Convicted Felon Donald Chump's 'spiritual advisor' is back in the news. Remember him? From "Fort Woth Texas' J Shelby Sharpe preyed on a child:"
In 1982, pastor Robert Morris was a 21-year-old husband and father who traveled the country telling young people about Jesus.
Cindy Clemishire was a 12-year-old girl who dressed in flowery pink pajamas and still liked to play with Barbie dolls.
On Christmas that year, Morris — who would go on to found Gateway Church in Southlake, Texas, and become a leading figure in the American evangelical movement — began what he would later describe as “inappropriate sexual behavior” with Clemishire while he was staying at her parents’ home in Oklahoma. Clemishire said Morris told her to come see him in his room before bed, and she was the type of girl who listened to instructions from trusted adults.
But 25 years later, when Clemishire hired an attorney and threatened to sue Morris, accusing him of repeatedly molesting her as a child, a lawyer representing Morris responded by blaming Clemishire for what happened to her, according to 2007 correspondence obtained by NBC News.
“It was your client,” wrote lawyer J. Shelby Sharpe, referring to Clemishire at age 12, “who initiated inappropriate behavior by coming into my client’s bedroom and getting in bed with him, which my client should not have allowed to happen.”
Drummond, who is now Oklahoma’s attorney general, confirmed Clemishire’s description of the 2007 negotiations and declined to comment further.
Reached by phone Monday, Sharpe said that he had no recollection of the $25,000 settlement offer or NDA demand and that he no longer represents Morris. He denied knowing at the time that Clemishire had been a child when Morris began engaging in sexual behavior with her. However, the initial correspondence Drummond sent to him stated clearly that Clemishire was “twelve years old” when the abuse began.
That was March of last year. And I covered that evil man repeatedly. But, Mr. Chump should pay attention, God, karma, something always come calling. AP reported yesterday:
A former pastor of a Texas megachurch is expected to turn himself into Oklahoma authorities Monday on child sexual abuse charges.
Robert Preston Morris, 63, is expected to surrender to officials in Osage County, where he was charged last week with five counts of lewd or indecent acts with a child, his attorney, Mack Martin, told The Associated Press.
Here is the criminal's mugshot.
May he rot in prison. He is scheduled to appear before the bench on May 9th. Despite the sheriff claiming to be a defender of children -- see the press release entitled "Osage County Sheriff’s Office Joins National OffenderWatch Sex Offender Network" -- he let Mr. Morris leave 14 minutes after he was booked.
No doubt, Mr. Morris is already in contact with Mr. Chump begging for a pardon.
This is C.I.'s "The Snapshot" for today:
Disabled veteran Don Carter rode shotgun in his son’s Chevy pickup truck for 11 hours from Illinois to the nation’s capital to take part in a political protest for the first time in his life.
Carter, a 92-year-old Korean War veteran, and his son, Larry, joined a crowd of nearly 3,000 for a two-hour national veterans’ rally Friday on the National Mall to protest cuts by President Donald Trump to veterans’ federal jobs, services and benefits.
The pair watched as fellow veterans waved American flags and speakers rallied support for the 30,000 federal workers fired by Trump’s administration. With chants of “Lock him up,” the crowd called for Trump to be removed from office for his actions.
Similar protests were held at state capitols across the nation, according to Fourteenth Now, the event organizer.
“Two billionaires, Trump and Musk, are gutting the VA and purging veteran employees — bankrupting war heroes while cashing in on their sacrifice,” said Michael Embrich, a Navy veteran and political commentator for Rolling Stone, who rallied protesters from a small stage.
Rallygoers called out the harm that’s come from mass firings at federal agencies, especially on the veteran community, many of whom are now out of a job. Chris Yeazel, an Army veteran who lives in D.C., said he’s seen this harm firsthand.
“I get my healthcare from DCVA,” Yeazel said. “I was up there about a week ago, and wait times are longer, half the offices are shut down, lights out, and you can hear veterans talking about it, they’re not blaming the workers, by the way.”
Speakers and attendees also touched on the GOP’s spending bill, which keeps the government funded, but at the expense of deep cuts to D.C.’s budget and government programs many veterans rely on.
Protesters on the National Mall — many of them veterans — called for the impeachment of President Donald Trump Friday.
Homemade signs denouncing Trump and Elon Musk and demanding the president be removed from office were everywhere — “No kings! No DOGE! No cuts to VA!” “Stop the coup,” and “I serve no kings.”
For well over an hour, they listened to speakers point out what they called Trump’s abuse of the office of the presidency.
They included Harry Dunn, a former Capitol Police officer who fought the mob Jan. 6 and ran for Congress in Maryland.
“Donald Trump has referred to Jan. 6 as a day of love,” he said. “This right here is love. I feel this; I love you all. And you all make me, you all give me whatever the hell I’ve got inside of me that makes me want to keep going and not stop.”
The veterans who joined Friday's protest ranged from ones who have been frequent protesters to first-timers, from Vietnam veterans to Global War on Terrorism veterans, and from those who have personally been hit by the cuts to those who simply felt it was their duty to speak out as veterans.
One person that made sure she attended the march was Rebecca Logan. She told WTOP that her husband drove her up from Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
Asked why she wanted to attend the massive protest, Logan said, "To help save my country."
The attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, motivated Logan to join the Air Force after she graduated from high school.
Logan needed the help of a walker as she made her way to the National Mall. As she crossed Independence Avenue, she said she had a message for her fellow veterans: "I know a lot of the veterans voted for Trump. You were lied to, and it's OK to stand up and say, 'Hey, this is not OK'."
They protested in Columbus, Ohio and (below) in Springfield, Illinois..
In Olympia, Washington.
A large group of veterans gathered Friday afternoon on the steps of the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul in solidarity with a similar march in Washington, D.C.
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Protesters in St. Paul could be seen holding signs titled “America: Fight for Veterans,” “We Love the VA,” “Thank You Vets,” and others.