DEMONCRATS KEEP TRIPPING OVER THEMSELVES

https://freebeacon.com/politics/dnc-fundraising-at-home-of-disgraced-lumber-liquidators-founder/?

The Democratic National Committee is throwing a Thursday fundraiser at the Miami home of the founder of Lumber Liquidators, which earlier this year was ordered to pay millions for lying to investors about selling formaldehyde-laden flooring imported from China.

The fundraiser at the home of Thomas Sullivan, a longtime Democratic donor who founded Lumber Liquidators, will take place in between the DNC's two presidential primary debates this week in Miami. It also takes place just four months after Sullivan's former company agreed to pay a $33 million penalty to the Department of Justice for lying to investigators in the aftermath of an undercover 60 Minutes investigation into the "astonishingly high levels" of cancer-causing formaldehyde in its Chinese-made flooring.

Sullivan led Lumber Liquidators from 1994, when he founded the company, through 2017, when he resigned from the board of directors. He was featured in the 60 Minutes exposé, telling host Anderson Cooper that the many tests indicating formaldehyde in its Chinese-made products far above the legal limit were wrong.

The show's investigators tested laminate flooring from stores across the country and found nearly all of it to be loaded with formaldehyde. They also traveled to China, where factories openly admitted using boards with high formaldehyde levels and falsely labeling them as compliant.

Sullivan was played footage from China by Cooper showing his suppliers admitting they were lying—Sullivan insisted he was completely unaware of the practice.

A 2016 Consumer Product Safety Commission investigation found that the company's laminate flooring "gave off enough formaldehyde to irritate the eyes, nose and throat of many people" and "increased cancer risks."

Lumber Liquidators agreed under Sullivan to pay out $36 million in a class-action lawsuit from the 760,000 customers who had bought the Chinese-made flooring.

The Department of Justice settlement says the company, under Sullivan's leadership, lied about actions it took to make sure its product was safe. It "knowingly filed a false and misleading" report to the Securities and Exchange Commission denying allegations made on 60 Minutes, even though its own internal test results confirmed many of them.

The Department of Justice was also assured Lumber Liquidators "placed its executive management team with experienced executives who have displayed a commitment to building an ethical corporate culture."

The full 60 Minutes investigation can be viewed on the show's YouTube page.

Sullivan now runs competing company Cabinets To Go, which is being sued by Lumber Liquidators for violating an existing non-compete agreement.

The cash-strapped DNC said it’s hoping to raise "multiple hundreds of thousands of dollars" at the Sullivan-hosted fundraiser.

In 2013, Sullivan hosted a private $32,400-a-plate dinner with former president Barack Obama for the DNC. He has personally donated at least $94,000 to the national party in recent years.

The DNC did not respond to a request for comment on its relationship with Sullivan.

Blind Item #9

There are more than a half dozen past and present heads of state, including at least two Presidents and dozens of CEO's who donate millions each year to political campaigns who want to make sure that South Florida case never sees the light of day. They want those donations to mean something. The pressure is intense. Don't be shocked if the judge rules the way they want that the judge ends up on an Appeals Court as a promotion.

POSTED BY ENT LAWYER AT 10:45 AM 22 COMMENTS

https://www.crazydaysandnights.net/search?updated-max=2019-06-30T23:59:59-00:00&max-results=8

Interesting Anon's?????

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>>6854232

>>6854247 That could be the Epstein Case.

It will be interesting to find out. I am digging now.

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>>6854217 (You)

>>6854232

>>6854247 That could be the Epstein Case.

It will be interesting to find out. I am digging now.

https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/ny-fed-prosecutor-argues-immunity-for-jeffrey-epstein-should-stand-20190625-mmmlny4sjnerjafhrcbxnswxza-story.html

Jeffrey Epstein got another break from the government Monday when Justice Department officials said it would be improper to revoke his federal immunity and prosecute the billionaire perv for abusing underage girls.

U.S. Attorney Byung “B.J.” Pak argued in a new filing that “setting aside the immunity provisions” of the 2007 deal that let Epstein evade federal sex trafficking charges and plead guilty to a single prostitution charge in Florida state court could cause “unintended harm."

Pak claimed the deal originally granted by former Miami U.S. Attorney Alexander Acosta — now President Trump’s secretary of labor — helped some victims remain anonymous and still obtain civil settlements from the wealthy financier.

He also claimed Congress failed to outline specific penalties in the Crime Victims’ Rights Act, so Epstein’s victims have no right to demand any remedies from the government.

One lawyer representing Epstein survivors scoffed at Pak’s claims several victims “invoked” the non-prosecution agreement to strike their civil settlements.

“Impossible,” lawyer Jack Scarola responded. “The terms of the NPA were actively concealed from the victims. They could not have relied on terms they did not know.”

The government said the best way to address the renewed push for federal prosecution is to keep the immunity deal in place but give victims a chance to either meet with prosecutors in private or “participate in a public court proceeding” where they could deliver victim impact statements.

