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24. Teapot Dome Redux

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Sat May 11, 2024, 02:03 PM

May 11

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NEWS -- Sen Sheldon Whitehouse tells me Dems are likely to investigate revelations about Trump soliciting $1 billion [View all] riversedge May 11 OP

Fabulous cally May 11 #1

He told us that he's so rich, nobody could corrupt him RainCaster May 11 #2

You can't empty a glass that's already empty. RandomNumbers May 11 #4

d45 appears to be et tu May 11 #8

Misquoted by all SupportSanity May 11 #12

Nobody could corrupt him Quanto Magnus May 11 #31

Still? 🤣 ShazzieB May 11 #39

"Quid pro Quo" should have crossed a bunch of minds when they heard what Trump said RandomNumbers May 11 #3

More to the point DENVERPOPS May 11 #17

I fear you are right, soldierant May 11 #38

Only naive fools would believe that NJCher May 11 #42

Thank you... Mr. Mustard 2023 May 12 #47

Curiously, the DOJ needs to be shown how it's done. C_U_L8R May 11 #5

THIS! KPN May 11 #9

Do that ASAP. dalton99a May 11 #6

Good! Hound the fucker ... and those who do his dirty work! KPN May 11 #7

I love Senator Whitehouse. Think. Again. May 11 #10

Same redqueen May 11 #13

Whitehouse 2028 for the White House Captain Zero May 11 #44

The oil bosses also know that environmental laws aren't the only thing at stake Uncle Joe May 11 #11

Much rather have Whitehouse going after the Don than the Don going after the White House. n/t Beartracks May 11 #14

Real government in action 101. 👏 dchill May 11 #15

Also: real Democratic leadership in action FakeNoose May 11 #27

I actually think that goes without saying! dchill May 11 #36

So Biden could just offer Trump a billion and a half SupportSanity May 11 #16

Time is fleeting. JanMichael May 11 #18

Basically Trump has no idea how to be successful without committing crimes. tanyev May 11 #19

I'm not a lawyer, but... ChazInAz May 11 #20

Even the oil barons know that Chump has no chance of winning FakeNoose May 11 #29

Given Trump is sewer scum agingdem May 11 #32

Doesn't matter Diraven May 11 #33

There needs to be serious consequences. LiberalFighter May 11 #21

That should drop his polling jayschool2013 May 11 #22

The word "corruption" has a bizarre meaning for them. raging moderate May 11 #28

Corruption means immigrants, Blacks, and LGBT+ DBoon May 11 #30

They'll think it's great! COL Mustard May 12 #46

KNR niyad May 11 #23

Teapot Dome Redux Geechie May 11 #24

Excellent Hekate May 11 #25

Do it, just do it, Sen Sheldon. republianmushroom May 11 #26

Oil Fascists at work again. Have they lost their billions in stipends? GreenWave May 11 #34

First pool about this --- $1.00 to join. How many years before Merrick Garland opens an investigation? 3Hotdogs May 11 #35

why isn't DOJ looknig into this? Takket May 11 #37

And the oil companies are the leading profiteers and main drivers of the inflation that we are fighting. mjvpi May 11 #40

Sick of the "perfect phone calls" and "no quid pro quo." This is fucking solicitation and bribery. LOCK HIM UP Evolve Dammit May 11 #41

If they gave him $$, nationalize them. Make it a financial death penalty to attempt to subvert us n,/t ArkansasDemocrat1 May 11 #43

x45 just can't keep his pie hole shut! COL Mustard May 12 #45