Posted on 10/25/2017 5:38:04 AM PDT by Hadean
The chairman of the House Judiciary Committee claims he obtained a “smoking gun” email that proves the Obama Justice Department prevented settlement payouts from going to conservative-leaning organizations, even as liberal groups were awarded money and DOJ officials denied “picking and choosing” recipients.
“It is not every day in congressional investigations that we find a smoking gun,” Rep. Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., said Tuesday. “Here, we have it.”
While Eric Holder was U.S. attorney general, the Justice Department allowed prosecutors to strike agreements compelling big companies to give money to outside groups not connected to their cases to meet settlement burdens. Republican lawmakers long have decried those payments as a “slush fund” that boosted liberal groups, and the Trump DOJ ended the practice earlier this year.
But internal Justice Department emails released Tuesday by Goodlatte indicated that not only were officials involved in determining what organizations would get the money, but also Justice Department officials may have intervened to make sure the settlements didn’t go to conservative groups.
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This news will be a lead item on ABCNNBCBS, NPR, NYT, LAT, all the Gannetts...NOT!
It will not even be covered by those outlets.
Surprise!
Fine with me, 'cause if we tolerate that behavior from "our own" we're no better than the RATs.
There is no justice from Democrat sources, only favorable settlements for the Democrat.
There is nothing fair from Democrat sources, only favorable outcomes for the Democrat.
There is nothing of truth from Democrat sources, only propaganda favorable for the Democrat purpose.
Democrats are political mafia.
Wake me when there is an indictment.
Clawback.
The groups that got the money connected to this illegal discriminatory scheme should been compelled to return _every_ cent.
When the cops are dirty, their pals don't get arrested.
The federal government is still filled with dirty cops...
This is quickly turning into Democrat Whack-A-Mole (perhaps intentionally). So many scandals popping up at once that few will even bother paying attention anymore.
Holder. Another in the ever growing list of libs who need to be vacationing in GITMO.
Lock-em up!
>>Is anyone here surprised?<<
Maybe, but seriously, this is old news. Anyone following the issue was aware of it as it was happening. All that’s new is the identification of key people making the decisions.
I’m glad to see the GOP is crafting a law to make the whole affair illegal in the future, although draining the swamp will do more good in the future than any law. The likes of Holder and the people he hired don’t pay attention to laws, just results.
From our own the punishment should be worse! It’s usually tough to accuse the rats of hypocrisy because they believe all their crap but our guys sell us virtue and deliver us the steaming pile repeatedly.
Almost sounds like Mafia “protection” money. RICO violation by government officials in the Obama administration?
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