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http://www.politicususa.com/2014/09/04/ron-paul-michele-bachmann-fbi-investigation-federal-crimes.html
Ron Paul and Michele Bachmann Are Under FBI Investigation For Several Federal Crimes
By: Jason Easley
Thursday, September, 4th, 2014, 7:37 pm
A new report revealed that both Ron Paul and Michele Bachmann are under federal investigation related to numerous potential crimes that were committed during their 2012 presidential campaigns.
OpenSecrets reported,
Sources say two grand juries are looking into the 2012 campaigns of Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.), whom Sorenson originally endorsed, and Paul, to whom Sorenson switched his support just days before the Iowa caucuses. A number of individuals confirmed to OpenSecrets Blog that they had been interviewed by FBI agents, the grand juries, or both.
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The subpoena lists several possible crimes being investigated including false reporting of campaign finance data by federal campaign committees, false statements to the FEC, obstruction of justice and concealing a federal crime.
This is the same scandal that already took down Mitch McConnells former campaign manager, and Ron Pauls grandson in law, Jesse Benton. There are currently two federal grand juries investigating Bachmann and Paul on top of the previously known FBI investigation of Bachmann.
The bribery scandal could go much deeper than first reported. The scandal has already impacted the 2014 Kentucky Senate race and could devastate Rand Pauls 2016 presidential campaign. Sen. Paul was going to be using the campaign structure that his father had put into place during his two previous bids for the Republican nomination.
Bachmann may be leaving the House and former Rep. Paul has retired, but this scandal isnt going away anytime soon. What happened in Iowa in 2012 shed light on the dirty underbelly of presidential primary politics. It was already known that Bachmann could be facing prison, but she could have some cellmates from the Ron Paul campaign coming with her.
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,528 posts)Erich Bloodaxe BSN
(14,733 posts)And I'm ok with that!
freshwest
(53,661 posts)Time to book that flight. Ron, of course, will be protected by Rand's private security (pre-Bundy, who Rand also supported):
LOL! I actually ran across a post the other day calling Ron Paul a statesman! More like a States' Rights man...
Wave the rebel flag proudly from abroad or hiding behind your private militia, GOP!
drray23
(7,616 posts)First gov mcdonnel gets convicted, now we learn than bachmann and ron paul are being investigated. Together with Christie and Perry thats a pretty sizeable portion of the gop clown car.
Unknown Beatle
(2,672 posts)is going to plagiarize when he appears before cameras to defend himself.