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yellowcanine

(35,699 posts) Thu Oct 10, 2019, 11:17 AM Oct 2019

"Congressman 1" in the indictment of Rudy's Goons is Pete Sessions (REPUBLICAN).

https://www.rawstory.com/2019/10/gops-pete-sessions-implicated-by-indictment-of-rudy-giulianis-foreign-henchmen/?utm_source=push_notifications

The two Soviet-born men who have been helping President Donald Trump’s attorney Rudy Giuliani find dirt on former Vice President Joe Biden and his family were indicted and arrested early this morning while at Dulles Airport just west of Washington, D.C.

According to the 22-page indictment, a member of Congress referred to only as “congressman-1” was being lobbied by Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman and given hefty donations from the men.

BE STILL MY HEART!

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"Congressman 1" in the indictment of Rudy's Goons is Pete Sessions (REPUBLICAN). (Original Post) yellowcanine Oct 2019 OP

Yep blogslut Oct 2019 #1

Pete Sessions, interesting character Mike 03 Oct 2019 #2

Oh good, someone else for the impeachment inquiry to subpoena! Thomas Hurt Oct 2019 #3

The runner up was Joe you lie Wilson mercuryblues Oct 2019 #4

We have reached the legal payback phase of... getagrip_already Oct 2019 #5

Can't tell you how happy this makes me... Moral Compass Oct 2019 #6

So many Republicans who are really just awful people. Sessions, Jordan, Meadows, Gohmert I mean it Pepsidog Oct 2019 #8

Are there any? Moral Compass Oct 2019 #12

"I'll always remember the strength of his spine when he knew death was coming." pangaia Oct 2019 #17

& they are due to receive a TON of karma!! subana Oct 2019 #22

Jim Jeffords of VT. Of course he did the decent thing and left the party. deurbano Oct 2019 #18

Sessions lost his seat, moved to another District True Blue American Oct 2019 #9

The article is talking about a Pete Sessions, not a Jeff Sessions. n/t pnwmom Oct 2019 #11

Nobody in this thread is talking about Jeff Sessions Moral Compass Oct 2019 #14

Sessions is running in Waco. Texin Oct 2019 #13

Correct! Moral Compass Oct 2019 #16

I moved into that district last month. TexasTowelie Oct 2019 #24

Trickle is gonna turn into a flood soon. Why aren't Dems calling out for him to resign! Pepsidog Oct 2019 #7

Pete is an ex Congressman. True Blue American Oct 2019 #10

May want to look at TX 12 also bluecollar2 Oct 2019 #15

every day subana Oct 2019 #19

Two more from Vlad's Russian stable of crooks. Hassler Oct 2019 #20

Why aren't Giuliani and Sessions also behind bars right now? ecstatic Oct 2019 #21

Nunes? QED Oct 2019 #23

K&R ck4829 Oct 2019 #25

blogslut

(38,001 posts)

1. Yep

Reply to yellowcanine (Original post)

Thu Oct 10, 2019, 11:28 AM

Oct 2019

https://www.thedailybeast.com/america-first-action-backed-by-giuliani-henchmen-spent-big-for-pete-sessions-after-he-targeted-ukraine-diplo

A former member of Congress who pushed for political changes in Ukraine that aligned with Rudy Giuliani’s investigative efforts there got millions of dollars in political support from a pro-Trump super PAC financed in part by Giuliani allies.

The more than $3 million that the group, America First Action, spent supporting former Rep. Pete Sessions (R-TX) included huge ad buys that appear to have pushed the boundaries of laws restricting super PAC coordination with political campaigns, according to a Daily Beast review of federal campaign finance and television broadcasting records. And they could severely complicate the former congressman’s attempt to win back office in 2020.

The expenditures made by America First Action came during the 2018 election cycle, during which Sessions was fighting desperately to hold on to his House seat in a race he would go on to lose to Democrat Colin Allred. The PAC, which has President Donald Trump’s official imprimatur, has raised millions of dollars to fulfill that task. And during that election season, $325,000 of that came from a company called Global Energy Producers LLC, a firm run by Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman.

The Soviet-born businessmen were, at the time of their donation to the PAC, helping Giuliani solicit dirt on President Donald Trump’s political opponents from officials in Ukraine. That work, which is now at the center of an impeachment inquiry against the president, included trying to get the U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, Marie Yovanovitch, removed from her post on grounds that she was badmouthing Trump...

Mike 03

(16,616 posts)

2. Pete Sessions, interesting character

Reply to yellowcanine (Original post)

Thu Oct 10, 2019, 11:28 AM

Oct 2019

He chaired the House Committee on Rules after David Dreier stepped down. He used to be real mean and nasty and then suddenly around 2013-2015 he became Mr. Nice Guy. He never ever voted with the Democrats on a single issue that I can remember, but you thought he might after his change because he was obsequious to everybody. I always wondered about his "shift" from snarling A-Hole to Mr. Congeniality.

Thomas Hurt

(13,903 posts)

3. Oh good, someone else for the impeachment inquiry to subpoena!

Reply to yellowcanine (Original post)

Thu Oct 10, 2019, 11:42 AM

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mercuryblues

(14,532 posts)

4. The runner up was Joe you lie Wilson

Reply to yellowcanine (Original post)

Thu Oct 10, 2019, 11:49 AM

Oct 2019

getagrip_already

(14,757 posts)

5. We have reached the legal payback phase of...

Reply to yellowcanine (Original post)

Thu Oct 10, 2019, 12:46 PM

Oct 2019

Trumps reign. It will take barr time, but he will entangle everyone trump has a beef with, or who he wants to keep in line. And that is a very long list of politicians, the press, and people in business.

