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General Mar 27, 2026 at 6:00 PM

House panel finds Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick guilty of 25 ethics charges

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House panel finds Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick guilty of 25 ethics charges
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House panel finds Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick guilty of 25 ethics charges
The vote came after a nearly seven-hour televised House trial. Cherfilus-McCormick has denied any wrongdoing and pleaded not guilty to criminal charges.
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mrdominoe Mar 27, 2026 +2289
I want everyone to note that even fellow Democrats are calling for her removal. Rightfully so.
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Spiritual-Bug-1497 Mar 27, 2026 +640
I’m sick and tired of any corrupt or unethical politician. It doesn’t matter what side of the aisle they sit on.
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Corronchilejano Mar 27, 2026 +457
You'll notice only one side seems to care to hold some of their members accountable.
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d0ctorzaius Mar 27, 2026 +138
RIP Al Franken
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israeljeff Mar 27, 2026 +48
Yeah, but Franken didn't do anything worth caring about, and only resigned because f****** Gillebrand saw an opportunity to get in front of a camera and make herself look good, like always.
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privatepinochle Mar 28, 2026 +5
Don't forget Michelle Goldberg
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Magdovus Mar 27, 2026 +15
For a second there I thought he'd died and I didn't see about it.
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Adultery Mar 27, 2026 +18
He died in the figurative sense
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The_Space_Jamke Mar 28, 2026 +3
Yeah, but if all the corrupt and unethical members of that other side were held accountable and legally removed from office then we'd only have one party left (and the planet would be better off for it).
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hootygator Mar 27, 2026 +280
This is how a responsible political party acts. It's another reminder that there's only one responsible political party in the United States.
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NorysStorys Mar 27, 2026 +20
Being responsible is a privilege of stability and functional systems. There’s a reason why democracies seldom form organically, they emerge out of tyranny and adapt those structures to better suit the people. The US hasn’t really been much a democracy for a while, it’s more of an elected dictatorship and potentially just fully a dictatorship soon because people became lax in holding people to account.
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HughJorgens Mar 27, 2026 +8
This is right, and it's also about more than politics. For all of human history until post WWII, the world was always divided into the few have's and the many have-not's. The booming USA economy, and the rebuilding of Europe gave average people good jobs and created a large thriving middle-class for the first time. That time is long gone now. Now there are too many people, and too many of the resources belong to the 1%, just like in the past. If people don't wake up, their grandkids could all be extremely poor at best, at worst, sharecroppers or slaves. Just like many of our ancestors.
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Visual_Collapse Mar 27, 2026 -1
It's gerontocraty now. It looks for me that people in USA have started voting based on who is less likely to die from old age problems.
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[deleted] Mar 27, 2026 -20
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bluehat9 Mar 27, 2026 +5
What should the party have done?
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De_Facto Mar 27, 2026 -2
Expelled her from the party?
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lostroadrunner22 Mar 27, 2026 +9
Well! This was first refered to the Ethics committee in 2023 who found very good reason to believe the charges. They still ran in her in 2024.
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AmateurEarthling Mar 27, 2026 -21
No, there’s a more responsible party but there is not a single responsible party currently in the US. Dems are bought out just like reps, only difference is they don’t completely sell us out, just partially. They still have problem with insider trading or pushing meaningful beneficial policies. Just maintaining status quo.
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gakule Mar 28, 2026 +4
I was wondering how far I'd have to scroll to find the both sidesing
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Frig_Off_Baerb Mar 27, 2026 -3
True, though it's a shame they're feckless writers of strongly worded letters.
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sloowhand Mar 27, 2026 +105
Sadly, Republicans will just laugh at them and call them suckers for actually playing by any rules.
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DevonLuck24 Mar 27, 2026 +49
they are going to point at this and use it as their proof that democrats are corrupt..even with other dems calling for her removal…ignoring the blatant corruption coming from the leadership in their party. they are very predictable
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PerryNeeum Mar 27, 2026 +19
As a Dem, bye Felicia
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Qubed Mar 27, 2026 +11
A corrupt politician is a liability, especially for the party not in power.  The Dems have their share of reps and senators who seem to flip at just the wrong momemt. 
