GottaLaff ,
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“The contractor who pleaded guilty to leaking the federal tax records of & some of the nation's wealthiest individuals was sentenced Monday to 5 years in prison, 3 years supervised release & $5,000 fine. The sentence brings to an end to a criminal case that exposed the source of a number of high-profile tax information leaks in recent years. “

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ex-irs-contractor-charles-littlejohn-trumps-tax-records-sentenced/

riggbeck ,
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@GottaLaff

When it comes to consequences, Charles Littlejohn and Trump live in parallel universes.

tadbithuman ,

@GottaLaff

He got more time than insurrectionists and that Obama staffer who stalked and harassed a street vendor with racist bile. This 'crime' has no victims, how is anyone hurt worth a five year imprisonment?

asbestos ,
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@GottaLaff Someone needs to post a thing to contribute to his commissary account or a go fund me. That's utter bullshit

JayElbey ,
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@GottaLaff
I seem to recall that Rick Scott had some familiarity with the legal system.

Tell me again how much prison time he got?

sepfeiffer ,
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@GottaLaff and Navarro got 4 months? and is still walking around? I know I’m not comparing 🍎 to 🍎, but wasn’t this person actually a whistle blower?

Aviva_Gary ,
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@GottaLaff Interesting how fast justice works in some cases but no others... 👀 🤔

GottaLaff OP ,
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@Aviva_Gary And sad.

Aviva_Gary ,
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@GottaLaff indeed

axeshun ,
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@GottaLaff God bless that person.

mark ,
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@GottaLaff He's named "Littlejohn?"

... Jesus. This season's writers are lazy hacks, aren't they?

MaksiSanctum ,
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@GottaLaff Tax returns that Trump should have provided in the first place. Not to mention this guy get's five years for a leak and Trump stll goes unpunished for stealing and showing classified docs. Shows that the justice system is skewed to the rich.

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@GottaLaff Wouldn't want my tax records published in NYT either, but it seems odd that this guy gets jail time and the paper gets subscribers and clicks.

tleekeene ,
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@GottaLaff Little John was RobinHoods main man!

argv_minus_one ,
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@GottaLaff

Well, that's a humiliating name.

Herman ,
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@GottaLaff I am very curious if will be put behind bars when he is found guilty of fraud.

martinlentink ,
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@Herman @GottaLaff AFAIK that's a civil trial, not criminal, so no jail time. But he may be up for a couple of hundred million bucks in disgorgement. Which is almost as good.

argv_minus_one ,
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@martinlentink

Not even close. Prison is worse than death, let alone mere loss of wealth.

@Herman @GottaLaff

martinlentink ,
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@argv_minus_one @Herman @GottaLaff There's still 91 counts against him...

argv_minus_one ,
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@martinlentink

Not if he wins the election, there won't be, and the economy falling apart is gonna put a lot of wind in his sails.

It shouldn't—he and his party are the reason why it's falling apart—but Americans don't understand that.

Besides, when's the last time a billionaire went to prison?

@Herman @GottaLaff

martinlentink ,
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@argv_minus_one @Herman @GottaLaff Valid point. Hmm. But is he really a billionaire?

argv_minus_one ,
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@martinlentink

He's not going to pay a dime to Carroll or the other plaintiffs, and I very seriously doubt the courts are going to force him to, so yes, yes he is.

@Herman @GottaLaff

GottaLaff OP ,
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@argv_minus_one @martinlentink @Herman He's not a billionaire, he's a liar.

E Jean's lawyer said on air that they WOULD collect all or most of it.

themamiyaman ,
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@argv_minus_one @martinlentink @Herman @GottaLaff The economy isn't falling apart.

argv_minus_one ,
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@themamiyaman

My cost of living continues to skyrocket, even over the last few months, and I'm now seeing reports of huge layoffs.

@martinlentink @Herman @GottaLaff

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argv_minus_one ,
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@themamiyaman

Falling inflation? The prices I pay at the grocery store are still going up, as is my rent.

Rising growth? My income halved at the start of the pandemic, and that's where it still is, to this day. The rest of my family has similarly been struggling to make ends meet, with no end in sight.

News stories do not outweigh lived experience.

@martinlentink @Herman @GottaLaff

GottaLaff OP ,
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@argv_minus_one But stats do. Yes, there's still a lot of pain, as Pres. Biden keeps saying, but the reports are correct. @themamiyaman @martinlentink @Herman

GottaLaff OP ,
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@Herman No. Civil trials only result in damages. Not prison time. That's criminal trials only.

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