Cawthorn tells McCarthy orgy, cocaine remarks were exaggerated
Source: Axios
Driving the news: McCarthy says he may take further action to condemn Cawthorn over his "unacceptable" remarks, which set off a firestorm within the House Republican conference.
What he's saying: "There's a lot of different things that can happen," McCarthy told Axios and other reporters.
"I just told him he's lost my trust, he's gonna have to earn it back, and I laid out everything I find is unbecoming. And, you can't just say 'You can't do this again.' I mean, he's, he's got a lot of members very upset."
Read more: https://www.axios.com/cawthorn-mccarthy-orgy-cocaine-exaggerated-e801218d-aa88-4f15-8925-204348711ba0.html
Turbineguy
(37,291 posts)L. Coyote
(51,129 posts)Whoever, having knowledge of the actual commission of a felony cognizable by a court of the United States, conceals and does not as soon as possible make known the same to some judge or other person in civil or military authority under the United States, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than three years, or both.
Albeit, they failed to report different crimes.
onenote
(42,585 posts)[A] person who witnesses a crime does not violate 18 U.S.C. § 4 if he simply remains silent. United States v. Ciambrone, 750 F.2d 1416, 1418 (9th Cir. 1984)
See also Neal v. United States, 102 F.2d 643, 646 (8th Cir. 1939):
`To sustain a conviction * * * for misprision of felony it was incumbent upon the government to prove beyond a reasonable doubt (1) that * * * the principal, had committed and completed the felony alleged * * *; (2) that the defendant had full knowledge of that fact; (3) that he failed to notify the authorities; and (4) that he took * * * affirmative steps to conceal the crime of the principal.'
Typical acts of concealment include making false statements to law enforcement authorities, hiding evidence, and harboring the felon.
jmowreader
(50,528 posts)You cant conceal a crime that you learned about because the criminal was running his mouth off about it about on national television.
SoCalDavidS
(9,998 posts)Martin68
(22,765 posts)Escurumbele
(3,378 posts)Democrats, McCarthy and all the rest who are upset would be cheering for him...
What a bunch of hypocrites...and if they are that upset something tells me that maybe Cawthorn is telling the truth???
How dare Cawthorn spill the beans that way...Well, that is it, we will not invite him again to our orgies and cocaine tastings.
PatSeg
(47,260 posts)It is amazing he ever made it this far in life.
COL Mustard
(5,870 posts)Why dont Republicans have group sex? Too many thank you notes to write.
dixiechiken1
(2,113 posts)Pffffffft. This is Kevin McCarthy we're talking about. Nothing will happen.
Eyeball_Kid
(7,429 posts)Cawthorn got his invitations from McCarthy.
After he got one from Rand Paul.
dixiechiken1
(2,113 posts)I'm now scarred for life from those mental images. I gotta go bleach my brain. Ew.
Effete Snob
(8,387 posts)...and that's the last time I invite him to one of my cocaine orgies.
TheRickles
(2,047 posts)ZZenith
(4,115 posts)Response to Effete Snob (Reply #5)
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getagrip_already
(14,618 posts)It is a very lawyerly way of saying he didn't repeat his exact words.
Exaggerated? So what parts were true? Was it just a small bump of coke and not a huge one? Were some of the members younger or older than 60-70's?
It's a non-denial denial.
Basically, he is upset he said it publicly. He is not saying it categorically untrue.
Journeyman
(15,024 posts)And what "kernel of truth" lay behind his embellishment?
bucolic_frolic
(43,044 posts)Dunno. I wasn't telling the story. I doubt he just invented it.
3825-87867
(838 posts)are probably the ones not invited to the orgies or coke parties!
ZZenith
(4,115 posts)And Ted Cruz offered to show a picture of his wife naked and that was about the extent of it, then.
Mr.Bill
(24,238 posts)thinking all the Democrats would vote for that, so he would just need enough republicans to make the two-thirds majority, all the Democrats should vote to keep him. He's doing us far more good than he is for the republicans.
Mr.Bill
(24,238 posts)and a couple grams of Coke? What's sad for McCarthy is he doesn't even have enough political clout and power to control this punk. Cawthorne is probably laughing at him right now.
bucolic_frolic
(43,044 posts)Pssst!!! I'll let you in on a secret! You ready?
NO ONE goes to orgies to party with 60-70 year olds!! Isn't that a shock?
COL Mustard
(5,870 posts)In the history of orgies.
Hurry up Marge, its almost 8:30 and I have to work tomorrow!
scarytomcat
(1,706 posts)maybe maybe not Cowtrump is a fake
GenThePerservering
(1,772 posts)Decorum is essential in the Chamber. "Sexual get togethers"!
Marcuse
(7,446 posts)mackdaddy
(1,522 posts)Guess they had to remind him of the rule.