AUUSN 823 Posted July 1, 2016 Share Posted July 1, 2016 So I was at DOJ today on business and I stopped by the AG office. It's all good. All she wants to do is take everyone's guns away. Which has what to do w/ the FBI CRIMINAL e-mail i investigation ? You know, the one involving Hillary, who is married to Bill ? Get your basement tested for radon gas. That stuff is a killer. Your party is completely and utterly corrupt, and all you care about is making jokes. Says a lot about you My party left me. I have no party. Seriously that radon is a killer... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AURaptor 1,128 Posted July 1, 2016 Author Share Posted July 1, 2016 Radon = red herring. Issue is corruption @ highest levels of govt , and all you can do is toss insults at those who are against it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homersapien 11,513 Posted July 1, 2016 Share Posted July 1, 2016 Radon = red herring. Issue is corruption @ highest levels of govt , and all you can do is toss insults at those who are against it. How about identifying it first? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AURaptor 1,128 Posted July 1, 2016 Author Share Posted July 1, 2016 Radon = red herring. Issue is corruption @ highest levels of govt , and all you can do is toss insults at those who are against it. How about identifying it first? You really must of had a long week. You sound tuckered out. I hope you get some rest this weekend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUUSN 823 Posted July 1, 2016 Share Posted July 1, 2016 Radon = red herring. Issue is corruption @ highest levels of govt , and all you can do is toss insults at those who are against it. I toss insults to those who think corruption is only on 'one side.' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AURaptor 1,128 Posted July 1, 2016 Author Share Posted July 1, 2016 Ahhh, the" both sides do it so it's ok " defense? Both sides are not equal. Not Even Close Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasTiger 13,136 Posted July 1, 2016 Share Posted July 1, 2016 http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/07/02/us/politics/loretta-lynch-hillary-clinton-email-server.html?smtyp=cur&_r=1&referer= Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBlueVue 177 Posted July 1, 2016 Share Posted July 1, 2016 Some of us think HRC did something stupid, but not criminal. That kinda makes it hard to be outraged that a former president had a meeting with a current attorney general that they made no real effort to conceal. It was definitely stupid and since she broke the Federal Records Act, lied about having done it, used a private e-mail server w/o letting ANYONE know it, I'd say, yeah she broke the law with her elitist assumption that the law doesn't apply to her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBlueVue 177 Posted July 1, 2016 Share Posted July 1, 2016 back to this serendipitous meeting. I knw some in here refuse to accept observations by republicans on matters of this nature but Joseph DiGenova is a former US Attorney and his take is....... http://dailycaller.com/2016/06/30/exclusive-was-bill-clinton-plea-bargaining-with-the-attorney-general/ The meeting represents a serious breach of DOJ protocol but Lynch refuses to recuse herself. If this was a matter involving republicans, my guess is, it would be the lead story on every MSM network for weeks on end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icanthearyou 4,464 Posted July 1, 2016 Share Posted July 1, 2016 Ahhh, the" both sides do it so it's ok " defense? Both sides are not equal. Not Even Close Correct! "NOT EVEN CLOSE" Scandals by Administration Obama Katherine Archuleta, who was the director of the Office of Personnel Management, was forced to resign on July 10, 2015 after the data theft of information on 22 million people who had applied for security clearances.[1] Veterans Health Administration scandal of 2014 - It was discovered that officials in the Phoenix VA hospital lied about how long the wait times were for veterans to see a doctor.[2] An investigation of delays is being conducted by the Veterans AffairsOffice of the Inspector General.[3][4] The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, General Eric Shinseki, voluntarily resigned.[5] 2013 IRS scandal - IRS admitted to inappropriate investigation of conservative political groups associated with the Tea Party that may not have met the criteria for certain tax exemptions.[6] Later, it was found that the IRS investigated liberal and progressive groups as well.[7][8][9][10][11] The president demanded and accepted the resignation of Steven T. Miller Acting Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service. Other actions arising from the scandal included: Lois Lerner, head of the IRS Office of Exempt Organizations, stated she had not done anything wrong and then took the Fifth before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.[12] She retired in 2013 after an internal investigation found that she neglected her duties and was going to call for her ouster.[13] Joseph H. Grant, commissioner of the IRS Tax-exempt and Government entities division, resigned on May 16, 2013.[14] ATF gunwalking scandal – Attorney General Eric Holder was held in Contempt of Congress after refusing to release all documents which the House of Representatives had demanded concerning the Fast and Furious gun walking operation. (2012)[15] Terence Flynn, an appointee of Barack Obama to the National Labor Relations Board, resigned in May 2012 after being accused of serious ethical violations by leaking information to the National Association of Manufacturers.[16] Martha N. Johnson, head of the General Services Administration, fired two top GSA officials and then resigned herself after it was revealed that $822,000 had been spent in Las Vegas on a four-day training conference for 300 GSA employees. (2010)[17][18][19][20] W. Bush Joseph E. Schmitz ® was nominated by President George W. Bush ® to be Defense Department Inspector General on June 18, 2001. He resigned on September 9, 2005 in the wake of several allegations by Senator Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) including that he had obstructed the FBI investigation of John A. Shaw.[62][63][64][65][66] Walter Reed Army Medical Center neglect scandal Secretary of the Army Francis J. Harvey ® abruptly resigned over substandard conditions for wounded soldiers at Walter Reed Army Medical Center including long delays in treatment, rodent infestation and outbreaks of mold. Harvey had been appointed to the position by George W. Bush.(2007)[67] Maj. Gen. George Weightman, was fired for failures linked to the scandal.(2007) [68] Maj. Gen. Kevin C. Kiley resigned for failures linked to the scandal.[69] Felipe Sixto was appointed by President George W. Bush to be his Special Assistant for Intergovernmental Affairs as well as Duty Director at the Office of Public Liaison. He resigned a few weeks later on March 20, 2008 because of his misuse of grant money from the U.S. Agency for International Development when he had worked for the Center for a Free Cuba.[70] He was sentenced to 30 months in prison for stealing almost $600,000 for personal use.[71] Timothy Goeglein, Special Assistant to President Bush resigned when it was discovered that more than 20 of his columns had been plagiarized from an Indiana newspaper. (2008)[72] Scott Bloch was appointed by President George W. Bush to head the United States Office of Special Counsel. On April 27, 2010 Bloch pleaded guilty to criminal contempt of Congress for "willfully and unlawfully withholding pertinent information from a House committee investigating his decision to have several government computers wiped ...."[73] On February 2, Magistrate Judge Deborah A. Robinson ruled that Bloch faces a mandatory sentence of at least one month in prison.[74][75] Lewis Libby, Chief of Staff to Vice President Dick Cheney ®. 'Scooter' was convicted of perjury and obstruction of justice in the Plame Affair on March 6, 2007. He was sentenced to 30 months in prison and fined $250,000. The sentence was commuted by George W. Bush on July 1, 2007. The felony remains on Libby's record, though the jail time and fine were commuted.[76][77] Alphonso Jackson The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development resigned while under investigation by the Justice Department for alleged cronyism and favoritism [78] Karl Rove Senior Adviser to President George W. Bush was investigated by the Office of Special Counsel for "improper political influence over government decision-making", as well as for his involvement in several other scandals such asLawyergate, Bush White House e-mail controversy and Plame affair. He resigned in April 2007. (See Karl Rove in the George W. Bush administration)[79] Richard J. Griffin Assistant Secretary of State for Diplomatic Security appointed by George W. Bush who made key decisions regarding the department's oversight of private security contractor Blackwater USA, resigned in November 2007, after a critical review by the House Oversight Committee found that his office had failed to adequately supervise private contractors during the Blackwater Baghdad shootings protecting U.S. diplomats in Iraq.[80] Howard Krongard, Republican contributor[81] was appointed Inspector General of the US State Department by President George W. Bush in 2005.[82] After he was accused by the House Oversight Committee of improperly interfering with investigations into private security contractor Blackwater USA, concerning the Blackwater Baghdad shootings. Krongard resigned in December 2007.[83][84] "Lawyergate"[85] Or the Dismissal of U.S. attorneys controversy refers to President Bush firing, without explanation, eleven Republican federal prosecutors whom he himself had appointed. It is alleged they were fired for prosecuting Republicans and not prosecuting Democrats.[86][87] When Congressional hearings were called, a number of senior Justice Department officials cited executive privilege and refused to testify under oath and instead resigned, including: Alberto Gonzales Attorney General of the United States[88] Karl Rove Advisor to President Bush[89] Harriet Miers Legal Counsel to President Bush, was found in Contempt of Congress[90] Michael A. Battle Director of Executive Office of US Attorneys in the Justice Department.