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Very Very Fishy Money for Michael Cohen (Original Post)
tomhagen
May 2018
OP
And thanks to Citizens United, the chance that some of that isn't narco or terrorist-related money
sandensea
May 2018
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quartz007
(1,216 posts)1. Wash DC has lots and lots of fishy money
There are thousands of lobbyists in DC, spending millions of dollars to influence politicians.
We need elections with NO PRIVATE CONTRIBUTIONS.
That is the only way corruption will stop in DC
sandensea
(21,594 posts)2. And thanks to Citizens United, the chance that some of that isn't narco or terrorist-related money
is zero.
Thanks a lot, Supreme Court
erronis
(15,169 posts)3. All those mcmansions up and down the patowmak weren't paid for by real wage earners.
If you're a regular gov't worker you can't afford to live around DC. Dump and his mob are going to make sure that there will be fewer of you clogging 'their' hiways in the future.
BigmanPigman
(51,560 posts)4. Would the current SCOTUS change that? NO!
We're fucked until that happens/if that happens.
Victor_c3
(3,557 posts)5. I like be the last bit of this
Avenatti basically says that he knows much more, plans to release more details, and is giving companies doing shady business a chance to step out in front of an impending disaster!