Many are suggesting that the former comedian, turned militant, leftist activist, Rosie O’Donnell needs to be treated by federal authorities like every other American when it comes to being held accountable for her actions. O’Donnell broke the law when she offered to pay two Republican lawmakers for voting against Trump’s tax cut bill on Twitter.
https://twitter.com/AndrogynPriest/status/943693782180130818
After ex-comedian Rosie O’Donnell’s meltdown on Twitter before the Senate’s big tax vote Tuesday night, President Donald Trump can reasonably direct federal authorities to lock her up — and even to “take some money out of her fat-ass pockets,” which he once infamously cited as a personal goal.
Starting a few hours before the legislation passed, O’Donnell tweeted:
so how about this
i promise to give
2 million dollars to senator susan collins
and 2 million to senator jeff flakeif they vote NO
NO I WILL NOT KILL AMERICANS
FOR THE SUOER RICHDM me susan
DM me jeffno shit
2 million
cash
each— ROSIE (@Rosie) December 20, 2017
Even after another Twitter user, Louise Mensch, replied that O’Donnell was irresponsibly advocating bribery, O’Donnell doubled down.
i disagree
it is obvious there is a price
corker had one
collins tooflake
almost brave
he crawled out backwards2 million to any GOP senator
who votes no
on KILLING AMERICANSMILLIONS WITH OUT HEALTH CARE
MY GOD HAVE WE NO SO
— ROSIE (@Rosie) December 20, 2017
Federal law addresses O’Donnell’s actions.
18 U.S. Code § 201 criminalizes the attempted bribery of federal officials by whoever “directly or indirectly, corruptly gives, offers or promises anything of value to any public official … with intent to influence any official act.”
The penalty? For Rosie, she could spend up to 15 years in jail, suffer a lifetime ban from elective office and pay up to a cool $12 million:
The statute calls for a fine of “not more than three times the monetary equivalent of the thing of value, whichever is greater, or imprisoned for not more than fifteen years, or both, and may be disqualified from holding any office of honor, trust, or profit under the United States.”
In court, O’Donnell would probably argue that her attempted bribe was in jest, or perhaps a syndrome of a mental illness.
After all, her attorneys would argue, who, while seriously attempting to bribe members of the U.S. Congress would do so in such a reckless, public manner that would all but ensure a conviction? – Daily Caller
The emboldened screwball doubled down on her vile tweets calling for people to rise up against our government and “mobilize”, to call 911 and again, offered to pay US Senators millions of dollars to vote against tax cuts for working, American families.
WE CANNOT SIT AT HOME WHILE THEY ROB OUR NATION – YOUR NEIGHBORS HEALTH CARE – FOR THE FUCKING MERCERS AND KOCH BROTHERS – FUCK THEM – RISE UP
— ROSIE (@Rosie) December 20, 2017
She even asked her followers to call 911 to report a “fake” crime. There has to be a law against this:
call 911 – crime in progress
US SENATEthis is too much
— ROSIE (@Rosie) December 20, 2017
What does Rosie mean when she calls on people to “mobilize” against our government? Isn’t that the same thing as calling for a coup? Isn’t that also considered to be illegal?
WHY HAVENT THE MOBILIZE PEOPLE – MOBILIZED https://t.co/wEucdcLqoH
— ROSIE (@Rosie) December 20, 2017
And then, she doubled down on stupid with this tweet:
heres the thing al – i am not looking to give more money to a corrupt system – however – this bill is criminal – i therefore offer 2 million for any GOP senator that votes no – to them personally – or directed to A NON PROFIT OF THEIR CHOICE
no strings attached
DO WHATS RIGHT
— ROSIE (@Rosie) December 20, 2017
Here’s how a few Twitter users responded:
https://twitter.com/NenaPacino/status/943579656904675328
Send that 2 million and any benefit you receive from the tax cuts back to the government. Better yet, why not go out in the streets of L.A. and find 40 homeless people and give each 50 grand for job training for a career that will change their life 4ever.
— D.B. (@boingboingbong) December 20, 2017