[91] Bradley Schlozman Director of Executive Office of US Attorneys who replaced Battle[92] Michael Elston Chief of Staff to Deputy Attorney General Paul McNulty[93] Paul McNulty Deputy Attorney General to William Mercer[94] William W. Mercer Associate Attorney General to Alberto Gonzales[95] Kyle Sampson Chief of Staff to Attorney General Alberto Gonzales[91] Monica Goodling Liaison between President Bush and the Justice Department[96] Joshua Bolten Deputy Chief of Staff to President Bush was found in Contempt of Congress[90] Sara M. Taylor Aide to Presidential Advisor Karl Rove[97] Bush White House e-mail controversy – During the Lawyergate investigation it was discovered that the Bush administration used Republican National Committee (RNC) web servers for millions of emails which were then destroyed, lost or deleted in possible violation of the Presidential Records Act and the Hatch Act. George W. Bush, Dick Cheney, Karl Rove, Andrew Card, Sara Taylor and Scott Jennings all used RNC webservers for the majority of their emails. Of 88 officials investigated, 51 showed no emails at all.[98] As many as 5 million e-mails requested by Congressional investigators were therefore unavailable, lost, or deleted.[99] Lurita Alexis Doan Resigned as head of the General Services Administration. She was under scrutiny for conflict of interest and violations of the Hatch Act.[100] Among other things she asked GSA employees how they could "help Republican candidates".[101] John Korsmo chairman of the Federal Housing Finance Board pleaded guilty to lying to congress and sentenced to 18 months of unsupervised probation and fined $5,000. (2005)[102] Darleen A. Druyun was Principal Deputy Undersecretary of the Air Force nominated by George W. Bush.[103] She pleaded guilty to inflating the price of contracts to favor her future employer, Boeing. In October 2004, she was sentenced to nine months in jail for corruption, fined $5,000, given three years of supervised release and 150 hours of community service. She began her prison term on January 5, 2005.[104] CBS News called it "the biggest Pentagon scandal in 20 years" and said that she pleaded guilty to a felony.[105] Philip Cooney Bush appointee to chair the Council on Environmental Quality was accused of editing government climate reports to emphasize doubts about global warming.[106] Two days later, Cooney announced his resignation[107] and later conceded his role in altering reports. Stating "My sole loyalty was to the President and advancing the policies of his administration," .[108][109] Jack Abramoff Scandal in which the prominent lobbyist with close ties to Republican administration officials and legislators offered bribes as part of his lobbying efforts. Abramoff was sentenced to 4 years in prison.[110][111] See Legislative scandals. Tom DeLay (R-TX) The House Majority Leader was reprimanded twice by the House Ethics Committee and his aides indicted (2004–2005); eventually DeLay himself was investigated in October 2005 in connection with the Abramoff scandal, but not indicted. DeLay resigned from the House 9 June 2006.[112] DeLay was found to have illegally channeled funds from Americans for a Republican Majority to Republican state legislator campaigns. He was convicted of two counts of money laundering and conspiracy in 2010.[113] David Safavian GSA (General Services Administration) Chief of Staff,[114] found guilty of blocking justice and lying,[115] and sentenced to 18 months[116] Roger Stillwell Staff in the Department of the Interior under President George W. Bush ®. Pleaded guilty and received two years suspended sentence.[117] Susan B. Ralston Special Assistant to the President and Senior Advisor to Karl Rove, resigned October 6, 2006, after it became known that she accepted gifts and passed information to her former boss Jack Abramoff.[118] J. Steven Griles former Deputy to the Secretary of the Interior pleaded guilty to obstruction of justice and was sentenced to 10 months.[119] Italia Federici staff to the Secretary of the Interior, and President of the Council of Republicans for Environmental Advocacy, pled guilty to tax evasion and obstruction of justice. She was sentenced to four years probation.[120][121][122] Jared Carpenter Vice-President of the Council of Republicans for Environmental Advocacy, was discovered during the Abramoff investigation and pled guilty to income tax evasion. He got 45 days, plus 4 years probation.[123] Mark Zachares staff in the Department of Labor, bribed by Abramoff, guilty of conspiracy to defraud.[111] Robert E. Coughlin Deputy Chief of Staff, Criminal Division of the Justice Department pleaded guilty to conflict of interest after accepting bribes from Jack Abramoff. (2008)[124] Kyle Foggo Executive director of the CIA was convicted of honest services fraud in the awarding of a government contract and sentenced to 37 months in federal prison at Pine Knot, Kentucky. On September 29, 2008, Foggo pleaded guilty to one count of the indictment, admitting that while he was the CIA executive director, he acted to steer a CIA contract to the firm of his lifelong friend, Brent R. Wilkes.[125] Julie MacDonald Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Department of the Interior, resigned May 1, 2007, after giving government documents to developers (2007)[126] Claude Allen Appointed as an advisor by President George W. Bush ® on Domestic Policy, Allen was arrested for a series of felony thefts in retail stores. He was convicted on one count and resigned soon after.[127] Lester Crawford Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, resigned after 2 months. pleaded guilty to conflict of interest and received 3 years suspended sentence and fined $90,000 (2006)[128] 2003 Invasion of Iraq depended on intelligence that Saddam Hussein was developing "weapons of mass destruction" (WMDs) meaning nuclear, chemical and/or biological weapons for offensive use. As revealed by The (British) Downing Street memo "Bush wanted to remove Saddam, through military action, justified by the conjunction of terrorism and WMD. But the intelligence and the facts were being fixed around the policy" The press called this the 'smoking gun."(2005)[129] Yellowcake forgery: Just before the 2003 invasion of Iraq, the Bush administration presented evidence to the UN that Iraq was seeking material (yellowcake uranium) in Africa for making nuclear weapons. Though presented as true, it was later found to be not only dubious, but outright false.[130][131] Coalition Provisional Authority Cash Payment Scandal: On June 20, 2005, the staff of the Committee on Government Reform prepared a report for Congressman Henry Waxman.[132] It was revealed that $12 billion in cash had been delivered to Iraq by C-130 planes, on shrinkwrapped pallets of US $100 bills.[133] The United States House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, concluded that "Many of the funds appear to have been lost to corruption and waste.... Some of the funds could have enriched both criminals and insurgents...." Henry Waxman, commented, "Who in their right mind would send 363 tons of cash into a war zone?" A single flight to Iraq on December 12, 2003, which contained $1.5 billion in cash is said to be the largest single Federal Reserve payout in US history according to Henry Waxman.[134][135] Bush administration payment of columnists with federal funds to say nice things about Republican policies. Illegal payments were made to journalists Armstrong Williams, Maggie Gallagher and Michael McManus (2004–2005)[136] John A. Shaw ® was appointed by George W. Bush as Under Secretary of Defense [137] He was investigated on corruption although charges were never filed against him, he was asked to resign in 2004.[138] When he refused to resign, he was fired by the Bush administration on December 10, 2004.[139][140][141] Bernard Kerik nomination in 2004 as Secretary of Homeland Security was derailed by past employment of an illegal alien as a nanny, and other improprieties. On Nov 4, 2009, he pleaded guilty to two counts of tax fraud and five counts of lying to the federal government and was sentenced to four years in prison.[142] Plame affair (2004), in which CIA agent Valerie Plame's name was leaked by Richard Armitage, Deputy Secretary of State, to the press in retaliation for her husband's criticism of the reports used by George W. Bush to legitimize the Iraq war.[143]Armitage admitted he was the leak[144] but no wrongdoing was found. Thomas A. Scully, administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), withheld information from Congress about the projected cost of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act, and allegedly threatened to fire Medicare's chief actuary, Richard Foster, if Foster provided the data to Congress. (2003)[145] Scully resigned on December 16, 2003. NSA warrantless surveillance – Shortly after the September 11 attacks in 2001, President George W. Bush ® implemented a secret program by the National Security Agency to eavesdrop on domestic telephone calls by American citizens without warrants, thus by-passing the FISA court which must approve all such actions. (2002)[146] In 2010, Federal Judge Vaughn Walker ruled this practice to be illegal.[147] Janet Rehnquist (daughter of former Chief Justice William Rehnquist) appointed Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services by George W. Bush. In 2002, Governor Jeb Bush's (R-FL) Chief of Staff Kathleen Shanahan asked Rehnquist to delay auditing a $571 million federal overpayment to the State of Florida. Rehnquist ordered her staff to delay the investigation for five months until after the Florida elections. When Congress began an investigation into the matter, Rehnquist resigned in March 2003, saying she wanted to spend more time with her family.[148][149][150][150][151][152] John Yoo An attorney in the Office of Legal Counsel inside the Justice Department who, working closely with vice president Dick Cheney and The Bush Six,[153] wrote memos stating the right of the president to – suspend sections of the ABM Treaty without informing Congress[154] bypass the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act allowing warrantless wiretapping of US Citizens within the United States by the National Security Agency.[154] state that the First Amendment and Fourth Amendments and the Takings Clause do not apply to the president in time of war as defined in the USA PATRIOT Act[154] allow Enhanced Interrogation Techniques (torture) because provisions of the War Crimes Act, the Third Geneva Convention, and the Torture convention do not apply.[154] Many of his memos have since been repudiated and reversed.[154][155] Later review by the Justice Department reported that Yoo and Jay Bybee used "poor judgement" in the memos, but no charges were filed.