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Salmundo Mar 27, 2026 -1
MGP is not really a Democrat. She caucuses D and votes MAGA.
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boris_squanch Mar 27, 2026 +14
That's like 1/4 of the party in congress so yeah she is a Democrat
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Sock-Enough Mar 27, 2026 +9
She’s a moderate and votes moderately. She isn’t MAGA.
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Salmundo Mar 27, 2026 -7
We’ll have to disagree on that.
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Spetznazx Mar 28, 2026 +1
Who is MGP
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Thief_of_Sanity Mar 27, 2026 -5
And her biggest donor is AIPAC.
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ConditionHoliday2844 Mar 27, 2026 +1
The ethics hearing was so weird
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Niceromancer Mar 28, 2026 +1
They also called for the removal of Al Fraken. Democrat leader ship literally trips over themselves to remove anyone and everyone who has even tye slightest controversy.
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digidave1 Mar 27, 2026 +1
That's what differs us from them. We hold our team accountable. She deserves the proper sentencing. MAGA wants us divided. Democrats want them to have free healthcare and college even though they call for some of us to be hung. We are not the same.
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What_Up_Doe_ Mar 27, 2026 +1
They generally do in these situations
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rraattbbooyy Mar 28, 2026 +1
I live in her district and am ashamed to say I voted for her.
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Riker_Omega_Three Mar 27, 2026 -8
Don't give them too much credit every now and then both parties will sacrifice a corrupt politician so that they can point fingers and be all "see, I'm not corrupt...I am voting to get rid of the corrupt ones" But lets be real they're all corrupt
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Knife_Operator Mar 27, 2026 +8
Who is the last corrupt politician the GOP "sacrificed"? The only one I can really think of is George Santos and they dragged their feet for as long as they could until he was indicted, and then Trump commuted his sentence so he didn't really face consequences in the end.
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Thief_of_Sanity Mar 27, 2026 +2
Yeah it says this in the article.
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Monarc73 Mar 27, 2026 -1
Yeah, i think it's pretty telling that the only person being held accountable is a black woman. Just a coincidence, I'm sure.
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Necessary_Task38 Mar 27, 2026 -29
Probably took them forever to get there though
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Militantpoet Mar 27, 2026 +18
Democrats consistently take out their own garbage. Republicans roll around in it and elect them to office.
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Necessary_Task38 Mar 27, 2026 -17
I mean, 25 charges speaks for itself.
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Militantpoet Mar 27, 2026 +9
In what way are the number of charges relevant to what I said?
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cannot_walk_barefoot Mar 27, 2026 +14
Al Franken? What do you even mean? This isn't a 'BoTh SidEZ' situation
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Zealot_Alec Mar 27, 2026
DNC F'd over America on that 1
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supercyberlurker Mar 27, 2026 +744
Good. If she's corrupt - then prosecute her, convict her, and that's that. Only an idiot sucker would sports-team-protect politicians from being held accountable. *Let's do that for all sides yes?*
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outerproduct Mar 27, 2026 +130
That's the only thing Republicans won't "both sides" in an argument. Holding their own accountable is not something they do.
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outerproduct Mar 27, 2026 +12
Losing their appointment to a committee isn't being held accountable.
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PolicyWonka Mar 27, 2026 +17
I’ve got a feeling you’re going to be disappointed.
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TheWalrus_15 Mar 27, 2026 +9
But only one side actually imposes these standards on their own members.
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e4evie Mar 27, 2026 +3
The only reflection you should expect from the GOP is a “both sides” concession….they will NEVER take fully responsibility for anything….brought to you by the party of personal responsibility…
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a-borat Mar 27, 2026 -2
Dems have been and have been saying so.
