Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) is facing a new ethics complaint over a litany of alleged violations with his financial disclosures.
  • PeleSpirit@lemmy.worldEnglish
    81·
    11 months ago

    There’s a whole lot going on in this article:

    • He’s being sued by a left leaning group called End Citizens United
    • He hasn’t ever disclosed his bank or savings accounts
    • There are multiple differences from his tax returns from similar sounding non-profits that he works for and/or his wife owns
    • They can’t really figure out what his wife makes her money from in their tax returns
    • The money he gets not only changes, but they don’t know what they’re for.
    • He’s bragged about winning cases that he hasn’t declared as income in his tax returns
    • He’s gone on 3 trips without declaring parts of them as gifts and everything is kind of vague
    • He won’t confirm, fix or deny anything, he gets huffy when asked about any of this stuff.

    This dude is a con artist, just like we thought.

    • Ranvier
      13·
      11 months ago

      Yes, a left leaning online news outlet has pointed out this is fishy. I’m sure he’s quaking in his boots, and will promptly be arrested for corruption on this news.

      But seriously if he gets busted with gold bars in his basement like that senator that’d be hilarious.

    • eestileib@sh.itjust.works
      42·
      11 months ago

      I don’t how naïve you have to be to think that evangelical Republicans are subject to the rule of law.

      impressively, to say the least.

  • PrincessLeiasCat@sh.itjust.works
    11·
    11 months ago

    Are these financial disclosure forms official government documents? Wouldn’t there be a penalty for lying?

    I feel like falsifying your passport can get you in a lot of trouble because you lied on a federal government document or something.

    I know I’m always scared that I’ll fuck up my address or something if I just moved.