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KS Toronado

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8. Did he learn how to lie watching Qrump?

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Fri Oct 22, 2021, 08:35 AM

Oct 2021

Or did he have it down pat before he came along?

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Liz Cheney calls out Jim Banks for falsely signing letter as the ranking member of January 6 committ [View all] Lasher Oct 2021 OP

Did he learn from Nunes? bucolic_frolic Oct 2021 #1

What sane person would want people like Banks trying to suck up to him/her? Judi Lynn Oct 2021 #40

Criminal fraud? LymphocyteLover Oct 2021 #2

Not a crime. Lying by Repugs is never a crime. NCjack Oct 2021 #32

Fraud is Fraud, i hope they throw the book at hiim. Mr. Sparkle Oct 2021 #3

It's a stretch to call it fraud Calista241 Oct 2021 #29

Same thing I thought SCantiGOP Oct 2021 #33

Banks sent out letters claiming True Blue American Oct 2021 #4

bottom line: they were all involved in Jan 6th and are trying to save their skins Javaman Oct 2021 #31

True! True Blue American Oct 2021 #36

Surreal coup Xoan Oct 2021 #5

Are there consequences for this? JohnSJ Oct 2021 #6

I hope there is a censure vote in his future. lastlib Oct 2021 #7

I doubt it. The last thing the committee wants to a challenge to its legitimacy. Calista241 Oct 2021 #30

Ethics complaint zipplewrath Oct 2021 #37

Did he learn how to lie watching Qrump? KS Toronado Oct 2021 #8

What is wrong with these people?? Apparently it's okay now for Republicans in Congress to be liars Rhiannon12866 Oct 2021 #9

Uh, it's been OK for them for quite a while now. FoxNewsSucks Oct 2021 #12

Maybe so, but it's so rampant now that TFG's odious behavior gave them "permission..." Rhiannon12866 Oct 2021 #14

Definitely, they don't even try to hide it FoxNewsSucks Oct 2021 #16

You're right, it's spreading like wildfire. These days, if they're speaking, they're lying Rhiannon12866 Oct 2021 #18

It would appear that lying is their default mode PatSeg Oct 2021 #13

Since if TFG was speaking, he was lying, so that's standard practice for Republicans now Rhiannon12866 Oct 2021 #15

Yes, he set the standard PatSeg Oct 2021 #17

It's incredible that he ever assumed office to begin with - he had no qualifications at all Rhiannon12866 Oct 2021 #20

Yes PatSeg Oct 2021 #22

Not to mention that he was completely unqualified, and proved it every day he pretended to "serve" Rhiannon12866 Oct 2021 #24

It was just performance art for him PatSeg Oct 2021 #25

Sooooo... he sent a fraudulent document rpannier Oct 2021 #10

false representation of a government official is definitely a crime ! monkeyman1 Oct 2021 #34

Lying and putting it in writing. Historic NY Oct 2021 #11

Was that sent by USPS? I heard somewhere that Mail Fraud is still on the books. Ford_Prefect Oct 2021 #19

SALON is also reporting this with a bit more detail. Joinfortmill Oct 2021 #21

Banks is a supporter of the insurrectionists. and should be expelled from Congress.. turbinetree Oct 2021 #23

In The Military That's A False Official Statement And A UCMJ Offense COL Mustard Oct 2021 #26

Definitely Sounds Like A Crime... GB_RN Oct 2021 #27

At the minimum it is an ethics violation and should be reported. vsrazdem Oct 2021 #28

and put on official records as such ! what a dumb ass ! monkeyman1 Oct 2021 #35

Here is the response from Banks' office when I asked them to address the signature of the letter riversedge Oct 2021 #38

In other words, Pelosi could find only 2 honest Republicans. Lasher Oct 2021 #41

Banks is worried about what the Interior info will say about HIM Captain Zero Oct 2021 #39

Lying as language. After they tell the Big Lie the little ones become easy. Marcuse Oct 2021 #42