12-23-2014, 06:22 PM
The Future is not Grimm
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This stuff sometimes just makes me shake my head.
Hard to believe that a Congressman with a 20-count felony indictment for tax evasion, hiring undocumented workers, lying under oath while in Congress, etc...could be re-elected to his seat, right? Well, NY Republican Rep Michael Grimm accomplished just that in the November midterm elections.
For years he's denied the allegations against him. The FBI, however, has plenty of evidence against Grimm and he's just pleaded guilty and admitted to the crimes. In exchange for his guilty plea, he wants a short sentence -- 1 year to 18 months. The Feds want the judge to sentence Grimm to between 2 and 3 years behind bars.
In the meantime, Grimm says he's staying in Congress. For real. There is no law against convicted felons serving in Congress (seriously). But, of course, if he's sentenced to jail time and his sentence begins when the felon is still in office, it's gonna be a little tricky getting his politicking done from the pen.
Boehner will convince him to resign soon, I'm sure of it. Unsurprisingly, Democrat Nancy Pelosi is pushing like a mad dog to get Grimm out now -- the Dems are hoping to gain that seat.
A liar, a thief, and someone who believes he's above the law -- this is who gets voted into Congress. Ah well, at least there's more focus on prosecuting the bad apples these days.
See ya, Grimm.
Story: http://edition.cnn.com/2014/12/23/politi...mm-resign/
This stuff sometimes just makes me shake my head.
Hard to believe that a Congressman with a 20-count felony indictment for tax evasion, hiring undocumented workers, lying under oath while in Congress, etc...could be re-elected to his seat, right? Well, NY Republican Rep Michael Grimm accomplished just that in the November midterm elections.
For years he's denied the allegations against him. The FBI, however, has plenty of evidence against Grimm and he's just pleaded guilty and admitted to the crimes. In exchange for his guilty plea, he wants a short sentence -- 1 year to 18 months. The Feds want the judge to sentence Grimm to between 2 and 3 years behind bars.
In the meantime, Grimm says he's staying in Congress. For real. There is no law against convicted felons serving in Congress (seriously). But, of course, if he's sentenced to jail time and his sentence begins when the felon is still in office, it's gonna be a little tricky getting his politicking done from the pen.
Boehner will convince him to resign soon, I'm sure of it. Unsurprisingly, Democrat Nancy Pelosi is pushing like a mad dog to get Grimm out now -- the Dems are hoping to gain that seat.
A liar, a thief, and someone who believes he's above the law -- this is who gets voted into Congress. Ah well, at least there's more focus on prosecuting the bad apples these days.
See ya, Grimm.
Story: http://edition.cnn.com/2014/12/23/politi...mm-resign/