[156] Carl Truscott Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms appointed in 2004 but was soon under investigation for his management style and allegations of lavish spending and misuse of resources, including requiring a large number of agents as personal security, allocating hundreds of thousands of dollars of expensive upgrades to the ATF HQ building, adding a new garage to his house, detailing 20 agents to help with his nephew's high school project and other examples of poor financial judgment. Truscott resigned as the ATF Director on August 4, 2006.[157][158] Clinton Bill Clinton, President (D), impeached by the House of Representatives for perjury and obstruction of justice for allegedly lying under oath about consensual sexual relations with a member of his staff Monica Lewinsky. Clinton was acquitted by the Senate and remained in office for the rest of his term. Clinton subsequently was cited for contempt of court and agreed to a five-year suspension of his Arkansas law license (1998).[189] On October 1, 2001, Clinton was barred from practicing law before the Supreme Court of the United States (2001)[190] Ronald Blackley, Chief of Staff to the Secretary of Agriculture Mike Espy, was sentenced to 27 months for perjury. Secretary Espy was found innocent on all counts.[191] H.W. Bush George H. W. Bush ® President. during his election campaign, Bush denied any knowledge of the Iran Contra Affair by saying he was "out of the loop." But his own diaries of that time stated "I'm one of the few people that know fully the details ..." He repeatedly refused to disclose this to investigators during the investigation and thus won the election. (1988)[209] Catalina Vasquez Villalpando, ® Treasurer of the United States. Pleaded guilty to obstruction of justice and tax evasion. The only US Treasurer ever sent to prison. (1992)[210] Iran-Contra Affair pardons. On December 24, 1992, George H. W. Bush ® granted clemency to five convicted government officials and Caspar Weinberger, whose trial had not yet begun. This action prevented any further investigation into the matter.[211] Caspar Weinberger Secretary of Defense under Ronald Reagan[212] Robert C. McFarlane National Security Advisor to Ronald Reagan[212] Elliott Abrams Assistant Secretary of State to Ronald Reagan[212] Clair George CIA Chief of Covert Ops[212] Alan D. Fiers Chief of the CIA's Central American Task Force[212] Duane Clarridge CIA Operations Officer[212] Reagan Operation Ill Wind was a three-year investigation launched in 1986 by the FBI into corruption by U.S. government and military officials, as well as private defense contractors. Melvyn Paisley, appointed Assistant Secretary of the Navy in 1981 by Republican President Ronald Reagan,[219] was found to have accepted hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes. He pleaded guilty to bribery, resigned his office and served four years in prison.[220] James E. Gaines, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy, took over when Paisley resigned his office.[221] He was convicted of accepting an illegal gratuity, and theft and conversion of government property. He was sentenced to six months in prison.[222] Victor D. Cohen, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force, was the 50th conviction obtained under the Ill Wind probe when he pleaded guilty to accepting bribes and conspiring to defraud the government.[223] Housing and Urban Development Scandal A scandal concerning bribery by selected contractors for low income housing projects. Samuel Pierce Secretary of Housing and Urban Development because he made "full and public written acceptance of responsibility" was not charged.[224] James G. Watt Secretary of Interior, 1981–1983, charged with 25 counts of perjury and obstruction of justice, sentenced to five years probation, fined $5,000 and 500 hours of community service[225] Deborah Gore Dean ® Executive Assistant to (Samuel Pierce, Secretary of HUD 1981–1987, and not charged). Dean was convicted of 12 counts of perjury, conspiracy, bribery. Sentenced to 21 months in prison. (1987)[226] Phillip D. Winn Assistant Secretary of HUD, 1981–1982, pleaded guilty to bribery in 1994.[226] Thomas Demery, Assistant Secretary of HUD, pleaded guilty to bribery and obstruction.[226] Joseph A. Strauss, Special Assistant to the Secretary of HUD, convicted of accepting payments to favor Puerto Rican land developers in receiving HUD funding.[227] Silvio D. DeBartolomeis convicted of perjury and bribery.[228] Wedtech scandal Wedtech Corporation convicted of bribery for Defense Department contracts Edwin Meese Attorney General, resigned but never convicted.[229] Lyn Nofziger White House Press Secretary, whose conviction of lobbying was overturned.[230] Mario Biaggi (D-NY) sentenced to 2½ years.[231] Robert García (D-NY) sentenced to 2½ years.[232] Savings and loan scandal in which 747 institutions failed and had to be rescued with $160,000,000,000 of taxpayer monies in connection with the Keating Five. see Legislative scandals.[233] Emanuel S. Savas, appointed by Ronald Reagan to be Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, resigned July 8, 1983 after an internal Justice Department investigation found he had abused his office by having his Government staff work on his private book on Government time.[234][235] Iran-Contra Affair (1985–1986); A plan conceived by CIA head William Casey and Oliver North of the National Security Council to sell TOW missiles to Iran for the return of US hostages and then use part of the money received to fund Contra rebels trying to overthrow the left wing government of Nicaragua, which was in direct violation of Congress' Boland Amendment.[236] Ronald Reagan appeared on TV stating there was no "arms for hostages" deal, but was later forced to admit, also on TV, that yes, there indeed had been: Caspar Weinberger Secretary of Defense, was indicted on two counts of perjury and one count of obstruction of justice on June 16, 1992.[237] Weinberger received a pardon from George H. W. Bush on December 24, 1992, before he was tried.[238] William Casey Head of the CIA. Thought to have conceived the plan, was stricken ill hours before he would testify. Reporter Bob Woodward records that Casey knew of and approved the plan.[239] Robert C. McFarlane National Security Adviser, convicted of withholding evidence, but after a plea bargain was given only 2 years probation. Later pardoned by President George H. W. Bush[240] Elliott Abrams Asst Sec of State, convicted of withholding evidence, but after a plea bargain was given only 2 years probation. Later pardoned by President George H. W. Bush[241] Alan D. Fiers Chief of the CIA's Central American Task Force, convicted of withholding evidence and sentenced to one year probation. Later pardoned by President George H. W. Bush[236] Clair George Chief of Covert Ops-CIA, convicted on 2 charges of perjury, but pardoned by President George H. W. Bush before sentencing.[242] Oliver North convicted of accepting an illegal gratuity, obstruction of a congressional inquiry, and destruction of documents, but the ruling was overturned since he had been granted immunity.[243] Fawn Hall, Oliver North's secretary was given immunity from prosecution on charges of conspiracy and destroying documents in exchange for her testimony.[244] John Poindexter National Security Advisor ® convicted of 5 counts of conspiracy, obstruction of justice, perjury, defrauding the government, and the alteration and destruction of evidence. The Supreme Court overturned this ruling.[245] Duane Clarridge An ex-CIA senior official, he was indicted in November 1991 on 7 counts of perjury and false statements relating to a November 1985 shipment to Iran. Pardoned before trial by President George H. W. Bush.[246][247] Richard V. Secord Ex-major general in the Air Force who organized the Iran arms sales and Contra aid. He pleaded guilty in November 1989 to making false statements to Congress. Sentenced to two years of probation.[248][249] Albert Hakim A businessman, pleaded guilty in November 1989 to supplementing the salary of Oliver North by buying him a $13,800 fence. Hakim was given two years of probation and a $5,000 fine, while his company, Lake Resources Inc. was ordered to dissolve.[248][250] Thomas G. Clines Once an intelligence official who became an arms dealer, he was convicted in September 1990 on four income tax counts, including underreporting of income to the IRS and lying about not having foreign accounts. Sentenced to 16 months of prison and fined $40,000.[248][251] Carl R. Channell A fund-raiser for conservative causes, he pleaded guilty in April 1987 to defrauding the IRS via a tax-exempt organization to fund the Contras.[252] Sentenced to two years probation.[248] Richard R. Miller Associate to Carl R. Channell, he pleaded guilty in May 1987 to defrauding the IRS via a tax-exempt organization led by Channell. More precisely, he pleaded guilty to lying to the IRS about the deductibility of donations to the organization. Some of the donations were used to fund the Contras.[253] Sentenced to two years of probation and 120 of community service.[248] Joseph F. Fernandez CIA Station Chief of Costa Rica. Indicted on five counts in 1988.[254] The case was dismissed when Attorney General Dick Thornburgh refused to declassify information needed for his defense in 1990.[255] Inslaw Affair (1985–1994+); a protracted legal case that alleged that top-level officials of President Ronald Reagan's ® Department of Justice were involved in copyright infringement of the Promis program from Inslaw Inc. forcing it into bankruptcy.[256] Attorney General Edwin Meese ® and his successor Attorney General Dick Thornburgh ® were both found to have blocked the investigation of the matter.[257] They were succeeded by Attorney General William P. Barr ®, who also refused to investigate and no charges were ever filed.[256] D. Lowell Jensen, Deputy Attorney General was held in Contempt of Congress.[258] C. Madison Brewer A high ranking Justice Department official was held in Contempt of Congress.[258] Michael Deaver Deputy Chief of Staff to Ronald Reagan 1981–85, pleaded guilty to perjury related to lobbying activities and was sentenced to 3 years probation and fined $100,000[259] Sewergate A scandal in which funds from the EPA were selectively used for projects which would aid politicians friendly to the Reagan administration. Anne Gorsuch Burford Head of the EPA. Cut the EPA staff by 22% and refused to turn over documents to Congress citing "Executive Privilege",[260] whereupon she was found in Contempt and resigned with twenty of her top employees.