Crypto conman Sam Bankman-Fried has been found guilty of fraud and conspiracy. The evidence was overwhelming and the three former executives who worked side by side with him testified against him. It took the jury just over four hours to render guilty verdicts on all seven counts.
Of course, with all the friends he had among elite politicians this may have been a surprise to Bankman-Fried. However, Bankman-Fried was expendable by the Democrats once the money laundering operation started to dry up after the 2022 election.
Bankman-Fried is the fall guy. I wonder just what he knows about the inner machinations of the money laundering operations that shovel money to politicians.
What is his life expectancy now?
The House passed $14.3 Billion stand-alone bill to support Israel. 12 Democrats voted with the Republicans
If it was a Democrat-sponsored bill, the media would be all over the bipartisan nature of the vote. If 12 Republicans had reached across the aisle to vote with the Democrats, those Republicans would be lionized as putting country before partisan party politics.
However, because it is a Republican sponsored bill, Big Media immediately says the stand alone measure to support Israel has no chance in the Senate. Why you ask?
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has said he will not entertain the bill due to the pay-as-you-go funding mechanism (removal of $14.3 billion in IRS funding). Of course, this has been a major sticking point with the Freedom Caucus in the House. Funding for humanitarian issues is always going to win support. Americans are generous and more than willing to help people in distress.
However, there is not an unlimited supply of money. Many Republican representatives have been saying for some time that if you want to send money for some worthy cause, then appropriations need to be removed from somewhere else. This is really no different from any household. If one wishes to donate to some worthy cause, then that money must come from somewhere in the household finances.
And appropriations like this should stand on their own. Such appropriations should not be mixed in with other appropriations that are little more than not so subtle money laundering operations (think Ukraine). Speaker Johnson has taken a good first step in trying to rein in the profligate spending of the previous House leadership.
Speaker Johnson has received another badge of authenticity by being blasted by former House representative Liz Cheney (R-WY). According to Cheney, Johnson is dangerous because he voted against certifying the 2020 election. Hmm. Very questionable election results in a multitude of states. Should a closer look have been taken to those results? We all know the answer to that.
Did Cheney blast those who questioned the results in 2016?