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25. Bill Clinton made a deal with Special Prosecutor Robert Ray on his last day in office.
Sun Jul 12, 2020, 02:48 PM
Jul 2020

(NYT, Jan. 19) "On his final full day in office, President Clinton has reached an arrangement with a special prosecutor to avoid being prosecuted after he leaves office in connection with the Monica Lewinsky affair....Mr. Clinton accepted a five-year suspension of his law license, agreed to pay a fine of $25,000 to cover counsel fees arising from the case and acknowledged that he had committed a breach of professional conduct...Shortly after Mr. Clinton's statement, the special counsel, Robert W. Ray, said he believed the resolution of the case was fair, just and in the best interests of the country."

I sure hope it doesn't happen, but you can bet Trump's representatives will be trying to work out a deal with the incoming AG, and possibly NY state prosecutors, to avoid prosecution. In return for what isn't clear yet. Perhaps after the release of his tax returns we'll know more.

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He won't be able to tweet from prison, will he? Tanuki Jul 2020 #1
Only if Twitter doesn't allow it. Hugin Jul 2020 #5
When he's once again a private citizen, perhaps Twitter will find the temerity to block his account dlk Jul 2020 #2
+1 Hugin Jul 2020 #6
It will take years to put him in a cell Cyrano Jul 2020 #8
"he will be tweeting about xyz " mitch96 Jul 2020 #22
The MSM has contributed $billions of in kind advertising to Trump's presidential campaigns dlk Jul 2020 #24
The main reason for your absolutely correct assessment is HotTeaBag Jul 2020 #3
I know you are talking long term but... lame54 Jul 2020 #4
Don't "misunderestimate" lame duckness soothsayer Jul 2020 #10
I have no idea what you are telling me lame54 Jul 2020 #12
Ha (I hope!) -- Not lame54, but lame duck 45 soothsayer Jul 2020 #14
You are speaking in normal president terms... lame54 Jul 2020 #17
A broadbased, landslide Election, many investigations and convictions, empedocles Jul 2020 #7
If an idiot tweets to no audience, does it make a sound? soothsayer Jul 2020 #9
Trump might negotiate a deal with Biden's AG to just STFU in return for not being prosecuted. sop Jul 2020 #11
No decent AG would ever agree to that Cyrano Jul 2020 #19
Bill Clinton made a deal with Special Prosecutor Robert Ray on his last day in office. sop Jul 2020 #25
Whatever. There's enormous difference in power between being POTUS Hortensis Jul 2020 #13
I hate to sound morbid, but Trump is a problem that will solve itself bluedye33139 Jul 2020 #15
His demise will not end the insanity of 30% of the population. unblock Jul 2020 #18
They weren't good before Trump, and they won't be good after bluedye33139 Jul 2020 #21
Donnie is really just a byproduct of fox news. He might go away, but Fox News won't. unblock Jul 2020 #16
Two words scare me: "lame duck" LastLiberal in PalmSprings Jul 2020 #20
They will find a new cult leader ThoughtCriminal Jul 2020 #23
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