NY GOP Rep Chris Collins Arrested by FBI for Insider Trading

LucyLou · 2018-08-09T03:34:47.239Z

Steel-W0LF:

Well. He broke the law… I’m fine with him being locked up.

But everyone knows that the reason he is on trial is totally separate from his actual crime. In that respect those posters are not wrong, the only reason he’s on trial is politics.

The case against him was basically dropped until all this.

Not true. He is being tried on crimes as late as 2016, I believe. He has been doing this illegal thug crap continuously for years.

Forcefield · 2018-08-09T04:44:31.090Z

CaughtInTheMiddle:

that’s what i was thinking. we have Trump Republicans in those threads at this very moment saying that Manafort is a political prisoner.

Well, he is right? Can you name another time someone was refused bail before they were even convicted of a crime?!

(I gave myself a headache just typing that)

Smyrna · 2018-08-09T09:16:33.577Z

I was listening to this charge earlier and…are you kidding me? This turd is guilty as hell. He deserves his day in court but IMO…the only winner will be the lawyer he cuts a check to.

CaughtInTheMiddle · 2018-08-09T12:07:34.280Z

Steel-W0LF:

CaughtInTheMiddle:

DOLOOP:

Steel-W0LF:

I hope he gets locked up, along with anyone that committed a crime with him.

See how easy that is Libs? If someone commits a crime, you say they should be locked up. Not vote for them anyways.

Excellent. Good on ya. You’d make an excellent addition to the Manafort threads.

that’s what i was thinking. we have Trump Republicans in those threads at this very moment saying that Manafort is a political prisoner.

Well. He broke the law… I’m fine with him being locked up.

But everyone knows that the reason he is on trial is totally separate from his actual crime. In that respect those posters are not wrong, the only reason he’s on trial is politics.

The case against him was basically dropped until all this.

I guess that’s true if you want to pretend that we had all the facts about him before. He’s actually being investigated now and the more they investigate they more they find that he’s a crook. So I’m going to just put you down in the column of “Manafort is a political prisoner”.

Adam · 2018-08-09T12:21:33.782Z

Smyrna:

I was listening to this charge earlier and…are you kidding me? This turd is guilty as hell. He deserves his day in court but IMO…the only winner will be the lawyer he cuts a check to.

So you would not vote for him or encourage others to vote for him in November?

BlueTex · 2018-08-11T14:39:24.997Z

Guessing there will be a revision in the Cook Report from lean republican…

Chris Collins suspends reelection campaign following insider trading charges

Looking more an more like a bonus seat in the house for the DNC

Guvnah · 2018-08-11T15:59:50.871Z

LucyLou:

… what is already out there looks bad.

Yup. If I were on the jury and what is out there were all that I had to go on, I’d vote guilty. No question about it.

Guvnah · 2018-08-11T16:04:31.397Z

Adam:

So you would not vote for him or encourage others to vote for him in November?

Question is moot.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/chris-collins-new-york-congressman-suspends-re-election-bid-after-insider-trading-charges/ar-BBLMIGN?li=BBnb7Kz

reflechissez · 2018-08-11T16:09:02.507Z

Guvnah:

Adam:

So you would not vote for him or encourage others to vote for him in November?

Question is moot.

MSN

I don’t think “moot” is the word you’re looking for.

brouski · 2018-08-12T19:22:14.709Z

reflechissez:

Guvnah:

Adam:

So you would not vote for him or encourage others to vote for him in November?

Question is moot.

MSN

I don’t think “moot” is the word you’re looking for.

I don’t follow.

Guvnah · 2018-08-12T20:17:25.470Z

brouski:

I don’t follow.

You quoted the whole sub-thread. What part don’t you follow?

I addressed the question, “Would you vote for him?” He has withdrawn from running, so the question is moot – as in “of no importance” at this point.

brouski · 2018-08-13T15:57:26.665Z

I guess you missed reflechissez’s reply, where he or she called into question your use of the term “moot”, which seemed perfectly apropos to me.

