Former Trump lawyer, Chicago alderman charged with attempted extortion

[JacksinPA]

https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-brie...awyer-chicago-alderman-charged-with-attempted

Chicago Alderman Ed Burke (D), whose law firm formerly worked for the Trump Organization in the city, was charged with attempted extortion Thursday for reportedly attempting to use his city council position to solicit business to the firm.

The Chicago Sun-Times reported that Burke allegedly tried to persuade a fast-food company to become a client of his firm after the company sought Burke's support for a remodeling project in the city. Evidence against the 50-year veteran of the Chicago city council include wiretapped cell phone conversations, according to the newspaper.
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You shall be known by the company you keep.

He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed. Proverbs 13:20

 

[Moon]

https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-brie...awyer-chicago-alderman-charged-with-attempted

Chicago Alderman Ed Burke (D), whose law firm formerly worked for the Trump Organization in the city, was charged with attempted extortion Thursday for reportedly attempting to use his city council position to solicit business to the firm.

The Chicago Sun-Times reported that Burke allegedly tried to persuade a fast-food company to become a client of his firm after the company sought Burke's support for a remodeling project in the city. Evidence against the 50-year veteran of the Chicago city council include wiretapped cell phone conversations, according to the newspaper.
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You shall be known by the company you keep.

Democrats?

 

[JacksinPA]

Democrats?

Trump has been all over the place as far as his political affiliations go.

 

[Ikari]

A Chicago politician being accused of extortion!!!??? I would never have guessed.

 

[dobieg]

Must really suck being retired and having your golden years dominated by TDS.

 

[JacksinPA]

A Chicago politician being accused of extortion!!!??? I would never have guessed.

I think it's something in their lake water.

 

[Winston]

Must really suck being retired and having your golden years dominated by TDS.

It's far less malignant than being working class and supporting Republicans.

 

[NeverTrump]

Democrats?

Criminals Trump allies.

 

[Oborosen]

https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-brie...awyer-chicago-alderman-charged-with-attempted

Chicago Alderman Ed Burke (D), whose law firm formerly worked for the Trump Organization in the city, was charged with attempted extortion Thursday for reportedly attempting to use his city council position to solicit business to the firm.

The Chicago Sun-Times reported that Burke allegedly tried to persuade a fast-food company to become a client of his firm after the company sought Burke's support for a remodeling project in the city. Evidence against the 50-year veteran of the Chicago city council include wiretapped cell phone conversations, according to the newspaper.
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You shall be known by the company you keep.

He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed. Proverbs 13:20

Great, the republican party is sharing a camp with white-collar criminals. While the democratic party is participating in a camp of sexual predators...

I'll take white-collar crime over that any day.

 

[Slyfox696]

https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-brie...awyer-chicago-alderman-charged-with-attempted

Chicago Alderman Ed Burke (D), whose law firm formerly worked for the Trump Organization in the city, was charged with attempted extortion Thursday for reportedly attempting to use his city council position to solicit business to the firm.

The Chicago Sun-Times reported that Burke allegedly tried to persuade a fast-food company to become a client of his firm after the company sought Burke's support for a remodeling project in the city. Evidence against the 50-year veteran of the Chicago city council include wiretapped cell phone conversations, according to the newspaper.
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You shall be known by the company you keep.

He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed. Proverbs 13:20

There are so many things to criticize Donald Trump for, why would you waste time linking him to something that seemingly has no connection to him?

 

[Threegoofs]

There are so many things to criticize Donald Trump for, why would you waste time linking him to something that seemingly has no connection to him?

Yeah. This is not a Trump thing.

It’s an ancient Chicago machine pol thing.

 

[dcsports]

There are so many things to criticize Donald Trump for, why would you waste time linking him to something that seemingly has no connection to him?

Amen. This is a silly one, and a repeat. Clearly an attempt at another biased hit piece.

For those not aware, Burke is an attorney on the Chicago City Council who is also a Lawyer. His firm specializes in property tax appeals in the city of Chicago, and is one of the larger firms that does that. The Trump organization (the company) hired his firm to appeal the property valuation on a building - the Trump Tower in Chicago. There's no indication that he did any other work for the company other than this, and no indication that he did any work for Trump personally. The Alderman is being investigated personally for his city council work - not his law firm. To call him a 'Trump attorney', try to imply Trump is being investigated here, or even to link the two, is dishonest.

 

[Moon]

Criminals Trump allies.

Any evidence Trump is involved with these alleged crimes?

 

[Xelor]

 

[Common Sense 1]

This is what happens when you serial post threads while infected with Trump derangement syndrome (TDS).

No matter what the negative issue is somehow it is Trumps fault.

 

[Roadvirus]

A Chicago Dem being arrested is nothing new.
His arrest has nothing to do with Trump, and everything to do with him trying to illegally line his own pockets.

Nothing to see here, folks. Move along now.

 

[Mr Person]

A Chicago Dem being arrested is nothing new.
His arrest has nothing to do with Trump, and everything to do with him trying to illegally line his own pockets.

Nothing to see here, folks. Move along now.

Guilt by association may be a no-go at a criminal trial, but one does have to wonder about the character of someone who just-so-happens to have always surrounded himself with criminals.

Is he blindingly naive, or is there another reason?






PS: I omitted the portion asking you to consider what DP conservatives might be saying in a whattabout situation. You can guess which one, I hope.

 

[HenryChinaski]

A Chicago Dem being arrested is nothing new.
His arrest has nothing to do with Trump, and everything to do with him trying to illegally line his own pockets.

Nothing to see here, folks. Move along now.

Do you really believe that corruption in Chicago/cook county and Illinois politics is limited to Dems? Governor Len small, Governor George Ryan, congressman Dan Crane, Dennis Hastert, Betty Loren Maltese, The list goes on including a couple republican alderman. Even the few republican mayors in Chicago’s history were corrupt. Corruption knows no political affiliation.