June 30, 2010 - Pensito

Et tu, Delmar?

That must have been what Jim Greer, former chair of the Republican Party of Florida who is under indictment for money laundering and fraud, thought when he learned his executive director and godfather of his son, Delmar Johnson, had ratted him out. In return for immunity from prosecution and reimbursing the RPOF more than $65,000, Johnson will escape jail time. Greer, on the other hand, is facing up to 75 years if convicted on all counts.

Greer and Johnson were thick as thieves — literally — as they plundered more than $200,000 in party contributions from the RPOF’s coffers after setting up a secret shell company known only to the two of them. The pair set up Victory Strategies to siphon off commissions on large party donations.

Florida Trend reports that Florida’s Office of Statewide Prosecution has released hundreds of pages of evidence in the corruption case that investigators say could implicate Gov. Charlie Crist and future House speaker, Rep. Chris Dorworth, R-Lake Mary, a close friend of Greer’s. Crist, who appointed Greer as RPOF chairman, denies knowing about Victory Strategies or Greer’s creative bookkeeping.

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Day: June 30, 2010

Johnson Turns on Greer as Florida GOP Corruption Scandal Deepens

Verbatim

I wasn’t thinking.

— Rep. Mark Kirk (R-IL), quoted by NBC Chicago, explaining why he made so many “embellishments” to his resume.

Poetic Justice

Verbatim

“The man is afraid of the voice of the people and that the people understand and know what he’s doing. He’s trying to stifle the ability of journalists to let the people of America know what’s really going on with their government.”

— “Kamala Harris called President Donald Trump’s ban of CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House ‘absolutely abhorrent,’” The Wrap reports.

“Not one of them is trained in technical skills. Not one research PhD, as opposed to China, where half the cabinet is science and technology PhDs. We’re led by grifters and fools.”

— Columbia professor Jeffrey Sachs, on X, on President Trump’s 35-person cabinet.

“Mr. President, some of your immigration enforcement efforts have gone too far… The same Hispanics who helped you get to the White House in 2024 feel betrayed today.”

— Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL), breaking with President Trump in a direct-to-camera video.

Numerati

1,000

10%

“The unprecedented spate of mid-decade redistricting for the U.S. House has changed the congressional districts for one-tenth of Americans and significantly altered the makeup of at least one-fifth of districts, according to a new study,” the Associated Press reports.

71%

A new Fox News Poll finds 71% of voters think the Trump administration lacks a clear strategy for ending the Iran War, including 95% of Democrats, 83% of independents, and 43% of Republicans. Sixty percent say U.S. military action against Iran was the wrong decision, while just 37% say it was right.

$9.5 billion

“The Trump administration last year spent $9.5 billion on paid administrative leave for federal workers as part of its plan to shrink the government and save taxpayers money, according to a new estimate by a congressional watchdog,” CNN reports.

470

Reuters has documented at least 470 targets of retribution under Trump’s leadership – from federal employees and prosecutors to universities and media outlets. The list illuminates the sweeping effort by the president and his administration to punish dissent and reshape the government.