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Felony invasion of privacy case against Eric Greitens (r) dropped

14 Monday May 2018

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This afternoon:

Jason Rosenbaum @jrosenbaum
BREAKING: Prosecution has dropped the felony invasion of privacy case against @EricGreitens.
4:47 PM – 14 May 2018

Interesting, to say the least.

Punt to the House…

Update:

Jason Rosenbaum @jrosenbaum
Basically comes down that Gardner was endorsed as witness. Gardner couldn’t proceed with case. Will refile w/ special prosecutor.
[….]
5:13 PM – 14 May 2018

Update II:

The circuit attorney (prosecutor Kim Gardner) in her statement said that she had to do so because the judge had allowed the defense to call her as a witness. She stated that she will seek another avenue (special prosecutor) to refile the charges.

“Hello, Eric, is that you?”

14 Monday May 2018

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This afternoon, from Tony Messenger, via Twitter:

Tony Messenger @tonymess
Is there a section at department stores marked “burner phone” that I’ve missed? Or does it come with your Outsider Politician Starter Kit?
3:34 PM – 14 May 2018

Ouch. Phone home.

A definition

13 Sunday May 2018

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Today, via Twitter:

Chuck Hatfield @chuckhatfield
“‘Moral turpitude’ has been defined as ‘an act of baseness, vileness, or depravity in the private and social duties which a man owes to his fellowman or to society in general. . .’” Brehe v DESE ([….] 2007)
2:26 PM – 13 May 2018 from Jefferson City, MO

There’s case law. Go figure.

Previously:

Campaign Finance: that’s a fine mess he’s gotten into (Aril 29, 2017)

Oh, my. (January 11, 2018)

Oh, my – part 2 (January 11, 2018)

Oh, my – part 3 (January 11, 2018)

אַ שאַנדע פֿאַר די גוים and *IOKIYAR (January 11, 2018)

Oh, my – part 4 (January 11, 2018)

Oh, my – part 5 (January 11, 2018)

Oh, my – part 6 (January 12, 2018)

Sen. Denny Hoskins (r): not exactly a ringing endorsement (January 12, 2018)

Gov. Eric Greitens (r): piping (January 16, 2018)

Oh, my – part 7 (January 16, 2018)

Waiting… (January 19, 2018)

Oh, my – part 8 (January 29, 2018)

The unanswered question (February 8, 2018)

RSMo § 565.252 (February 22, 2018)

Well, you were the one who used a blindfold and tape. (February 22, 2018)

Well, he was the one who used a blindfold and tape. (February 23, 2018)

A few words of advice (February 26, 2018)

Eric Greitens (r) and the House – pass the popcorn (March 6, 2018)

Oh, my – part 9 (March 6, 2018)

“That’s not how you spell bare.” (March 7, 2018)

It’s their world, the rest of us only get to live in it (April 8, 2018)

The popcorn is ready (April 10, 2018)

The Report (April 11, 2018)

Call it what it is (April 11, 2018)

Go away, asshole. (April 12, 2018)

Sen. Denny Hoskins (r-21): impeach Greitens (April 13, 2018)

Getting ironical about Greitens (April 13, 2018)

Standing ovation (April 14, 2018)

Quid pro quo (April 16, 2018)

It’s a fine mess he’s gotten himself into… (April 17, 2018)

Really, just go away… (April 17, 2018)

HR 6783: Impeachment (April 18, 2018)

Unhinged (April 19, 2018)

Really unhinged (April 19, 2019)

Seriously, just go away already… (April 20, 2018)

He doth protest too much, methinks… (April 20, 2018)

No, Chuck Raasch, nobody’s giving Eric Greitens’ scandals short shrift (April 22, 2018)

Does somebody want to tell them? (April 25, 2018)

Our life on the “D List” (April 30, 2018)

The Report – supplement (May 1, 2018)

HR 7432: Impeachment (May 1, 2018)

The second report (May 2, 2018)

Rep. Gina Mitten (D): shining a light in the dark money campaign finance neighborhood (May 2, 2018)

The process begins (May 4, 2018)

The Petition for a Special Session of the General Assembly to consider “disciplinary actions against Governor Eric R. Greitens” (May 4, 2018)

Campaign Finance: in the news (May 6, 2018)

Oxford coma (May 7, 2018)

Jefferson City: “Ah, the Eric Greitens bill” – SS SCS HB 1558

10 Thursday May 2018

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Someone in the House side gallery quipped as this bill was brought up, “Ah, the Eric Greitens bill.”

