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edhopper

(33,570 posts)
Thu Sep 10, 2020, 09:30 AM Sep 2020

The biggest scandal this week is the DOJ taking over a personal civil case for Trump

Yes, the "losers and suckers" quote was bad, but we all knew Trump had no respect for the Military.
Yes, The Woodward book shows he lied about COVID, but we always knew he was lying about COVID.

But Barr making the DOJ Trump's personal law firm for a civil case that has nothing to do with the Administration or his office is a complete and unprecedented corruption of the institutions of Government. It means Trump will not pay for his defense or his any of the monetary award if he loses. America stops being a Republic and becomes a Monarchy.

It's not as sexy or immediate as the other scandals, but it goes much deeper and has much more lasting affects.

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The biggest scandal this week is the DOJ taking over a personal civil case for Trump (Original Post) edhopper Sep 2020 OP
These same jerks had a different legal take when Clinton was being sued. blm Sep 2020 #1
100% TRUTH!!! Moostache Sep 2020 #2
K&R smirkymonkey Sep 2020 #3

blm

(113,043 posts)
1. These same jerks had a different legal take when Clinton was being sued.
Thu Sep 10, 2020, 09:44 AM
Sep 2020

Barr and his team, Kavanaugh, they were all pretty insistent that Clinton needed to face all charges.

Written opinions that can be found somewhere.

Moostache

(9,895 posts)
2. 100% TRUTH!!!
Thu Sep 10, 2020, 09:59 AM
Sep 2020

Watch what they DO not what they SAY...

It has been said ad nausea since Trump came to power, but it bears repeating - DO NOT LISTEN TO THE WORDS...FOLLOW THE ACTS!!

Trump subverting norms and breaking laws is nothing new either, but the same old, same old playbook is working again...instead of questions about subverting the DOJ to a personal defense operation or the DHS whistle-blower claims of falsifying intelligence to suit Trump's preferences instead of reflecting REALITY, we are stuck in a repeating time loop and EVERY FUCKING TIME, Trump walks out of the room with the metaphorical diamonds while we stand around a watch, powerless to stop the media fixation on WORDS and ignoring ACTIONS...

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