Freddy?
same post as last night?
2nd this as notable
>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rod_Blagojevich_controversies
>what's "that landfill"?
Feud with father-in-law[edit]
A major event of 2005 was Blagojevich's dispute with his father-in-law, Chicago Alderman Richard Mell. Although Blagojevich had been elected largely with Mell's help, the two had a contentious relationship since Blagojevich was elected governor.[4] The feud went public in January 2005 when Blagojevich shut down a landfill owned by a distant cousin of his wife Patti for allegedly accepting waste it was not licensed to take,[5] and it was revealed that Mell had served as an advisor to the cousin.[4] A Cook County grand jury investigated whether Blagojevich's administration overstepped authority in closing the landfill.[4] Legislation was eventually passed giving the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency more authority over landfills and preventing relatives of top Illinois officials from owning landfills.[6] Mell said that Blagojevich "used me" and that he "uses everybody and then discards them."[4]
Regarding his decision to shut down the landfill despite the fact the landfill was owned by a relative, Blagojevich said, "This is the kind of thing that I think frankly separates the men from the boys in leadership. Do you have the testicular virility to make a decision like that knowing what's coming your way? I say I do."[7][8] This remark was both ridiculed as an undignified comment for a governor as well as criticized for being sexist.[9]
Mell said publicly at the time that Blagojevich's chief fundraiser had traded state jobs for campaign contributions, but recanted after threat of a lawsuit.[10]
>>what's "that landfill"?
Blagojevich closes dump
ov. Rod Blagojevich ordered a Joliet landfill closed Thursday, two weeks after he found out one of his wife's cousins is alleged to have told construction waste haulers he had clout and they could dump anything at the site without scrutiny from environmental regulators.
A top Blagojevich aide said the governor got involved in a matter normally handled by rank-and-file state employees to send a message that nobody in his family should expect special treatment, in particular his father-in-law, Chicago Ald. Richard Mell (33rd).
The cousin, Frank Schmidt, allegedly told contractors that Mell backed the landfill deal, though the governor's office could find no proof the alderman had any involvement.
It is unusual for a landfill to be ordered closed so quickly after it is brought to the attention of the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency. The state has been investigating dozens of illegal dumps for years, some of which continue to operate despite repeated violation notices.
In this case, state EPA inspectors visited the Joliet landfill on six days in the last two weeks to survey the 45-acre site and collect soil samples. One dump truck allegedly was turned away during an inspection because it was filled with illegal debris, officials said.
The landfill operators apparently started dumping waste in a deep quarry off Chicago Street in Joliet in mid-November.
EPA officials accuse the landfill company, Land Reclamation Services, of accepting construction and demolition debris without a state permit, storing waste in violation of state regulations and allowing "actual or threatened" dumping into a nearby creek without a permit.
Though Schmidt is not listed in any company records filed with the state, Blagojevich's office described him as the operator.
Deputy Gov. Bradley Tusk pointed out that Robert Pruim, an official in a company that lent money to the landfill operators, was sentenced to 15 months in federal prison in 1994 for bribing a Chicago Streets and Sanitation Department official. Pruim and a brother paid the official at least $150,000 in bribes to secure preferential treatment for their garbage-collecting business.
"What troubled us the most is Schmidt telling people to give him business because he's the governor's cousin and because of his relationship with Mell," Tusk said.
"No one is above the law, and when it comes to family you have to be extra vigilant."
Tusk described Schmidt as a distant cousin of Mell's daughter, First Lady Patti Blagojevich.
Neither Schmidt nor Mell could be reached for comment.
Blagojevich routinely rails against other politicians for rewarding insiders and political cronies.
In an interview about the landfill shutdown, Tusk made a point to describe the governor's relationship with his influential father-in-law as "estranged."
Asked why the Joliet landfill was targeted for quick enforcement when citizens have complained the state hasn't done enough to shut down older dumps, EPA Director Renee Cipriano said the agency plans to take a closer look at other operations.
Enforcing environmental laws has proved to be difficult in some cases. The state hauled a south suburban landfill owner into court about one dump, only to watch him open another landfill a few miles down the road.
Cleanups also haven't been completed at several illegal dumps discovered during the federal government's Operation Silver Shovel probe of public corruption.
Said Cipriano: "This highlights why we have got to be more aggressive and proactive about these sites."
So Nunes is suing The WAPO for making up a story that he went to White House secretly to meet with Trump,.
Nunes did not do that.
that is the story that forced Nunes to resign from the committee for a time.