[ April 19, 2024 ]
WND columnist Jesse Lee Peterson called Tlaib a danger to the nation.
“Newly elected Democrats are more radical than their predecessors. Lowlife Democrats like Rashida Tlaib and [Alexandria] Ocasio-Cortez, [D-N.Y..,] have no respect for the rule of law. They abhor the constitution and the Judeo-Christian values that shaped this great nation. If we continue electing socialists, Muslims and pro-open border politicians who refuse to enforce our laws and protect our sovereignty – we will lose more American lives and eventually lose our country,” he wrote.
Rashida Tlaib received $68,307 income from a “Leadership in Government Fellowship” in 2017. And George Soros’ Open Society Foundation listed an expenditure of $85,307 for Tlaib. A Soros spokesman said her assignment was to focus on increasing civic participation of “disenfranchised urban communities of color.” Tlaib ultimately collected $225,180 from Soros’s organization throughout 2016 and 2017, according to the group’s tax forms,” the Free Beacon reported.
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New Muslim congresswoman sets off ethics alarms
Rashida Tlaib Paid Herself $45,500 From Campaign Funds
Made $17,550 in payments following election
Freshman Democratic representative Rashida Tlaib (Mich.) paid herself tens of thousands of dollars from her campaign’s funds during the midterm elections, filings with the Federal Election Commission show.
Tlaib, who was elected to the House last November, began paying herself on May 7, 2018, from Rashida Tlaib for Congress, her campaign committee, and averaged $4,000 per month outside of August, which included two checks of $3,000 each.
From May 7 until the general election on Nov. 6, Tlaib paid herself a total of $28,000 in payments from the campaign committee, which first-time candidates are permitted to do up until the day of the general election if they so choose.
“If the candidate wins the primary election, his or her principal campaign committee may pay him or her a salary from campaign funds through the date of the general election, up to and including the date of any general election runoff,” FEC provisions state. “If the candidate loses the primary, withdraws from the race, or otherwise ceases to be a candidate, no salary payments may be paid beyond the date he or she is no longer a candidate.”
An FEC spokesperson said that a candidate can pay themselves after the general election only for activity that occurred up to the day of the election.
Following the general election, Tlaib cut herself a $2,000 check on Nov. 16 and disbursed $15,500 to herself on Dec. 1, which was well above the average of what she was paying herself during the campaign.
“On its face, it looks like the $2,000 payment on November 16 might be for the candidate’s salary for the first two weeks of November,” an election law and government ethics lawyer told the Free Beacon when asked about the payments. “But given that the election occurred on November 6—i.e., part-way through the first November pay period—I am surprised that this last payment wasn’t prorated. In other words, Tlaib stopped being a candidate halfway through this period, but it appears that she kept collecting her full salary as if she was still a candidate throughout the full first two weeks of November.”
“The $15,500 payment is interesting. It’s not 100% clear what she’s doing, but what she may have done is to low ball her earlier payments for political purposes (at $2k), knowing full well that she would make up any difference at the end by giving herself a lump sum payment,” the lawyer continued. “That would let her skirt negative publicity, of the sort that Alan Keyes generated when he paid himself a sizable salary. An after-the-fact, lump sum payment cuts against the purpose of the rule, which is to help the candidate pay for daily living expenses while campaigning.”
Tlaib’s campaign did not respond to requests for comment on the payments.
During the campaign, Tlaib said that she had taken a leave of absence from her job at the Sugar Law Center, a Detroit-based economic and social justice organization, and cut her hours down to seven per week. The now-congresswoman was paid $28,712.79 from the law center up until May of last year—when the payments from the campaign started—and collected $42,500 salary in 2017, according to her financial disclosure forms.
Tlaib also reported a $68,307 salary for a “Leadership in Government Fellowship” in 2017 but did not disclose the name of the organization who provided the funding for the fellowship, as required by the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Ethics.
The Washington Free Beacon reached out to George Soros’s spokesperson in December and were provided copies of tax forms for all entities that are run by the liberal billionaire and make up his Open Society network.
On page 97 of the 321-page tax form for the Open Society Institute, the legal name for the Open Society Foundation, an expenditure of $85,307 is shown to Tlaib for a “leadership in government fellowship,” the Free Beacon reported.
