House Republican says he's facing federal prosecution
Source: Axios
The top Republican on the House Appropriations Committee's agriculture panel raised money for a legal defense fund with claims hes facing federal prosecution that a spokesperson later disavowed.
Driving the news: On a fundraising page for a new legal expense fund which was later taken off-line Rep. Jeff Fortenberry (R-Neb.) wrote: "[President] Bidens FBI is using its unlimited power to prosecute me on a bogus charge."
Neither Fortenberry nor the FBI responded immediately to requests for comments, but a Fortenberry spokesperson later said the congressman "never saw or approved that language."
The investigation in question, the spokesperson said, had to do with illegal campaign contributions by a Lebanese-Nigerian billionaire to a number of congressional Republicans.
Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/news/house-republican-says-hes-facing-141131591.html
Scam for money?
RAB910
(3,445 posts)that Republican elected officials feel comfortable raising money because they got caught committing crimes
stillcool
(32,626 posts)contributed to a number of Congressional Republicans. Was that in an email? With the GOP's expertise in projection, all kinds of things pop up.
turbinetree
(24,632 posts)such.....
bucolic_frolic
(42,676 posts)Ford_Prefect
(7,827 posts)AverageOldGuy
(1,462 posts). . . A GOOD START!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Evolve Dammit
(16,632 posts)Tactical Peek
(1,204 posts)Alternatively, a hit dog will holler.
monkeyman1
(5,109 posts)justgamma
(3,660 posts)I guess that's where all the Nigerian scams send the money they collect. Straight from Grandma Ida to the Republicans.
hibbing
(10,076 posts)He's not totally batshit yet like the rest of them.
Peace
Alexander Of Assyria
(7,839 posts)czarjak
(11,191 posts)And hes carried out marching orders from W., Chance Hance and The Stable Genius. Steeped in the protocol. (If you know what I mean) Did I mention he replaced Randy Neugebauer? Another jewel.