WV-SEN: Jim Justice (R) is a national security risk.

[RandySF]

Jim Justice, the businessman-turned-politician governor of West Virginia, has been pursued in court for years by banks, governments, business partners and former employees for millions of dollars in unmet obligations.

And for a long time, Mr. Justice and his family’s companies have managed to stave off one threat after another with wily legal tactics notably at odds with the aw-shucks persona that has endeared him to so many West Virginians. On Tuesday, he is heavily favored to win the Republican Senate primary and cruise to victory in the general election, especially after the departure of the Democratic incumbent, Joe Manchin III.

But now, as he wraps up his second term as governor and campaigns for a seat in the U.S. Senate, things are looking dicier. Much like Donald J. Trump, with whom he is often compared — with whom he often compares himself — Mr. Justice has faced a barrage of costly judgments and legal setbacks.

And this time, there may be too many, some suspect, for Mr. Justice, 73, and his family to fend them all off.



https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/12/us/jim-justice-west-virginia-senate.html

[Think. Again.]

1. Yes, he is a rightwinger, so he is a threat to National Security.

[magicarpet]

7. Gov. Jim trDUMP Justice,...

... should run for presidunce

Then Jeebuzz would give him total/absolute immunity for the rest of his life here on earth - just like he gave the Tangerine Turd.

[elleng]

4. DUers begging for Justice to be Senator?

Guess I've been AWOL.

[Mountainguy]

5. When you post about getting rid of Manchin

That's what you are saying.

[elleng]

8. No, when I post about getting rid of Manchin,

I am saying Manchin should go.

[Mountainguy]

10. You realize when a senator leaves they get replaced?

And WV is about 70% republican now.

Pretend it's whatever you want, but you don't get to call for action and then act like the consequences aren't part of it

[Irish_Dem]

6. I missed it too.

How did we miss all the support for right wing politicians?

[elleng]

9. Thanks.

[Mountainguy]

11. Did you miss the part

Of attacking a Democrat holding a solid R seat?

[Irish_Dem]

14. If politicians don't like feedback and criticism

they need to get off the public trough and find another line of work.

We have a right to our opinions about the people we pay to do a job.

[dmr]

16. Thank you! n/t

[elleng]

3. 'And this time, there may be too many, some suspect, for Mr. Justice, 73, and his family to fend them all off.'

[Staph]

12. The one, very minor, upside to electing Jim Justice as senator

is that the man will probably rarely show up in Washington.

He was sued in state court for not living in the state capitol of Charleston but, instead, continuing to live in his home in White Sulphur Springs, about 130 miles away. He would have the state police drive him to Charleston once or twice a week, I think. I say I think because he tends to appear via Zoom when he appears in public.

Why does he live out in the boondocks of Greenbrier County, population 33,000? A couple of reasons - he and his family own the world-famous resort, The Greenbrier. Theoretically, his daughter has been running the place since he became governor in 2017. But more importantly, he is the girls' basketball coach for Greenbrier East High School since 2003. He was the boys' coach, too, until he became governor. He is there for nearly every game - that will be a tough 250-mile commute to DC!

[GenThePerservering]

17. Typical freeloader GOP 'representative' nt

[FrenchCitizen]

15. He's a Republican.

Anyone with an (R) next to their name should be seen as corrupt, shady, or some kind of threat until proven otherwise.

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

19. he need to win the Senate seat to continue to grift his way out of debt

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

18. Thomas Link, the owner of a small excavating business, said he was told he would regret doing business with the Justices

Thomas Link, 59, who owns a small excavating business, was hired to perform some work for Justice-owned businesses in 2021. People told him he would regret doing business with the Justices, but, he said, he was approached by the governor himself. Several months later, Mr. Link was broke.

“‘I told you so’: that’s all I heard,” he said.

On April 24, after a year and a half of litigation, the Justice company settled with Mr. Link, agreeing to pay him a fraction of the hundreds of thousands he says he was owed. The company defaulted on the first settlement payment.