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Vegetable-Error-2068 Mar 27, 2026 -13
Liberals only believe in "holding politicians accountable" when it comes to crimes. When it comes to bad governance and capitulating, accountability suddenly becomes a "purity test."
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PlutoJones42 Mar 28, 2026 +3
What a ridiculous statement. You are purely saying that to justify your own bias. You know that’s bullshit. Do you think Republicans provide “good governance”, truly?
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cptbeard Mar 27, 2026 +446
"consequences"? what a novel concept.
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Deranged_Kitsune Mar 27, 2026 +395
Consequences? In *this* administration? Wait, she’s a Democrat? That explains it.
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pass_nthru Mar 27, 2026 +233
and a woman, and black… Edit: she prob did those crimes but how many pretty white chicks or ol ass crusty white guys have you seen getting perp walked? who did the same or worse?
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Septopuss7 Mar 27, 2026 +22
*pearl clutching intensifies*
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Quiet_Researcher7166 Mar 28, 2026 +1
And imagine if she was also gay and atheist I think the republicans would try to get the death sentence
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Aern Mar 28, 2026 +1
You are correct. The hypocrisy is not in holding her accountable, it's in not holding the rest accountable. By not wanting to hold this person accountable, we normalize allowing others to not be held accountable. It is frustrating and wrong that others are getting away with those crimes, but our focus should always be on holding everyone to account not just some.
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LegendaryBronco_217 Mar 28, 2026 -15
Yeah Nancy Pelosi
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twenafeesh Mar 27, 2026 +92
Consequences are only for Democrats, because Democrats are the only ones with standards.
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NoreasterBasketcase Mar 27, 2026 +54
How does it go? "What do Democrats and Republicans have in common? They both believe in consequences for Democrats."
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you_cant_prove_that Mar 28, 2026 -44
Does nobody remember George Santos?
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CleverInternetName8b Mar 28, 2026 +38
I hope to holy f*** this is just some kind of joke or sarcasm I’m missing because otherwise you’re an oblivious moron https://www.npr.org/2025/10/20/nx-s1-5579580/trump-commuted-the-prison-sentence-of-george-santos-a-look-at-how-it-happened
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twenafeesh Mar 28, 2026 +28
And not only that, Republicans tried desperately to protect him because they needed his vote. They only turned on him when it was obvious he was a criminal and fraud *and* he couldn't help them anymore. Then, yeah, Trump pardoned him. 
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Count_Backwards Mar 28, 2026 -2
He was the exception that proves the rule. Remember also how unbelievably bad he had to be. And if he'd been filthy rich he still would have been fine.
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nopenonotatall Mar 27, 2026 +18
it should not be lost on anyone. that the first person in gov’t to face any real consequences is a black female democrat. just like Maxwell being the only one in prison for the epstein files (edit to add that they both absolutely deserve to be punished)
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Triplsticks Mar 28, 2026 +5
The first?
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richardelmore Mar 28, 2026 +4
Well, Epstein himself was in jail until he killed himself.
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AcceptableFold3592 Mar 28, 2026 +1
“Killed himself”
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Not-Worth-The-Upvote Mar 28, 2026 +3
I understand and agree with the sentiment but George Santos is a thing.
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Stardustchaser Mar 28, 2026 +1
If you read the article it would have reminded you even Republicans voted for the ouster of George Santos just a while back. You too young for Duke Cunningham? His case led to several reforms regarding lobbying… Then there was Anthony Weiner….
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VitaminDprived Mar 28, 2026 +1
I learned from a young age that consequences will never be the same
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W0666007 Mar 27, 2026 +616
Remember when that Republican had an affair with his staffer and she ended up killing herself via self-immolation and Mike Johnson begged him not to step down? I dunno why, just popped into my head for some reason.
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Vio_ Mar 27, 2026 +178
You mean like 6 weeks ago?
