How is anyone surprised that Manafort got away with tax & bank fraud, when Donald Trump has been doing so in plain sight for decades?
Even after the @nytimes exposed Trump for dodging $545 million in taxes on gifts & inheritance from his parents, he faced zero consequences.
Paul Manafort’s short sentence is not unique.
Most white collar criminals receive sentences much shorter than the federal guidelines. In fact, many are never charged at all.
A broken judicial system protects men like Manafort and Trump.
For context on Manafort’s 47 months in prison, my client yesterday was offered 36-72 months in prison for stealing $100 worth of quarters from a residential laundry room.
Trump's campaign manager, Paul Manafort, commits bank and tax fraud and gets 47 months. A homeless man, Fate Winslow, helped sell $20 of pot and got life in prison. The words above the Supreme Court say "Equal Justice Under Law"—when will we start acting like it?
If you’re an adult woman chances are you’ve taken a self defense class. You’ve learned a plethora of “helpful tips” for avoiding or escaping a rape. You’ve been taught what to do during a rape if/when it happens. You’ve learned, implicitly, that your rape is your responsibility.
Tennessee has a “Natural Marriage Defense Act” under consideration. Years ago, TN tried to ban the word “gay” out of classrooms. I leant my name to that cause, asking teachers to just say “Takei” instead. So let’s keep “Takei” marriage legal in TN. Because it’s OK to be Takei.
This has never been about keeping the American people safe with a wall. It is about the President pushing his own self-interest no matter who’s hurt in the process. This shutdown should’ve never happened.
Federal workers standing in food lines. Medical care put off. Credit ruined. Contractors who aren’t guaranteed back pay. So much suffering caused by the #TrumpShutdown, and for what?
It's time to get our government back on track and working for the American people again.
While it’s good news that the government is opening, the Senate passed the same basic deal 37 days ago. Meanwhile the shutdown has done much damage. The American people deserve better from their President. I thank the federal workers. They should never have to endure this again.
@tyhenrymedium I’m working on fine-tuning my intuition, my almost 2 year old has pointed and said “black! black” the last two nights at bedtime. How do I figure out who/what/why?