Rep. Jim McDermott paid a little over $1 million to House Minority Leader John Boehner as a settlement in Boehner’s lawsuit. In 1996, McDermott leaked the contents of a cell phone call that had been provided to him. The call included discussion by Boehner and other Republican leaders regarding ethic problems of then House Speaker [...]
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Three Congressman Duped Into Saddam Financed Junket
Posted in March 28th, 2008
Washington, D.C. — Three anti-war Democratic members of the House of Representatives visited Iraq in October 2002 prior to the U.S. invasion. Federal prosecutors say the trip was arranged by Muthanna Al-Hanooti of Michigan. Al-Hanooti is alleged to have cut a deal with Iraqi intelligence officials to finance the trip. For his efforts, the Iraqi’s [...]
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