The amount that Soros’s group reported paying out to Tlaib on its tax forms, $85,307, differs from the amount Tlaib reported on her financial disclosure—$68,307—for her leadership in government fellowship.
“Rashida Tlaib was awarded a Leadership in Government fellowship from the Open Society Foundations in the fall of 2016,” Jonathan Kaplan, Soros’s spokesperson, told the Free Beacon at the time. “Her project: to focus on increasing the civic participation of disenfranchised urban communities of color. When Ms. Tlaib informed us that she was planning to run for Congress, we mutually agreed to suspend her fellowship and no further payments were made.”
Kendra Arnold, the executive director of the Foundation for Accountability and Civic Trust, a government watchdog group, said that the payment was “problematic” given that candidates are required to disclose the source of their income.
“Identify the source by naming the organization, corporation, or other entity making the payment. It is not necessary that individual clients of a business be named, only the business itself,” the manual states. Tlaib did not report that it came from Soros’s Open Society Foundation.
Tlaib ultimately collected $225,180 from Soros’s organization throughout 2016 and 2017, according to the group’s tax forms.
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36 Comments
5 years ago
One would never think George Soros is Jewish. His actions and comments over the years have proven time and time again the Nazi Youth Group had a bigger affect on him than people give credit. He wasn’t a member of the SS for nothing.
5 years ago
Reply to
SupportMcCarthyism
He was never jewish, except by his grandparents. His parents denounced any connection. So did he.
5 years ago
Reply to
Mark Goldberg
Then you’ll have to explain why he’s refer to as a Hungarian Jew. He may of denounced being a Jew, for more than just one reason base on your statement; however, for illustration sake, if one was to proclaim O positive blood is less than O positive, does that make it true?
5 years ago
Reply to
SupportMcCarthyism
That’s just the simplest denotation of his lineage. His father gave it up, and he despised it himself. He was no more jewish than a bagel. Or you. Oh, and O positive is O positive …. that is a very poor analogy on your part.
Back to the issue. He was no jew. He was an anti jew for sure. His an anti-jew for sure.
He is a globalist socialist.
5 years ago
Reply to
SupportMcCarthyism
It is a fact that he has always hated the Jews. Why else would he remove things from them after they had been killed? He can never claim to be a Jew or he is lying – – – again/still
5 years ago
Reply to
SupportMcCarthyism
Marx’s father turned into a christian. Marx hated religion- period- except of course the religion of the war of the classes. That he was a big believer in. And he was very anti jewish.
5 years ago
Reply to
Mark Goldberg
I don’t know about his father. I do know, however, his son became a fundamental catholic.
5 years ago
Reply to
SupportMcCarthyism
And a ‘fundamental’ jew hater. Interesting tidbit. Guess who made the survey in about 1856 or so, If I remember correctly, for the population statistics of Jerusalem. It was one, Karl Marx, for the geographic society, if I’m correct, and it showed the Jewish marjority of the city back then.
5 years ago
Reply to
SupportMcCarthyism
What has that got to do with sora**? He hasn’t changed that I’ve heard about.
5 years ago
Reply to
mztore
What I’m getting at is the fact Soros is not the first Jew to turn against his own people.
5 years ago
Isn’t this a very serious violation? When will it be charged? I’m not holding my breath and I urge others to not do so, either.
5 years ago
Rash on my Tilapia is corrupt and should be impeached and sent to Iran.
5 years ago
No one is pursuing this… WHY ?
INSTEAD they want Trump’s TAX RETURNS even before he knew he wanted to run or President!
He is being harassed to death with endless illegal investigations looking for a crime. You have to have evidence of a crime. There is no evidence. Hatred is not evidence of a crime. Disagreeing with his agenda is not evidence to investigate him. I really feel bad for him.
5 years ago
No one is pursuing this… WHY ?
INSTEAD they want Trump’s TAX RETURNS even before he knew he wanted to run or President!
He is being harassed to death with endless illegal investigations looking for a crime. You have to have evidence of a crime. There is no evidence. Hatred is not evidence of a crime. Disagreeing with his agenda is not evidence to investigate him. I really feel bad for him.
5 years ago
Rashida Tliab is a Devout Marxist muslim and muslim brotherhood member and Sympathizer!!
