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This Is Awkward

By Kate on January 12, 2013 6:07 PM | 11 Comments

Embattled St. George businessman Jeremy Johnson says new Utah Attorney General John Swallow helped broker a deal in 2010 in which Johnson believed he was to pay Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid $600,000 to make a federal investigation into Johnson's company go away.

But when the federal government filed a lawsuit Johnson thought he had paid to quash, he demanded Swallow return some of the $250,000 initial payment. Then, just days before the Nov. 6 election, Johnson engaged in a frenetic but unsuccessful effort to get Swallow to drop out of the race, saying information about what Johnson called a "bribe" would come out and force the Republican's resignation if he became attorney general.

11 Comments

WalterF | January 12, 2013 6:48 PM | Reply

More government, more regulation, more corruption.

That's how it goes,
everybody knows.

Knight 99 | January 12, 2013 7:04 PM | Reply

“.......which Johnson believed he was to pay Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid $600,000 to make a federal investigation into Johnson's company go away.”

Why wouldn’t he? It worked out well for Eric Holder for Fast & Furious guns to Mexican gun cartels.

He just blamed American gun owners and the Second Amendment.

Here's a tip - cry racism and it will all go away.

Sgt Lejaune | January 12, 2013 7:50 PM | Reply

Wasn't it Frank Costello who once said that most politicians were not only very
easy to corrupt but usually completely unaware of what great bargains they were?

Jema54 | January 12, 2013 9:21 PM | Reply

The canaries in deadly air in coal mines usually sang - to save their own feathers!

Robert W. (Vancouver) | January 12, 2013 9:27 PM | Reply

Dennis Miller often talks about how "public servant" Harry Reid has become extremely wealthy during his tenure. I'm beginning to understand why. :-(

eastern paul | January 12, 2013 10:18 PM | Reply

There's also very lucrative real estate deals Pelosi's husband "happened upon". She won't talk about it.

Ken (Kulak) | January 12, 2013 11:21 PM | Reply

To paraphrase our friend sasquatch, taint right, just is, and always has been, and will be.

Btw, where is he? His poignant comments are missed.

sasquatch | January 13, 2013 11:10 AM | Reply

Yeah......

Tain't right, tain't wrong, just is........

get it right!

Mkelley | January 13, 2013 12:09 PM | Reply

There is no subject on Earth of less interest to the leftstream media than Democrat corruption.

Ken (Kulak) replied to comment from sasquatch | January 13, 2013 4:16 PM | Reply

Thank you sir. You are a gentleman and a scholar.

john robertson | January 13, 2013 5:35 PM | Reply

Business as usual then. Democrat/liberal version of the business they be in.

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john robertson: Business as usual then. Democrat/liberal version of the business they read more
Ken (Kulak): Thank you sir. You are a gentleman and a scholar. read more
Mkelley: There is no subject on Earth of less interest to read more
sasquatch: Yeah...... Tain't right, tain't wrong, just is........ get it right! read more
Ken (Kulak): To paraphrase our friend sasquatch, taint right, just is, and read more
eastern paul: There's also very lucrative real estate deals Pelosi's husband "happened read more
Robert W. (Vancouver): Dennis Miller often talks about how "public servant" Harry Reid read more
Jema54: The canaries in deadly air in coal mines usually sang read more
Sgt Lejaune: Wasn't it Frank Costello who once said that most politicians read more
Knight 99: “.......which Johnson believed he was to pay Senate Majority Leader read more

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