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It's amazing that the Republicans don't think that Trump's guilty of bribery (Original Post) MrScorpio Nov 2019 OP
I'd prefer to use the word Extortion. SWBTATTReg Nov 2019 #1
They know he is guilty Coleman Nov 2019 #2
You make a good point... MrScorpio Nov 2019 #3
Fact is Liberalhammer Nov 2019 #10
They like it. It's Hillbilly Realpolitik. Codeine Nov 2019 #4
They love criminality... MrScorpio Nov 2019 #9
Just this morning, one of his House lick-spittles was being interviewed on bullwinkle428 Nov 2019 #5
I'm not going to acknowledge that reality Proud Liberal Dem Nov 2019 #8
It's because extortion and bribery Liberalhammer Nov 2019 #6
Well according to them Proud Liberal Dem Nov 2019 #7

Coleman

(851 posts)
2. They know he is guilty
Fri Nov 22, 2019, 09:38 AM
Nov 2019

They just think power is more important. Look at the judges being approved. When they still had the house, the could get any law they wanted.

 

Liberalhammer

(576 posts)
10. Fact is
Fri Nov 22, 2019, 01:24 PM
Nov 2019

They don't care, don't even see extortion for personal gain on the government dime unethical.

We have to stop forcing the common sense principles and ethics 70% of the nation; Republicans don't recognize these principles.

bullwinkle428

(20,628 posts)
5. Just this morning, one of his House lick-spittles was being interviewed on
Fri Nov 22, 2019, 09:44 AM
Nov 2019

NPR, and he was CONTINUING to push the meme about how Chump was all about trying to root out corruption wherever he saw it, and that it had absolutely nothing to do with the Bidens. They will NEVER EVER EVER acknowledge reality.

I'm genuinely starting to believe that we will eventually have to acknowledge the reality of a 2nd term for him.

Proud Liberal Dem

(24,384 posts)
8. I'm not going to acknowledge that reality
Fri Nov 22, 2019, 11:26 AM
Nov 2019

any sooner that we might have to. I'm not calling the 2020 Election quite so soon.

 

Liberalhammer

(576 posts)
6. It's because extortion and bribery
Fri Nov 22, 2019, 11:17 AM
Nov 2019

Is what it means to be a Republican. It doesn't even register to them.

Proud Liberal Dem

(24,384 posts)
7. Well according to them
Fri Nov 22, 2019, 11:25 AM
Nov 2019

since he didn't tell Zelensky he was bribing or extorting him and nobody else heard anybody use those words, that means he wasn't!

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