn and was over exposed to Donald Trump and ate a Twinkie and lost my mind for a couple of minutes.

[dhol82]

24. The Twinkie Defense!

Always a better choice!

[grantcart]

25. "Trump Twinkie" eating in the presence of Trump at the White House

[pangaia]

26. Collins is my , ahem, REP.....

Yes, he truly is dumb as a box of republicans.And crooked as a swastika..

And the Democrat running, Nate McMurray, is smart as a whip, honest, humorous, tireless, and is about to be our next rep in the NY-27th, mark my words.


https://votemcmurray.com/https://votemcmurray.com/

[RDANGELO]

27. From what I have heard, he was constantly bragging about the fact that he had big interestes in

this pharmaceutical company, which means that the leadership knew that at the very least they had a huge conflict of interest here. This would be something to investigate when the Dems take control of the house

[Gothmog]

28. That was a poor performance and did not help his case

In this area, one's broker is the party that is required by law to cooperate with and help the SEC in any investigation. There is no broker/client privilege and one's broker has to turn all records of all trades over to the SEC. This case is solid

[oasis]

30. The rich, over greedy, scumbag will have 150 years to think it over.

Maybe 100 if he behaves.

[LandOfHopeAndDreams]

31. Nowhere Near That Long

He's not going to get a 100 year sentence. Probably will be well under 10.

I would not be surprised if he gets a pardon.

[oasis]

32. How many years do you think the greedy scum deserves?

[LandOfHopeAndDreams]

33. I Read Somewhere 5 Years Is The Norm For This Sort Of Crime

I will just be happy if he gets a couple of years in jail, and his career goes in the toilet.

[oasis]

34. I'll settle for as long as Gorsuch sits on the Supreme Court.

Collins was the 1st congress person to endorse Trump. His continued promotion of Trump gained him enough legitimacy to gather more support.

Now America is in a helluva mess. And the planet, if we consider the delay in addressing climate change.