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Republican Rep. Christopher Collins of New York, the first member of Congress to support President Trump during his campaign, has been charged with insider trading. He is accused of using inside information about a biotechnology company to make illicit stock trades. The charges were announced, and the indictment was unsealed in New York City on Wednesday. The indictment charges Collins, the congressman's son and the father of his son's fiancee with conspiracy, wire fraud and other counts.

Collins and his co-defendants were arraigned in New York City this afternoon. They each pleaded not guilty and were released on a $500,000 bond. They are due back in court in October.

Geoffrey Berman, the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, outlined the case against Collins at a press conference Wednesday. Berman was appointed interim U.S. attorney in January by Mr. Trump, and appointed as attorney by judges of the Federal District Court in Manhattan in April. He was formerly employed by Greenberg Traurig, the law firm where Rudy Giuliani, Mr. Trump's attorney, previously worked.

The entire Trump era has been a festering pit of barely disguised ongoing corruption. But the whole sordid era has not had a 24-hour period quite like the orgy of criminality which we have just experienced. The events of the last day alone include:

(1) The trial of Paul Manafort, which has featured the accusation that President Trump’s campaign manager had embezzled funds, failed to report income, and falsified documents. His partner and fellow Trump campaign aide, Rick Gates, confessed to participating in all these crimes, as well as to stealing from Manafort.

(2) Yesterday, Forbes reported that Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross may have stolen $120 million from his partners and customers. Meanwhile Ross has maintained foreign holdings in his investment portfolio that present a major conflict of interest with his public office. (The “Don’t worry, Wilbur Ross would never do anything unethical just to pad his bottom line” defense is likely to be, uh, unconvincing to the many people filing suit against Ross for allegedly doing exactly that.)

(3) Also yesterday, ProPublica reported that the Department of Veterans Affairs is being effectively run by three Trump cronies, none of whom have any official government title or public accountability. The three, reports the story, have “used their influence in ways that could benefit their private interests.”

(4) And then, this morning, Representative Chris Collins was arrested for insider trading. Collins had been known to openly boast about making millions of dollars for his colleagues with his insider knowledge. He is charged with learning of an adverse FDA trial, and immediately calling his son — from the White House! — urging him to sell his holdings.

The Whole Republican Party Seems to Be Going to Jail Now

An orgy of criminality.

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The entire Trump era has been a festering pit of barely disguised ongoing corruption. But the whole sordid era has not had a 24-hour period quite like the orgy of criminality which we have just experienced. The events of the last day alone include:

She’s not a leftist; she’s a Democrat. A crazy Hillary cultist.

Mueller’s Credibility Shot To Hell As Damning Photo From 2013 Surfaces Online

Robert Mueller is prosecuting Manfort for doing work in Ukraine for Viktor Yanukovych back in 2013 Here is Robert Mueller hanging out in Ukraine with Viktor Yanukovych back in 2013 What is going on here?

NANCY PELOSI’S LATEST IS A DOOZY: Voting for Democrats Gives “Leverage” To Illegals

Doesn't touch Trump. A waste of pixels.

That will all be determined after the Mueller investigation has been completed.

No credibility whatsoever left. He got punked by a 70+ businessman, whether he goes to jail or not. He (Mueller)did not get what he wanted.

a lot of results

You Leftists have some real brainiacs in your corner.

“Because of our unwillingness to pass policy that protects our election integrity, I immediately think the Green Party votes tonight are Russian meddling,” Milano tweeted. “Why else would anyone cast a protest vote in Ohio when there’s so much at stake?”