Alternate headline: coward who espoused political violence tucks tail when faced with political violence.

  • aramis87@fedia.io
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    Rep. MTG announces resignation a couple days after becoming eligible for her Congressional pension, after making millions through illegal stock trades. FTFY.

    • nova_ad_vitum@lemmy.ca
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      2 hours ago

      Wrong. Her stock trades were entirely legal since insider trading isn’t illegal for Congress members.

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      14 hours ago

      mostly due to the death threats, plus the gop and trump balked at her running for senate, so they wernt going to support her either way. boeboe on the other hand which was equally loud has kept quiet, smart in a way to not recieve the same thing mtg faced.

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      She also became the subject of death threats from MAGA cultists. Being on the other side of things could be intimidating enough to motivate a career change now that she is rich enough to do whatever.

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        Rich enough to do whatever means two things in MTG’s case:

        1. funnel her ill-gotten wealth to other Republican candidates with “clean” records (i.e. no spats with the Dear Leader).
        2. provide the GOP with a face of remorse that inattentive (dipshit) audiences can sympathize with.

        Both are ploys to continue robbing and pillaging America for the rich by hoodwinking the gullible.

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        My understanding is that she becomes eligible for the pension on January 3rd, two days before her January 5th resignation. I didn’t fact check that, but that’s my interpretation from the context of the statements.