(1980)[261] Rita Lavelle An EPA Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency misused "superfund" monies and was convicted of perjury. She served six months in prison, was fined $10,000 and given five years probation.[262] Melvyn R. Paisley, appointed Assistant Secretary of the Navy by Ronald Reagan. As part of the long-running Operation Ill Wind defense procurement investigation, Paisley was to four years in prison without parole.[263] Louis O. Giuffrida ® director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency was appointed in April 1981 by Ronald Reagan and resigned his position on September 1, 1985. His announcement came a day before a Congressional subcommittee was to approve a report detailing waste, fraud, and abuse at his agency.[264] Fred J. Villella, Deputy Director at Federal Emergency Management Agency, had more than $70,000 in renovations made to part of a dormitory at an agency training center in Maryland for use as a residence, including an $11,000 stove, wet bar, microwave oven, fireplace and cherrywood cabinets. Villella accepted free tickets to the same Republican fund-raisers as Giuffrida and also was accused of using a FEMA security guard for private errands. He resigned in 1984.(1984)[265][266] J. Lynn Helms was appointed head of the Federal Aviation Administration by Ronald Reagan in April 1981. He was charged by the Securities and Exchange Commission with diverting $1.2 million from an issue of tax-exempt municipal bonds to his own personal use. Mr. Helms signed an order that settled the case before trial, though he resigned his FAA post.[267][268] Veterans Administration Chief Bob Nimmo was appointed by President Ronald Reagan in 1981. He resigned one year later just before a General Accounting Office report criticized him for improper such use of government funds.(1982) [269][270] John Fedders was appointed chief of enforcement for the Securities and Exchange Commission by President Ronald Reagan.[271] He was asked to resign his position after divorce proceedings, during which he admitted beating his wife.[272][273] Peter Voss was appointed to the US Postal Service Board of Governors in 1982 by President Ronald Reagan. He was sentenced to four years in federal prison and fined $11,000 for theft and accepting payoffs. He resigned his office in 1986, when he pleaded guilty.[274][275] J. William Petro ® U.S. Attorney appointed by President Ronald Reagan was dismissed and fined for tipping off an acquaintance about an ongoing Secret Service investigation.(1984)[276][277] William H. Kennedy United States Attorney in San Diego, was dismissed by President Reagan after he made improper comments about a pending criminal case.”(1982)[278] Debategate: an election briefing book for President Jimmy Carter was stolen and given to Ronald Reagan before U.S. presidential election, 1980[308] Carter Bert Lance Director of OMB, resigned amid allegations of misuse of funds during the sale of a Georgia bank to BCCI.(1977)[309] In 1981, Lance was acquitted by a jury of nine counts of bank fraud.[310] Ford Nixon pardon: President Gerald Ford ® pardoned President Richard Nixon ®. Nixon had nominated then-Representative Ford to be his vice-president. His nomination was approved by Congress. Nixon then resigned after Congress indicted him, before his trial for conspiracy for his role in the Watergate scandal. (1974)[327] Earl Butz, Secretary of Agriculture When asked privately why the party of Lincoln was not able to attract more blacks. Butz replied: "I'll tell you what the coloreds want. It's three things: first, a tight *****; second, loose shoes; and third, a warm place to s***." Butz resigned soon after. (1976) [78][328] Earl Butz ® was appointed Secretary of Agriculture by President Gerald Ford® and charged with failing to report more than $148,000 in 1978. He pleaded guilty to the tax evasion charge and was sentenced to 30 days in jail and five years of probation and was ordered to make restitution. He served 25 days behind bars before his release.[329][330] Nixon Spiro Agnew Vice-President (R-MD) to Richard Nixon was convicted of tax fraud stemming from bribery charges in Maryland and forced to resign.[339] Gerald R. Ford (R-MI)(1973) was nominated by Nixon and replaced Agnew as Vice President (the first person appointed to the Vice Presidency under the terms of the 25th Amendment.) Bebe Rebozo ®[340] investigated for accepting large contribution to Nixon campaign. No charges were filed (1973)[341] Watergate (1972–1974) President Richard Nixon® ordered the coverup of the burglary and 'bugging' of the Democratic Party National Headquarters at the Watergate Hotel. The cover up by Nixon and his staff resulted in 69 government officials being charged and 48 convicted or pleading guilty. Eventually, Nixon resigned his office rather than face impeachment.[342] Those involved include: John N. Mitchell, Attorney General of the United States, convicted of perjury. Served 19 months of a one- to four-year sentence.[343] Richard Kleindienst, Attorney General, convicted of "refusing to answer questions" given one month in jail.[344] Jeb Stuart Magruder, Head of Committee to Re-elect the President, pleaded guilty to 1 count of conspiracy, August 1973[345] Frederick C. LaRue, Advisor to John Mitchell, convicted of obstruction of justice.[345] H. R. Haldeman, Chief of Staff for Nixon, convicted of conspiracy, obstruction of justice, and perjury.[346] John Ehrlichman, Counsel to Nixon, convicted of conspiracy, obstruction of justice, and perjury.[347] Egil Krogh, aide to John Ehrlichman, sentenced to six months.[345] John W. Dean III, counsel to Nixon, convicted of obstruction of justice.[345] Dwight L. Chapin, deputy assistant to Nixon, convicted of perjury.[345] Herbert W. Kalmbach, personal attorney to Nixon, convicted of illegal campaigning.[345] Charles W. Colson, special counsel to Nixon, convicted of obstruction of justice.[344] Herbert L. Porter, aide to the Committee to Re-elect the President. Convicted of perjury.[345] G. Gordon Liddy, Special Investigations Group, convicted of burglary.[345] Maurice Stans ® Secretary of Commerce pleaded guilty to three counts of violating the reporting sections of the Federal Election Campaign Act and two counts of accepting illegal campaign contributions and was fined $5,000.(1975)[348] Operation Townhouse was established by H. R. Haldeman, Nixon’s Chief of Staff, to set up a secret fund-raising enterprise, the “Townhouse Operation,” designed to bypass the Republican National Committee.(1970) [349][350] Presidential Counsel and Strategist Harry Shuler Dent pleaded guilty to violations of Federal election law for his part in the illegal fundraising operation.[351] Herbert W. Kalmbach, Nixon's Personal Attorney, raised $3.9 million for a secret Republican slush fund.[352] He also promised an ambassador a better post in exchange for $100,000, which led to conviction and imprisonment.[353] Kalmbach pleaded guilty to violation of the Federal Corrupt Practices Act and one count of promising federal employment.[354] Jack A. Gleason White House Aide, pleaded guilty to violations of Federal election law concerning an illegal fund raising operation run by the White House.[355] Richard Helms Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (1966–73), was convicted for lying to Congress concerning assassination attempts in Cuba, anti-government activities in Chile and the illegal surveillance of journalists in the US. Mr. Helms pleaded no contest.[356][357] G. Bradford Cook was appointed by President Nixon to be Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. He resigned his position during the investigation into the Robert Vesco/Watergate affair during which he allegedly lied to a grand jury. He had served as Chairman for just 74 days. (1973)[358][359] New perspective? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBlueVue 177 Posted July 1, 2016 Share Posted July 1, 2016 Ahhh, the" both sides do it so it's ok " defense? Both sides are not equal. Not Even Close Correct! "NOT EVEN CLOSE" Scandals by Administration Obama Katherine Archuleta, who was the director of the Office of Personnel Management, was forced to resign on July 10, 2015 after the data theft of information on 22 million people who had applied for security clearances.[1] Veterans Health Administration scandal of 2014 - It was discovered that officials in the Phoenix VA hospital lied about how long the wait times were for veterans to see a doctor.[2] An investigation of delays is being conducted by the Veterans AffairsOffice of the Inspector General.[3][4] The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, General Eric Shinseki, voluntarily resigned.[5] 2013 IRS scandal - IRS admitted to inappropriate investigation of conservative political groups associated with the Tea Party that may not have met the criteria for certain tax exemptions.[6] Later, it was found that the IRS investigated liberal and progressive groups as well.[7][8][9][10][11] The president demanded and accepted the resignation of Steven T. Miller Acting Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service. Other actions arising from the scandal included: Lois Lerner, head of the IRS Office of Exempt Organizations, stated she had not done anything wrong and then took the Fifth before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.[12] She retired in 2013 after an internal investigation found that she neglected her duties and was going to call for her ouster.[13] Joseph H. Grant, commissioner of the IRS Tax-exempt and Government entities division, resigned on May 16, 2013.[14] ATF gunwalking scandal – Attorney General Eric Holder was held in Contempt of Congress after refusing to release all documents which the House of Representatives had demanded concerning the Fast and Furious gun walking operation. (2012)[15] Terence Flynn, an appointee of Barack Obama to the National Labor Relations Board, resigned in May 2012 after being accused of serious ethical violations by leaking information to the National Association of Manufacturers.[16] Martha N. Johnson, head of the General Services Administration, fired two top GSA officials and then resigned herself after it was revealed that $822,000 had been spent in Las Vegas on a four-day training conference for 300 GSA employees. (2010)[17][18][19][20] W. Bush Joseph E. Schmitz ® was nominated by President George W. Bush ® to be Defense Department Inspector General on June 18, 2001. He resigned on September 9, 2005 in the wake of several allegations by Senator Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) including that he had obstructed the FBI investigation of John A. Shaw.