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L. Coyote

(51,129 posts)
Sat Mar 11, 2017, 06:02 PM Mar 2017

Trump plans to restart the Crusades, return to 13th century "means sacrifice"





Steve Bannon under active criminal investigation for... get this... residency fraud.
By DiesIrae Saturday Mar 11, 2017

Courtesy of O’Harrow and Boburg at the Washington Post. Trump’s chief strategist Steve Bannon, a white nationalist who has repeatedly pushed false claims of massive voter fraud by minorities voting in jurisdictions where they do not actually live, is now the subject of an active criminal investigation in Florida, centering on Bannon’s “residency” and “qualifi[cations] to vote in the state”:

The Post learned that state prosecutors in Miami have an active investigation into Bannon’s assertions that he was a Florida resident and qualified to vote in the state from 2014 to 2016. In late August, investigators subpoenaed Bannon’s lease of a Coconut Grove home and other documents. They also contacted the landlords of that home and another that Bannon leased nearby, and sought information from a gardener and handyman who worked at one of the homes, according to documents and interviews.


The problem for Mr. Bannon is that it seems he may have actually been living in California (or possibly in Washington, or New York, but definitely not Florida): ...........
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Trump plans to restart the Crusades, return to 13th century "means sacrifice" (Original Post) L. Coyote Mar 2017 OP
There are no words pat_k Mar 2017 #1
And by "sacrifice" Turbineguy Mar 2017 #2
I can't believe that Tweet LeftInTX Mar 2017 #3
It's a troll - not the real Steve Bannon Oneironaut Mar 2017 #7
OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LeftInTX Mar 2017 #8
Aaahhh LeftInTX Mar 2017 #9
And we all know how well the first Crusades worked out. Initech Mar 2017 #4
Someone should tell Bannon Orrin_73 Mar 2017 #5
FAKE / Parody Twitter Account Oneironaut Mar 2017 #6
I don't know, there was a very good story in the Washington post today about the nomad Jim Beard Mar 2017 #10

LeftInTX

(25,224 posts)
8. OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sat Mar 11, 2017, 07:42 PM
Mar 2017

I was trolled. The site looks official.

Have I been done-in by fake news? I'm kinda cynical and double check things....LOL

Oneironaut

(5,491 posts)
6. FAKE / Parody Twitter Account
Sat Mar 11, 2017, 07:24 PM
Mar 2017

Is Steve Bannon actually on Twitter? This isn't his real account. It's a very convincing troll.

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