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Judiciary Committee Democrats hit with ethics complaints over ‘suspicious’ conduct

by Ronn Blitzer

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EXCLUSIVE: Three Democratic members of the House Judiciary Committee were hit with ethics complaints Wednesday, connected to a slew of alleged violations related to campaign fundraising. Nonprofit watchdog group Americans for Public Trust filed complaints with the Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE) against Reps. Madeleine Dean, D-Pa., Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., and Lucy McBath, D-Ga., calling for investigations of possible violations of House rules and federal law.

 

Seattle media are hiding this. Congresswomen Jayapal of Seattle is accused of violating federal law.

 

 

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10 minutes ago, B-Man said:

 

 

PAYOFF..............

 

 

Same kind of PAYOFFS (oops I mean book deals) the Clintons and Obamas received after they left office. They certainly aren't singing the Payola Blues.

 

I wonder how much the "deal" would have been worth if her testimony got Trump convicted ???

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6 minutes ago, B-Man said:

 

 

PAYOFF..............

 

 

 

....these book deals should be written on toilet paper....USED......what possibly could these two say that's worth $65 mil?...........

The Obamas' Book Deals Spark $65 Million Mystery

By Jim Milliot and Rachel Deahl with additional reporting from Francis Hoch |
Mar 03, 2017
 

When word broke early last week that former president and first lady Barack and Michelle Obama had landed a joint deal at Penguin Random House worth a reported $65 million, many in the industry were stunned. The advance is, if not the largest on record for two standalone works, certainly the largest in recent memory.

As is its company policy, PRH has not commented on the money. Some insiders, all of whom spoke to PW on the condition of anonymity, have expressed skepticism about the accuracy of the figure (which the Financial Times first reported). A week before the deal was announced, one high-ranking publisher at another house who had been involved in negotiations said that he thought the two books would fetch a total of $30 million. But many in the business, including scouts monitoring the auction, said they think the $65 million figure is accurate.

https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/book-deals/article/72949-the-obamas-book-deals-spark-65-million-mystery.html

 

 

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10 minutes ago, B-Man said:

 

 

PAYOFF..............

 

 

 

Will believe politicians are serious on cracking down on corruption when they alter the tax code to make any "book advances" taxable at a 95% rate for any advance that remains outstanding relative to booksales 5 years after the deal paid the "author".

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1 minute ago, Taro T said:

 

Will believe politicians are serious on cracking down on corruption when they alter the tax code to make any "book advances" taxable at a 95% rate for any advance that remains outstanding relative to booksales 5 years after the deal paid the "author".

 

 

...seriously?......"bite the hand that feeds you"?......."honesty is NOT sound personal financial policy"..............

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1 hour ago, B-Man said:

PAYOFF..............

 

She's going to be forgotten in a few months, especially now since the Democrats want to "move on" from their impeachment embarrassment. The real question is whether or not she even bothers to write a book to "earn" the graft (or are they just going to hire a ghost writer to write it for her?)

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3 hours ago, Hedge said:

 

 

It's going to be classified as a textbook and become required reading through teachers union negotiations. One caveat though, said teachers union gets to play editor of the final copy. 

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2 hours ago, OldTimeAFLGuy said:

 

....these book deals should be written on toilet paper....USED......what possibly could these two say that's worth $65 mil?...........

The Obamas' Book Deals Spark $65 Million Mystery

By Jim Milliot and Rachel Deahl with additional reporting from Francis Hoch |
Mar 03, 2017
 

When word broke early last week that former president and first lady Barack and Michelle Obama had landed a joint deal at Penguin Random House worth a reported $65 million, many in the industry were stunned. The advance is, if not the largest on record for two standalone works, certainly the largest in recent memory.

As is its company policy, PRH has not commented on the money. Some insiders, all of whom spoke to PW on the condition of anonymity, have expressed skepticism about the accuracy of the figure (which the Financial Times first reported). A week before the deal was announced, one high-ranking publisher at another house who had been involved in negotiations said that he thought the two books would fetch a total of $30 million. But many in the business, including scouts monitoring the auction, said they think the $65 million figure is accurate.

https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/book-deals/article/72949-the-obamas-book-deals-spark-65-million-mystery.html

 

 


I'm sure 90% of it will go to the needs of the residents of the South Side of Chicago. 

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