On a corner of E. Capitol Avenue and Madison Street.

Late this afternoon the House took up a bill on the subject of “private sexual images”, making the unauthorized distribution of those images by another party a class D felony. This practice is also known as “revenge porn”.

The bill, back from the Senate, was handled on the House floor by Representative Jim Neely (R):

Representative Jim Neely (R) – on the floor of the House – May 10, 2018.

Voting.

House Communications @MOHOUSECOMM
HB 1558 (Private Sexual Images) has been Truly Agreed and Finally Passed by #MOHouse by a vote of 138-0.
3:50 PM – 10 May 2018

With no dissent.

The House discussed and voted on an emergency clause for the bill which would make the bill law immediately upon signing by the governor (or after a period, without his signature and without his veto). The discussion was about if the passed bill would be forwarded to the governor immediately. The Speaker took to the floor of the House to answer that inquiry.

Representative Jon Carpenter (D) – on the floor of the House – May 10, 2018.

Speaker Todd Richardson – on the floor of the House – May 10, 2018.

The answer appeared to be that it would.

The emergency clause passed without dissent:

House Communications @MOHOUSECOMM
Emergency Clause for HB 1558 (Private Sexual Images) has been adopted by #MOHouse by a vote of 138-0.
3:56 PM – 10 May 2018

Doe anyone think Eric Greitens (r) will sign this bill when (or if he’s still governor) it reaches him?

Previously:

Jefferson City: it’s not working (May 8, 2018)

Jefferson City: well, that was interesting (May 8, 2018)

Jefferson City: “Carthago delenda est” – HCS SB 743 (May 9, 2018)

Jefferson City: hold that board open – HCS SS SCS SBS 603, 576 & 899 (May 10, 2018)

Jefferson City: it’s not working

08 Tuesday May 2018

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It appears to be falling on deaf ears.

Today in Jefferson City, on the third floor of the Capitol, on more than a few members’ office doors:

“Blessings [and] provisions, God’s will – be strong”

“God’s blesings and wisdom and provision on this office!”

“Where God guides the providers!”

“Pray for a healthy planet for our grandkids to inherit an[d] for our reps to care too.”

“Pray for separation of church and state!”

Oxford coma

07 Monday May 2018

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Eric Greitens (r) [2016 file photo].

On Twitter:

Blaine Greteman @BlaineGreteman
True story: @drobertsNYC and I knew this dude at Oxford (he was Rhodes year before me) and found him so creepy we made him the villain in a screenplay we wrote… It was a pretty bad screenplay. But also maybe we were just ahead of our time?
[….]
11:21 PM – 3 May 2018

And:

Blaine Greteman @BlaineGreteman May 3
Yep. He was sure creepy. Already talking about how he would be governor or president. Loved to box. Put on a suit every day to “work on his book”….

Did he wear a tie? Just asking.

Blaine Greteman @BlaineGreteman May 4
Let’s just say the “sexy workout” part does not ring untrue…

And a defender:

cturtle31 @cturtle31 10 minutes ago
Replying to @BlaineGreteman @JaneDueker @DRobertsNYC
So you just now are tweeting about Governor Greitens? Pretty convenient to join the liberal bashing. The State can’t win the invasion of privacy case without the imaginary photo.

We have no idea.