[62][63][64][65][66] Walter Reed Army Medical Center neglect scandal Secretary of the Army Francis J. Harvey ® abruptly resigned over substandard conditions for wounded soldiers at Walter Reed Army Medical Center including long delays in treatment, rodent infestation and outbreaks of mold. Harvey had been appointed to the position by George W. Bush.(2007)[67] Maj. Gen. George Weightman, was fired for failures linked to the scandal.(2007) [68] Maj. Gen. Kevin C. Kiley resigned for failures linked to the scandal.[69] Felipe Sixto was appointed by President George W. Bush to be his Special Assistant for Intergovernmental Affairs as well as Duty Director at the Office of Public Liaison. He resigned a few weeks later on March 20, 2008 because of his misuse of grant money from the U.S. Agency for International Development when he had worked for the Center for a Free Cuba.[70] He was sentenced to 30 months in prison for stealing almost $600,000 for personal use.[71] Timothy Goeglein, Special Assistant to President Bush resigned when it was discovered that more than 20 of his columns had been plagiarized from an Indiana newspaper. (2008)[72] Scott Bloch was appointed by President George W. Bush to head the United States Office of Special Counsel. On April 27, 2010 Bloch pleaded guilty to criminal contempt of Congress for "willfully and unlawfully withholding pertinent information from a House committee investigating his decision to have several government computers wiped ...."[73] On February 2, Magistrate Judge Deborah A. Robinson ruled that Bloch faces a mandatory sentence of at least one month in prison.[74][75] Lewis Libby, Chief of Staff to Vice President Dick Cheney ®. 'Scooter' was convicted of perjury and obstruction of justice in the Plame Affair on March 6, 2007. He was sentenced to 30 months in prison and fined $250,000. The sentence was commuted by George W. Bush on July 1, 2007. The felony remains on Libby's record, though the jail time and fine were commuted.[76][77] Alphonso Jackson The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development resigned while under investigation by the Justice Department for alleged cronyism and favoritism [78] Karl Rove Senior Adviser to President George W. Bush was investigated by the Office of Special Counsel for "improper political influence over government decision-making", as well as for his involvement in several other scandals such asLawyergate, Bush White House e-mail controversy and Plame affair. He resigned in April 2007. (See Karl Rove in the George W. Bush administration)[79] Richard J. Griffin Assistant Secretary of State for Diplomatic Security appointed by George W. Bush who made key decisions regarding the department's oversight of private security contractor Blackwater USA, resigned in November 2007, after a critical review by the House Oversight Committee found that his office had failed to adequately supervise private contractors during the Blackwater Baghdad shootings protecting U.S. diplomats in Iraq.[80] Howard Krongard, Republican contributor[81] was appointed Inspector General of the US State Department by President George W. Bush in 2005.[82] After he was accused by the House Oversight Committee of improperly interfering with investigations into private security contractor Blackwater USA, concerning the Blackwater Baghdad shootings. Krongard resigned in December 2007.[83][84] "Lawyergate"[85] Or the Dismissal of U.S. attorneys controversy refers to President Bush firing, without explanation, eleven Republican federal prosecutors whom he himself had appointed. It is alleged they were fired for prosecuting Republicans and not prosecuting Democrats.[86][87] When Congressional hearings were called, a number of senior Justice Department officials cited executive privilege and refused to testify under oath and instead resigned, including: Alberto Gonzales Attorney General of the United States[88] Karl Rove Advisor to President Bush[89] Harriet Miers Legal Counsel to President Bush, was found in Contempt of Congress[90] Michael A. Battle Director of Executive Office of US Attorneys in the Justice Department.[91] Bradley Schlozman Director of Executive Office of US Attorneys who replaced Battle[92] Michael Elston Chief of Staff to Deputy Attorney General Paul McNulty[93] Paul McNulty Deputy Attorney General to William Mercer[94] William W. Mercer Associate Attorney General to Alberto Gonzales[95] Kyle Sampson Chief of Staff to Attorney General Alberto Gonzales[91] Monica Goodling Liaison between President Bush and the Justice Department[96] Joshua Bolten Deputy Chief of Staff to President Bush was found in Contempt of Congress[90] Sara M. Taylor Aide to Presidential Advisor Karl Rove[97] Bush White House e-mail controversy – During the Lawyergate investigation it was discovered that the Bush administration used Republican National Committee (RNC) web servers for millions of emails which were then destroyed, lost or deleted in possible violation of the Presidential Records Act and the Hatch Act. George W. Bush, Dick Cheney, Karl Rove, Andrew Card, Sara Taylor and Scott Jennings all used RNC webservers for the majority of their emails. Of 88 officials investigated, 51 showed no emails at all.[98] As many as 5 million e-mails requested by Congressional investigators were therefore unavailable, lost, or deleted.[99] Lurita Alexis Doan Resigned as head of the General Services Administration. She was under scrutiny for conflict of interest and violations of the Hatch Act.[100] Among other things she asked GSA employees how they could "help Republican candidates".[101] John Korsmo chairman of the Federal Housing Finance Board pleaded guilty to lying to congress and sentenced to 18 months of unsupervised probation and fined $5,000. (2005)[102] Darleen A. Druyun was Principal Deputy Undersecretary of the Air Force nominated by George W. Bush.[103] She pleaded guilty to inflating the price of contracts to favor her future employer, Boeing. In October 2004, she was sentenced to nine months in jail for corruption, fined $5,000, given three years of supervised release and 150 hours of community service. She began her prison term on January 5, 2005.[104] CBS News called it "the biggest Pentagon scandal in 20 years" and said that she pleaded guilty to a felony.[105] Philip Cooney Bush appointee to chair the Council on Environmental Quality was accused of editing government climate reports to emphasize doubts about global warming.[106] Two days later, Cooney announced his resignation[107] and later conceded his role in altering reports. Stating "My sole loyalty was to the President and advancing the policies of his administration," .[108][109] Jack Abramoff Scandal in which the prominent lobbyist with close ties to Republican administration officials and legislators offered bribes as part of his lobbying efforts. Abramoff was sentenced to 4 years in prison.[110][111] See Legislative scandals. Tom DeLay (R-TX) The House Majority Leader was reprimanded twice by the House Ethics Committee and his aides indicted (2004–2005); eventually DeLay himself was investigated in October 2005 in connection with the Abramoff scandal, but not indicted. DeLay resigned from the House 9 June 2006.[112] DeLay was found to have illegally channeled funds from Americans for a Republican Majority to Republican state legislator campaigns. He was convicted of two counts of money laundering and conspiracy in 2010.[113] David Safavian GSA (General Services Administration) Chief of Staff,[114] found guilty of blocking justice and lying,[115] and sentenced to 18 months[116] Roger Stillwell Staff in the Department of the Interior under President George W. Bush ®. Pleaded guilty and received two years suspended sentence.[117] Susan B. Ralston Special Assistant to the President and Senior Advisor to Karl Rove, resigned October 6, 2006, after it became known that she accepted gifts and passed information to her former boss Jack Abramoff.[118] J. Steven Griles former Deputy to the Secretary of the Interior pleaded guilty to obstruction of justice and was sentenced to 10 months.[119] Italia Federici staff to the Secretary of the Interior, and President of the Council of Republicans for Environmental Advocacy, pled guilty to tax evasion and obstruction of justice. She was sentenced to four years probation.[120][121][122] Jared Carpenter Vice-President of the Council of Republicans for Environmental Advocacy, was discovered during the Abramoff investigation and pled guilty to income tax evasion. He got 45 days, plus 4 years probation.[123] Mark Zachares staff in the Department of Labor, bribed by Abramoff, guilty of conspiracy to defraud.[111] Robert E. Coughlin Deputy Chief of Staff, Criminal Division of the Justice Department pleaded guilty to conflict of interest after accepting bribes from Jack Abramoff. (2008)[124] Kyle Foggo Executive director of the CIA was convicted of honest services fraud in the awarding of a government contract and sentenced to 37 months in federal prison at Pine Knot, Kentucky. On September 29, 2008, Foggo pleaded guilty to one count of the indictment, admitting that while he was the CIA executive director, he acted to steer a CIA contract to the firm of his lifelong friend, Brent R. Wilkes.[125] Julie MacDonald Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Department of the Interior, resigned May 1, 2007, after giving government documents to developers (2007)[126] Claude Allen Appointed as an advisor by President George W. Bush ® on Domestic Policy, Allen was arrested for a series of felony thefts in retail stores. He was convicted on one count and resigned soon after.[127] Lester Crawford Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, resigned after 2 months. pleaded guilty to conflict of interest and received 3 years suspended sentence and fined $90,000 (2006)[128] 2003 Invasion of Iraq depended on intelligence that Saddam Hussein was developing "weapons of mass destruction" (WMDs) meaning nuclear, chemical and/or biological weapons for offensive use. As revealed by The (British) Downing Street memo "Bush wanted to remove Saddam, through military action, justified by the conjunction of terrorism and WMD. But the intelligence and the facts were being fixed around the policy" The press called this the 'smoking gun."