The Whole Republican Party Seems to Be Going to Jail Now

[Demovictory9]

The entire Trump era has been a festering pit of barely disguised ongoing corruption. But the whole sordid era has not had a 24-hour period quite like the orgy of criminality which we have just experienced. The events of the last day alone include:

(1) The trial of Paul Manafort, which has featured the accusation that President Trump’s campaign manager had embezzled funds, failed to report income, and falsified documents. His partner and fellow Trump campaign aide, Rick Gates, confessed to participating in all these crimes, as well as to stealing from Manafort.

(2) Yesterday, Forbes reported that Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross may have stolen $120 million from his partners and customers. Meanwhile Ross has maintained foreign holdings in his investment portfolio that present a major conflict of interest with his public office. (The “Don’t worry, Wilbur Ross would never do anything unethical just to pad his bottom line” defense is likely to be, uh, unconvincing to the many people filing suit against Ross for allegedly doing exactly that.)

(3) Also yesterday, ProPublica reported that the Department of Veterans Affairs is being effectively run by three Trump cronies, none of whom have any official government title or public accountability. The three, reports the story, have “used their influence in ways that could benefit their private interests.”

(4) And then, this morning, Representative Chris Collins was arrested for insider trading. Collins had been known to openly boast about making millions of dollars for his colleagues with his insider knowledge. He is charged with learning of an adverse FDA trial, and immediately calling his son — from the White House! — urging him to sell his holdings.

It has been, in sum, quite a day.

http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2018/08/republican-party-corruption-manafort-gates-chris-collins-wilbur-ross.html

[secondwind]

1. And not a peep from GOP Congress critters.

They are busy flying to and from St. Petersburg and Moscow, helping to pave the way for America’s destruction by Putin and his cabal.

[byronius]

2. Rand Paul's visit was so bizarre.

WTF.

[Jamaal510]

3. They're not

called ReThugs for nothing.

[Arkansas Granny]

4. The GOP hypocrisy is stunning. While they call for Democrats to resign over rumors of

wrongdoing, here is Paul Ryan's response to Collins' arrest:

"While his guilt or innocence is a question for the courts to settle, the allegations against Rep. Collins demand a prompt and thorough investigation by the House Ethics Committee," Ryan said in a statement. "Insider trading is a clear violation of the public trust. Until this matter is settled, Rep. Collins will no longer be serving on the House Energy and Commerce Committee."

https://www.npr.org/2018/08/08/636666323/new-york-congressman-indicted-on-insider-trading-charges

[SkyDancer]

5. And a new national holiday is born!

Lock them all up!!!!!

[rusty quoin]

6. It seems like a criminal enterprise. It could never happen in the Democratic Party.

But these people who worked with Trump all seem to be crooked. It does not surprise in the least.

They are the ones without no idea of what is right and what is wrong.

This is the Constitution and it about laws. They have skirted it too long.

[handmade34]

10. "Laws Are for Little People"

"If the President has a constitutional objection to a statutory mandate or prohibition, the President may decline to follow the law unless and until a final Court order dictates otherwise," Kavanaugh wrote in the August 13, 2013, opinion.

https://www.cnn.com/2018/08/06/politics/brett-kavanaugh-president-ignore-laws-unconstitutional/index.html

[PatSeg]

7. Watching MSNBC yesterday,

I noticed a much lighter, almost festive mood among the various hosts and contributors. It was like a heavy cloud was being lifted. That same cloud was probably hovering over Donald Trump.

[Achilleaze]

8. republican "family-values" are formed of cesspool scum

repubes need to abandon their degenerate values and take up American values for a change.

[FSogol]

9. Can't happen quick enough for me.

[miss-nasty]

11. Lordy Lordy there's more tapes

Nunes is spilled the beans...

[Mc Mike]

12. Like the run up to the '06 elections. rec, Nt

[Gothmog]

13. "It's like all these Republicans went to the same bad law school"

Link to tweet

[Javaman]

14. when the Mueller investigation started I said to my GF...

"watch, the corruption will reveal that it's systemic in the repub party"

and now here we are.

I have always been of the belief that most if not all repukes were crooks, but this now proves it.

this could be the water shed moment this nation has desperately needed in this modern era.

[joshcryer]

15. I really dred the shitty news that's coming after this.

After a huge upset within the Republican side Trump always pulls some shit out of his ass. Maybe he'll make owning puppies illegal or some shit. But it's coming.

[AwakeAtLast]

16. When you (the GOP) go after the FBI

They no longer turn a blind eye. Interesting how fast that has happened, huh?

[FiveGoodMen]

17. "And the Supreme Court decided ...

...that it’s all right to put people in jail now if we just think they’re going to commit a crime. It’s called preventive detention. All you’ve got to do now is just think they’re going to commit a crime.

Well if we’d known this seven or eight years ago we could have put a bunch of these Republican motherfuckers directly into prison and we could have saved the expense of putting these pin-headed assholes on trial."

-- George Carlin

One of the best uses of the English language I've ever encountered: Republican motherfuckers directly into prison.