Previously:

Campaign Finance: that’s a fine mess he’s gotten into (Aril 29, 2017)

Oh, my. (January 11, 2018)

Oh, my – part 2 (January 11, 2018)

Oh, my – part 3 (January 11, 2018)

אַ שאַנדע פֿאַר די גוים and *IOKIYAR (January 11, 2018)

Oh, my – part 4 (January 11, 2018)

Oh, my – part 5 (January 11, 2018)

Oh, my – part 6 (January 12, 2018)

Sen. Denny Hoskins (r): not exactly a ringing endorsement (January 12, 2018)

Gov. Eric Greitens (r): piping (January 16, 2018)

Oh, my – part 7 (January 16, 2018)

Waiting… (January 19, 2018)

Oh, my – part 8 (January 29, 2018)

The unanswered question (February 8, 2018)

RSMo § 565.252 (February 22, 2018)

Well, you were the one who used a blindfold and tape. (February 22, 2018)

Well, he was the one who used a blindfold and tape. (February 23, 2018)

A few words of advice (February 26, 2018)

Eric Greitens (r) and the House – pass the popcorn (March 6, 2018)

Oh, my – part 9 (March 6, 2018)

“That’s not how you spell bare.” (March 7, 2018)

It’s their world, the rest of us only get to live in it (April 8, 2018)

The popcorn is ready (April 10, 2018)

The Report (April 11, 2018)

Call it what it is (April 11, 2018)

Go away, asshole. (April 12, 2018)

Sen. Denny Hoskins (r-21): impeach Greitens (April 13, 2018)

Getting ironical about Greitens (April 13, 2018)

Standing ovation (April 14, 2018)

Quid pro quo (April 16, 2018)

It’s a fine mess he’s gotten himself into… (April 17, 2018)

Really, just go away… (April 17, 2018)

HR 6783: Impeachment (April 18, 2018)

Unhinged (April 19, 2018)

Really unhinged (April 19, 2019)

Seriously, just go away already… (April 20, 2018)

He doth protest too much, methinks… (April 20, 2018)

No, Chuck Raasch, nobody’s giving Eric Greitens’ scandals short shrift (April 22, 2018)

Does somebody want to tell them? (April 25, 2018)

Our life on the “D List” (April 30, 2018)

The Report – supplement (May 1, 2018)

HR 7432: Impeachment (May 1, 2018)

The second report (May 2, 2018)

Rep. Gina Mitten (D): shining a light in the dark money campaign finance neighborhood (May 2, 2018)

The process begins (May 4, 2018)

The Petition for a Special Session of the General Assembly to consider “disciplinary actions against Governor Eric R. Greitens” (May 4, 2018)

Campaign Finance: in the news (May 6, 2018)

Campaign Finance: in the news

06 Sunday May 2018

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Eric Greitens (r) [2016 file photo].

In the news:

Lindsay Wise @lindsaywise
Mark Bobak’s place in Greitens’ world sparks ethics questions about a private attorney, presumably paid out of the gov’s own pocket, being involved in public policies w/o being subject to transparency or conflict-of-interest laws that apply to government officials or lobbyists.
[….]
7:26 AM – 6 May 2018

In the past, via the Missouri Ethics Commission:

C000213 MISSOURIANS FOR GIBBONS OCTOBER – COMMITTEE QUARTERLY REPORT Mark Bobak 15 Cricklewood Place Saint Louis, MO 63131 self – attorney N/A 09/22/2008 $500.00 Monetary No

C051183 FRIENDS OF PETER KINDER OCTOBER – COMMITTEE QUARTERLY REPORT Mark Bobak 15 Cricklewood Pl Saint Louis, MO 63131-3311 self N/A 09/19/2008 $500.00 Monetary No

In 2010:

C010201 SLAY FOR MAYOR OCTOBER – COMMITTEE QUARTERLY REPORT Mark T. Bobak 15 Cricklewood Place Saint Louis, MO Williams Venker & Sanders/Of Counsel N/A 09/30/2010 $2,000.00 Monetary No

C091123 CORRIGAN FOR COUNTY EXECUTIVE APRIL – COMMITTEE QUARTERLY REPORT Mark Bobak 15 Cricklewood Frontenac, MO 63131 Williams, Venker and Sanders N/A 03/25/2010 $500.00 Monetary No

C101300 CITIZENS FOR RICH MAGEE JULY – COMMITTEE QUARTERLY REPORT Mark Bobak 15 Cricklewood Place Saint Louis, MO 63131 Attorney Williams Venker N/A 06/05/2010 $500.00 Monetary No

