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https://www.emptywheel.net/2019/10/31/the-republican-closing-argument-against-impeachment-is-personally-implicated-in-the-scandal/...
But perhaps the most telling aspect of the debate is that the Republican closing argument yet another recital of that same Hamilton quote came from Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy.
Kevin McCarthy is implicated in the scandal he doesnt want investigated.
McCarthy received money both personally and in the guise of his Protect the House PAC from Igor Fruman and Lev Parnas, the grifters at the core of the influence operation that led to Trumps quid pro quo conversation with Volodymyr Zelensky. He also keynoted an event with the grifters. While he has said hed donate the money to charity (though has not yet, as far as I know, shown that he did that), there is no way to unring the bell of their support. He became Majority Leader with the support of men who have since been indicted for that support.
That is the face that is leading opposition to impeachment.
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Kid Berwyn
(14,953 posts)In an exchange first reported by the Washington Post, McCarthy said: Theres theres two people, I think, Putin pays: [California Representative Dana] Rohrabacher and Trump [laughter] swear to God.
According to the transcript, speaker Paul Ryan immediately responded: This is an off-the-record [laughter] NO LEAKS [laughter] alright?!
Source: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/may/17/putin-pays-donald-trump-kevin-mccarthy-recording
calimary
(81,466 posts)Pulling their strings from high above their heads: Vladimir Puppetmaster.
Hermit-The-Prog
(33,414 posts)Gotta keep it simple and direct enough that there's no doubt.
calimary
(81,466 posts)Hermit-The-Prog
(33,414 posts)Get 'em all!
"[Senator | Representative], does that R mean you are a Russiapublican, a Repuppet, a Repugnant, or all three? Who pays for your campaign?"
Kid Berwyn
(14,953 posts)Spawn of Vladimir n the NRA
Initech
(100,102 posts)They're all connected to him and it's quite the tangled web they weave.
with significantly fewer than six degrees...
Kid Berwyn
(14,953 posts)Were bigger than General Motors. Meyer Lansky
MagickMuffin
(15,952 posts)I remember when we won the HOUSE, that Kevin was having a SAD because he didn't want to be referred as "The MINORITY leader.
Did all the news media decide to let poor little Kevin have his way?
I've seen him referred to the Majority leader a lot.
I checked the wiki: A member of the Republican Party, he is the House Minority Leader, having previously served as House Majority Leader from August 2014 to January 2019.
Chiyo-chichi
(3,586 posts)The blog is accurate in saying that he became Majority Leader with support from Parnas and Fruman, but the first reference to him should say "House Minority Leader."
lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)Cartaphelius
(868 posts)to the 2016 election and Trump's, could Chairman Schiff call him as a witness
to be questioned by Staff Attorney's to publicly expose his collusion, criminality
and out right lies?
I would pay for that show!
Jarqui
(10,130 posts)So this is more sinister than him just giving the money back. Because already he knew Russian money was being given to members of his party ... and in reaction to that: he put his hand out.
He should be kicked out of Congress.
stuffmatters
(2,574 posts)By that date, Russia had massive hooks in the GOP through direct donations, Pac donations , "social welfare" tax free donations/money laundering 501C3s (eg. RW Churches, the whole Koch Pravda network,the NRA) as well as to
McConnell and Ryan for direct distribution. Easier to finger only the two already under scrutiny and contain the damage that let the
public pursue the question of how long and how much has Putin been "paying" so many of them. Including Ryan, McCarthy, McConnell.
uponit7771
(90,364 posts)dalton99a
(81,570 posts)awesomerwb1
(4,268 posts)of those infamous comments?
lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)I've found more recent threads online where people are complaining that they have heard it too, but they think the audio seems to have been scrubbed from the net.
awesomerwb1
(4,268 posts)Are you sure?
I've never heard it, but it could make a nice ad if it were available. Should've been used in 2018 if it wasn't.
lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)I believe it's been scrubbed.
https://www.reddit.com/r/Keep_Track/comments/7flpo3/where_is_the_audio_of_the_2016_ryanmccarthy_tape/
Grammy23
(5,813 posts)members of Congress who received some of Putins cash will be squirming and twisting in the wind. No one wants to admit they had anything to do with that money and theyve dug themselves deeper and deeper trying to keep the ugly secret. And theyve stuck by tRump for the same reason. It will be fun to watch the truth come out and see the excuses and flailing by the likes of McCarthy. Never a dull moment.....at last well have TV worth seeing! Bring on the public testimony!
George II
(67,782 posts)....who received contributions from people like that. I hope that's not the case, that will be blown out of proportion by the republicans.
Keep our fingers crossed that no Democrats are involved.
flibbitygiblets
(7,220 posts)usaf-vet
(6,207 posts)George II
(67,782 posts)Remember, the Keating Five was "bipartisan".
usaf-vet
(6,207 posts)Grammy23
(5,813 posts)But lets also hope that we get to the bottom of this nightmare. We have to know the truth before we can begin to heal.
dlk
(11,576 posts)malaise
(269,157 posts)the Con
gordianot
(15,244 posts)Some day I may come to you and ask a favor.
BlancheSplanchnik
(20,219 posts)lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)bucolic_frolic
(43,282 posts)would be a very Big Fish to catch, as well as one of the nastiest. Fingers crossed, but when was the last time such vermin was caught?
BlueIdaho
(13,582 posts)All owned by Russia. The pattern is clear.
Midnightwalk
(3,131 posts)I think no one here is even mildly surprised.
That phrase, donate the money to charity, always pisses me off when politicians are caught accepting illegal contributions.
Cant my buddy set up a nonprofit PAC to re-elect me and then I donate the illegal contributions to that. In other words to myself.
empedocles
(15,751 posts)Captain Zero
(6,823 posts)And all deep pockets lead to Putin.
NCjack
(10,279 posts)Toorich
(391 posts)Government Of Putin
Hermit-The-Prog
(33,414 posts)SWBTATTReg
(22,166 posts)the world do these republican scumbags need money from Russian thugs? I suspect that something else was going on, such as the Russians in conjunction w/ taking control (or at the behest) of rump, also coordinated efforts to suck in the easy republican targets once rump won the primaries etc., with promises of easy cash (w/o the efforts to entice voters to donate to their campaigns).
No wonder these scumbags are going against Country. And McCarthy received the money personally? I wonder if he even declared the money as income? I bet not. I hope that the IRS nails his a&& for tax fraud then (or at a minimum, he's taken on by a democratic candidate who'll nail his a&&).
patphil
(6,207 posts)And so much of it is flowing in from Russia.
GOP = Greed Over People.