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Asking for a friend.
enough
(13,256 posts)Initech
(100,063 posts)They're more interested in trying to lock Hillary up because reasons.
Lindsay
(3,276 posts)"The Swamp" consists of Democrats and libruls. Who are out of power. So, to borrow a phrase from the previously worst POTUS (although Trump may well believe he originated the phrase), mission accomplished.
Trust Buster
(7,299 posts)Cartoonist
(7,315 posts)When Obama did it, he was just golfing. When Trump goes golfing, he's cutting deals.
Selling access to Trump gives people access to the greatest mind in America.
SHRED
(28,136 posts)Considering their sources of information.
jmg257
(11,996 posts)An ambulance chaser for a gold-digging porn star points out Cohen had numerous payments, from various businesses who wanted insight, as a consultant...not a foundation, but a consultant - they do not care!
DanTex
(20,709 posts)Kirk Lover
(3,608 posts)to keep things cool for now. I want this info to marinate on its own before I start asking questions.
But I'm sure the propaganda bots will be out and RWNJ telling them what to think. What will Shammity say about this...at some point he'll have to address it...it ain't going away there is only going to be more. MUCH MORE.
C_U_L8R
(44,997 posts)these Trumpist boneheads wouldn't know bribery if it was picking their own pockets
Arkansas Granny
(31,514 posts)MontanaMama
(23,307 posts)and we all know that deplorables arent long on that. 🙄
duforsure
(11,885 posts)A corrupt criminal organization being run out of the White House where countries, and companies, and people getting shaken down or threatened if they don't contribute to their PAC's, or funnel monies to them for protection , or policies, or hired people to use to torture with? Sure looks like it. They're corrupting this government , as they've now done to rump and some of the gop in Congress to be used against us, and destroy our system of Democracy. This better get stopped soon.
Proud Liberal Dem
(24,406 posts)oh heck! I give up!
There's some kind of internal right-wing "logic" that makes everything Republicans do and say ok, even if it's the opposite of what Republicans do and say or bears absolutely no relation whatsoever to Republicans do and say.
CrispyQ
(36,457 posts)shanny
(6,709 posts)means getting rid of career federal employees. You know, the actual professionals who keep the government functioning.
NewJeffCT
(56,828 posts)it is to get offered bigly money by big corporations.
Remember - some Trumpsters voted against Hillary because she was in bed with Goldman Sachs. Then, when somebody pointed out to them that Trump hired a bunch of Goldman Sachs people for his White House, he was brilliant to bring in such good businessmen.