Democratic Primaries
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Andrea Mitchell @mitchellreports@KamalaHarris on Pence: I disagree when he suggests it's not possible to have meetings with women alone by himself. I think that's ridiculous, the idea that you would deny a professional woman the opportunity to have a meeting with the VP is outrageous. #AMR
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primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
The Truth Is Here
(354 posts)As to why she protected Mnuchin and his bank. Quid pro quo.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
bigtree
(85,998 posts)...on that widely discussed issue.
Daily Kos:
First and foremost, lets point out that of all the attorney generals and elected representatives in the country during the financial crisis, there was ONE who chose to investigate and who went after the banks for a settlement. That was Kamala Harris. She didnt get any prosecutions or convictions, but she did strong-arm the banks into turning a $2 billion settlement proposal into $25 billion of immediate payments.
This cant be overlooked. Sen. Harris was entirely responsible for pulling out of negotiations in 2011 in order to force the banks to pay more. And it worked. So before you get all high and mighty about how you would have for sure jailed some bankers, weigh what good it did California families to get $25 billion compared to what they would have gotten from watching a complex civil proceeding play out over five years.
She got money to people losing their homes, and that was more important.
On the OneWest issue, its a misnomer (ie, lie) that Harris didnt prosecute Mnuchin. He was never under investigation, and Harris didnt receive a referral to criminally prosecute anyone. What she got was a recommendation to file a civil enforcement action against OneWest. In such a filing, no one person is accused of anything. Instead, an entire company is looked at, and perhaps fined for wrongdoing.
So why didnt she file the action? Well, Senator Harris isnt exactly free to openly discuss that, because we dont openly discuss investigations. Its not appropriate to discuss partial evidence, suspicions, or rumors. This harms the party under investigation, who has a right to a presumption of innocence.
But the reasons this didnt go anywhere are likely far simpler...
read more: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2019/1/21/1827095/-Kamala-Harris-and-the-big-lie-that-she-didn-t-prosecute-Mnuchin
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
George II
(67,782 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Andy823
(11,495 posts)I have been waiting since 2016!
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden