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I've been thinking about Obama's birth certificate, and how many people thought Obama was a foreign asset bred in Kenya for the sole purpose of overtaking America... And this was based on the color of his skin and little else. 
So people believed believe foreign powers would influence America in that round-about way, but don't seem to care about Santos finding a mountain of money, or even Trump having a bank account in China.
So if you look at his FEC filings, which are public, you see a lot of whole dollar amounts, which stinks of fraud. These are for things like Ubers, convenience stores, gas stations, etc., places you NEVER see whole dollar amounts. 
But here is where the fraud sits in plain sight. You also can see he has a payment listed to the Capital Hill Club. Problem with that one is that the Capital Hill Club doesn’t accept payment from non-members. Santos was not a member when he claimed payment. This guy is a walking campaign finance fraud indictment.
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Not only whole dollar amounts.  His campaign had over 40 disbursements between $199 and $200.  37 of which were for exactly $199.99.  $200 is the threshold at which receipts must be filed.  They aren't even really trying to hid the fact that they were fudging the expense reports. >

They know they'll never be prosecuted.... >

Garland is limited on prosecuting him due to a memo from the Nixon administration that says you cant prosecute a Republican office holder within two years of a federal election.  Otherwise I am sure he would look into it. >

I don't know if the memo is a joke or reality is that ridiculous. >

It's a joke but there is am actual memo from the Trump administration that limits the DOJ ability to prosecute sitting "politicians". Now all investigations into politicians will now require personal authorization from Garland to be green lit. They decided to keep the memo into the Biden administration however. >

That orange bastard fucked up so much damn shit. >

We have to remember that dozens upon dozens, if not hundreds to thousands, within the government let him do so, whether due to apathy, actual-collusion, or just plain purposefully being rendered powerless to be able to. It's a literal international conspiracy unfolding before our eyes of US citizen catspaws/accomplices being funded with global oligarch money to control and unravel every semblance of actual/legitimate/real control and dignity the US actually has.
It's absurd to me that essentially every single regulatory or watchdog across the entire Fed just rolled over to let him do what he wanted (right down to firing staff who wouldn't).
In fact, this thing about Top Secret documents being allowed to be taken by sitting Presidents is ridiculous. Trump used it for actual chief-executive-level international espionage if the implications are true (and they probably goddamn are, considering his open greed), and Biden's handling just says they're sloppy about national secrets if you're the fucking President. >

I mean, why would the president ever indict a former president for crimes? Theyd just open themselves up to future scrutiny/legal troubles/prison for their crimes (i.e. mostly due to war crimes and corruption tbh). Theyre not going to limit their own powers, and its all about power.
I dont like it at all, mind you, but i have a feeling that thats whats going on w.r.t doj slow walking on trumps crimes before/during/after his presidency. >

Santos' success reads to me like an experiment: "how unchecked, open, insecure, unenforced, and exploitive is the American political system to push specific candidates into key positions to completely subvert the governing structure of the US."
What happens to Santos now is irrelevant. The fact that he made it in with next to no resistance has probably given whoever was moving him like a pawn on a chess board invaluable information on the next BIG SHOW STOPPING POWER PLAY in 2024. >

I’ve been wondering about this for sometime, but what happened to opposition research? Did the Democrat assume he’d win the position because it was a district in NY? >

They also blew it on Kirsten Sinema. Wolves in Wolf clothing, but the DNC was clueless. >

Sinema might be worse - she has been an elected official with a public vote history since 2005. 
The fact that she was campaigning with a platform that contradicted her voting history should have been a major red flag. She's joined some important bills in AZ, sure, but overall her voting record screams corporate pawn - far from a died-in-the-wool progressive.
The DNC loves name recognition and a history of being elected, so I suspect they turned a blind eye to her campaign's blatant lying in order to guarantee a win in the district. >

She really misrepresented herself to the voters as well. Her demeanor since being elected has been very revealing about who she was all along. That “Fuck Off” ring she wore told me more about her than anything she ever said. >

If she tried to run again a potato could win the primary over her. >

I hope you’re right. She changed to Independent in a pretty transparent attempt to split the vote. I’m hoping she just takes her high dollar consulting gig and disappears. >


I hope you’re right.

She pissed off a lot of us locally. Wouldn't be surprised at all. >

This seems more and more of a let's see how dirty we can go and get away with it kinda play. I suspect that Santoss past was not as hidden in republican circles as they claim. This feels to much like a fishing attempt gone well and now they have no coherent plan for how to continue with the scam. >

Ignoring it and hoping no consequences come has actually gone very well for Republicans. >

Never complain. Never explain. Works for the monarchy. >

Except for the "never complain" part. They're constantly complaining all the time, usually about complete nonsense. >

Santos was a small time grifter that all of a sudden got access to big money and campaign expertise.  That "all of a sudden part" bothers me.  Makes me feel like he's just a pawn being moved around by outside forces.  Forces that would rather see a republican majority and Christian rule in this country.