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Western-Dig-6843 Mar 27, 2026 +21
Sometimes I think Johnson is on the verge of taking his own life if they keep losing GOP votes in congress to illness and scandal. He seems very much like he does not enjoy speaking to Trump
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YourphobiaMyfetish Mar 28, 2026 +5
please please please please please please
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Helyos17 Mar 27, 2026 +9
Are there recent cases of Republicans doing the same thing she did and not being removed?
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JudgeyMcJudgerson87 Mar 27, 2026 +54
Duncan D. Hunter (CA) - in 2018-2020
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techsuppork Mar 27, 2026 +64
Countless cases of Republicans doing similar and worse and their party rallies around them.
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Independent-Name4478 Mar 27, 2026 +86
Remember Trump pardoning George Santos despite his documented fraud
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yikesssss_sssssss Mar 28, 2026 +6
Remember Trump pardoning Juan Orlando Hernandez one of the biggest convicted drug traffickers into the United States
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beadzy Mar 27, 2026 +5
well pardoning isn’t reversing a conviction. it’s just saying they shouldn’t have to serve the sentence received for the conviction
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yikesssss_sssssss Mar 28, 2026 +11
Right, so it's not disputing he's guilty, just allowing him to avoid consequences. 
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Cute_Extension2152 Mar 27, 2026 +15
Cool, I honestly don't care… if she's been proven guilty, then she's guilty. Honestly so many people in politics are corrupt or shady. Let's weed ALL of them out.
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Hot_Marionberry_4685 Mar 27, 2026 +20
Good honestly everyone should be held accountable regardless of party
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Stiklikegiant Mar 27, 2026 +125
Can we do the president next?
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hoppertn Mar 27, 2026 +16
Sorry wrong team. Best I can do is blind loyalty in the face of irrefutable evidence.
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Outburst78 Mar 27, 2026 +46
Yes, I think an audit of all Florida politicians is called for. If they ever did something like that there would be a lot of vacancies afterward.
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A_Nonny_Muse Mar 27, 2026 -10
The way he shits himself, no thanks. Hard pass.
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Stiklikegiant Mar 27, 2026 +9
I mean ethics violations and charges. Let's start with treason and we can add raping children and murder on there too. I'm betting we will find more than 25.
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A_Nonny_Muse Mar 27, 2026 -3
Oh, Charges. I thought... nvm what I thought. \[shudders\]
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jamesFox44 Mar 27, 2026 +8
Good! A person like her deserves to go!
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Rot-Orkan Mar 27, 2026 +60
This is one of the big difference between democrats and republicans, for all the apathetic "both sides bad" people:" Democrats don't skip a beat in getting rid of other democrats in these situations. On the other hand, republicans will protect a pedophile rapist forever if he's a republican.
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alizadk Mar 27, 2026 +68
And she needs to go, which I'm sure the Dems will take care of, unlike the Republicans.
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overfiend1976 Mar 27, 2026 +154
The only thing Democrats & Republicans have been able to agree on for the past decade or so is holding Democrats accountable.
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alizadk Mar 27, 2026 +21
You're not wrong.
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Militantpoet Mar 27, 2026 +6
Yeah, Republicans aren't interested in governing with mutual respect. They just want to rule over us.
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VirtualNerve26 Mar 27, 2026 +11
Meanwhile orange pedo is allowed to wipe his ass with our constitution
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NYGiants181 Mar 27, 2026 +2
This is a good one
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DarthHiccups Mar 27, 2026 +11
Don't care what side of the aisle they're on, She's gotta go. Oh, and Jeffries non-answer in the article tells you all you need to know about how useless that man is. Someone primary him, please? You've got like 7 months.
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MSFNS Mar 27, 2026 +10
> Someone primary him, please? You've got like 7 months. That's like, comically wrong. When do you even think the primary is? The NY primary is June 23rd, by the way, and the deadline to file as a candidate is [April 6th](https://ballotpedia.org/Filing_requirements_for_congressional_candidates). But you know, 7 months vs. 10 days, that's close enough, right? 🤣
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1HappyIsland Mar 27, 2026 +8
Serious jail time for any politician who betrays our public trust.
