The First 2 Congressmen To Endorse Trump Have Been Indicted
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Via: tessylo • 5 years ago • 48 commentsBy: By Doha Madani and Amanda Terkel
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The First 2 Congressmen To Endorse Trump Have Been Indicted
The first two members of Congress to publicly support Donald Trump for president have been indicted, and the three men who were next in line to back him have weathered significant scandals.
Reps. Chris Collins (R-N.Y.) and Duncan Hunter (R-Calif.) threw their support behind Trump in February 2016 , back when much of the GOP establishment was staying far away from the real estate mogul and long before it was clear that Trump was going to win the nomination.
Collins initially planned to fight the charges as he ran for re-election, but he eventually decided to suspend his campaign as he and his son face charges of securities fraud in connection with a pharmaceutical company. The Republican congressman is accused of sharing private information with son Cameron Collins in order to sell shares before the public announcement of a drug trial failure that led the company’s stock to fall 92 percent.
Hunter and his wife were indicted by a grand jury in San Diego on Tuesday on charges of filing false campaign finance records . The couple is accused of using more than $250,000 in campaign funds to pay for personal expenses, such as their children’s school tuition, restaurant outings and shopping mall purchases.
The five-term congressman repaid $60,000 to his campaign earlier this year for inappropriate expenses in 2015, but an FBI investigation looked at expenditures dating back as far as 2009.
The next three members of Congress to back Trump have had issues of their own.
Jeff Sessions gave a significant boost of establishment credibility to Trump’s campaign when, as a U.S. senator from Alabama, he endorsed him in the GOP primary. Sessions, who is now attorney general, had to recuse himself from special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election after questions emerged about his interactions with Russian officials during the Trump presidential campaign.
Reps. Scott DesJarlais (R-Tenn.) and Tom Marino (R-Pa.) were the fourth and fifth members of Congress to publicly back Trump. HuffPost broke the story in 2012 that, although DesJarlais, a physician, presented himself as anti-abortion and pro-family, he pressured his mistress ― who was also his patient ― to get an abortion .
In 2017, Marino withdrew from consideration as Trump’s drug czar after an investigation found that he sponsored legislation that made it harder for the Drug Enforcement Agency to battle the opioid epidemic.
On Tuesday, the same day that the indictment against Hunter came down, Trump’s former campaign chairman was found guilty on eight counts that included tax fraud , while the president’s longtime fixer and personal attorney pleaded guilty to illegally interfering in the presidential election. He made clear that he did so at the direction of Trump.
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The first two members of Congress to publicly support Donald Trump for president have been indicted, and the three men who were next in line to back him have weathered significant scandals.
Reps. Chris Collins (R-N.Y.) and Duncan Hunter (R-Calif.) threw their support behind Trump in February 2016 , back when much of the GOP establishment was staying far away from the real estate mogul and long before it was clear that Trump was going to win the nomination.
Lots of that going around, Tessy. Nunes used taxpayer funds to fly to the Ukraine to get dirt on the Biden's. Which is illegal.
I seem to recall Hunter and his wife throwing each other under the bus.
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Trump has spent his whole life lying with dogs. He is owned by the NY Mafia.
Not to mention the old KGB. Trump has many ghosts that haunt him. Blackmail.
Now he is owned by the Russian mob.
Slightly off topic but....
Hmmmm, did he kill himself or was it something more nefarious?
Good question. Donny's little buddy Putin has had a lot of enemies snuffed to shut them up. I wouldn't put it past trump to do the same thing.
Do you have some kind of proof that it was because he signed off on the loan to Trump that he killed himself or was that a click bait headline where the two are not related?
How the fuck was that a violation?
Do you have some kind of proof that it wasn't?
Seriously, I see comments on here all the time about how the clintons have murdered what, 40 people? Never gets removed, but I post that I wouldn't put it past trump to do what putin does and it's deleted? What a fucking joke.
You need to post a piece about that Mr. F.
It would just get a lot of trolls [tessy delete]
I understand. Most stuff I post gets over run by trolls.
Was there a point you are trying to make with a one year, three month and six days or 15+ month old article?
Shoo, scoot, move along now.
Why? You impose your presence on my seeds with a few word zinger or emotions only replies and you want me to leave yours? So why seed a fifteen month old article as current news for click bait?
Thanks for commenting and keeping this on top
Ditto
Pretty sure that an employee of the Heartland Institute won't be moving along anytime soon.
People do themselves wrong....but Blame Trump for it ?
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I can
.... I swear ! 
The "Personal' issues of others, has nothing to do with President Trump !
"Hamas" (before they didn't), Rev. (Racist) Wright, Rev. (Racist, Raper and tax evader) Sharpton and Bill ( Bomber) Ayers endorsed Obama.
Big friggin Deal !
That's not relevant to this.
Nothing you say is usually relevant on my seeds.
Sure is.
Goose Gander and all that Rot !
Would you like it better if I said ….. tRump sucks Butt ?
No it is not.
Which of what I posted are you referring to ?
Actually it is.
Do you remember how conservatives kept their conspiracy theories going about Vince Foster and Epstein (including Trump)? Remember Seth Rich?
Just imagine, THESE crimes by the gop are actually being indicted. Of course, the gop are on board with Trump's crimes and corruption because its their MO too!
Next time you pass on lies and propaganda, think about that proof you want first.
No it's not
thats for sure. It wasn’t relevant 15 months ago when it was first reported.
... says the person that seeds 2000+ year old religious anecdotes, myths, and fables on a regular basis.
And brings up Clinton over and over again..
Hillary or Bill?
Yes.
Unlike all the old articles that are repeatedly posted about the Clintons this one is still true.
At this rate, Trump will have lots of choices for cell mates.
Chris Collins is an asshole of the highest order.
Kinda blows up the idea of hiring or associating with "the best people". If you look at Trump's cabinet, appointees, campaign associates, lawyers and donors; there has never been a more corrupt crew in history.
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Duncan Hunter To Plead Guilty In Campaign Finance Case He Called 'Witch Hunt'
Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-Calif.) appears poised to plead guilty to federal campaign finance charges on Tuesday morning after more than a year of claiming the federal investigation into his spending habits was a “witch hunt.”
The court docket in Hunter’s case indicated on Monday that Hunter has a change of plea hearing set for Tuesday morning, as first reported by The San Diego Union-Tribune. He’ll appear before U.S. District Court Judge Thomas Whelan, according to the notification.
Hunter was indicted in August 2018. Months later, he won reelection after launching false, racist attacks against his opponent, who was of Palestinian and Latino descent.
Hunter’s wife previously pleaded guilty in the campaign finance scheme, admitting that the couple used campaign funds for a wide variety of family expenses, including flying their pet rabbit around. Hunter also used campaign money to fund extramarital affairs, according to federal prosecutors.
Hunter was one of President Donald Trump’s earliest supporters, and Trump lashed out at former Attorney General Jeff Sessions for allowing Hunter and fellow Trump supporter former Rep. Chris Collins (R-N.Y.) to be indicted. Collins pleaded guilty to insider trading in October.
Hunter’s trial had been set to take place early next year.
This article originally appeared on HuffPost.
Now Trump, the coward that he is doesn't want to come and defend himself at the hearings. Why? Because he knows he would be so busted. I wonder if that yellow steak down his back clashes with his fake orange tan.