In 2012:

C010201 SLAY FOR MAYOR October Quarterly Report Mark T. Bobak 15 Cricklewood Place Saint Louis MO 63131 Williams Venker & Sanders/Of Counsel 09/30/2012 $1,500.00 Monetary No

In 2014:

C001147 MCCULLOCH FOR PROSECUTOR COMMITTEE July Quarterly Report Mark T Bobak 15 Cricklewood Place St Louis MO 63131 Attorney 06/14/2014 $500.00 Monetary No

C001147 MCCULLOCH FOR PROSECUTOR COMMITTEE July Quarterly Report Paula M Bobak 15 Cricklewood Place St Louis MO 63131 Unknown 06/14/2014 $1,000.00 Monetary No

And then, in 2015:

C071320 SCHMITT FOR MISSOURI January Quarterly Report Mark T Bobak 15 Cricklewood Place St Louis MO 63131 Williams, Venker & Sanders/Attorney 12/01/2015 $1,000.00 Monetary No

C151053 GREITENS FOR MISSOURI April Quarterly Report Mark & Paula Bobak 15 Cricklewood Place St. Louis MO 63131 Williams Venker & Sanders/Attorney 02/25/2015 $25,000.00 Monetary No

C151053 GREITENS FOR MISSOURI July Quarterly Report Ruthellyn Bobak 910 Ridge Road Apt 408 Munster IN 46321 N/A/Homemaker 04/30/2015 $5,001.00 Monetary No

C151053 GREITENS FOR MISSOURI January Quarterly Report Paula Bobak 15 Cricklewood Place Frontenac MO 63131 Homemaker 12/30/2015 $100.00 Monetary No

C151053 GREITENS FOR MISSOURI October Quarterly Report Mark and Paula Bobak 15 Cricklewood Place St. Louis MO 63131 Williams Venker & Sanders/Attorney 09/29/2015 $1,997.71 In-Kind No

There appears to have been a contribution spike in 2015.

In 2016:

C151053 GREITENS FOR MISSOURI April Quarterly Report Chris Bobak 541 Rosedale Saint Louis MO 63112 Greitens for Missouri 03/30/2016 $5.00 Monetary No

Okay [pdf]:

In 2017:

C171131 Luetkemeyer For Senate October Quarterly Report Mark Bobak 15 Cricklewood Place St. Louis MO 63131 Williams Venker and Sanders/Attorney 09/27/2017 $1,000.00 Monetary No

Nothing yet in 2018.

The Petition for a Special Session of the General Assembly to consider “disciplinary actions against Governor Eric R. Greitens”

04 Friday May 2018

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Eric Greitens (r) [2016 file photo].

Yesterday the General Assembly filed a petition [pdf] for a special session with the Secretary of State:

Missouri General Assembly

PETITION FOR SPECIAL SESSION OF THE MISSOURI GENERAL ASSEMBLY

WHEREAS, Article III Section 20(b) of the Constitution of Missouri provides that “upon the filing with the secretary of state of a petition stating the purpose for which the session is to be called and signed by three-fourths of the members of the senate and three-fourths of the members of the house of representatives, the president pro tem of the senate and the speaker of the house shall by joint proclamation convene the general assembly in special session.”

We, the undersigned, constituting at least three-fourths of the members of the Senate and at least three fourths of the members of the House of Representatives pursuant to Article III, Section 20(b) of the Constitution of Missouri, hereby call a special session of the General Assembly to convene at 6:30 p.m. on May, 18, 2018, for the sole purpose of considering the findings and recommendations of the House of Representatives Special Investigative Committee on Oversight including, but not limited to, disciplinary actions against Governor Eric R. Greitens.

[….]

This morning, via Twitter:

Michael Bersin @MBersin
Replying to @jrosenbaum
The crossouts/unsignatures, “resignatures”, and no signatures tell a complex story – if we still have any universities left in the future there will be a dissertation or two on this document alone.
10:58 AM – 4 May 2018

Uh, yep.

