{"id":31658,"date":"2018-08-09T03:09:28","date_gmt":"2018-08-09T03:09:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/?p=31658"},"modified":"2018-08-09T03:09:28","modified_gmt":"2018-08-09T03:09:28","slug":"rep-collins-arrested-by-fbi-says-hell-seek-re-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/?p=31658","title":{"rendered":"Rep. Collins arrested by FBI; says he&#8217;ll seek re-election"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"twitter-share\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?via=jkanelis\" class=\"twitter-share-button\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Rep._Chris_Collins_at_Yahoo.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-31647\" src=\"https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Rep._Chris_Collins_at_Yahoo-300x201.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Rep._Chris_Collins_at_Yahoo-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Rep._Chris_Collins_at_Yahoo-768x514.jpg 768w, https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Rep._Chris_Collins_at_Yahoo.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>U.S. Rep. Chris Collins is well within his rights to run for re-election while the federal government prosecutes him on a charge of insider trading.<\/p>\n<p>The New York Republican, though, might be handing local and national Democrats a gift they never thought they&#8217;d get.<\/p>\n<p>The FBI took Collins into custody on a charge that he gave insider trading information on stocks. The lawmaker then held a press event in which he declared the charge is &#8220;without merit.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He then said he is going to run for re-election.<\/p>\n<p>Good luck with that one, sir.<\/p>\n<p>Collins has the distinction of being the first member of Congress to endorse Donald Trump&#8217;s presidential candidacy. He was No. 1. The leader of the congressional &#8220;pack.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He&#8217;s not the first lawmaker to seek re-election while under investigation. U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez did so, too. The Democrat wasn&#8217;t exactly cleared; the jury that heard his corruption case got hung up and couldn&#8217;t deliver a verdict, forcing the judge to declare a mistrial.<\/p>\n<p>Collins&#8217;s decision to stay on the ballot does carry huge risk, not just for him, but others within the GOP. He well might have given Democrats all across the land a huge cache of ammo to use against Republican opponents.<\/p>\n<p>Beware the blue wave. There might be swells building at this moment.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"twitter-share\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?via=jkanelis\" class=\"twitter-share-button\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>U.S. Rep. Chris Collins is well within his rights to run for re-election while the federal government prosecutes him on a charge of insider trading. The New York Republican, though, might be handing local and national Democrats a gift they never thought they&#8217;d get. 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