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PracticalYellow3 Mar 28, 2026 -1
But she never did because her constituents support her so we shouldn’t  let Trump overturn elections.  
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Th3-MADDHatter Mar 27, 2026 +3
So will all the others that have charges before her be punished as well?
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Howitzer1967 Mar 28, 2026 +3
You can’t crime your way into legitimate power,” Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Wash., posted on X. “Since she was found guilty, she should resign or be removed.” Exactly this. Red or Blue, “you can’t crime your way into legitimate power” Red or Blue, you do the crime, you need to do the time. No exceptions.
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stevecooley Mar 27, 2026 +7
Oh are we doing ethics consequences? Cool cool cool.
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Tokie-Dokie Mar 27, 2026 +17
She would have gotten away with it too, if she were a white Republican.
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redacted_robot Mar 27, 2026 +2
She'd be in a cabinet position.
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Due_Warthog725 Mar 27, 2026 +3
“You can’t crime your way into legitimate power,” Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Wash ^*somepeople*
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Kerbonaut2019 Mar 28, 2026 +3
They should do what they did with George Santos, if she refuses to resign she should be expelled from Congress
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UrMad_ItzOk Mar 28, 2026 +3
Financial misconduct, illegal contributions, straw donations, official misconduct, the list just keeps going and going. What a piece of work!
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AngryMillennialFU Mar 28, 2026 +3
This the same ethics committee that sat on matt gaetz f****** kids?
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CaptainPixel Mar 27, 2026 +17
Good. Key difference between the parties. Dems are willing to eat their own, Republicans would just circle the wagons.
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Etzell Mar 27, 2026 +9
You mean the guy who was forced to resign in 2024 after his conviction?
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lostroadrunner22 Mar 27, 2026 -8
Bob was a well known crook for years. Didn’t seem to be an issue
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Thetruthislikepoetry Mar 27, 2026 +4
Perhaps you should look up Republican Rick Scott from Florida.
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KingMario05 Mar 27, 2026 +7
She's going down in flames. Excellent. Hope some crooked Republicans can go next.
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Heimerdingerdonger Mar 27, 2026 +6
I love kicking out unethical politicians - D, R or MAGA Now do Trump.
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Actual__Wizard Mar 27, 2026 +2
Okay, if it's true, then lock them up. That's theft.
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Blamhammer Mar 27, 2026 +2
All I have running through my mind is the key and peele sketch lol
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Harley_Mo Mar 28, 2026 +2
House panel finds Democrat Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick guilty of 25 ethics charges Fixed it for you NBC
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MoonOut_StarsInvite Mar 28, 2026 +5
I notice that they found the courage to police themselves when it was a black woman. 🤔
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PowerfulMatter5591 Mar 28, 2026 -2
Yes, she's such a victim as she robs you blind. 🙄 Just stop.
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idoma21 Mar 28, 2026 +1
I don’t think they mean *she’s* the victim, but rather tax payers are victimized by politicians like this all the time—and yet the one being found guilty of ethics charges is a black woman. Should include so many other politicians as well, such as the one who has tripled their net worth since returning to office and the guy who said if stock trading was banned for politicians nobody would want to run for office because they couldn’t make any money.
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SoftlySpokenPromises Mar 27, 2026 +4
Charge her and move on to the next one. No sense in lingering when there is a lot of work to do to get things back in a reasonable state.
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witchofpain Mar 27, 2026 +3
So we are holding a Democrat responsible while the president openly steals everything possible?
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Kyrgan Mar 27, 2026 +5
She must be a Democrat. There's no way they will find 'Ethics' in the Republican Pedophile party
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Shady_bookworm51 Mar 27, 2026 +2
yea D-FLA so no surprise they managed to hold her accountable.
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Caa3098 Mar 27, 2026 +3
I’m glad she’s facing appropriate consequences but it’s funny that another rep said “You can’t crime your way into legitimate power.” Is there another way that people reach legitimate power?
