DOJ indicts Jesse Benton and John Tate

He was convicted of conspiracy, causing false campaign contribution reports to be filed to the Federal Election Commission and participating in a false statement scheme.
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Could have beat two of the raps if he had SHUT THE FUCK UP around cops.
 
So let me make sure I have this right: Hillary Clinton, Eric Holder, Barack Obama, and the rest of that raft of raving, frothing felons commit all manner of overtly criminal acts and the DOJ remains flaccid. But when Benton et al are suspected of campaign irregularities, DOJ is letting everyone have it all gooey in the eyes?

And some here still think there is a "system-compliant" path toward the establishment of some reasonable facsimile of liberty in America? What are you taking and why are you not sharing? I'd really like to get some of that action.

Move along folks... nothing to see here.
 
osan said:
So let me make sure I have this right: Hillary Clinton, Eric Holder, Barack Obama, and the rest of that raft of raving, frothing felons commit all manner of overtly criminal acts and the DOJ remains flaccid. But when Benton et al are suspected of campaign irregularities, DOJ is letting everyone have it all gooey in the eyes?

And some here still think there is a "system-compliant" path toward the establishment of some reasonable facsimile of liberty in America? What are you taking and why are you not sharing? I'd really like to get some of that action.
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You see, this is why you get funny looks when you mention your libertarian ideas to people. Everybody knows this equality before the law is BS. The real world does not work that way. The sooner you get this simple idea through your thick skull the better for you. Now, sorry I gotta run, I just got a text from my master.
 
h/t unknown & Matt Collins: http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?551531-Trump-pardons-John-Tate-and-Jesse-Benton!

Jesse Benton pardoned:
- https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing...y-regarding-executive-grants-clemency-122320/
- https://www.desmoinesregister.com/s...nton-pardoned-trump-kent-sorenson/4038489001/

Two men convicted of multiple federal offenses stemming from a bribery plot during the 2012 Iowa Republican caucus received pardons from President Donald Trump late Wednesday.

John Tate and Jesse Benton were convicted in 2016 of various public corruption charges for paying an Iowa state senator to switch his endorsement to then-U.S. Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, during his 2012 presidential campaign, days before the first-in-the-nation nominating event. Sen. Kent Sorenson, an Indianola Republican, had been a supporter of U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn.

Tate and Benton were convicted by a federal jury in Des Moines in May 2016. Each served six months home confinement and two years’ probation.
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This is so amusing... Americans fiddle as the land burns. We've been at it for over 100 years and still haven't bought the clue.
 
This case was a joke, as are about 50% of federal non-drug cases. I am glad they were pardoned.
 
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They were pardoned because they were put up to scandalizing the Paul campaign. They were pardoned to ensure their silence as per their original agreement I’m sure. It’s the scenario that makes any sense.
 
Jenard Butler said:
They were pardoned because they were put up to scandalizing the Paul campaign. They were pardoned to ensure their silence as per their original agreement I’m sure. It’s the scenario that makes any sense.
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They were targeted because they backed Ron Paul, and the feds found some highly technical non-victim "crime" to convict them. They were pardoned because the tables have turned over the past 8 years, now we have many defenders of liberty in powerful positions in the federal government fore the first time since the days of Calvin Coolidge.
 
They sure as hell weren't pardoned because this POTUS has a soft spot for libertarians, so it's curious indeed.

My take is that Trump, having lost, is just lashing out at everyone, trying to fuck with them as much as possible on his way out.

...and "they" do not like Ron Paul people.

That's what this veto threat was about; fucking with Mitch because Mitch acknowledged that Biden won.

...a final dick-waving exercise before he goes to the great ignored goodnight.
 
r3volution 3.0 said:
They sure as hell weren't pardoned because this POTUS has a soft spot for libertarians, so it's curious indeed.

My take is that Trump, having lost, is just lashing out at everyone, trying to fuck with them as much as possible on his way out.

...and "they" do not like Ron Paul people.

That's what this veto threat was about; fucking with Mitch because Mitch acknowledged that Biden won.

...a final dick-waving exercise before he goes to the great ignored goodnight.
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Rand convinced Trump to do it.
 
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