Previously:

Campaign Finance: that’s a fine mess he’s gotten into (Aril 29, 2017)

Oh, my. (January 11, 2018)

Oh, my – part 2 (January 11, 2018)

Oh, my – part 3 (January 11, 2018)

אַ שאַנדע פֿאַר די גוים and *IOKIYAR (January 11, 2018)

Oh, my – part 4 (January 11, 2018)

Oh, my – part 5 (January 11, 2018)

Oh, my – part 6 (January 12, 2018)

Sen. Denny Hoskins (r): not exactly a ringing endorsement (January 12, 2018)

Gov. Eric Greitens (r): piping (January 16, 2018)

Oh, my – part 7 (January 16, 2018)

Waiting… (January 19, 2018)

Oh, my – part 8 (January 29, 2018)

The unanswered question (February 8, 2018)

RSMo § 565.252 (February 22, 2018)

Well, you were the one who used a blindfold and tape. (February 22, 2018)

Well, he was the one who used a blindfold and tape. (February 23, 2018)

A few words of advice (February 26, 2018)

Eric Greitens (r) and the House – pass the popcorn (March 6, 2018)

Oh, my – part 9 (March 6, 2018)

“That’s not how you spell bare.” (March 7, 2018)

It’s their world, the rest of us only get to live in it (April 8, 2018)

The popcorn is ready (April 10, 2018)

The Report (April 11, 2018)

Call it what it is (April 11, 2018)

Go away, asshole. (April 12, 2018)

Sen. Denny Hoskins (r-21): impeach Greitens (April 13, 2018)

Getting ironical about Greitens (April 13, 2018)

Standing ovation (April 14, 2018)

Quid pro quo (April 16, 2018)

It’s a fine mess he’s gotten himself into… (April 17, 2018)

Really, just go away… (April 17, 2018)

HR 6783: Impeachment (April 18, 2018)

Unhinged (April 19, 2018)

Really unhinged (April 19, 2019)

Seriously, just go away already… (April 20, 2018)

He doth protest too much, methinks… (April 20, 2018)

No, Chuck Raasch, nobody’s giving Eric Greitens’ scandals short shrift (April 22, 2018)

Does somebody want to tell them? (April 25, 2018)

Our life on the “D List” (April 30, 2018)

The Report – supplement (May 1, 2018)

HR 7432: Impeachment (May 1, 2018)

The second report (May 2, 2018)

Rep. Gina Mitten (D): shining a light in the dark money campaign finance neighborhood (May 2, 2018)

The process begins (May 4, 2018)

The process begins

04 Friday May 2018

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Eric Greitens (r) [2016 file photo].

Yesterday both houses of the Republican controlled Missouri General Assembly submitted a sufficient number of signatures to call for a special session to consider the impeachment of Governor Eric Greitens (r). The special session will begin at 6:30 p.m. on May 18th, after the end of the current regular session.

Missouri Lawmakers Will Hold Special Session To Consider Impeaching Governor

Missouri lawmakers say they will convene a special legislative session to consider impeaching Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens, as the embattled governor faces two felony charges.

“This was not a decision made lightly, and certainly not without great deliberation and effort,” House Speaker Todd Richardson, R-Poplar Bluff, told reporters Thursday.

Richardson said 138 members of the House and 29 senators had signed a petition to call the special session — more than the three-quarters of each chamber that is required to convene the session.

Missouri currently has 161 House members and 33 senators — a solid majority of them Republican. Republicans hold 114 of the House seats and 24 in the Senate.

The special session is scheduled to begin the evening of May 18, which is the last day of the legislature’s regular session, and will last for 30 days.

[….]

Rep. Gina Mitten (D): shining a light in the dark money campaign finance neighborhood

02 Wednesday May 2018

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Representative Gina Mitten (D) [2016 file photo].

Michael Bersin @MBersin
Great moments in the Missouri House Special Investigative Committee on Oversight transcript – @gcmitts: “Hong Kong…Does that that refresh your recollection as to where Mr. Rogers’ neighborhood really was?” – Michael Hafner transcript, pg. 65
8:35 PM – 2 May 2018

Go. Read the whole thing [pdf].

Previously:

The second report (May 2, 2018)