“Look, I’m a man of modest means,” Johnson said. “I was a lawyer, but I did constitutional law, and most of my career has been in the nonprofit sector. We have four kids, five now, that are very active. And I have kids in graduate school, law school, undergraduate. We have a lot of expenses, but I can relate to everybody else. My father was a firefighter, right? I didn’t grow up with great means. But I think that helps us to be a better leader because we can relate to every hard-working American family. That’s who we are. And I think it governs and helps govern my decisions and how I lead.”
And I’m sure the “journalist” who interviewed him totally didn’t accept that word salad of a non-answer and pushed him to answer the question. 🙄
Shady as fuck. This dude definitely has skeletons, wigs, and sleepy time juice boxes for kids in his closet.
How does he even get paid? I thought practically every place did direct deposit now. Does the house actually cut him a physical check or something?
I don’t see the actual question he was responding to in the article, it just quotes “Can you clear that up for us?”
The article claims the question referenced a *Daily Beast* article, but that article, while it led with the “no bank account reported” (which, as stated, could be because the balance is below the reporting requirement), heavily leaned on the implication that he doesn’t have much money and that could mean nefarious or irresponsible behavior.
When asked “clear that up” he was answering exactly the question the article raised.
There is no non-nefarious explanation for this.
Remember Dennis Hastert’s downfall began when suspicious bank account transactions were flagged.
Mike Johnson makes like 200K per year (congressional salary plus other gigs) and his wife also brings in some money.
He has a family, so he requires emergency money in case someone in his family has an emergency. There is no way he doesn’t have 5K total across several bank accounts.
I can only think he is lying about his bank accounts when he filled in the form. That is the most rational explanation, IMO. That or he keeps a whole lot of cash under his mattress.
‘Where there is smoke there is fire’.
Just a matter of time to discovery of something illegal (campaign fraud, funky financials, etc.).
“I don’t need a bank account because any time I want to pay for something a guy with a funny accent just hands me wads of cash. Isn’t that how everyone gets money and pays for everything?”
It’s impossible for me to live in this society and do anything him or his family does without a bank account.
Follow the money. He’s knee deep in fascoChristian swamp of influence
He lives in one of the wealthiest gated communities in north Louisiana. He made a fortune fighting religious oppression where none existed. He routinely “preaches” at local churches who take up love offerings for him. Spare me this crap.
Does mother control his bank account?
Mike Johnson is hiding something behind his skirts.
But the right wing media told me it was just because he was so poor!
My guess is that his pay and campaign contributions go to a tax exempt church he’s set up, John Oliver style. The church pays his expenses and gives him a stipend.
Keep asking.
My bet, all the money goes to his “church” and he doesn’t pay a dime in taxes
He might say that Hope and prayers will find answers
This guy is shady AF.
He keeps money in the walls
This page should update rules to prevent links to articles hidden behind a paywall
He owes hundreds of thousands of dollars between a mortgage, personal loan, and home equity line of credit, so where did that money go?” Jason Libowitz, the communications director for the Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, told The Daily Beast. “If he truly has no bank account and no assets, it raises questions about his personal financial wellbeing.
He could just give the “but the IRS is investigating my personal finances, I’ll get back to you in 4-8-20 years”
It’s very weird that I have to do a double take to make sure this isn’t Stephen Colbert.
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There’s always money in the skirt stand.
“Look, I’m a man of modest means,” Johnson said. “I was a lawyer, but I did constitutional law, and most of my career has been in the nonprofit sector. We have four kids, five now, that are very active. And I have kids in graduate school, law school, undergraduate. We have a lot of expenses, but I can relate to everybody else. My father was a firefighter, right? I didn’t grow up with great means. But I think that helps us to be a better leader because we can relate to every hard-working American family. That’s who we are. And I think it governs and helps govern my decisions and how I lead.”
And I’m sure the “journalist” who interviewed him totally didn’t accept that word salad of a non-answer and pushed him to answer the question. 🙄
Shady as fuck. This dude definitely has skeletons, wigs, and sleepy time juice boxes for kids in his closet.
How does he even get paid? I thought practically every place did direct deposit now. Does the house actually cut him a physical check or something?
I don’t see the actual question he was responding to in the article, it just quotes “Can you clear that up for us?”
The article claims the question referenced a *Daily Beast* article, but that article, while it led with the “no bank account reported” (which, as stated, could be because the balance is below the reporting requirement), heavily leaned on the implication that he doesn’t have much money and that could mean nefarious or irresponsible behavior.
When asked “clear that up” he was answering exactly the question the article raised.
There is no non-nefarious explanation for this.
Remember Dennis Hastert’s downfall began when suspicious bank account transactions were flagged.
Mike Johnson makes like 200K per year (congressional salary plus other gigs) and his wife also brings in some money.
He has a family, so he requires emergency money in case someone in his family has an emergency. There is no way he doesn’t have 5K total across several bank accounts.
I can only think he is lying about his bank accounts when he filled in the form. That is the most rational explanation, IMO. That or he keeps a whole lot of cash under his mattress.
‘Where there is smoke there is fire’.
Just a matter of time to discovery of something illegal (campaign fraud, funky financials, etc.).
“I don’t need a bank account because any time I want to pay for something a guy with a funny accent just hands me wads of cash. Isn’t that how everyone gets money and pays for everything?”
It’s impossible for me to live in this society and do anything him or his family does without a bank account.
Follow the money. He’s knee deep in fascoChristian swamp of influence
He lives in one of the wealthiest gated communities in north Louisiana. He made a fortune fighting religious oppression where none existed. He routinely “preaches” at local churches who take up love offerings for him. Spare me this crap.
Does mother control his bank account?
Mike Johnson is hiding something behind his skirts.
But the right wing media told me it was just because he was so poor!
My guess is that his pay and campaign contributions go to a tax exempt church he’s set up, John Oliver style. The church pays his expenses and gives him a stipend.
Keep asking.
My bet, all the money goes to his “church” and he doesn’t pay a dime in taxes
He might say that Hope and prayers will find answers
This guy is shady AF.
He keeps money in the walls
This page should update rules to prevent links to articles hidden behind a paywall
He owes hundreds of thousands of dollars between a mortgage, personal loan, and home equity line of credit, so where did that money go?” Jason Libowitz, the communications director for the Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, told The Daily Beast. “If he truly has no bank account and no assets, it raises questions about his personal financial wellbeing.
He could just give the “but the IRS is investigating my personal finances, I’ll get back to you in 4-8-20 years”
It’s very weird that I have to do a double take to make sure this isn’t Stephen Colbert.