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Ms. Toad

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10. Nope.

Reply to markpkessinger (Original post)

Mon Jun 3, 2024, 09:05 PM

Jun 2024

You omitted the "point" in your quote:

“This was a purely political exercise, not a legal one,” said Speaker of the House Mike Johnson. . . . They have a point . . ."

Emphasis added.

No. They don't. Anyone who begins an article accepting - as a valid point - that this was purely political, not a legal, exercise - doesn't deserve the time and attention it takes to read the article.

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The Atlantic: "If Trump Is Guilty, Does It Matter If the Prosecution Was Political?" [View all] markpkessinger May 2024 OP

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"Does It Matter If the Prosecution Was Political?" sop May 2024 #2

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TCF? markpkessinger Jun 2024 #8

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If Trump must con people, does it matter if the trial was fair? GreenWave May 2024 #6

TFG skated accountability during his term in office (2017-2021) as his AGs protected him from iluvtennis May 2024 #7

Nope. Ms. Toad Jun 2024 #10

And is Hunter's "prosecution" political ? republianmushroom Jun 2024 #11