(2005)[129] Yellowcake forgery: Just before the 2003 invasion of Iraq, the Bush administration presented evidence to the UN that Iraq was seeking material (yellowcake uranium) in Africa for making nuclear weapons. Though presented as true, it was later found to be not only dubious, but outright false.[130][131] Coalition Provisional Authority Cash Payment Scandal: On June 20, 2005, the staff of the Committee on Government Reform prepared a report for Congressman Henry Waxman.[132] It was revealed that $12 billion in cash had been delivered to Iraq by C-130 planes, on shrinkwrapped pallets of US $100 bills.[133] The United States House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, concluded that "Many of the funds appear to have been lost to corruption and waste.... Some of the funds could have enriched both criminals and insurgents...." Henry Waxman, commented, "Who in their right mind would send 363 tons of cash into a war zone?" A single flight to Iraq on December 12, 2003, which contained $1.5 billion in cash is said to be the largest single Federal Reserve payout in US history according to Henry Waxman.[134][135] Bush administration payment of columnists with federal funds to say nice things about Republican policies. Illegal payments were made to journalists Armstrong Williams, Maggie Gallagher and Michael McManus (2004–2005)[136] John A. Shaw ® was appointed by George W. Bush as Under Secretary of Defense [137] He was investigated on corruption although charges were never filed against him, he was asked to resign in 2004.[138] When he refused to resign, he was fired by the Bush administration on December 10, 2004.[139][140][141] Bernard Kerik nomination in 2004 as Secretary of Homeland Security was derailed by past employment of an illegal alien as a nanny, and other improprieties. On Nov 4, 2009, he pleaded guilty to two counts of tax fraud and five counts of lying to the federal government and was sentenced to four years in prison.[142] Plame affair (2004), in which CIA agent Valerie Plame's name was leaked by Richard Armitage, Deputy Secretary of State, to the press in retaliation for her husband's criticism of the reports used by George W. Bush to legitimize the Iraq war.[143]Armitage admitted he was the leak[144] but no wrongdoing was found. Thomas A. Scully, administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), withheld information from Congress about the projected cost of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act, and allegedly threatened to fire Medicare's chief actuary, Richard Foster, if Foster provided the data to Congress. (2003)[145] Scully resigned on December 16, 2003. NSA warrantless surveillance – Shortly after the September 11 attacks in 2001, President George W. Bush ® implemented a secret program by the National Security Agency to eavesdrop on domestic telephone calls by American citizens without warrants, thus by-passing the FISA court which must approve all such actions. (2002)[146] In 2010, Federal Judge Vaughn Walker ruled this practice to be illegal.[147] Janet Rehnquist (daughter of former Chief Justice William Rehnquist) appointed Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services by George W. Bush. In 2002, Governor Jeb Bush's (R-FL) Chief of Staff Kathleen Shanahan asked Rehnquist to delay auditing a $571 million federal overpayment to the State of Florida. Rehnquist ordered her staff to delay the investigation for five months until after the Florida elections. When Congress began an investigation into the matter, Rehnquist resigned in March 2003, saying she wanted to spend more time with her family.[148][149][150][150][151][152] John Yoo An attorney in the Office of Legal Counsel inside the Justice Department who, working closely with vice president Dick Cheney and The Bush Six,[153] wrote memos stating the right of the president to – suspend sections of the ABM Treaty without informing Congress[154] bypass the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act allowing warrantless wiretapping of US Citizens within the United States by the National Security Agency.[154] state that the First Amendment and Fourth Amendments and the Takings Clause do not apply to the president in time of war as defined in the USA PATRIOT Act[154] allow Enhanced Interrogation Techniques (torture) because provisions of the War Crimes Act, the Third Geneva Convention, and the Torture convention do not apply.[154] Many of his memos have since been repudiated and reversed.[154][155] Later review by the Justice Department reported that Yoo and Jay Bybee used "poor judgement" in the memos, but no charges were filed.[156] Carl Truscott Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms appointed in 2004 but was soon under investigation for his management style and allegations of lavish spending and misuse of resources, including requiring a large number of agents as personal security, allocating hundreds of thousands of dollars of expensive upgrades to the ATF HQ building, adding a new garage to his house, detailing 20 agents to help with his nephew's high school project and other examples of poor financial judgment. Truscott resigned as the ATF Director on August 4, 2006.[157][158] Clinton Bill Clinton, President (D), impeached by the House of Representatives for perjury and obstruction of justice for allegedly lying under oath about consensual sexual relations with a member of his staff Monica Lewinsky. Clinton was acquitted by the Senate and remained in office for the rest of his term. Clinton subsequently was cited for contempt of court and agreed to a five-year suspension of his Arkansas law license (1998).[189] On October 1, 2001, Clinton was barred from practicing law before the Supreme Court of the United States (2001)[190] Ronald Blackley, Chief of Staff to the Secretary of Agriculture Mike Espy, was sentenced to 27 months for perjury. Secretary Espy was found innocent on all counts.[191] H.W. Bush George H. W. Bush ® President. during his election campaign, Bush denied any knowledge of the Iran Contra Affair by saying he was "out of the loop." But his own diaries of that time stated "I'm one of the few people that know fully the details ..." He repeatedly refused to disclose this to investigators during the investigation and thus won the election. (1988)[209] Catalina Vasquez Villalpando, ® Treasurer of the United States. Pleaded guilty to obstruction of justice and tax evasion. The only US Treasurer ever sent to prison. (1992)[210] Iran-Contra Affair pardons. On December 24, 1992, George H. W. Bush ® granted clemency to five convicted government officials and Caspar Weinberger, whose trial had not yet begun. This action prevented any further investigation into the matter.[211] Caspar Weinberger Secretary of Defense under Ronald Reagan[212] Robert C. McFarlane National Security Advisor to Ronald Reagan[212] Elliott Abrams Assistant Secretary of State to Ronald Reagan[212] Clair George CIA Chief of Covert Ops[212] Alan D. Fiers Chief of the CIA's Central American Task Force[212] Duane Clarridge CIA Operations Officer[212] Reagan Operation Ill Wind was a three-year investigation launched in 1986 by the FBI into corruption by U.S. government and military officials, as well as private defense contractors. Melvyn Paisley, appointed Assistant Secretary of the Navy in 1981 by Republican President Ronald Reagan,[219] was found to have accepted hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes. He pleaded guilty to bribery, resigned his office and served four years in prison.[220] James E. Gaines, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy, took over when Paisley resigned his office.[221] He was convicted of accepting an illegal gratuity, and theft and conversion of government property. He was sentenced to six months in prison.[222] Victor D. Cohen, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force, was the 50th conviction obtained under the Ill Wind probe when he pleaded guilty to accepting bribes and conspiring to defraud the government.[223] Housing and Urban Development Scandal A scandal concerning bribery by selected contractors for low income housing projects. Samuel Pierce Secretary of Housing and Urban Development because he made "full and public written acceptance of responsibility" was not charged.[224] James G. Watt Secretary of Interior, 1981–1983, charged with 25 counts of perjury and obstruction of justice, sentenced to five years probation, fined $5,000 and 500 hours of community service[225] Deborah Gore Dean ® Executive Assistant to (Samuel Pierce, Secretary of HUD 1981–1987, and not charged). Dean was convicted of 12 counts of perjury, conspiracy, bribery. Sentenced to 21 months in prison. (1987)[226] Phillip D. Winn Assistant Secretary of HUD, 1981–1982, pleaded guilty to bribery in 1994.[226] Thomas Demery, Assistant Secretary of HUD, pleaded guilty to bribery and obstruction.[226] Joseph A. Strauss, Special Assistant to the Secretary of HUD, convicted of accepting payments to favor Puerto Rican land developers in receiving HUD funding.[227] Silvio D. DeBartolomeis convicted of perjury and bribery.[228] Wedtech scandal Wedtech Corporation convicted of bribery for Defense Department contracts Edwin Meese Attorney General, resigned but never convicted.[229] Lyn Nofziger White House Press Secretary, whose conviction of lobbying was overturned.[230] Mario Biaggi (D-NY) sentenced to 2½ years.[231] Robert García (D-NY) sentenced to 2½ years.[232] Savings and loan scandal in which 747 institutions failed and had to be rescued with $160,000,000,000 of taxpayer monies in connection with the Keating Five. see Legislative scandals.[233] Emanuel S. Savas, appointed by Ronald Reagan to be Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, resigned July 8, 1983 after an internal Justice Department investigation found he had abused his office by having his Government staff work on his private book on Government time.[234][235] Iran-Contra Affair (1985–1986); A plan conceived by CIA head William Casey and Oliver North of the National Security Council to sell TOW missiles to Iran for the return of US hostages and then use part of the money received to fund Contra rebels trying to overthrow the left wing government of Nicaragua, which was in direct violation of Congress' Boland Amendment.[236] Ronald Reagan appeared on TV stating there was no "arms for hostages" deal, but was later forced to admit, also on TV, that yes, there indeed had been: Caspar Weinberger Secretary of Defense, was indicted on two counts of perjury and one count of obstruction of justice on June 16, 1992.[237] Weinberger received a pardon from George H. W. Bush on December 24, 1992, before he was tried.