Guvnah · 2018-08-13T16:51:39.534Z

brouski:

I guess you missed reflechissez’s reply, where he or she called into question your use of the term “moot”, which seemed perfectly apropos to me.

OK, thanks. That’s why I asked. Your response could just as easily been agreeing with her confusion about “moot” as questioning it. It’s so easy to misinterpret replies around here.

biggestal99 · 2018-08-13T17:25:29.631Z

Guvnah:

You quoted the whole sub-thread. What part don’t you follow?

I addressed the question, “Would you vote for him?” He has withdrawn from running, so the question is moot – as in “of no importance” at this point.

You can still write him in. LOL

Allan

DOLOOP · 2018-08-13T17:33:18.466Z

Guvnah:

Adam:

So you would not vote for him or encourage others to vote for him in November?

Question is moot.

MSN

He’s not off the ballot yet. It’s not entirely clear how the GOP can get him off the ballot, other than put him elsewhere on the ballot for another seat.

As well, he’s the Conservative Party nominee and they’ll need to find a way to get him off the ballot, too.

So, while Collins has indeed suspended campaigning, the question of whether or not one votes for him is most definitely not moot until he is confirmed to be removed from the ballot.

Or, actually, the question is actually most definitely debatable, so it most definitely is moot.

NebraskaFootball · 2018-08-14T14:52:21.504Z

Things continue to look bad for this guy…

The Daily Beast – 13 Aug 18

The Congressman From Big Pharma

Before his arrest for insider trading, Chris Collins introduced legislation to give drugmakers, including his own, more money at the expense of hospitals.

Collins still holds about 2.6 million shares of Innate, worth some $780,000 as of Monday. As recently as last month, Collins continued to introduce legislation that could help Innate

In July, Collins introduced a proposed bill that would remove infusion drugs (administered by needle) from a federal program called 340B that requires the pharmaceutical industry to sell drugs at steep discounts to hospitals serving poor patients. Many infusion drugs are used to treat deadly diseases like cancer and HIV and can costs tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars per year.

Innate said in April it is developing a cancer treatment that could become an infusion drug, according to the company’s U.S. patent application for the treatment.

If the treatment becomes an infusion drug and if Collins’ bill becomes law, it would mean millions in additional profits for Innate

CaughtInTheMiddle · 2018-08-14T22:07:36.541Z

NebraskaFootball:

Things continue to look bad for this guy…

The Congressman From Big Pharma

Collins still holds about 2.6 million shares of Innate, worth some $780,000 as of Monday. As recently as last month, Collins continued to introduce legislation that could help Innate

In July, Collins introduced a proposed bill that would remove infusion drugs (administered by needle) from a federal program called 340B that requires the pharmaceutical industry to sell drugs at steep discounts to hospitals serving poor patients. Many infusion drugs are used to treat deadly diseases like cancer and HIV and can costs tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars per year.

Innate said in April it is developing a cancer treatment that could become an infusion drug, according to the company’s U.S. patent application for the treatment.

If the treatment becomes an infusion drug and if Collins’ bill becomes law, it would mean millions in additional profits for Innate

a bunch of us said that Trump and the boys were gonna come to DC and show the politicians what real corruption and greed looks like. it’s exposed more every day.

BlueTex · 2019-09-30T16:07:10.095Z

The wheels turn slowly but they do turn…

courthousenews.com

Trump’s First Congressional Fan to Plead Guilty to Insider Trading

Representative Chris Collins, the first member of Congress to endorse Donald Trump for president, is expected to plead guilty to insider trading Tuesday, averting a trial where his private emails would be disclosed.

NebraskaFootball · 2019-09-30T18:39:50.649Z

And he has now resigned. Good riddance.

https://twitter.com/jamiedupree/status/1178735493439266819

ohknow35 · 2019-09-30T18:57:52.211Z

DOLOOP:

Apparently, Congressman Collins talked to his son with the insider info from, get this, the White House.

These guys are crazy, crazy swampish and enormously entitled.

And, to keep riffing on the “■■■ were you thinking” motif, I love this from the indictment:

Hold up! This elected official was helping his son get rich quick??

Where have I heard this before??

^*