Ryan needs to donate the 'pay off' to charity as soon as possible. That has to be a record donation to any political party. It is highly unethical. The Kochs donated the monies with the intention of corrupting the US House Republicans to continue to deregulate and fund Koch Wealth so the Republicans can receive more of the same.
It is blatant corruption. The only such power players are put back in their place among "the people." The Kochs do not own the USA unless the Republicans hand it to them. There is no need for an investigation. It is already done and it is already admitted.
By Michelle Ye Hee Lee
Indian Wells, Calif. — House Speaker Paul D. Ryan (R-Wis.) (click here) credited the network of billionaire industrialists Charles and David Koch for being “such a critical part of our historic success in 2017,” highlighting its support for the tax code overhaul.
“Your network has been instrumental for allowing us to reach so many milestones that have long been talked about, but until this year, have not been achieved,” Ryan said in a three-minute video message aired to hundreds of Republican mega-donors attending a three-day meeting here.
“And because of your help, we have been able to take the ball and run with it,” he said.
Ryan rattled off policy priorities for 2018 that align with the influential Koch network’s goals, including deregulation and an overhaul of the criminal-justice system....
Part of the criminal-justice agenda of the Republicans is legalising racial profiling. There are reasons the FBI is in the cross hairs of the Republican Party. They are zealots. The acceptance of monies for legislative favors to donors proves that statement. The power to reform any aspects of the USA federal government is completely in the wrong hands.
December 30, 2017
By Mary Papenfuss
Former Sheriff David Clarke (click here) abused his authority when he ordered the mistreatment and intimidation of a fellow passenger on a flight to Milwaukee in January, according to a newly revealed FBI search warrant affidavit, because Clarke assumed the man was showing disrespect toward the right-wing Donald Trump booster.
The affidavit, which had requested a search of Clarke’s private email account, was revealed as part of a filing in U.S. District Court in Wisconsin on Thursday. It’s unclear if it indicates continued interest by the FBI or just details information from months earlier.
In May, federal prosecutors informed Clarke’s attorney that they weren’t going to pursue charges against him over his encounter with passenger Dan Black. But according to the affidavit, filed in March, investigators for the Audit Services Division of the Milwaukee County controller’s office determined as part of its own investigation that Clarke had “used his official position as sheriff of Milwaukee County in excess of his lawful authority to direct his deputies to stop and question Black without legal justification.”...
Why is the Republican legislative agenda wrong? Because there is no research to back it up. It is all populism for no reason except to have the Republican Party exist. The Republican Party are beneficiaries and not fiduciaries of the public trust.
