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2. Guys a former FBI agent too

Tue Dec 23, 2014, 03:18 PM

Dec 2014

Those always punish little fish;
and let biggies get away 'Scot Free'!

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US Rep. Grimm Pleads Guilty to Federal Tax Evasion [View all] laserhaas Dec 2014 OP

Good to see one legal count have its day in court. pinto Dec 2014 #1

Guys a former FBI agent too laserhaas Dec 2014 #2

Constitutionally, he's not disqualified from holding on to his seat. ColesCountyDem Dec 2014 #3

Correct. Congress has to impeach him. laserhaas Dec 2014 #4

They can simply refuse to seat him. n/t ColesCountyDem Dec 2014 #5

Ha ha... James Traficant, Senator Stevens, Governor Siegelman laserhaas Dec 2014 #9

Senator Stevens was not a Democrat Bandit Dec 2014 #17

WTF - sentencing on June 8?? That's six months from now! George II Dec 2014 #7

Say hello to the new jumpsuit turbinetree Dec 2014 #8

It was a "ReThug" plot NOT to get him laserhaas Dec 2014 #10

BTW, a jury didn't convict him, he pleaded guilty to avoid a trial George II Dec 2014 #15

Ha HA -- (you mean, after Lameblah has him lynched) laserhaas Dec 2014 #12

The Repubs work on a somewhat familiar principle: dixiegrrrrl Dec 2014 #16

Sadly this does not technically bar him from Congress. dixiegrrrrl Dec 2014 #13

Plus he didn't deserve to win out over Jackie Evancho VWolf Dec 2014 #14

Typical GOP, He's not resigning Politicalboi Dec 2014 #18