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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsNothing illegal
I expect it from fox but cnn and msnbc keep
"But it wasn't illegal"
Ok fine
But first part of Nixon's impeachment was MISLEADING THE COUNTRY
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Nothing illegal (Original Post)
Watchfoxheadexplodes
Nov 2018
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bluestarone
(22,174 posts)1. I screamed at the tv too
when i heard that!! So PERJURY in nothing illegal???? Give me a fucking break!!!!
Jarqui
(10,908 posts)2. Conspiring to give a $50 million condo to Putin and lying about it is legal?
I didn't realize that.[/sarcasm]
Wounded Bear
(64,323 posts)3. It's actually kind of subtle...
Continuing business dealings during the campaign is not, by itself, illegal.
Bribing foreign officials to do the deal is.
Lying about it to Congress is. Lying to the special counsel or the FBI about it is.
Lying to the public is kind of a squishy area. Yeah, Nixon's impeachment charge included lying to the people, but it's not forgone that he would have been convicted on that specific count. Nixon bailed because they had much more serious charges than that.