Originally published at: https://boingboing.net/2020/08/20/steve-bannon-indicted-by-feder.html
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Barr to step in in 3… 2…
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schemers…
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That this toad was caught doing this is nothing new in the annals of fascism. An inherent part of being a right-wing populist leader is using fraud to get rich off all the marks who follow your movement.
He’ll get a pardon from Il Douche, of course, but for the moment I’ll take whatever happiness I can get in this wretched year.
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An excellent start to the morning!
Plus all of the overnight rage tweeting from Trumpolini after Obama depantsed him in his convention speech!
More, please!
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“KOLFAGE, 38, of Miramar Beach, Florida, BANNON, 66, of Washington, D.C., BADOLATO, 56, of Sarasota, Florida, and SHEA, 49, of Castle Rock, Colorado, are each charged with one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering, each of which carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison.”
It’s not sexy but it’s got teeth!
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Bannon arrested has made my day.
F that guy.
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In other words, a victimless crime.
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" The others mentioned in the indictment are Timothy Shea, who in May was announced as the Acting Administrator of Drug Enforcement Administration, Brian Kolfage, a Iraq war veteran, and Andrew Badolato."
Maybe they can ask him about his part in furnishing federal troops during the riots.
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You can do better than dehumanizing the victims.
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Now do the Trumps.
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Does this mean that Bannon is ineligible for a POTUS pardon since the charges are coming out of NY? Or does by “federal prosecutors” mean it’s still possible?
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The supposed “victims” – people who were anxious to build Trump’s hate wall as quickly as possible – did that to themselves.
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Federal means Trump can pardon
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There are victims, but we just don’t care too much about their fate. Like people who donated to The Trump Foundation or those in multi-level marketing schemes. We know they have poor judgment, but were cheated nonetheless.
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Not if it takes more than a few months for the trial.
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A victim is someone who has been hurt by the actions of others. In this case they (a) were not hurt, in that they apparently had extra money they did not need (they were never expecting anything of financial value in return for the money), and (b) the actions precipitating the expenditure were their own.
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I like your optimism, but Trump doesn’t have to wait for an indictment or verdict. Ford did not wait to pardon Nixon.
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If Trump was so free with the pardons, he would had used Barr to fix Michael Flynn’s trial to avoid a conviction altogether or futz with Roger Stone’s sentencing.
