Politics As Usual

Top Republican in NC Senate Using Political Donors to Pay for His Personal Downtown Raleigh Townhome Investment

By Eleanore Wood / November 11, 2019 / Comments Off on Top Republican in NC Senate Using Political Donors to Pay for His Personal Downtown Raleigh Townhome Investment

Senate President Phil Berger (R-Rockingham Co.) is defending himself against a State Board of Elections complaint filed against him which exposes how Berger has been using political campaign contributions to pay the mortgage on his Raleigh townhome. Berger claims the SBE has twice approved his campaign making the regular mortgage payments. But only Berger and another…

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Tim Moore’s latest conflict of interest

By Logan Smith / October 14, 2019 / Comments Off on Tim Moore’s latest conflict of interest

Source: Dennis Draughon, Capitol Broadcasting House Speaker Tim Moore is no stranger to corrupt deals and conflicts of interest. Well, it’s time to add one more to the list. In his capacity as House Speaker, Moore is currently overseeing legislation that would let Duke Energy raise rates on consumers. In his capacity as an attorney, Moore is…

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David Lewis’s $500K “loan” from indicted donor doesn’t pass the smell test

By Logan Smith / October 10, 2019 / Comments Off on David Lewis’s $500K “loan” from indicted donor doesn’t pass the smell test

Source: Dennis Draughon, Capitol Broadcasting Another day, another example of Republican corruption. This time it comes in the form of a $500,000 “loan” given to Rep. David Lewis by a GOP donor who was later indicted for bribery along with fellow GOP mega-donor Greg Lindberg. Lewis says his friend John Gray gave him the $500,000 loan in…

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Trump impeachment effort gains steam in North Carolina

By Logan Smith / October 9, 2019 / Comments Off on Trump impeachment effort gains steam in North Carolina

What was once just wishful thinking from the left has actually translated to significant action in Congress as the impeachment investigation into Donald Trump’s corrupt abuses of power gains steam. A government whistleblower has come forward to reveal that Trump asked the new president of Ukraine to investigate Joe Biden and his family on flimsy accusations of…

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Recipients of tainted Lindberg money should give back donations

By Eleanore Wood / October 8, 2019 / Comments Off on Recipients of tainted Lindberg money should give back donations

Last week, former NCGOP chair Robin Hayes pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI as part of an alleged bribery scheme involving indicted businessman Greg Lindberg. As part of his plea deal, Hayes will cooperate with federal prosecutors investigating an alleged scheme to funnel $2 million in campaign donations to Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey and the NCGOP…

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Former NC-GOP Chairman expected to cop a plea, cooperate in huge political bribery case.

By Logan Smith / October 1, 2019 / Comments Off on Former NC-GOP Chairman expected to cop a plea, cooperate in huge political bribery case.

The former Chair of the NC Republican Party is expected to plead guilty Wednesday to lying to the FBI in what is the state’s largest case of political bribery. Robin Hayes, a former Congressman, is expected to cooperate with federal prosecutors investigating an alleged scheme to funnel $2 MILLION in campaign donations to Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey and the…

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Will the NCGOP’s new chairman stem the party’s tide of corruption?

By Eleanore Wood / June 18, 2019 / Comments Off on Will the NCGOP’s new chairman stem the party’s tide of corruption?

Last week, the NC Republican Party — at least those members who aren’t currently under indictment — held a convention in Raleigh to elect a new chairman after the old chairman, former GOP congressman Robin Hayes, was indicted on federal bribery charges. The incoming chairman, an oil and gas industry stooge named Michael Whatley, takes the reins…

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Tillis in a Panic as a GOP Civil War and “Circle of Death” Brews on Dark Side of Moon

By Logan Smith / May 28, 2019 / Comments Off on Tillis in a Panic as a GOP Civil War and “Circle of Death” Brews on Dark Side of Moon

North Carolina’s junior U.S. Senator Thom Tillis is one of the most vulnerable Senate Republicans up for re-election in 2020. Tillis will have a primary challenger in Raleigh business owner Garland Tucker, as Tillis tries to claim he is both moderate and a Republican loyal to hard-right principles. Any claim of Thom Tillis as a…

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WXII – Protesters demand Senator Burr explain his actions revealed in Mueller report.

By Eleanore Wood / April 25, 2019 / Comments Off on WXII – Protesters demand Senator Burr explain his actions revealed in Mueller report.

Residents in the Triad were disturbed to find out that Senator Richard Burr, according to the Mueller Report, had leaked information about the investigation into Russia’s interference in the 2016 election to the White House directly.  His only response was to say he didn’t remember doing it. The people of North Carolina want Burr to…

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The Winston Salem Journal – Protesters target U.S. Sen. Richard Burr for his reported role in briefing the White House about FBI’s election probe

By Eleanore Wood / April 24, 2019 / Comments Off on The Winston Salem Journal – Protesters target U.S. Sen. Richard Burr for his reported role in briefing the White House about FBI’s election probe

According to the Mueller report Richard Burr corresponded with the White House about the Russia probes, and the White House counsel’s office “appears to have received information about the status of the FBI investigation,” the special counsel report said. Now Senator Burr claims he has no memory of this conversation. Concerned citizens in Winston-Salem are…

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