Indictments will rain down before long. What does he have to lose at this point?

Moral Compass

(1,521 posts)

6. Can't tell you how happy this makes me...

Reply to yellowcanine (Original post)

Thu Oct 10, 2019, 01:10 PM

Oct 2019

Pete Sessions is considered to be extraordinarily stupid and arrogant by most North Texas Republicans.

The rest of us just hate him for who and what he is.

He knows he can’t win in his former district, so he is trying to run in the kind of rural type district that had gifted us with Texas luminaries such as Joe Barton and Louie Gohmert.

Being named in an indictment will probably help him in this state, but I can’t help but be 😁

Pepsidog

(6,254 posts)

8. So many Republicans who are really just awful people. Sessions, Jordan, Meadows, Gohmert I mean it

Reply to Moral Compass (Reply #6)

Thu Oct 10, 2019, 01:22 PM

Oct 2019

would be easier to name those Republicans who have a glimmer of decency, if any exists.

Moral Compass

(1,521 posts)

12. Are there any?

Reply to Pepsidog (Reply #8)

Thu Oct 10, 2019, 01:34 PM

Oct 2019

Romney, Flake, Collins are as close as they come these days, but they consistently lack the courage of their expressed convictions. Even McCain failed to live up to his own hype—although I’ll always remember the strength of his spine when he knew death was coming.

Before today there was John Danforth of Missouri, who like Collins today, always said the right sounding things, and then would fold like a garage sale card table.

I wonder if Lincoln was the only and last Republican patriot.

pangaia

(24,324 posts)

17. "I'll always remember the strength of his spine when he knew death was coming."

Reply to Moral Compass (Reply #12)

Thu Oct 10, 2019, 01:48 PM

Oct 2019

That is not strength of spine. It is fear of death..or perhaps, better..karma..

subana

(586 posts)

22. & they are due to receive a TON of karma!!

Reply to pangaia (Reply #17)

Thu Oct 10, 2019, 02:11 PM

Oct 2019

Romney, Flake, Collins are as close as they come these days, but they consistently lack the courage of their expressed convictions.

Thank you FBI & SDNY!! Collins especially always lacks conviction!! She always talks about how concerned she is but in the end, she always does what the party wants her to do!

There was an interesting article I saw yesterday that said the 4 Senators to watch during impeachment are McSally AZ, Gardner CO, Collins ME & Tillis NC.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/republican-canaries-in-the-impeachment-coal-mine-11570453200

deurbano

(2,895 posts)

18. Jim Jeffords of VT. Of course he did the decent thing and left the party.

Reply to Moral Compass (Reply #12)

Thu Oct 10, 2019, 01:58 PM

Oct 2019

True Blue American

(17,984 posts)

9. Sessions lost his seat, moved to another District

Reply to Moral Compass (Reply #6)

Thu Oct 10, 2019, 01:28 PM

Oct 2019

Planned on running again. He is Congress number 1. Received
$3 million from these guys.

Read it on Juanita Jean this morning. Texas answer to Molly.

pnwmom

(108,980 posts)

11. The article is talking about a Pete Sessions, not a Jeff Sessions. n/t

Reply to Moral Compass (Reply #6)

Thu Oct 10, 2019, 01:33 PM

Oct 2019

Moral Compass

(1,521 posts)

14. Nobody in this thread is talking about Jeff Sessions

Reply to pnwmom (Reply #11)

Thu Oct 10, 2019, 01:40 PM

Oct 2019

At least I’m not. Pete Sessions was a Congressional representative from North Texas.

Jefferson Beauregard Sessions was a US Senator from Alabama and was Trump’s 1st AG...

Texin

(2,596 posts)

13. Sessions is running in Waco.

Reply to Moral Compass (Reply #6)

Thu Oct 10, 2019, 01:40 PM

Oct 2019

I guess that means he thought Allred is pretty secure in the Dallas-Collin Counties upcoming.

Moral Compass

(1,521 posts)

16. Correct!

Reply to Texin (Reply #13)

Thu Oct 10, 2019, 01:47 PM

Oct 2019

TexasTowelie

(112,217 posts)

24. I moved into that district last month.

Reply to Moral Compass (Reply #6)

Thu Oct 10, 2019, 02:23 PM

Oct 2019

I'm also on record that I'll be voting against a fellow college alum.

Pepsidog

(6,254 posts)

7. Trickle is gonna turn into a flood soon. Why aren't Dems calling out for him to resign!

Reply to yellowcanine (Original post)

Thu Oct 10, 2019, 01:19 PM

Oct 2019

True Blue American

(17,984 posts)

10. Pete is an ex Congressman.

Reply to Pepsidog (Reply #7)

Thu Oct 10, 2019, 01:31 PM

Oct 2019

https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2019/10/01/pete-sessions-poised-run-congressional-seat-held-retiring-bill-flores/

bluecollar2

(3,622 posts)

15. May want to look at TX 12 also

Reply to yellowcanine (Original post)

Thu Oct 10, 2019, 01:44 PM

Oct 2019

Granger's been awfully quiet lately...

subana

(586 posts)

19. every day

Reply to yellowcanine (Original post)

Thu Oct 10, 2019, 02:01 PM

Oct 2019

the shit gets a little deeper for fat Donnie!! He can put his finger's in his ears & pretend that the impeachment doesn't exist but that doesn't change anything!!

I can't wait to see how all of these assholes look like in orange jumpsuits!!!