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Is Congress's $17 million sexual misconduct hush money fund campaign finance violations?
citizens free press ^ | 6/13/2024 | kanakoa

Posted on 06/13/2024 3:42:09 PM PDT by Presbyterian Reporter

Is Congress's $17 million sexual misconduct hush money fund campaign finance violations?

Rep. Thomas Massie highlights that Congress's hush money payments would be considered campaign finance violations under Alvin Bragg's novel theory used to target President Trump.

"Congress has paid over $17 million in hush money for sexual misconduct inside of the offices in these buildings. And what's more, is that it was taxpayer money. The allegation is that President Trump paid $130,000 of his own money.

But here in Congress, there might be some here on this dais who had the taxpayer pay for their sexual misconduct charges. And I do know that not a single penny of it has been turned in as a campaign finance expense."


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: campaignfinance; congresscreeps; hushmoney; taxpayerfunds; trump
Be sure to watch the video at the link.

And be doubly sure to forward this to your family and friends who do not check the Citizens Free Press for stories like this.

1 posted on 06/13/2024 3:42:09 PM PDT by Presbyterian Reporter
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It occurred to me a while back that the congressional hush money slush fund was the exact thing they charged Trump with.

It’s of no matter since we have a two-tiered justus system.


2 posted on 06/13/2024 3:47:27 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (The worst thing about censorship is █████ ██ ████ ████ ████ █ ███████ ████. FJB.)
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To: Presbyterian Reporter

Odd that all the alternative news/media/podcasts don’t talk about this.

Now more than ever.

And, those scumbags used public money.

Hard to believe that Fitton and his team haven’t done more or maybe it’s a life threatening endeavor.


3 posted on 06/13/2024 3:53:24 PM PDT by qaz123
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To: Presbyterian Reporter

And the same people that did it to cover up, are continually re-elected by the masses.

And Congress exempts itself from FOIA. Amazing.


4 posted on 06/13/2024 3:54:50 PM PDT by qaz123
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To: Presbyterian Reporter

Just the fact that CONGRESS has a multi-million dollar “fund” - OUR TAX DOLLARS!!! - to shut people up about THEIR misdeeds and perversions?!?…

Is CRIMINAL as it gets! Hang them ALL!!!!!


5 posted on 06/13/2024 4:19:41 PM PDT by joethedrummer (We can't vote our way out of this, folks..)
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To: Presbyterian Reporter

Yes.
And didn’t NYC just convict Trump on that?


6 posted on 06/13/2024 4:20:37 PM PDT by Darksheare (Those who support liberal "Republicans" summarily support every action by same. )
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To: E. Pluribus Unum
"It occurred to me a while back that the congressional hush money slush fund was the exact thing they charged Trump with."

It's even worse, because those politicians used taxpayer money to pay off their accusers. Trump used his own money.

7 posted on 06/13/2024 4:23:45 PM PDT by mass55th (“Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.” ― John Wayne)
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The NY state legislature has such a fund. They had some kind of payoff scandal some years back that I can’t find - the NY Senate’s second ranked? Or top aide? A black man and a Democrat.

The city offices almost certainly do as well...and this is taxpayer money. The taxpayer foots the coverup.


8 posted on 06/13/2024 4:25:51 PM PDT by heartwood (Someone has to play devil's advocate.)
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To: Presbyterian Reporter

Probably a good portion is Biden and Teddy Kennedy


9 posted on 06/13/2024 4:51:15 PM PDT by McGavin999 ( A sense of humor is a sign of intelligence, leftists have no sense of humor, therefore…)
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To: GOPJ; Ann Archy; Grampa Dave; Diana in Wisconsin; Jane Long; Vaduz

The Congressional “hush money slush fund” was the exact thing they charged Trump with.

It’s even worse, because politicians used taxpayer money to pay off their accusers. Trump used his own money.

(courtesy mass55th)


10 posted on 06/13/2024 5:48:46 PM PDT by Liz (This then is how we should pray: Our Father who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name . )
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Arthur Wildfire! March; Berosus; Bockscar; BraveMan; cardinal4; ...

11 posted on 06/13/2024 5:58:29 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Putin should skip ahead to where he kills himself in the bunker.)
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To: Presbyterian Reporter

Bring it!!


12 posted on 06/13/2024 6:21:28 PM PDT by Jane Long (The role of the GOP: to write sharply-worded letters as America becomes a communist hell-hole.)
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To: joethedrummer

I propose a Constitutional Amendment that prohibits the use of public funds from being used to settle private lawsuits against members of the House or Senate or any of their staff.

It could also require all assets of the above to be placed in a blind trust, and that there should be an annual account of the exact income and sources for all of them.


13 posted on 06/13/2024 6:37:02 PM PDT by LachlanMinnesota
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To: Presbyterian Reporter

bttt


14 posted on 06/13/2024 10:22:54 PM PDT by angelsonmyside
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To: qaz123

Once again they are guilty of the same when accusing others, only we are paying for thier deviance


15 posted on 06/14/2024 3:15:41 AM PDT by ronnie raygun
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@KanekoaTheGreat post

Is Congress’s $17M tax-funded sexual misconduct
“hush money” fund a campaign-finance violation?


Rep. Thomas Massie highlights that Congress’s hush money payments would be considered campaign finance violations under Alvin Bragg’s novel theory used to target President Trump.

“Congress has paid over $17 million in hush money for sexual misconduct inside of the offices in these buildings. And what’s more, is that it was taxpayer money. The allegation is that President Trump paid $130,000 of his own money.

But here in Congress, there might be some here on this dais who had the taxpayer pay for their sexual misconduct charges. And I do know that not a single penny of it has been turned in as a campaign finance expense.”

Former FEC Commissioner Trey Trainor explains that Alvin Bragg’s novel interpretation of the law does not align with “normal campaign finance law.”

Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey points out that the Trump verdict will likely be overturned after the 2024 election, citing constitutional violations, due process issues, and prosecutorial misconduct.


To which @RepThomasMassie responds, “The irony here is that
Bragg’s Trump trial was all about trying to influence the [2024] election.”


16 posted on 06/14/2024 3:30:57 AM PDT by Liz (This then is how we should pray: Our Father who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name . )
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To: Presbyterian Reporter

Yup. Legal precedent and all that...


17 posted on 06/14/2024 3:33:00 AM PDT by Sirius Lee (They intend to kill us. Plan to avoid this.)
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To: Presbyterian Reporter

Congress slush fund makes them more of a whore then the one’s they pay off they screw them and screw us to pay for it.

The MSM aren’t much better for not exposing names it’s not like they don’t know who does what in D.C..


18 posted on 06/14/2024 6:57:28 AM PDT by Vaduz
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