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House Speaker Mike Johnson (R) has been accused of using campaign money to pay his rent

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Yeah, I understand that Trump and the MAGA politicians are MASSIVE law breakers (as they accuse others of breaking our laws) and it's just expected now but we have to continue to point it out...



"In two separate complaints filed this week with the Federal Election Commission and the Office of Congressional Conduct, the watchdog group alleged that Johnson and his campaign committee used campaign funds to pay for the top House Republican’s personal rent for his residence in Washington, D.C.

The use of campaign funds for personal expenses is strictly prohibited under campaign finance law.

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Johnson is currently residing at the residence of his Republican colleague, Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA), who told Semafor in late April that the speaker was “a friend and needed a place.” Issa purchased the home earlier this year for $1.5 million from former Rep. Mark Green (R-TN), whose estimated net worth has exploded to more than $45 million since being elected to office in 2018, and is among Congress’s most successful and lucrative stock traders.

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Johnson's previous residence in Washington, D.C. was a $3.7 million townhouse that doubled as a "ministry center" run by Tennessee pastor Steve Berger, a powerful ally of Gov. Bill Lee who resigned from his church’s board after allegations that he failed to act on child abuse claims."



 
Wow, this rates up their with Trump Russia Collusion. Let's find out who's paying for the TX dems to flee to CA and IL to avoid doing their elected duties.
 
Wow, this rates up their with Trump Russia Collusion. Let's find out who's paying for the TX dems to flee to CA and IL to avoid doing their elected duties.
They're elected duty is to represent their constituents. Safe to say those who elected democrats don't want to see five zone gerrymandered to favor republicans. They're doing their duty.
 
He will be fined for misuse of campaign funds like Obama was.

Not ideal, but that is what will happen.
 

We already knew that Johnson is a sleazebag, but this just elevates that.
 
We already knew that Johnson is a sleazebag, but this just elevates that.

If Democrats are ever able to win back power, I do not want them to engage in collegiality with Republicans. They really need to treat them like the scum that they are. And not just in a performative manner for the cameras. They need to prosecute people Members like Johnson for such flagrant violations of campaign finance law.
 
Wow, this rates up their with Trump Russia Collusion. Let's find out who's paying for the TX dems to flee to CA and IL to avoid doing their elected duties.
WOW, this is a new level of whataboutism even for you. Have no comment to make about THIS story??

 
Wow, this rates up their with Trump Russia Collusion. Let's find out who's paying for the TX dems to flee to CA and IL to avoid doing their elected duties.
Their duty is to see to it that republicans don't cheat in the next election.
 
Not surprising, the whole mechanism of being in Congress now is to exploit, cheat, and make a ton of money off insider trading.
 
He will be fined for misuse of campaign funds like Obama was.

Not ideal, but that is what will happen.
This is not true.

It has been reported that Barack Obama made a personal donation of $5,000 to his 2012 presidential campaign.
It is important to note that this was a donation to the campaign and not an instance of using campaign funds for personal use. There have been no credible reports or findings that indicate Barack Obama used his campaign funds for personal use during the 2012 election cycle.
 

What are the Vegas odds on MAGA's DOJ or FEC actually taking any action?
 
Zero

And remember that pixie Evangelical Mike Johnson doesn't even have a checking or savings account.

Honestly, it's the religious right that is much more dangerous than Trump himself.. They are ****ing crazy. Trump is dangerous in the sense that he has given them a seat at the table that they never would have had before. Yes, Bush made nice with the fundies but there were boundaries. Not so with this guy. Mike Johnson is literally an End Times-Christian. He should not have the power he does, but it's 2025 after all.
 
I bet that's pretty much the same thing that women in the 1970s in Iran said. Before they were again turned back into property.
 
The holier than thou republicans at it once again. Ministry Center, what does it minister, how to be a criminal?
 
Wow, this rates up their with Trump Russia Collusion. Let's find out who's paying for the TX dems to flee to CA and IL to avoid doing their elected duties.
Like Johnson with his early dismissal of the house to avoid voting on releasing the Epstein files avoiding their duties? I have an idea, let's remove parts of the constitution next to help out poor Mr. johnson and his boss trump.
 
He will be fined for misuse of campaign funds like Obama was.

Not ideal, but that is what will happen.
Was Obama paying his rent with the funds? It seems his was all about paperwork than anything else, not directly misusing the funds for his personal gain like Johnson is supposedly doing.
 
The holier than thou republicans at it once again. Ministry Center, what does it minister, how to be a criminal?
And how to discriminate. And how to hide money. And how to extort. Etc
 
Was Obama paying his rent with the funds? It seems his was all about paperwork than anything else, not directly misusing the funds for his personal gain like Johnson is supposedly doing.
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