Bradley Edwards, the lead lawyer for victims now suing for prosecution, said Tuesday his clients were disappointed but not surprised by the Justice Department’s response.

He said the government “simply refuses” to own up to its mistake in striking Epstein’s secret deal behind closed doors without notifying victims.

>>6854298 Part 2

“Here we are, at this unusual stage where the government actually has the opportunity to make up for its wrong, but instead is cold, full of lame excuses, and seems relentless in its desire to protect Mr. Epstein and the illegal deal the government created with him,” Edwards told the Daily News.

“Courtney (Jane Doe 1) and many of the other victims look forward to the day when they get to speak in court about this travesty of justice; not in the superficial context the government proposes but instead in a meaningful way that will make a difference, in this case and future cases,” he said.

“We will continue to fight, and once the deal is rescinded the government can make up its mind, this time not under the cover of secrecy … ," Edwards said.

Both the victims and the government were asked to submit “proposed remedies” to the court after U.S. District Judge Kenneth Marra ruled in February that the secret non-prosecution agreement violated federal law concerning the rights of his victims.

“While the government spent untold hours negotiating the terms and implications of the (agreement) with Epstein’s attorneys, scant information was shared with victims,” Marra wrote in a 33-page opinion. “Instead, the victims were told to be ‘patient’ while the investigation proceeded.”

The judge said the law dictated that “victims should be notified of significant events resulting in resolution of their case without a trial.”

Marra didn’t invalidate the non-prosecution agreement with his ruling but asked both sides to recommend ways to resolve the dispute.

In its Monday motion, the government admitted it should have communicated its dealings with Epstein "more effectively and in a more transparent manner.” But Pak said prosecutors “cannot turn back time and put the victims back in the position they would have been in over a decade ago.”

For that reason, Pak said the immunity deal should stand and the government should work to “bring some level of finality to all the parties” in another way.

Marra did not immediately rule on what will happen next.

Epstein, a politically connected investor, managed to evade the federal sex trafficking charges with the help of high-flying defense lawyers Kenneth Starr and Alan Dershowitz. His state court conviction led to a sentence of 13 months in jail that ended up being a work-release program almost unheard of in Palm Beach County.

According to the Miami Herald, Epstein’s dozens of victims were underprivileged middle and high school girls recruited in and around Palm Beach County between 1998 and 2006.

In a three-part series published in November called Perversion of Justice, the paper uncovered evidence that prosecutors worked closely with Epstein’s defense to keep his victims in the dark and seal records.

Two victims sued the government in the Southern District of Florida in 2008, setting the state for Judge Marra’s decision earlier this year.

The Herald said at least 16 other victims support Jane Doe No. 1 and Jane Doe No. 2 in the effort to get Epstein prosecuted at the federal level.

After the Herald series, Congress demanded that the Justice Department investigate the case. Acosta has repeatedly refused to comment.

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>>6854304

>Byung “B.J.” Pak

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>>6854217 (You) (You)

>>6854232

>>6854247 That could be the Epstein Case.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B._J._Pak

Interesting comments from Pak……

U.S. Attorney Byung “B.J.” Pak argued in a new filing that “setting aside the immunity provisions” of the 2007 deal that let Epstein evade federal sex trafficking charges and plead guilty to a single prostitution charge in Florida state court could cause “unintended harm."

Pak claimed the deal originally granted by former Miami U.S. Attorney Alexander Acosta — now President Trump’s secretary of labor — helped some victims remain anonymous and still obtain civil settlements from the wealthy financier.

He also claimed Congress failed to outline specific penalties in the Crime Victims’ Rights Act, so Epstein’s victims have no right to demand any remedies from the government.

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>>6854304

>>6854267

>>6854217

>>6854247 That could be the Epstein Case.

>>6854322

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/state/florida/article226577419.html

Federal prosecutors broke law in Jeffrey Epstein case, judge rules

Federal prosecutors, under former Miami U.S. Attorney Alex Acosta, broke the law when they concealed a plea agreement from more than 30 underage victims who had been sexually abused by wealthy New York hedge fund manager Jeffrey Epstein, a federal judge ruled Thursday.

While the decision marks a victory for crime victims, the federal judge, Kenneth A. Marra, stopped short of overturning Epstein’s plea deal, or issuing an order resolving the case. He instead gave federal prosecutors 15 days to confer with Epstein’s victims and their attorneys to come up with a settlement. The victims did not seek money or damages as part of the suit.

It’s not clear whether the victims, now in their late 20s and early 30s, can, as part of the settlement, demand that the government prosecute Epstein. But others are calling on the Justice Department to take a new look at the case in the wake of the judge’s ruling.

Maybe we do have a two tiered justice system??

https://freebeacon.com/politics/aoc-biden-nomination-would-depress-turnout-not-a-pragmatic-choice/?

AOC: Biden Nomination Would ‘Depress Turnout,’ ‘Not a Pragmatic Choice’

Compares Biden to Hillary

For as big of a box of rocks she is on many things at least she is spot on here on Bite Me Joe.

>>6854483 He resembles that remark. Good cal Anon