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Finchem retaliates, files ethic complaints against Democrats
Rep. Mark Finchem, R-Oro Valley, speaks before the Senate Finance Committee on March 8, 2017. Democrats have targeted Finchem even though he serves in a relatively safe district in which the Republican voter registration advantage has shrunk to less than 10 percentage points over Democrats, an historical threshold for districts to flip. PHOTO BY GAGE SKIDMORE/FLICKR
Freshly cleared of violations by the chair of the House Ethics Committee, Rep. Mark Finchem is now turning the tables on some of his accusers and political foes.
The Oro Valley Republican has filed his own complaint against 28 House Democrats and 14 Senate Democrats charging them with having conspired to punish him for exercising his First Amendment right to “peaceably assemble and contest the legitimacy of the recent presidential election.” He contends that the decision of those Democrats to sign a letter asking the FBI and Department of Justice to look
Nation nervously awaits the certification of the 2020 presidential election
Streets are closed and businesses are boarded up as Washington D.C. prepares for thousands of protestors.
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PHOENIX â What has been largely a ceremonial event, certifying the winner of the presidential election, has drawn the attention of the world.
Fears of riots and bloodshed and talk of martial law precede Wednesday s certification vote in Congress. Joe Biden is expected to be officially announced as the winner of the 2020 election; but it won t come without a fight and Arizona will be right in the middle of it.