DOJ indicts Jesse Benton and John Tate

[Brian4Liberty]

First they came for Kokesh, now they have come for Benton and Tate...

 

[William Tell]

He should have stayed away. He is a liability.

Certainly far more than any of the supposed 'kooky' supporters. But this is nothing to gloat over.

 

[Brett85]

Isn't Rick Perry under indictment himself and is still running for President?

 

[wizardwatson]

I warned that given his "supposed tactic" of pandering to the right that filibustering the Patriot Act was a bad idea.

Now they have this SuperPAC issue and also the fact that Rand was pushing his Presidential Candidacy moneybomb during his Patriot Act filibuster to the "detriment of national security." Something that some pointed out isn't even legal.

No doubt, they are amassing these things to discredit him during the debates. Will be interesting to see whose mouth these allegations come from during the debates.

 

[phill4paul]

Hitting MSNBC now. Saying its bad for Rand.

Sure. Anyone involved in the campaign knew that this was hanging over Jesse's head. For him to have been allowed to function in any capacity, including a PAC not directly involved with the campaign, was lunacy. Jesse himself, if he had Rand's interest at heart, should have avoided this whole campaign cycle.

 

[DevilsAdvocate]

The nail in the coffin for Rand's presidential campaign?

Benton has singlehandedly destroyed this entire movement. Killing the Ron Paul campaign TWICE, and now he's back to take Rand down too.

 

[William Tell]

Isn't Rick Perry under indictment himself and is still running for President?

Yeah, but that's for some dumb charge about vetoing something. This doesn't look good at all.

 

[Anti Federalist]

Five felonies a days? I always forget the exact number...

Three.

But I suspect that number has increased.

FFS, you never talk to cops once an investigation is underway.

You watch, it's that USC 1001 charge that will send him to prison.

 

[Anti Federalist]

Certainly far more than any of the supposed 'kooky' supporters. But this is nothing to gloat over.

It's not "gloating" to point this nonsense out.

 

[DisneyFan]

The timing of the indictment is obviously politically motivated and anyone who denies that is a fool, but it is also true that Benton shouldn't have been put in charge of the Super PAC. I don't know what Rand was thinking.

 

[Brett85]

Yeah, but that's for some dumb charge about vetoing something. This doesn't look good at all.

It should blow over as long as Benton and Tate resign from the PAC. It wasn't Rand's campaign that they were a part of when this allegedly happened.

 

[David Sadler]

Head of pro-Rand Paul super PAC indicted in payment scheme

Head of pro-Rand Paul super PAC indicted in payment scheme
Politico
8/5/15

A close confidant of Sen. Rand Paul was indicted Wednesday for an alleged conspiracy to bribe an Iowa state senator in 2011 to shift allegiances to Paul’s father, Ron, then a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination.

Jesse Benton, a longtime aide to the younger Paul, who’s now helming a super PAC supporting the Kentucky Republican’s 2016 presidential bid, faces charges of conspiracy, obstructing an investigation, submitting false campaign finance reports to the FEC, and making false statements to the FBI. Two other operatives, John Tate and Dimitrios Kesari, also face charges connected to the alleged payoff.

Jesse Benton was a mistake from DayOne.

 

[Anti Federalist]

The nail in the coffin for Rand's presidential campaign?

Benton has singlehandedly destroyed this entire movement. Killing the Ron Paul campaign TWICE, and now he's back to take Rand down too.

No, you're all wet, it was these guys.

Just ask Matt Collins.

 

[Dianne]

Here is The Hill's headline, which doesn't look too good:

Head of Rand Paul super-PAC indicted

http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-brief...paul-staffers-indicted-on-campaign-conspiracy

 

[cajuncocoa]

First they came for Kokesh, now they have come for Benton and Tate...

Please don't lump Kokesh in with those two.

 

[CPUd]

http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?479648-DOJ-indicts-Jesse-Benton-and-John-Tate
http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showth...t-2012-Ron-Paul-Campaign-Manager-Jesse-Benton

 

[Carlybee]

Sure. Anyone involved in the campaign knew that this was hanging over Jesse's head. For him to have been allowed to function in any capacity, including a PAC not directly involved with the campaign, was lunacy. Jesse himself, if he had Rand's interest at heart, should have avoided this whole campaign cycle.

^^^this

 

[Dianne]

Main story on politico.com . This timing is no coincidence.

http://www.politico.com/

Head of pro-Rand Paul super PAC indicted in payment scheme

 

[Brian4Liberty]

Jesse Benton is now trending on Twitter...

 

[CPUd]

Checked to see if it was on cnn.com, but may be a while, because THEY FOUND A PIECE OF THAT PLANE