Posted on 12/14/2022 3:08:38 PM PST by upchuck
Having been arrested the previous day in the Bahamas, the star of the show, Sam Bankman-Fried, was unable to attend Tuesday’s House Financial Services Committee hearing on the stunning collapse of FTX. But as they say, the show, presided over by the petulant and uber entitled committee chair, Rep. Maxine Waters, went on.
The congresswoman from California has grown accustomed to having her own way in the Democratic-controlled Congress and was clearly not pleased when Texas Rep. Lance Gooden, a Republican, challenged her authority. Waters tried to end the hearing before Gooden was allowed to question the witness, current FTX CEO John Ray III.
As Waters delivered her closing remarks, Gooden interrupted to remind her. “Chairwoman Waters, Chairwoman Waters, I’ve not had the opportunity to testify — or [rather] to question the witness.”
Waters stopped speaking as an aide whispered something into her ear, and unbelievably, she ignored Gooden and returned to her closing remarks.
Raising his voice, Gooden said, “Chairwoman Waters. Parliamentary inquiry. Are all members entitled to question witnesses?”
Following a brief back and forth, the obviously unhappy Waters allowed him five minutes to question Ray.
“Thank you, Madam Chair.”
In a sarcastic tone of voice, Waters replied, “You’re certainly welcome, sir.”
(Excerpt) Read more at westernjournal.com ...
There are two videos at the link. The one from Greg Price via Twitter is the one to watch.
Maxines is besties with Bankman. He was her guest at the Capitol and she took lots of money from him
What shocks me most is that our politicians have such a limited knowledge of banking, finances, capital formation, fiscal controls, accounting standards, and regulation.
Yet they are in charge of those things......Scary as f@#k.
Yep, Besties
Oh I think they know exactly how they are going to get rich.
BFL
Claw back all of those political bribes that politicians received.
Maxine Jar Jar Binks lips with a James Brown wig, Is in deep shit accepting millions of stolen money from those invested into FTX.
Maxine Waters must return every penny stolen from FTX investors.
Yeah I'll self-censor on that one too.
Waters has her picture in the dictionary between M and O words.
>> I cannot post my opinion of Watters.<<
C’mon man, give us a good laugh
>>Maxine Waters must return every penny stolen from FTX investors.<<
Yeah right.
Should Biden do the same?
Yeah right.
That is why every confrssional hearing consists of calling EXPERT witnesses to educate the politicians. But it is never easy.
How would you like to wake up in the morning to see that face?
What is more terrifying is that someone actually wakes up to that face.
At least I hope she lost everything. Dumb twunt.
“..How would you like to wake up in the morning to see that face?...”
Rest assured, it would only happen once.
What a coincidence. SBF was arrested just as he was leaving to attend Waters’ hearing in DC.
Yet they are in charge of those things......Scary as f@#k.
Along with military, agriculture, business, manufacturing, highway construction, biology, medicine, brain surgery and rocket science.
At least AOC has bartending to fall back on.
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