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Where in the hell can I get a job as a Fox Legal Analyst? I called this Yesterday as soon as the news broke. What in the hell took so long for anyone to even mention it?

Matt Gaetz is on it.

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2020/09/rep-matt-gaetz-calls-election-bribery-probe-mike-bloomberg-paying-florida-felons-fines-biden-votes/

Now this–
Last night Rep. Matt Gaetz called out this illegal vote buying scam by billionaire leftist Mike Bloomberg.

Matt Gaetz told Sean Hannity on Tuesday night that he called Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody about potentially launching a bribery investigation probe into former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg.

Kenji says

Will go absolutely nowhere.

Not until we get our Conservative judge on the bench. Sometimes the wills of justice is slow. Yes that was an intentional play on wheels.

“[Under Florida law] it’s a third-degree felony for someone to either directly or indirectly provide something of value to impact whether or not someone votes. So the question is whether or not paying off someone’s fines and legal obligations counts as something of value, and it clearly does. If Michael Bloomberg was offering to pay off people’s credit card debts, you would obviously see the value in that.

“When you improve someone’s net worth by eliminating their financial liabilities, that’s something of value. Normally, it would be very difficult to prove that that was directly linked to impacting whether or not someone was going to vote. But they literally wrote their own admission,” the Florida Republican argued, referencing a Washington Post report.

https://nypost.com/2020/09/23/rep-gaetz-bloomberg-may-face-criminal-probe-for-paying-felons-fines/?utm_medium=patrick.net

“[Under Florida law] it’s a third-degree felony for someone to either directly or indirectly provide something of value to impact whether or not someone votes.

Yes, but what Bloomberg did will be compared to someone providing rides to the polls. The transportation is a thing of value, just like paying off the bail/fines. But neither are contingent on who they vote for, so neither will be considered a crime. And it is likely that people needing rides and bail will vote D, but that is not a factor in making it a crime.

'Bout Time!

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2020/09/breaking-florida-attorney-general-orders-investigation-mike-bloomberg-pledging-help-felons-pay-fines-biden-votes/

The Florida Attorney General on Wednesday ordered an investigation into Mike Bloomberg for pledging $16 million to help convicted felons vote in the November election.

This comes after a request from Republican Governor Ron DeSantis to review the “recent allegations” found in a WaPo article.

Billionaire and failed presidential hopeful Michael Bloomberg raised $16 million to help pay the fines for 32,000 black and Hispanic felons so they can vote for Joe Biden in the 2020 election.

In 2018, Florida voted to allow for felons who have completed their sentences to regain their voting rights back, however they must pay outstanding fees in order to be able to vote.

How about giving some of that money to our homeless veterans.

HeadSet says

But neither are contingent on who they vote for, so neither will be considered a crime.

Depends on how good the prosecutors are. Bloomberg was a candidate for the Democratic party. Has he endorsed Biden yet? Has he gotten randoms out of jail before in such a large number? Has he done it ~1 month before a national election in the past? I personally don't think it will go anywhere, but shining light on the situation is a good thing for Trump. If Biden was leading by so much, why do this?

Also remember there's a high probability that most of these people released from jail are going to do something stupid in the next 40 days to get thrown back in. You have to do some stupid things to be there in the first place. I've done my fair share of stupid stuff and have never even been cuffed. Most end up back in pretty quickly, especially when there's likely no work for them and they have to resort to crime to make money.

In a state the size of FL, it really was a stupid use of money and bad timing if he wanted these people to vote Biden. He should, and maybe will, have done it the week before the election. You'd think someone with that kind of wealth would have some intelligence. Oh well. I don't think the move makes a difference in FL anyway. He needs to release 6 figures worth of people, that likely don't vote to even net 10k more votes for Biden. That ain't gonna win FL.

MAGA says

How about giving some of that money to our homeless veterans.

Hopefully this gets pointed out. A former Dem primary candidate is releasing criminals. That money could have gone to your cause or many others that actually does something to help people.

I personally think after typing the comment above, this isn't about votes. I think these people are being released by Bloomberg to wreak havoc leading up to the election. They'll pay them, send them around the country to loot and riot. They already have nothing to lose having been in jail likely knowing they'll go back anyway. They're basically mercenaries if you think about it.

He’s buying the criminal vote to help Biden. That can’t be under emphasized.

Shaman says

He’s buying the criminal vote to help Biden. That can’t be under emphasized.

Is there a way to see who he released? Match the names to voting rolls? I'm legit thinking he's releasing these people for rioting knowing they'll end up in jail again anyway, so they're more reckless than the rich soy boys. The unrest and violence to date hasn't been good enough. I know college educated people that have never voted. I'd be surprised if criminals behind bars would be motivated enough to go vote regardless of being released by a billionaire.