Maybe not a popular take but I am calling for this guy to be pardoned. Unless the DOJ plans on going after all the crooks in congress currently insider trading, this is simply skewed justice. There is no “justice” when guys like this get the book thrown at him yet members are illegally profiting every day.
I don’t agree with what he did and he should be required to disgorge all the profits however, unless the DOJ plans on doing Congress next, this is not justice.
"The SpaceX team behind it received clear instructions from its bosses: “‘No limits. Take off the gloves; use Starlink for anything to help Ukraine.’”"
@derek_debus Isn’t there a rule saying you can’t receive military pay and veterans benefits concurrently?
I wonder the arguments for double dipping executive money and legislative money at the same time - like there is an underlying logic in the government’s position here.
@derek_debus I think the government’s position is a stretch, while he is a retired naval captain, he is also a sitting congressman and inherently is a political entity.
*PFC in UCMJ proceedings*
LTC: do you have anything to say for yourself?
PFC: The Dow is over 50,000 right now... That's what we should be talking about
Whats kinda cool about this is that we’re at a point where the whole Epstein thing isn’t actually about Epstein. It’s about do we have a sovereign country where the people have control.
More and more people are realizing we absolutely are not.
Imagine if they offered this to medical students, nursing students, and students looking to go into research. Imagine what our country could look like instead.