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02-24-2018, 05:45 AM #1
Missouri GOP Blames George Soros for Governor’s Indictment
Missouri GOP Blames George Soros for Governor’s Indictment
George Soros, a billionaire philanthropist and constant target of right-wing conspiracy theories, is to blame for Eric Greitens' felony indictment — at least according to state Republicans.
By Alex Kasprak
23 February 2018
On 22 February 2018, Missouri governor Eric Greitens was indicted on a felony invasion of privacy charge stemming from allegations that he blackmailed a woman with whom he was having an extramarital affair using a nude photo he had taken without her consent.
As reported by the Washington Post:
The indictment states that Greitens then photographed the woman “in a state of full or partial nudity” without her knowledge or consent. Greitens then “transmitted the image contained in the photograph in a manner that allowed access to that image via a computer,” which is a felony.
In a 23 February 2018 post on Twitter, Missouri Republicans argued that the indictment was a political hit job because Gardner had taken more than $200,000 from billionaire financier George Soros:
Kim Gardner has received more than $200,000 from George Soros groups,” said Sam Cooper Executive Director of the Missouri Republican Party. “Missourians should see this for what it is, a political hit job. This law has never been prosecuted in this way and it is safe to say if Eric Greitens wasn’t governor, it wouldn’t have been this time either.
We have a progressive anti-law enforcement Democrat wanting to single-handedly oust a law-and-order governor. We look forward to a bipartisan committee of legislators elected by people across Missouri to find out what’s really going on – ensuring St. Louis liberals aren’t controlling the future of our state.”
Last week, Gardner’s campaign disclosed to the Missouri Ethics Commission a $67,693.23 in-kind contribution from the super PAC. The group apparently took in additional money after June 30, since it donated more to Gardner than it had on hand at that time. But any money donated to the PAC after June 30 won’t be made public until its next quarterly report is filed on Oct. 15.
On July 26, Gardner’s campaign reported to the Missouri Ethics Commission a $24,548.37 in-kind donation from the same federal campaign committee, a day after reporting a $25,738.86 contribution from that super PAC. Then on July 29, Gardner reported an additional $72,770.27 from Safety & Justice, bringing the Soros-backed super PAC total contribution to Gardner’s campaign to at least $190,750.73.
People running for political office frequently take money from billionaire financiers. Sheldon Adelson, described sometimes as the George Soros of the right, gave $200,000 to the Greitens’ gubernatorial campaign, and Greitens also received millions of dollars in support for his GOP primary campaign from super PACs that effectively conceal the names of those who donate.
If the vague invocation of shadowy, rich puppet masters is a valid way to discredit the actions of a politician, then at the very least a dispute between Gardner and Greitens on those terms would end be a draw. The Soros gambit may work for Infowars, but as a legal defense against the malicious use of a nude photo taken without consent to hide an extramarital affair, it is a bit of a non-sequitur.
Missouri GOP Blames George Soros for Governor’s Indictment
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02-24-2018, 08:08 AM #2
Yeah, well, so far the track record for Republican "theories" on these types of things get verified with facts while the DemoQuack's accusations either fizzle or ..... boomerang.
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05-29-2018, 05:49 PM #3
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Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens, facing a sexual misconduct scandal and allegations of misuse of a charity donor list, announced Tuesday he will resign.
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