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June 3, 2022
[link:https://www.alternet.org/2022/06/congress-jared-kushner-saudi-financing/|]
Emphasis mine
Got grift all over it. Of course he improperly traded his position - it would never have occurred to him not to.
Question is - what will be the real repercussions? If it is not jail, impoverishment and disgrace what is the point?
Congress probing if Jared Kushner 'improperly traded' his 'government position' to obtain Saudi...
...financingThe House Committee on Oversight and Reform announced on Thursday that it is investigating Jared Kushner after his investment firm received $2 billion from Saudi Arabian wealth fund.
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The Committee on Oversight and Reform is investigating whether you have improperly traded on your government position to obtain billions of dollars from the Saudi government and whether your personal financial interests improperly influenced U.S. foreign policy during the administration of your father-in-law, former President Trump. This investigation will inform the Committee about whether federal ethics laws should be strengthened to prevent senior public officials from taking advantage of their position within the federal government to reap a financial windfallbefore, during, or after government employment,
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The Committee on Oversight and Reform is investigating whether you have improperly traded on your government position to obtain billions of dollars from the Saudi government and whether your personal financial interests improperly influenced U.S. foreign policy during the administration of your father-in-law, former President Trump. This investigation will inform the Committee about whether federal ethics laws should be strengthened to prevent senior public officials from taking advantage of their position within the federal government to reap a financial windfallbefore, during, or after government employment,
[link:https://www.alternet.org/2022/06/congress-jared-kushner-saudi-financing/|]
Emphasis mine
Got grift all over it. Of course he improperly traded his position - it would never have occurred to him not to.
Question is - what will be the real repercussions? If it is not jail, impoverishment and disgrace what is the point?
June 2, 2022
https://twitter.com/TheGoodLiars/status/1532159557677600774
[link:https://www.rawstory.com/the-good-liars-nra/|]
Inevitable...
Watch: MAGA hat-wearing Trumpster refuses to take a position on slavery
In the video, Selvig interviewed a man wear a "Make America Great Again Hat" and a "keep it flying" Confederate flag T-shirt at the National Rifle Association (NRA) convention in Houston.
"And why do you want to keep it flying?" Selvig asked.
"Why would anyone want to erase our heritage?" the man replied.
"Well," Selvig responded, "some people would say that flag symbolizes racism, it symbolizes slavery, and they might have some valid points there."
"That's their opinion and they're welcome to their opinion if they want it," the man replied.
"Are you pro-slavery?" Selvig asked. "Are you against slavery?"
"No comment," the Trump supporter replied.
"But thank you for the interview," he added as he turned to walk away.
"I'll give you one more change," Selvig said. "Pro or anti slavery?"
"Uh, no comment," the man replied.
Selvig offered the man a third chance.
"I'll give you one more opportunity to say if you're pro or anti slavery," he said.
"No, no comment," the man replied.
"Alright, well there you have it. 'No comment' on the if you're in favor of slavery or not," Selvig said.
"And why do you want to keep it flying?" Selvig asked.
"Why would anyone want to erase our heritage?" the man replied.
"Well," Selvig responded, "some people would say that flag symbolizes racism, it symbolizes slavery, and they might have some valid points there."
"That's their opinion and they're welcome to their opinion if they want it," the man replied.
"Are you pro-slavery?" Selvig asked. "Are you against slavery?"
"No comment," the Trump supporter replied.
"But thank you for the interview," he added as he turned to walk away.
"I'll give you one more change," Selvig said. "Pro or anti slavery?"
"Uh, no comment," the man replied.
Selvig offered the man a third chance.
"I'll give you one more opportunity to say if you're pro or anti slavery," he said.
"No, no comment," the man replied.
"Alright, well there you have it. 'No comment' on the if you're in favor of slavery or not," Selvig said.
https://twitter.com/TheGoodLiars/status/1532159557677600774
[link:https://www.rawstory.com/the-good-liars-nra/|]
Inevitable...
June 2, 2022
[link:https://www.mediaite.com/radio/gop-congressman-blames-school-shootings-on-abortions-life-has-no-value-to-a-lot-of-these-folks/|]
https://twitter.com/HeartlandSignal/status/1532107921827454977
Rep. Billy Long (R-MO) blames gun violence on abortion: "Something has happened to our society. I go back to abortion, when we decided it was okay to murder kids in their mothers' wombs. Life has no value to a lot of these folks."
Emphasis mine.
Because of course 🧐
GOP Congressman Blames Shootings on Abortion: 'Life Has No Value to a Lot of These Folks'
Long replied that there had been a Zoom called on the Senate side of the debate that yielded little. He said gun control isnt the solution.
Unfortunately, theyre trying to blame inanimate objects for all of these tragedies, and theres so many things that can be done, he said, claiming that schools could be better designed to prevent mass death.
Unfortunately, theyre trying to blame inanimate objects for all of these tragedies, and theres so many things that can be done, he said, claiming that schools could be better designed to prevent mass death.
[link:https://www.mediaite.com/radio/gop-congressman-blames-school-shootings-on-abortions-life-has-no-value-to-a-lot-of-these-folks/|]
https://twitter.com/HeartlandSignal/status/1532107921827454977
Rep. Billy Long (R-MO) blames gun violence on abortion: "Something has happened to our society. I go back to abortion, when we decided it was okay to murder kids in their mothers' wombs. Life has no value to a lot of these folks."
Emphasis mine.
Because of course 🧐
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