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dalton99a

(81,391 posts)
Mon Jul 30, 2018, 11:57 AM Jul 2018

Dana Rohrabacher Called the Cops On Woman Who Asked Tough Questions

https://thedailybanter.com/issues/2018/07/27/rohrabachers-intimidates-citizens/

Jul 27, 2018
EXCLUSIVE: Dana Rohrabacher Called the Cops On Woman Who Asked Tough Questions

Over the past two years, The Daily Banter has repeatedly scrutinized California Congressman Dana Rohrabacher for his ties to Russia. Warned as early as 2012 that the Kremlin had been cultivating him as an asset, he continued to spout Kremlin talking points and meet with dubious actors, including Russian spy Maria Butina, whom he met with in 2015. More recently, he found himself duped by Sacha Baron Cohen, who filmed him endorsing his bogus guns-for-tots program on his show Who is America?

All these issues have made Rohrabacher, running for his 15th consecutive term in California’s 48th district, one of the most vulnerable Republicans in the 2018 midterms. But if you call his offices in Washington D.C. and Huntington Beach, CA, to register your dissent, you’ll be treated very poorly – or worse, reported to the police.

Ivy Perlman (name changed) is an activist from Los Angeles who currently lives in another state. Last week, she repeatedly called Rohrabacher’s offices with questions concerning these recent developments. Although any citizen is within their First Amendment rights to call a congressperson’s office, regardless of whether or not they live in their district, the Rohrabacher office refused to answer her questions and hung up on her multiple times, occasionally sending her straight to voicemail.

When Ivy called again, she found that the office had redirected her to the Capitol Police, who then placed a report with the LAPD’s Threat Assessments Unit and informed the Washington and Huntington Beach offices that they’d done so. Using her cell phone’s area code, they traced Ivy’s call back to the LA suburb where she was raised. Around 11:45 AM on Wednesday, July 18th, Ivy’s mother, Jen, found a card from the LAPD on her doorstep that read, “Ivy Perlman, please call me. Thank you.”

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Dana Rohrabacher Called the Cops On Woman Who Asked Tough Questions (Original Post) dalton99a Jul 2018 OP
She should call Rohrabacher and leave another message. NCTraveler Jul 2018 #1
To be fair Renew Deal Jul 2018 #2
It's really too bad Trumpists are shameless... because he's a guy that people ought to be ashamed of RockRaven Jul 2018 #3
Republicans have been voting for this asshole for years RhodeIslandOne Jul 2018 #4
#Civility Initech Jul 2018 #5
Send her to a gulag. Sneederbunk Jul 2018 #6
Here's hoping he has his 'Issa standing on top of a roof' moment real soon Brother Buzz Jul 2018 #7
 

NCTraveler

(30,481 posts)
1. She should call Rohrabacher and leave another message.
Mon Jul 30, 2018, 12:01 PM
Jul 2018

Just had tea and cookies with Law enforcement. They also think you are a Russian asset.

Renew Deal

(81,844 posts)
2. To be fair
Mon Jul 30, 2018, 12:03 PM
Jul 2018

She was speaking English instead of Russian, so Rohrabacher’s office couldn’t understand her.

RockRaven

(14,886 posts)
3. It's really too bad Trumpists are shameless... because he's a guy that people ought to be ashamed of
Mon Jul 30, 2018, 12:04 PM
Jul 2018

voting for. How anyone can look at themselves in the mirror after voting for Rohrabacher is beyond me.

 

RhodeIslandOne

(5,042 posts)
4. Republicans have been voting for this asshole for years
Mon Jul 30, 2018, 12:10 PM
Jul 2018

The never Trumpers can shove it too acting like this shit is brand new.

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