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bigtree

(94,694 posts)
Wed May 6, 2026, 10:10 PM May 6

Trump and republicans have created their own culture of corruption

...complete with taxpayer-sponsored enforcers.

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1
BREAKING from The Atlantic:

Kash Patel has given out bottles of a personalized whiskey to FBI staff as well as civilians he encounters in his duties, according to eight people, including current and former FBI and Department of Justice employees and others who are familiar with Patel's distribution of the bottles.


https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/05/kash-patel-fbi-bourbon/687066/









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Trump and republicans have created their own culture of corruption (Original Post) bigtree May 6 OP
Taxpayers are probably covering the cost of these personalized bottles and "Cash" is getting the cash... wcmagumba May 6 #1
America's government is being trashed BlueWaveNeverEnd May 6 #2
These cretins are so smarmy UpInArms May 6 #3
Great diction but I think they can go even lower vapor2 May 6 #5
I retired from local government work not so very long ago, tanyev May 6 #4
If you can stomach it...here is the swag from his website progressoid May 7 #6

wcmagumba

(6,693 posts)
1. Taxpayers are probably covering the cost of these personalized bottles and "Cash" is getting the cash...
Wed May 6, 2026, 10:19 PM
May 6

UpInArms

(55,452 posts)
3. These cretins are so smarmy
Wed May 6, 2026, 10:37 PM
May 6

Every time I think I cannot be more disgusted, they prove they have another level of low

tanyev

(49,769 posts)
4. I retired from local government work not so very long ago,
Wed May 6, 2026, 10:40 PM
May 6

an entity which required all employees to turn in all entity-branded apparel upon leaving so you could not present yourself as an entity employee after your departure. You could also get in a lot of trouble if you drank alcohol on entity time or while wearing entity identification. They would have had a sh** fit over someone purchasing alcoholic swag with their job title on it.

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