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Mitch McConnell May Have Committed A Felony and Democrats Demand An Investigation
By: Jason Easley
Friday, August, 22nd, 2014, 7:55 pm
In a letter to the Senate Select Committee on Ethics, the Kentucky Democratic Party is calling for an investigation into whether Mitch McConnell used official government resources to solicit contributions to his reelection campaign.
Mitch McConnell is no stranger to unethical behavior. In 2013, CREW summed up McConnells ethical issues, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) is a five-term senator from Kentucky. His ethics issues stem from his possible use of Senate staff and resources to conduct opposition research for his campaign. He was included in CREWs 2007, 2008, and 2009 reports on congressional corruption for unrelated matters.
The letter reads in part:
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(5,122 posts)violated this rule. The distinction between being legislators, as public servants, and shills for big donors, is so blurred, I doubt they can tell the difference.
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(130,156 posts)was made through appropriated funds'
'Presumably' isn't worth anything.