[238] William Casey Head of the CIA. Thought to have conceived the plan, was stricken ill hours before he would testify. Reporter Bob Woodward records that Casey knew of and approved the plan.[239] Robert C. McFarlane National Security Adviser, convicted of withholding evidence, but after a plea bargain was given only 2 years probation. Later pardoned by President George H. W. Bush[240] Elliott Abrams Asst Sec of State, convicted of withholding evidence, but after a plea bargain was given only 2 years probation. Later pardoned by President George H. W. Bush[241] Alan D. Fiers Chief of the CIA's Central American Task Force, convicted of withholding evidence and sentenced to one year probation. Later pardoned by President George H. W. Bush[236] Clair George Chief of Covert Ops-CIA, convicted on 2 charges of perjury, but pardoned by President George H. W. Bush before sentencing.[242] Oliver North convicted of accepting an illegal gratuity, obstruction of a congressional inquiry, and destruction of documents, but the ruling was overturned since he had been granted immunity.[243] Fawn Hall, Oliver North's secretary was given immunity from prosecution on charges of conspiracy and destroying documents in exchange for her testimony.[244] John Poindexter National Security Advisor ® convicted of 5 counts of conspiracy, obstruction of justice, perjury, defrauding the government, and the alteration and destruction of evidence. The Supreme Court overturned this ruling.[245] Duane Clarridge An ex-CIA senior official, he was indicted in November 1991 on 7 counts of perjury and false statements relating to a November 1985 shipment to Iran. Pardoned before trial by President George H. W. Bush.[246][247] Richard V. Secord Ex-major general in the Air Force who organized the Iran arms sales and Contra aid. He pleaded guilty in November 1989 to making false statements to Congress. Sentenced to two years of probation.[248][249] Albert Hakim A businessman, pleaded guilty in November 1989 to supplementing the salary of Oliver North by buying him a $13,800 fence. Hakim was given two years of probation and a $5,000 fine, while his company, Lake Resources Inc. was ordered to dissolve.[248][250] Thomas G. Clines Once an intelligence official who became an arms dealer, he was convicted in September 1990 on four income tax counts, including underreporting of income to the IRS and lying about not having foreign accounts. Sentenced to 16 months of prison and fined $40,000.[248][251] Carl R. Channell A fund-raiser for conservative causes, he pleaded guilty in April 1987 to defrauding the IRS via a tax-exempt organization to fund the Contras.[252] Sentenced to two years probation.[248] Richard R. Miller Associate to Carl R. Channell, he pleaded guilty in May 1987 to defrauding the IRS via a tax-exempt organization led by Channell. More precisely, he pleaded guilty to lying to the IRS about the deductibility of donations to the organization. Some of the donations were used to fund the Contras.[253] Sentenced to two years of probation and 120 of community service.[248] Joseph F. Fernandez CIA Station Chief of Costa Rica. Indicted on five counts in 1988.[254] The case was dismissed when Attorney General Dick Thornburgh refused to declassify information needed for his defense in 1990.[255] Inslaw Affair (1985–1994+); a protracted legal case that alleged that top-level officials of President Ronald Reagan's ® Department of Justice were involved in copyright infringement of the Promis program from Inslaw Inc. forcing it into bankruptcy.[256] Attorney General Edwin Meese ® and his successor Attorney General Dick Thornburgh ® were both found to have blocked the investigation of the matter.[257] They were succeeded by Attorney General William P. Barr ®, who also refused to investigate and no charges were ever filed.[256] D. Lowell Jensen, Deputy Attorney General was held in Contempt of Congress.[258] C. Madison Brewer A high ranking Justice Department official was held in Contempt of Congress.[258] Michael Deaver Deputy Chief of Staff to Ronald Reagan 1981–85, pleaded guilty to perjury related to lobbying activities and was sentenced to 3 years probation and fined $100,000[259] Sewergate A scandal in which funds from the EPA were selectively used for projects which would aid politicians friendly to the Reagan administration. Anne Gorsuch Burford Head of the EPA. Cut the EPA staff by 22% and refused to turn over documents to Congress citing "Executive Privilege",[260] whereupon she was found in Contempt and resigned with twenty of her top employees.(1980)[261] Rita Lavelle An EPA Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency misused "superfund" monies and was convicted of perjury. She served six months in prison, was fined $10,000 and given five years probation.[262] Melvyn R. Paisley, appointed Assistant Secretary of the Navy by Ronald Reagan. As part of the long-running Operation Ill Wind defense procurement investigation, Paisley was to four years in prison without parole.[263] Louis O. Giuffrida ® director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency was appointed in April 1981 by Ronald Reagan and resigned his position on September 1, 1985. His announcement came a day before a Congressional subcommittee was to approve a report detailing waste, fraud, and abuse at his agency.[264] Fred J. Villella, Deputy Director at Federal Emergency Management Agency, had more than $70,000 in renovations made to part of a dormitory at an agency training center in Maryland for use as a residence, including an $11,000 stove, wet bar, microwave oven, fireplace and cherrywood cabinets. Villella accepted free tickets to the same Republican fund-raisers as Giuffrida and also was accused of using a FEMA security guard for private errands. He resigned in 1984.(1984)[265][266] J. Lynn Helms was appointed head of the Federal Aviation Administration by Ronald Reagan in April 1981. He was charged by the Securities and Exchange Commission with diverting $1.2 million from an issue of tax-exempt municipal bonds to his own personal use. Mr. Helms signed an order that settled the case before trial, though he resigned his FAA post.[267][268] Veterans Administration Chief Bob Nimmo was appointed by President Ronald Reagan in 1981. He resigned one year later just before a General Accounting Office report criticized him for improper such use of government funds.(1982) [269][270] John Fedders was appointed chief of enforcement for the Securities and Exchange Commission by President Ronald Reagan.[271] He was asked to resign his position after divorce proceedings, during which he admitted beating his wife.[272][273] Peter Voss was appointed to the US Postal Service Board of Governors in 1982 by President Ronald Reagan. He was sentenced to four years in federal prison and fined $11,000 for theft and accepting payoffs. He resigned his office in 1986, when he pleaded guilty.[274][275] J. William Petro ® U.S. Attorney appointed by President Ronald Reagan was dismissed and fined for tipping off an acquaintance about an ongoing Secret Service investigation.(1984)[276][277] William H. Kennedy United States Attorney in San Diego, was dismissed by President Reagan after he made improper comments about a pending criminal case.”(1982)[278] Debategate: an election briefing book for President Jimmy Carter was stolen and given to Ronald Reagan before U.S. presidential election, 1980[308] Carter Bert Lance Director of OMB, resigned amid allegations of misuse of funds during the sale of a Georgia bank to BCCI.(1977)[309] In 1981, Lance was acquitted by a jury of nine counts of bank fraud.[310] Ford Nixon pardon: President Gerald Ford ® pardoned President Richard Nixon ®. Nixon had nominated then-Representative Ford to be his vice-president. His nomination was approved by Congress. Nixon then resigned after Congress indicted him, before his trial for conspiracy for his role in the Watergate scandal. (1974)[327] Earl Butz, Secretary of Agriculture When asked privately why the party of Lincoln was not able to attract more blacks. Butz replied: "I'll tell you what the coloreds want. It's three things: first, a tight *****; second, loose shoes; and third, a warm place to s***." Butz resigned soon after. (1976) [78][328] Earl Butz ® was appointed Secretary of Agriculture by President Gerald Ford® and charged with failing to report more than $148,000 in 1978. He pleaded guilty to the tax evasion charge and was sentenced to 30 days in jail and five years of probation and was ordered to make restitution. He served 25 days behind bars before his release.[329][330] Nixon Spiro Agnew Vice-President (R-MD) to Richard Nixon was convicted of tax fraud stemming from bribery charges in Maryland and forced to resign.[339] Gerald R. Ford (R-MI)(1973) was nominated by Nixon and replaced Agnew as Vice President (the first person appointed to the Vice Presidency under the terms of the 25th Amendment.) Bebe Rebozo ®[340] investigated for accepting large contribution to Nixon campaign. No charges were filed (1973)[341] Watergate (1972–1974) President Richard Nixon® ordered the coverup of the burglary and 'bugging' of the Democratic Party National Headquarters at the Watergate Hotel. The cover up by Nixon and his staff resulted in 69 government officials being charged and 48 convicted or pleading guilty. Eventually, Nixon resigned his office rather than face impeachment.[342] Those involved include: John N. Mitchell, Attorney General of the United States, convicted of perjury. Served 19 months of a one- to four-year sentence.[343] Richard Kleindienst, Attorney General, convicted of "refusing to answer questions" given one month in jail.[344] Jeb Stuart Magruder, Head of Committee to Re-elect the President, pleaded guilty to 1 count of conspiracy, August 1973[345] Frederick C. LaRue, Advisor to John Mitchell, convicted of obstruction of justice.[345] H. R. Haldeman, Chief of Staff for Nixon, convicted of conspiracy, obstruction of justice, and perjury.[346] John Ehrlichman, Counsel to Nixon, convicted of conspiracy, obstruction of justice, and perjury.[347] Egil Krogh, aide to John Ehrlichman, sentenced to six months.[345] John W. Dean III, counsel to Nixon, convicted of obstruction of justice.[345] Dwight L. Chapin, deputy assistant to Nixon, convicted of perjury.[345] Herbert W. Kalmbach, personal attorney to Nixon, convicted of illegal campaigning.[345] Charles W. Colson, special counsel to Nixon, convicted of obstruction of justice.[344] Herbert L. Porter, aide to the Committee to Re-elect the President. Convicted of perjury.[345] G. Gordon Liddy, Special Investigations Group, convicted of burglary.