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ZonaDesertRat Mar 27, 2026 +2
Pot, thy kettle is black, and runneth over.
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me0w_z3d0ng Mar 27, 2026 +1
Great. Now the Republican's need to find out who was doing insider trading and charge them. Shit was egregious as hell, just clowning in the world's face.
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bert_891 Mar 27, 2026 +1
Cool. Now let's do Trump
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Niceguy955 Mar 28, 2026 +1
Next do ask the congresspeople betting on "prediction" markets about privileged data they've just seen.
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AuriolMFC Mar 27, 2026 +1
who does she think she is ?!?! ... Trump
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oingapogo Mar 27, 2026
Dear Dems, stop being as bad as the GOP. Thanks.
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siecin Mar 27, 2026 +1
Does that mean she'll run as a republican next?
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idoma21 Mar 28, 2026 +1
Rookie mistake.
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Maoleficent Mar 27, 2026 -4
A Black woman guily of ethics charges. When are the white guys going be held accountable? When will the corrupt and compromised SCOTUS wrote their own ethics rules be held accountable? I doubt that Rep. S. C-C is in the files. But to hell with her; just think she should take a few dozen with her.
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Mobile_Morale Mar 28, 2026 +1
I'm pretty sure she's my rep. I voted for her and she ran a good campaign. This sucks but hopefully she'll be replaced by another Democrat. I still would take her over any Republican in the state of florida. Not like the rest of congress doesn't steal or cheat in some other way.
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Hrothgar_unbound Mar 28, 2026 -1
Is a good campaign one funded by stolen federal funds intended for disaster relief? Then hers must have been a terrific campaign. I kid, and agree with your disdain for the possibility of adding another republican member to the House of fools, but she absolutely needs to go.
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PlaymakersPoint88 Mar 28, 2026 +1
I can look at her picture and know she’s guilty. Republican logic.
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Ok_Mathematician938 Mar 27, 2026
So she'll definitely be moved to the special envoy of something pointless, right?
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Jazzlike-Vacation230 Mar 27, 2026 -5
But if a conservative does it, it’s fine /s
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PlayaNoir Mar 27, 2026 -1
What's up with these Black Women politicians?
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CopaceticVindication Mar 27, 2026 -9
Huge shock, a florida dem is absolute garbage like the rest of the party is down here.
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LAlostcajun Mar 27, 2026 +6
A Florida Republican is the leader of the Republicans, is a proven rapist, and convicted of 34 felonies. Maybe it's Florida.
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CopaceticVindication Mar 27, 2026 +1
There are dozens of us who aren’t complete idiots, DOZENS I’m not republican just saying the dem party down here puts up shitty dems like charlie crist instead of anyone who might actually get voters.
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LAlostcajun Mar 27, 2026 +3
The Republicans put up Matt Gaetz, who is also a pedo. It's not 1 party, it's Florida
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CopaceticVindication Mar 27, 2026 -1
There are millions of non dogshit voters here, but sure lets pretend everyone is an idiot lol
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LAlostcajun Mar 27, 2026 +1
No need to pretend.
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BadAsBroccoli Mar 28, 2026
The House is about her being guilty all right, of being a black lady Democrat hogging a Republican seat!!
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PowerfulMatter5591 Mar 28, 2026 +1
Yeah, the fraud and the theft had nothing to do with it. Must be rAcIsM. 🙄
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SweetCosmicPope Mar 27, 2026 -12
I agree she should be expelled, but it's a little disingenuous to say "democrats are calling on her ouster" and then only quoting Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, who is considered a DINO.
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StopSpinningLikeThat Mar 27, 2026 +9
Nothing you said here is true.
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Substantial-Bee-2341 Mar 28, 2026 -1
Unfortunately, having had the misfortune of being acquainted with this individual and her family, I have no doubt she will be found criminally responsible during her trial this summer. Happy to elaborate in PMs. Hopefully, she’ll be ordered to serve the 53 years. Not a stretch though with the Temu lawyer she retained.
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