The Abomination George Soros is a WWII CRIMINAL for turning in the Jewish People too the evil / satanic / demonic NAZI REGIME!! He is Anti-Christian and Jewish People / Anti-Israel-Yisrael / Anti-Zionism / Very Antisemitism / Anti-USA Capitalism and Constitution and so are the muslim brotherhood members!!
United We Stand with Israel-Yisrael and our Judeo-Christian Nation United States of America, Divided We FALL!!
Please Pray for the Holy Land of Israel-Yisrael and our Judeo-Christian Nation United States of America and our Christian Earth Everyday!! “Pray Without Ceasing.” ( 1 Thessalonians 5:17 KJV )!!
I am Pro-Israel-Yisrael / Pro-Zionism / Pro-Christian and Jewish People / Pro-USA Capitalism and Constitution / PRO-LIFE!!
Happy Shabbat Shalom ( Peaceful Sabbath ) Everyone Forevermore!!
Love Always and Shalom ( Peace ), YSIC o/
Kristi Ann
5 years ago
Reply to
Kristi17
In every WESTERN country where Muslims are in the minority, they are obsessed with minority rights.
In every ISLAMIC country with a Muslim majority, …there are no minority rights!
islam is NOT a religion of peace, a race nor one of peace!!
islam is a sick and twisted terrorist ideology that is completely incompatible with western civilization!!
Deport all muslims, CITIZENS OR NOT, from the west at once!!
Ban all muslims from traveling to the west, …FOREVER
Implement muslim control, NOT gun control.
Defending your person, your family, your country from attack and invasion from those forcing a violent, terrorist, genocidal ideology on western civilization…is …not … islamophobia ….or racist. ….It is just common sense.
The people of Europe, Britain and Canada must throw down their treasonous leaders forcing this evil upon them.
The USA just did, Nov. 2016!
5 years ago
Go back to your Aryan nation and celebrate your Muslim/Nazi alliance !
5 years ago
Obvious case for impeachment!
5 years ago
Most Muslums are thieves & cons. Look at their example- “prophet” Warlord Mohammed
5 years ago
George Soros is Satanic.
5 years ago
So Ilham Omar is actually right “it’s all about the Benjamins”
5 years ago
Not to mention the money she kicks back to fatah.
5 years ago
I’m sure that whatever she did complies with Sharia Law which trumps all others, or so she believes and her fellow Commiecrats will endorse by taking no action. Can you imagine the howls, indignation, investigations and calls for resignation if these indiscretions were committed by a Republican?
5 years ago
I am still hoping that Putin will provide that douche with some Skripol. I am surprised he hasn’t by now.
5 years ago
Being a potential terriost for George Soras seems to pay very well considering veterans earn an average of “thirty thousand dollars” a year protecting us from terriost. Does a Trojan Horse sound familiar or has history been dumbed down so far, we forget 911.
5 years ago
Reply to
William Wilhelm
History is no longer taught. If one was around when 911 happened, it has mostly been forgotten except by those involved in the after effect.
5 years ago
What’s really funny is your ignorance of facts. Try reading those pesky court documents from the freedom of information lawsuits filed by judicial watch and you might learn something. Does a fake “dossier” sound familiar? Does “Potus wants to know everything we do” sound familiar? Naw, you get your information from the chicken noodle network.
5 years ago
If
that is true, why aren’t Republicans demanding an investigation and her
removal from office? Surely they had this info before we did!
5 years ago
Reply to
Reinette Rein
Because they really don’t give a sheet, at long as they keep getting their money.
5 years ago
Anti-semitism is a family tradition in the Soros family starting with George Soros’ dad who was a flunky for the Nazis during WWII with evidence showing that the basis of the modern Soros family fortune might very well have been a share of theft of property from murdered Jews sent to concentration camps! Now we have George Soros and son, Alexander who like bad liquor get worse with each generation! Nationalist Prime Minister of Hungary, Viktor Orban has shown what needs to be done to Soros and Israel and all other countries should follow Orban’s example! If the USA would do this, then all contributions by Soros should have to be reported as coming from a foreign agent and banned as political contributions! A bad tree doesn’t give good fruit so Rep Tlaib is the perfect example of what we can expect from Soros including the Islamic migrants WHICH IS WHY WE NEED TO BUILD THE WALL ON OUR SOUTHERN BORDER BECAUSE THEY ARE COMING AND GEORGE SOROS’ NGOS ARE OPERATING IN MEXICO RIGHT NOW!