[345] Maurice Stans ® Secretary of Commerce pleaded guilty to three counts of violating the reporting sections of the Federal Election Campaign Act and two counts of accepting illegal campaign contributions and was fined $5,000.(1975)[348] Operation Townhouse was established by H. R. Haldeman, Nixon’s Chief of Staff, to set up a secret fund-raising enterprise, the “Townhouse Operation,” designed to bypass the Republican National Committee.(1970) [349][350] Presidential Counsel and Strategist Harry Shuler Dent pleaded guilty to violations of Federal election law for his part in the illegal fundraising operation.[351] Herbert W. Kalmbach, Nixon's Personal Attorney, raised $3.9 million for a secret Republican slush fund.[352] He also promised an ambassador a better post in exchange for $100,000, which led to conviction and imprisonment.[353] Kalmbach pleaded guilty to violation of the Federal Corrupt Practices Act and one count of promising federal employment.[354] Jack A. Gleason White House Aide, pleaded guilty to violations of Federal election law concerning an illegal fund raising operation run by the White House.[355] Richard Helms Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (1966–73), was convicted for lying to Congress concerning assassination attempts in Cuba, anti-government activities in Chile and the illegal surveillance of journalists in the US. Mr. Helms pleaded no contest.[356][357] G. Bradford Cook was appointed by President Nixon to be Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. He resigned his position during the investigation into the Robert Vesco/Watergate affair during which he allegedly lied to a grand jury. He had served as Chairman for just 74 days. (1973)[358][359] New perspective? Not for me, but rather, a graphic confirmation of the political double standard in ths country. That's all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBlueVue 177 Posted July 1, 2016 Share Posted July 1, 2016 Some of us think HRC did something stupid, but not criminal. That kinda makes it hard to be outraged that a former president had a meeting with a current attorney general that they made no real effort to conceal. Gotta love this Tex....well, it does take a sense of humor and I know how serious you proggies are about your "chosen ones" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AURaptor 1,128 Posted July 1, 2016 Author Share Posted July 1, 2016 Bless your heart You honestly think that going " both sides do it" on steroids will somehow absolve Hillary of her crimes? The lady, and I use that term very loosely, has compromised national security secrets. In addition, she is sold off favors and perks while in office, with the promise of payback when she is president. Nothing in the reams of nonsense that you posted comes close to what she is doing, the damage that she has and wants to cause. Perspective, my ass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icanthearyou 4,464 Posted July 1, 2016 Share Posted July 1, 2016 Bless your heart You honestly think that going " both sides do it" on steroids will somehow absolve Hillary of her crimes? The lady, and I use that term very loosely, has compromised national security secrets. In addition, she is sold off favors and perks while in office, with the promise of payback when she is president. Nothing in the reams of nonsense that you posted comes close to what she is doing, the damage that she has and wants to cause. Perspective, my ass. "Not Even Close" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AURaptor 1,128 Posted July 1, 2016 Author Share Posted July 1, 2016 I noticed you went completely rogue and ignored the Hillary issue, by casting as big a net as possible and trying to gather any and all names associated with former administration's. Want to just knock it off and admit that Hillary is corrupt as hell. You going to so much trouble to cover for her is a clear indication that she could commit murder ( again? ) and you still would not care. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icanthearyou 4,464 Posted July 1, 2016 Share Posted July 1, 2016 I noticed you went completely rogue and ignored the Hillary issue, by casting as big a net as possible and trying to gather any and all names associated with former administration's. Want to just knock it off and admit that Hillary is corrupt as hell. You going to so much trouble to cover for her is a clear indication that she could commit murder ( again? ) and you still would not care. Total BS. I would NEVER vote for her. Dismissing your idiotic comments, fabrications, delusions, is NOT, and never will be synonymous with me: being a leftist being a liberal being a progressive being a democrat supporting anyone name Clinton supporting Obama You being a disgraceful idiot has nothing to do with my political opinions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homersapien 11,513 Posted July 1, 2016 Share Posted July 1, 2016 Not for me, but rather, a graphic confirmation of the political double standard in ths country. That's all. Irony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homersapien 11,513 Posted July 1, 2016 Share Posted July 1, 2016 Bless your heart You honestly think that going " both sides do it" on steroids will somehow absolve Hillary of her crimes? The lady, and I use that term very loosely, has compromised national security secrets. In addition, she is sold off favors and perks while in office, with the promise of payback when she is president. Nothing in the reams of nonsense that you posted comes close to what she is doing, the damage that she has and wants to cause. Perspective, my ass. What "crimes" are you talking about? I must have missed it. Perspective my ass. :-\ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homersapien 11,513 Posted July 1, 2016 Share Posted July 1, 2016 I noticed you went completely rogue and ignored the Hillary issue, by casting as big a net as possible and trying to gather any and all names associated with former administration's. Want to just knock it off and admit that Hillary is corrupt as hell. You going to so much trouble to cover for her is a clear indication that she could commit murder ( again? ) and you still would not care. Hillary committed murder!? Wacko. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBlueVue 177 Posted July 1, 2016 Share Posted July 1, 2016 Will wonders never cease?....after initially refusing to recused herself, now, Loretta Lynch says she's stepping back and will allow non-political subordinates in the DOJ to make the call on whether to prosecute Hillary and will go with whatever they decide. My guess, along with most everyone else in the rest of the world is, the decision not to prosecute has already been made by Obama when he endorsed her and committed to campaign for her. http://townhall.com/tipsheet/leahbarkoukis/2016/07/01/after-widespread-criticism-for-meeting-with-bill-clinton-lynch-to-step-aside-from-email-probe-n Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homersapien 11,513 Posted July 1, 2016 Share Posted July 1, 2016 Will wonders never cease?....after initially refusing to recused herself, now, Loretta Lynch says she's stepping back and will allow non-political subordinates in the DOJ to make the call on whether to prosecute Hillary and will go with whatever they decide. My guess, along with most everyone else in the rest of the world is, the decision not to prosecute has already been made by Obama when he endorsed her and committed to campaign for her. http://townhall.com/...m-email-probe-n Your guess is predictable and worthless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icanthearyou 4,464 Posted July 1, 2016 Share Posted July 1, 2016 Homer, Wake up! You haven't heard? Tried and convicted. It has been reported by all of the "conservative" entertainment outlets. You really should strive to be more informed. Allow me to suggest: Newsbusters New York Post CNS Judicial Watch WND Free Beacon Daily Mail Guilty on all charges including, murder and treason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBlueVue 177 Posted July 1, 2016 Share Posted July 1, 2016 Will wonders never cease?....after initially refusing to recused herself, now, Loretta Lynch says she's stepping back and will allow non-political subordinates in the DOJ to make the call on whether to prosecute Hillary and will go with whatever they decide. My guess, along with most everyone else in the rest of the world is, the decision not to prosecute has already been made by Obama when he endorsed her and committed to campaign for her. http://townhall.com/...m-email-probe-n Your guess is predictable and worthless. SO you're in the camp that is expecting an indictment? I'm not and the decision is purely political given what is publicly known. She unequivocally broke the law and lied about it AND destroyed evidence to cover it up. These are known facts not speculation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AURaptor 1,128 Posted July 1, 2016 Author Share Posted July 1, 2016 Homer, I wish you would stop using your ignorance on such matters as a cover to insult others. You apparently have not followed any of what is going on in the news, and your comments simply reflect a knee-jerk reaction and attitude. Anything against Obama you dismissed out of hand. When you stop being such a blind, cultist cheerleader for the left, sane , sendible conversations may resume. Until then, have a happy fourth weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icanthearyou 4,464 Posted July 1, 2016 Share Posted July 1, 2016 Will wonders never cease?....after initially refusing to recused herself, now, Loretta Lynch says she's stepping back and will allow non-political subordinates in the DOJ to make the call on whether to prosecute Hillary and will go with whatever they decide. My guess, along with most everyone else in the rest of the world is, the decision not to prosecute has already been made by Obama when he endorsed her and committed to campaign for her. http://townhall.com/...m-email-probe-n Your guess is predictable and worthless. SO you're in the camp that is expecting an indictment? I'm not and the decision is purely political given what is publicly known. She unequivocally broke the law and lied about it AND destroyed evidence to cover it up. These are known facts not speculation. You should offer your services as a congressional investigator. Trey Gowdy could have used a man like you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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