Whitaker's controversial prosecution of a gay Democrat

[EleanorR]

It started in 2007, when McCoy was a rising Democrat in state politics, and the state's first openly gay lawmaker. Whitaker was the US attorney for Iowa's Southern District at the time.

In an interview with CNN this week, McCoy said Whitaker "certainly tried to prove that I had done something really awful when, in fact, it was a garden variety business dispute that should have been handled in small claims court, if anywhere."

In the end, the jury reached a not guilty verdict in an hour and a half, including time for lunch, according to the Des Moines Register.

"I believe it was a political prosecution, there's no doubt in mind, I'm 100% certain that it was," McCoy said, adding he believes he was targeted not just because he's a Democrat, but also because he's gay. "As US attorney (Whitaker) spoke at Christian Coalition events and would often refer to bringing God into his decision-making process and being guided by God's hand," McCoy said, "and so I believe that he was very much resentful of my lifestyle and I believe that played a factor in it."

https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/09/politics/matthew-whitaker-matt-mccoy/index.html

[SHRED]

1. He is a hideous theocratic authoritarian (fascist)

[EleanorR]

2. christo fascist

And apparently god guided him to scam veterans out of their life savings.

[dalton99a]

3. and to lock up Hillary

and anyone who opposes the regime

[not_the_one]

4. not to be picky

but we should NEVER use "lifestyle" when referring to our gayness. it infers some sort of choice.

I DO try my best to be my most faaaabulous self, at all times, but have never been able to live up to that "lifestyle" myth...