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Senator Mike Lee’s 14-Hour Days*
The text exchanges between Senator Mike Lee (R-Utah) and Trump’s Chief of Staff Mark Meadows give other events greater meaning and place them in context. Senator Lee should be investigated for conspiracies to defraud the United States and obstruct an official proceeding. (He won’t be.)
You may recall that one month to the day after President Biden’s inauguration, a fundraising event “benefiting the reelection of Senator Mike Lee” took place at Mar-A-Lago Club in Palm Beach, Florida, some 2,000 miles from the state Lee purports to represent. The 2022 election was 21 months away. Dinner for the event was $10,600 per couple. Special guests were Congressman Matt Gaetz and Congresswoman Lauren Boebert.
What had Senator Lee done to curry such favor with the former president?
And to rub shoulders with such featured guests!
Senator Lee’s transition from vocal opponent of Mr. Trump’s 2016 candidacy to one of his most loyal sycophants — where he willingly conspired with Mr. Trump and others to overturn the election and keep Trump office? — is one of sheer corruption and political opportunism.