McConnell Hit With Ethics Complaint After Judd Controversy

[TruthOut10]

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has been hit with an ethics complaint after a leaked tape revealed he was discussing with aides how to take on potential opponent Ashley Judd.

The Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) has asked the Senate ethics committee and the FBI to investigate whether McConnell was having a discussion about potential Judd weaknesses -- including her mental health and religion -- on government time.

“Using taxpayer-funded resources to pay staffers to dig up dirt on political opponents isn’t just an ethics violation, it’s a federal crime,” said CREW Executive Director Melanie Sloan. “As Sen. McConnell requested, the FBI is investigating the recording. A thorough and fair investigation necessitates the bureau also inquire into whether Sen. McConnell himself violated the law.”

Mother Jones first reported on the leaked tape, which was reportedly recorded at a Feb. 2 meeting. Shortly after the leak, the McConnell campaign said it was working with the FBI.

Mitch McConnell Hit With Ethics Complaint Over Leaked Ashley Judd Tape

 

[CrusaderFrank]

Yawn.

 

[Ernie S.]

Barf.

How about the Democrats that taped a private strategy meeting? Jeb Magruder, H.R. Haldeman, John Erlichman, John Dean, John Mitchell, Howard Hunt, G. Gordon Liddy, Charles Colson and James McCord did time for trying to do about the same.

 

[boedicca]

Double Yawn. It's a transparent attempt to distract attention away from the fact that somebody illegally recorded the conversation.

 

[Black_Label]

Good, I hope he is thrown out of office.

 

[blackhawk]

 

[tinydancer]

What's funny is a writer for Mother Jones (David Corn) put out all sorts of crazy quotes from Ashley Judd.

There's no digging involved. Just google.

 

[Rozman]

Now it's a crime to have a strategy session on how to defeat a potential opponent.
But it's perfectly fine to bug the office and get information.
I hear David Corn is up for an award for journalism because someone gave him the tape.
Journalism is truly dead in this country.

 

[Cowman]

Yawn.

I'm sure you wouldn't be yawning if it was a dem who did it. Nope, we'd have 20 more threads a month on it.

 

[tinydancer]

She's already on the record saying she believes that men and women shouldn't breed while children are starving in the world.

Ashley wanted to run her campaign from Tennessee to run for the seat in Kentucky. It's all out there.

McConnell's staff would only have to google and read her book. Judd's a loon. I wish she was running.

 

[HereWeGoAgain]

Can libs get anymore dishonest?
Lat time I checked it wasnt unethical to figure out your opponents weak points. Bugging someones office?
Yeah thats a crime.
Dems are a fucken joke!

 

[OriginalShroom]

Double Yawn. It's a transparent attempt to distract attention away from the fact that somebody illegally recorded the conversation.

Exactly.

It looks like some Dems from a Liberal Super-Pac group will be doing jail time so it's time to blame McConnell for it.

 

[Cowman]

She's already on the record saying she believes that men and women shouldn't breed while children are starving in the world.

Ashley wanted to run her campaign from Tennessee to run for the seat in Kentucky. It's all out there.

McConnell's staff would only have to google and read her book. Judd's a loon. I wish she was running.

She has a long way to go to come anywhere close to all the crazy stupid shit you've said.

 

[OriginalShroom]

Btw, remember this quote?

"There is no controlling legal authority that says this was in violation of law."

 

[HereWeGoAgain]

She's already on the record saying she believes that men and women shouldn't breed while children are starving in the world.

Ashley wanted to run her campaign from Tennessee to run for the seat in Kentucky. It's all out there.

McConnell's staff would only have to google and read her book. Judd's a loon. I wish she was running.

She has a long way to go to come anywhere close to all the crazy stupid shit you've said.

She's a fucken loon. Deal with it.

 

[OKTexas]

Good, I hope he is thrown out of office.

For what, discussing publicly available information. Get a freaking life.

 

[Yurt]

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has been hit with an ethics complaint after a leaked tape revealed he was discussing with aides how to take on potential opponent Ashley Judd.

The Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) has asked the Senate ethics committee and the FBI to investigate whether McConnell was having a discussion about potential Judd weaknesses -- including her mental health and religion -- on government time.

“Using taxpayer-funded resources to pay staffers to dig up dirt on political opponents isn’t just an ethics violation, it’s a federal crime,” said CREW Executive Director Melanie Sloan. “As Sen. McConnell requested, the FBI is investigating the recording. A thorough and fair investigation necessitates the bureau also inquire into whether Sen. McConnell himself violated the law.”

Mother Jones first reported on the leaked tape, which was reportedly recorded at a Feb. 2 meeting. Shortly after the leak, the McConnell campaign said it was working with the FBI.

Mitch McConnell Hit With Ethics Complaint Over Leaked Ashley Judd Tape

right....then every politician should be locked up, including obama

 

[Quantum Windbag]

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has been hit with an ethics complaint after a leaked tape revealed he was discussing with aides how to take on potential opponent Ashley Judd.

The Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) has asked the Senate ethics committee and the FBI to investigate whether McConnell was having a discussion about potential Judd weaknesses -- including her mental health and religion -- on government time.

“Using taxpayer-funded resources to pay staffers to dig up dirt on political opponents isn’t just an ethics violation, it’s a federal crime,” said CREW Executive Director Melanie Sloan. “As Sen. McConnell requested, the FBI is investigating the recording. A thorough and fair investigation necessitates the bureau also inquire into whether Sen. McConnell himself violated the law.”

Mother Jones first reported on the leaked tape, which was reportedly recorded at a Feb. 2 meeting. Shortly after the leak, the McConnell campaign said it was working with the FBI.

Mitch McConnell Hit With Ethics Complaint Over Leaked Ashley Judd Tape

It was a campaign meeting at his campaign office. Unless, that is, you think they dropped a recording device in his congressional office, which not even partisan hacks would ignore. Remember how they went crazy when the FBI bugged an office with a warrant?

 

[Yurt]

Good, I hope he is thrown out of office.

what did he do wrong?

 

[Two Thumbs]

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has been hit with an ethics complaint after a leaked tape revealed he was discussing with aides how to take on potential opponent Ashley Judd.

The Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) has asked the Senate ethics committee and the FBI to investigate whether McConnell was having a discussion about potential Judd weaknesses -- including her mental health and religion -- on government time.

“Using taxpayer-funded resources to pay staffers to dig up dirt on political opponents isn’t just an ethics violation, it’s a federal crime,” said CREW Executive Director Melanie Sloan. “As Sen. McConnell requested, the FBI is investigating the recording. A thorough and fair investigation necessitates the bureau also inquire into whether Sen. McConnell himself violated the law.”

Mother Jones first reported on the leaked tape, which was reportedly recorded at a Feb. 2 meeting. Shortly after the leak, the McConnell campaign said it was working with the FBI.

Mitch McConnell Hit With Ethics Complaint Over Leaked Ashley Judd Tape

just so you know; the recording was illegal, and therefore can't be used as evidence.

But such wonderful spin.