Corruption in Congress: Chris Collins and Duncan Hunter
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Two sitting Republican members of Congress were indicted last month in separate cases, one in New York and one in California. In normal times this would be monumental news; it’s not often that a Congressman faces criminal charges, much less two in the same month. But in our current political climate, the cases barely registered as blips on the political radar. Both indictments tell compelling tales of greed and Congressional corruption. They also provide encouraging signs that, despite president Trump’s personal contempt for the rule of law, his Department of Justice can still function without regard to politics.
Corruption in Congress: Chris Collins and Duncan Hunter
Corruption in Congress: Chris Collins and…
Corruption in Congress: Chris Collins and Duncan Hunter
Two sitting Republican members of Congress were indicted last month in separate cases, one in New York and one in California. In normal times this would be monumental news; it’s not often that a Congressman faces criminal charges, much less two in the same month. But in our current political climate, the cases barely registered as blips on the political radar. Both indictments tell compelling tales of greed and Congressional corruption. They also provide encouraging signs that, despite president Trump’s personal contempt for the rule of law, his Department of Justice can still function without regard to politics.
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