maximus Loc: Chattanooga, Tennessee

Perm, your meme is false. Did you not see the video? The republicans walked calmly and even slowly into the chamber where the cowardly Schitt ran away with a witness. The reps were orderly and even ordered a bunch of pizzas and had a good ole' time. The shameless lying MSM are the ones projecting the false image of 'storming' which is a lie.
This whole secret inquiry strikes a hard blow against any decent person's idea of justice. It's the beginning of the destruction of our judicial system.

permafrost Loc: Minnesota

You have a good point Blade.. and I love that map... find tons of money in even the most out of the way places..

Gotta keep the map.. thanks..

But the subject is a political group not paying its bills.

I have not heard of this until this year.. It became an issue in Minneapolis because the trump camp had failed to pay as promised at 2 other rallies in Minnesota.. at Duluth and Rochester..

Sad to say that I do not know how payment is structured..

While trump probably needs more security than a normal politician, it is my understanding that these event have been considered private and costs, both normal and extra are paid by the group sponsoring them..

permafrost Loc: Minnesota

You are correct.. Jim Crow for sure.. and others..

But I still do not see that I was inconsistent... about what? How?

Bit more of the blow over at Duluth last weekend..

permafrost Loc: Minnesota

Max, you may well be correct.. the press loves to create head lines..

But that is not the point..

As others have posted.. the meeting was for committee only..

And that committee includes a number of republicans..

this is the way committees work, the republicans have held dozens, even hundreds and written laws to make them more secure..

This is the normal 1st step. If and when it goes further, the hearing will be public/for all member of congress.

Again this is normal and done by the republicans for everything form the Clinton hearing to the trumpcare scam..

maximus Loc: Chattanooga, Tennessee

You're basically saying charge Trump but leave the democrats alone. Have you not figured out by now that this kind of thinking is what got Trump elected in 16'?
I guess not cause the left's state of mind will get him reelected in 20'.

CodyCoonhound Loc: Redbone Country

Only the dems make up the law to fit their phoney narrative. Permi, you will find out in about a year, just how fed up the huge majority of Americans will not put up with you and fellow dems lawlessness.

"No FEC requirement for candidates to pay security
There is no specific requirement within the provisions of the Federal Election Campaign Act or Federal Election Commission regulations for congressional or presidential campaign committees to pay for expenses incurred by a state or local government for campaign events, said Myles Martin, an FEC spokesman.

That means that campaigns can choose to reimburse governments for security costs, but they are not required.

A Secret Service spokesman told PolitiFact that it is not funded to pay police overtime and doesn’t have a mechanism to do so.

"This is a blank spot in campaign finance laws and campaigns often take advantage of it, as the Trump campaign is in Minneapolis this week," said Carleton College political science professor Steven Schier. "It's a low priority for Congress because it does not affect legislators' campaigns in a significant way."

There is, however, a mechanism for local law enforcement to seek reimbursement for protecting Trump’s residences in Florida, New York and New Jersey.

Our ruling
The Trump campaign said that the Minneapolis "city government preemptively informed the Target Center that it would be responsible for $530,000 in security and other costs" related to a Trump rally, "more than 26 times the estimated security costs for a 2009 Target Center health care rally held by President Barack Obama."

A letter from AEG to the Trump campaign cites the $530,000 estimated costs. An article in the St. Paul Pioneer Press paraphrased the Minneapolis police chief at the time stating that the costs would be $20,000 for an Obama rally.

We rate this claim True"

The full story from Politifact.

https://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2019/oct/08/donald-trump/trump-campaign-says-minneapolis-wants-charge-53000/

permafrost Loc: Minnesota

That is good information Cody,, and it surprises me..

I would have thought that when expenses are greater then normal, the host organization would have to reimburse the city for at least a part of it and that would be mentioned in a contract/agreement..

With the direction our society is moving, I would bet the condition is addressed in the near future..

again, surprising to me.. thanks..

rebob14

Historically, who pays for the facilities in any presidential event when it benefits the office holder?

Lt. Rob Polans ret.

It's nice that you have a reference, but in the future could you use one that is real news? I don't doubt any of the figures.

CodyCoonhound Loc: Redbone Country

Same rules apply to all re election whether democrat or GOP.
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/pays-president-travels-campaign-events/story?id=40361545

https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/verify-are-taxpayers-paying-for-trump-to-travel-to-his-2020-rally-in-el-paso/65-1d552909-63ca-43ec-8673-d31a530015c9

That is the rules for campaign over watch. None pay upfront and typically what is paid is on a quarterly basis. Thus about 120 says after event.

CodyCoonhound Loc: Redbone Country

ABC is in my next link, covering HRC and OhB and Trump. A matter of opnion what news is real. I sent links quoting the law. You can look it up on the FEC website and read all the laws yourself. That is really the real news. Like constitution and all laws passed by federal government.

elledee

lets try simplicity.....lib-prog run cities trying to shake down Trump after the huge amount of positive economic impact of his rallies .....so ungrateful

CodyCoonhound Loc: Redbone Country

Exactly. The chart on original message points out the obvious very well. And as I showed, Dems like OhB and HRC go to their safe places. Not what I want from someone running the country.

Trump stands his ground and helps his enemies see a better way. Those that have failed to listen, have fallen to the roadside shoulder of a very poor area of performance.

maximus Loc: Chattanooga, Tennessee

Well, I'm puzzled. I heard one senator quote the rule book for the senate and he said that the 'evidence' being collected was due in print to every member of the senate. I am unable to locate that video presently. Then, I hear Judge Napolitano tell Fox anchors that the secret meetings are consistent with the Nixon and Clinton proceedings. He did however say that all of the evidence would have to be made public were a hearing to mature.
My problem with the whole thing is Schiff himself. For 3 years now, we have heard him say he had proof positive and yet did we EVER hear it or see it? No. Why? Because he didn't have it, he was lying. Schiff is a liar and I don't trust him to do anything that's above board when it comes to Trump.

Said Schiff: “We want to make sure that we meet the needs of the investigation and not give the president or his legal minions the opportunity to tailor their testimony and in some cases fabricate testimony to suit their interests.” Did he not fabricate testimony when he made up his 'parody'?