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How is it that a county commissioner is held to a higher standard than the president
Pretty much everyone is. The Supreme Court basically ruled that laws don't apply to the President.
It's always been that way. I am a state employee and can get fired and fined for listening to Spotify over the network because that's making undue use of state resources. They only put these policies in place to hurt the small people, not the big ones.
Most states, but not all, have laws disbarring felons from serving as state representatives.
Federal offices do not have that same requirement.
WON AN ELECTION WHILE UNDER HOUSE ARREST???
There are no words for how low our country has fallen.
Oooor, hear me out, get a cabinet position with the next administration.
No, they don’t want anyone who admits guilt.
It was attempted sexual assualt. To Trump that probably makes him a loser who can't get the job done.
Sounds like the guy is qualified AF for the new admin.
What position is Trump giving him?
lol, which one?
And put in jail, right?
The article is paywalled for me. Is there more than the summary in the post body?
Awaiting sentencing — here's the relevant bit:
Jessup on Monday told the Guardian that he must fill out certain paperwork before he could step down. The county council chair had mailed him those papers, but they had not immediately arrived, said Jessup, who is awaiting a sentencing hearing tentatively scheduled for April.
According to what Jessup told the Daily Reporter, he was prepared for prosecutors to argue that he deserves between eight and 20 years in prison. Jessup reportedly said that his attorneys were going to seek a sentence of probation.
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