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Cornyn takes swing at James, Schiff with new LETITIA Act targeting 'crooked politicians'
Fox News ^ | August 4, 2025 | Alex Miller

Posted on 08/04/2025 10:48:38 AM PDT by The_Media_never_lie

FIRST ON FOX: A Senate Republican wants to crack down on public officials who use their position to grow their wealth.

Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, is set to introduce legislation that would create stiffer penalties for public officials who commit federal bank fraud, tax fraud, or loan or mortgage fraud. Cornyn’s bill comes on the heels of two such instances where top officials and lawmakers were hit with allegations of mortgage fraud.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: assistantdemocrat; cornhole; ethics; james; schiff; senate; tdstrollonfr
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There are already laws against mortgage fraud. If you or I lie on a mortgage application, and are found out, there will be penalties.

Congress representatives are above the law. Laws that apply to us do not apply to Congress. More laws are not needed; equal enforcement is needed.

1 posted on 08/04/2025 10:48:38 AM PDT by The_Media_never_lie
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To: The_Media_never_lie

To make this a less obvious swing at Schiff (not that he doesn’t deserve it and then some), I would also not allow Congress to buy any stocks or bonds during their tenure. Insider trading is rampant in Congress and should be stopped.


2 posted on 08/04/2025 10:52:54 AM PDT by econjack
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To: The_Media_never_lie

who turned up the heat on rino cornyn?


3 posted on 08/04/2025 10:53:19 AM PDT by thinden (Buckle Up!)
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targeting 'crooked politicians'

If serious which I doubt, that would clean out most of Washington D.C.

Good if it happened.

Next.

4 posted on 08/04/2025 10:54:42 AM PDT by Jim W N (MAGA by restoring the Gospel of the Grace of Christ (Jude 3) and our Free Constitutional Republic!)
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To: The_Media_never_lie

Typical Cornhole... Attempring to dupe the masses by pretending to be a Republican. Introducing legislation that would create stiffer penalties for public officials who commit federal bank fraud, tax fraud, or loan or mortgage fraud? How about indicting, convicting and imprisoning those have already have commited these crimes, you gutless, RINO POS...


5 posted on 08/04/2025 10:55:04 AM PDT by Common Sense 101
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To: The_Media_never_lie

Must be an election year. Cornhole has poked his head up and pretending not to be a junior Democrat.


6 posted on 08/04/2025 10:56:23 AM PDT by TheThirdRuffian (Orange is the new brown)
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To: The_Media_never_lie

🌽 hole is a douche.


7 posted on 08/04/2025 10:58:35 AM PDT by Hyman Roth
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Senior Assistant Democrat heard from.


8 posted on 08/04/2025 10:59:14 AM PDT by Jumpmaster (U.S. Army Paratrooper. I am the 0.001%.)
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Must be an election year

Cornyn - Harry Reid's favorite Senator - has his first serious primary challenge to date - conservative Attorney General Ken Paxton

9 posted on 08/04/2025 11:00:19 AM PDT by goo goo g'joob (When honest people say what's true, calmly and without embarrassment, they become powerful)
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To: thinden

“””who turned up the heat on rino cornyn?””

An election must be coming up. Time to act tough.


10 posted on 08/04/2025 11:00:25 AM PDT by shelterguy
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To: TheThirdRuffian

I have said for the past several years, I will NEVER vote for Coryn again. His last campaign was almost 100% about being pro-gun. Then within 6 months of winning, he sold his constituents out. Never again.


11 posted on 08/04/2025 11:01:19 AM PDT by Widows Son (God Bless America, and Protect our President- Donald J Trump)
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To: The_Media_never_lie

It must really gall John Wayne McCornyn to have to play like he’s a conservative every single stinking 6 years!


12 posted on 08/04/2025 11:01:19 AM PDT by Clay Moore (My pistol identifies as a cordless hole punch. )
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To: Common Sense 101

Spot on. Nothing would reassure and rekindle the MAGA base than if a few of these lowlifes were indicted, arrested, tried and convicted. People like Clinton, Obama, Comey, Brennan, Klapper and Schiff must be held accountable. When people chanted “Lock her up”, they meant it and for very good reasons.


13 posted on 08/04/2025 11:09:34 AM PDT by allendale
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To: The_Media_never_lie

Don’t throw a boomerang their way, John.


14 posted on 08/04/2025 11:20:10 AM PDT by alstewartfan (Old admirals who feel the wind Are never put to sea. Al Stewart)
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To: thinden

Ken Paxton


15 posted on 08/04/2025 11:31:53 AM PDT by God luvs America
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To: The_Media_never_lie

The RINO is actually getting tough for once???


16 posted on 08/04/2025 11:52:22 AM PDT by MGunny ( )
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There are already laws against mortgage fraud. If you or I lie on a mortgage application, and are found out, there will be penalties.

Joe Biden chuckles has 3 homes?.


17 posted on 08/04/2025 12:08:47 PM PDT by Vaduz
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To: The_Media_never_lie

RINO Cornyn has to appear like he cares about what’s right for the people because he’s obviously worried about losing his job. Too little too late John, you need to go!


18 posted on 08/04/2025 12:20:26 PM PDT by drypowder
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It's not just congress. President "because you'd be in jail" Trump announced that he's granted Hillary an UNCONSTITUTIONAL TITLE OF NOBILITY, "because she's an ex-president's wife".

No wonder he doesn't want the (majority) "justice" wing of his base's support anymore.

READ MY LIPS.....We've been had again.

19 posted on 08/04/2025 12:24:39 PM PDT by SENTINEL (Kneel down to God. Stand up to tyrants. STICK TO YOUR GUNS !)
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Yes, we have been had again. If there are no consequences of the laws broken during President Autopen’s tenure, then we are toast as a country. Just a large 3rd world country, is what we will become.


20 posted on 08/04/2025 12:29:11 PM PDT by The_Media_never_lie
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