House Democrats ask Trump if he illegally accepted $10 million from Egypt

[swag]

Source: Washington Post

By Carol D. Leonnig and Aaron C. Davis
September 3, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. EDT
Democratic leaders on the House Oversight Committee released a letter Tuesday asking former president Donald Trump if he ever illegally received money from the government of Egypt, and whether money from Cairo played a role in a $10 million infusion into his 2016 run for president.

Rep. Jamie Raskin (Md.), the ranking Democrat on the committee, and Rep. Robert Garcia (Calif.), the top Democrat on its subcommittee for national security, the border and foreign affairs, wrote to Trump that they were making the request as a result of a Washington Post article published last month. The article revealed details of a secret Justice Department investigation during Trump’s presidency into whether he took an illegal campaign contribution from Egypt.

As members of the House minority, Raskin and Garcia do not have the power to subpoena documents or witnesses, and Trump is under no obligation to respond to their inquiries. But the Democrats said the public deserves answers now that Trump is running for president again.

“Surely you would agree that the American people deserve to know whether a former president — and a current candidate for president — took an illegal campaign contribution from a brutal foreign dictator,” the letter signed by the two Democrats reads. “Accordingly, we request that you immediately provide the Committee with information and documents necessary to assure the Committee and the American public that you never, directly or indirectly, politically or personally, received any fund from the Egyptian president or government.”

Read more: https://wapo.st/3Mxu0ky

[Leghorn21]

1. WELL DID YA, PUNK

[bullimiami]

3. Oh, he did. You can bet the house on it.

[Journeyman]

2. Reminds me of Richard Wright, in "Black Boy," when he was looking for a job . . .

The tall, dour white woman looked at him said,

"Now, boy, I want to ask you one question and I want you to tell me the truth," she said.

"Yes, ma'am," I said, all attention.

"Do you steal?" she asked me seriously.

I burst into a laugh, then checked myself.

"What's so damn funny about that?" she asked.

"Lady, if I was a thief, I'd never tell anybody."


Later, as he walked home, Wright reflected on the moment, "pondered on what could possibly have been in the woman's mind to have made her ask me point-blank if I stole. . . . Only an idiot would have answered: "Yes, ma'am. I steal."

Maybe Raskin is hoping Trump is so senile he'll admit to accepting bribe money, as he no doubt sees it as a badge of honor, to have made so much money for doing so little, and none of it at a cost to himself.

[2naSalit]

5. He'll deny it...

Very loudly with equivocations that will inevitably indict him. Happens every time. He can't keep his mouth shut. And every denial requires an "explanation" within which usually contains the damning evidence sought.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

9. Like the perfect phone call to Zelenskyy or the perfect phone call to Raffensperger?

Weird and creepy Old Dishonorable Don can't help himself.

[Bev54]

4. Where is the dem senate? They have subpoena powers

[Jose Garcia]

8. The DOJ has subpoena powers too

[Bev54]

12. Yes but the statute of limitations is a problem.

[Sogo]

6. They should strike the word "illegally."

Trump thinks anything he does is never illegal.

[Owens]

7. Catching him in a lie

This is going to be problematic for Trump, I believe they are letting him know if he wins, this will be the first thing they investigate and impeach him for.

[oldsoftie]

11. I haven't seen the WaPo article; do they have any proof?

if so tis needs to be blasted across social media AND made into an ad for Harris.

[V850i]

10. Will the press start asking Trump AND people associated with him?

I love a free press as much as anyone but they are really falling down on the job here. This deserves persistent questioning and investigate reporting. A bit crazy that the DOJ won't investigate it since the statute of limitations ran out... maybe the coverup is worse than the crime and falls within the window still???

[Skittles]

16. they are more concerned with VP Harris turning black

and if Walz really does have a dog

[JoseBalow]

13. "I don't know anything about it. But if I did, it would be perfectly fine."

Guilty!

[C0RI0LANUS]

14. 18 USC 1001: "Making False Statements to US Govt"

"When a person is prosecuted, there are separate federal regulations for perjury specifically and lying to the feds generally. Under the United States Code, title 18, section 1001, a person who knowingly or willingly makes a material statement that is false, or fraudulent, to the feds, is guilty of a crime. What comes as a surprise to many is that unlike section 1621, section 1001 does not require that a person be under oath."

Source:

https://www.findlaw.com/legalblogs/criminal-defense/what-are-the-penalties-for-lying-to-congress/

[vapor2]

15. We'll never know how many bribes he took.

He clearly sold us out more than once and will likely never be held accountable. JUST SAD