Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

General Discussion

ecstatic

(32,673 posts)

6. True, but he did toss a name out there

Reply to RockRaven (Reply #3)

Wed Mar 31, 2021, 12:04 AM

Mar 2021

I guess we'll know soon!

Again, I think he's guilty as charged, I just think that tRump had a DOJ official attempt a shakedown to make the case go away. "Criminal extortion scheme" just screams tRump. That's his MO.

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

12 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

What if Gaetz's so called extortioner is working on trump's behalf? [View all] ecstatic Mar 2021 OP

I hope so soothsayer Mar 2021 #1

I don't think Gaetz is being extorted; he's probably making it up. Ocelot II Mar 2021 #2

What if his extortionist is a fistful of feces he just pulled out of his ass? RockRaven Mar 2021 #3

Well ... it's a lot easier to extort an actually guilty person, wouldn't you think? Hugh_Lebowski Mar 2021 #4

He can be guilty as fuuuuck and still be a liar about being extorted. It's pretty classic Repuke/con RockRaven Mar 2021 #7

Oh, absolutely. But the opposite is possibly also true ... Hugh_Lebowski Mar 2021 #8

True, but he did toss a name out there ecstatic Mar 2021 #6

No, if anything Trump held the Justice Dept back from doing anything . Trump is also just not JI7 Mar 2021 #5

KomproMatt? tblue37 Mar 2021 #9

+1 True Dough Mar 2021 #10

Love it! nt ecstatic Mar 2021 #12

You mean like the Liberty U gardener story? malaise Mar 2021 #11