[gopno1]

I guess one victory for the good guys (whatever you think of Fortenberry).

[gopno1]

My apologies for the irrelevant information included in there. I posted from my phone and didn’t notice it to delete it.

[kiryandil]

No worries!

Our "government" has ENDLESS amounts of money to re-try its victims, all while passing out $5,000 Visa cards to the illegal invaders.

[kiryandil]

Thom "Evil Fed Clownboy" Mrozek, a spokesperson for the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Los Angeles, noted that the appellate court left a path open for future proceedings against Fortenberry.

It's only your money and my money.

Plus, zElensky needs $60 billion.

[FreedomPoster]

>>two counts of lying to federal agents

If you learned nothing else from the Martha Stewart case,

Don’t Talk to the Police
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-7o9xYp7eE

Must watch 45m vid. Worth it. Watch it. Live it.

[Leaning Right]

> lying about the donation during later interviews with FBI agents <

The FBI can lie to you. But it’s a crime if you lie to the FBI.

It’s too late for Mr. Fortenberry. But for everyone else, remember these magic words, “On the advice of my lawyer, I will remain silent.”

And now an excellent video from a law school professor. “Don’t Talk to the Police”.

https://youtu.be/d-7o9xYp7eE?si=ysYB99nqZgmXJjME

[monkeyshine]

Why did they prosecute him in California? The process is the punishment? He gets to pay for another trial on substantively the same charges? Does that set up for another appeal on 5th Amendment (double-jeopardy) grounds? Does he get his attorney’s fees back from the first trial?

[Reno89519]

So, accepting the illegal foreign contribution while in California is not enough to pursue charges in California?

[piasa]

"... According to the report, the FBI also “singled out Americans who are pro-life, pro-family, and support the biological basis for sex and gender distinction as potential domestic terrorists”—another stunning indication that the federal government is openly targeting Americans on the basis of their political views and religious belief. Contrary to FBI Director Chris Wray’s statement that the Richmond memo was a one-off occurrence, the House report also found that the Richmond field office relied on intel from FBI offices in Los Angeles, Milwaukee, and Portland in making its assessment—a strong indication that other local FBI offices have undertaken similar anti-Catholic operations...."

[piasa]

The charges stemmed from Fortenberry allegedly accepting an illegal campaign donation from billionaire Nigerian businessman Gilbert Chagoury at a 2016 fundraiser and then lying about the donation during later interviews with FBI agents.

As I understand it, it was not "a donation from billionaire Nigerian businessman Gilbert Chagoury" but several small donations from other individuals allegedly passing along money they, not the congressman, had received from Chagouri. All his campaign would know is the names of the actual donors not who passed the money to them. Chagouri by the way, was a big Clinton Foundation donor and to my knowledge the FBI spent no serious time investigating Chagouri's donations to Clinton or prosecuting the Clintons, or anyone else on the receiving end of Chagouri money... And according to one article, the accusations against Chagouri may have been like the Russian collusion accusations. I haven't followed the stories on this congresscritter or Chagouri but anything involving the Los Angeles field office probably needs a skeptical second look.

[vetvetdoug]

What happened to the rule where if the crime was done by a Republican the party affiliation is mentioned in the first few sentences? I read the article three times and missed that he was a Republican. I thought he was a Democrat for sure.

[Michael.SF.]

Before we cheer this as a victory, consider the following:

** The conviction was thrown out because he was tried in the incorrect state.

** Who and why was that decision made? Probable answers: Democrats and easier to get a conviction.

** Result: conviction and resignation of a Republican from Congress.

** what is the purpose of ‘Lawfare’? Answer: to gain political advantages for Democrats.

** was that goal attained? Answer: yes

** so who really won in this case?