US House Speaker Ryan is correct in that the US House Ethics Committee needs to examine all the facts and confer a decision regarding US Rep. Chris Collins.
US Senator Menendez was facing bribery and corruption charges in regard to a medical doctor he held as a friend for many years. The facts regarding the charges were more gray and not black and white. There was sincere doubt about the US Senator's guilt.
In this case with US Rep. Chris Collins there appears to be no sincere doubt. The facts as spelled out in the news conference are rock solid proof of phone calls linked to stock sales.
The US House Ethics Committee needs to examine the evidence and rule on these circumstances. I am fairly sure the law will win out in this case. It is hard to argue against evidence with a time stamp linked to other time-stamped transactions. I am curious if the FBI requested a FISA warrant. I think such warrants are possible even with government officials.
Also to be noted is that the FBI waited until after primary elections to bring this forward as not to unfairly overshadow the election process. I thank them for their discretion.
It doesn't matter if the Democrats would have a better outcome if this indictment was rendered sooner; the USA is within the movement of fair and accurate government with people elected that are credible and trustworthy. The agencies of the USA government should never overshadow an election AND if it does, should immediately fall into suspect by the electorate.
If we don't want foreign governments influencing elections, then we should not expect the government of the USA at any level to seek undo pressure on the electorate.
US Senator Menendez was facing bribery and corruption charges in regard to a medical doctor he held as a friend for many years. The facts regarding the charges were more gray and not black and white. There was sincere doubt about the US Senator's guilt.
In this case with US Rep. Chris Collins there appears to be no sincere doubt. The facts as spelled out in the news conference are rock solid proof of phone calls linked to stock sales.
The US House Ethics Committee needs to examine the evidence and rule on these circumstances. I am fairly sure the law will win out in this case. It is hard to argue against evidence with a time stamp linked to other time-stamped transactions. I am curious if the FBI requested a FISA warrant. I think such warrants are possible even with government officials.
Also to be noted is that the FBI waited until after primary elections to bring this forward as not to unfairly overshadow the election process. I thank them for their discretion.
It doesn't matter if the Democrats would have a better outcome if this indictment was rendered sooner; the USA is within the movement of fair and accurate government with people elected that are credible and trustworthy. The agencies of the USA government should never overshadow an election AND if it does, should immediately fall into suspect by the electorate.
If we don't want foreign governments influencing elections, then we should not expect the government of the USA at any level to seek undo pressure on the electorate.
By Kevin Breuninger
Collins is on the right in this picture.
Rep. Chris Collins, R-N.Y., (click here) has been arrested on insider trading charges lodged by the Justice Department, law enforcement officials said Wednesday morning.
The indictment obtained from a federal grand jury also charges Collins' son, Cameron Collins, as well as the father of his fiancee, Stephen Zarsky.
In June 2017, Collins passed nonpublic information about Innate's drug trial results to his son in order to help him "make timely trades in Innate stock and tip others," the indictment alleges....
