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mpcamb

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17. Vanity Fair "September 2018--just a few months after Sondland's Senate confirmation--the embassy

Reply to James48 (Reply #3)

Mon Nov 18, 2019, 01:51 PM

Nov 2019

in Brussels has been awarded $95,109 for a pergola, $13,301 for a pool-Jacuzzi heating system, $33,625 on wooden household furniture, $208,683 on a professional kitchen remodel, and two bathroom renovations, one costing $53,809 and the other $82,354. Additionally, the State Department spent $103,748 on a hotel, to ostensibly serve as an alternate residence to the embassy..."

I suspect this is just scratching the surface.

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Possible pay-to-play scheme for ambassador role in Trump administration uncovered by CBS News [View all] Roland99 Nov 2019 OP

Wow, what another scam? These filthy rich have the morales of alley cats. Farmer-Rick Nov 2019 #1

Duly recorded for the record, which hopefully . . . empedocles Nov 2019 #2

Cruelty of alley cats Cartaphelius Nov 2019 #10

My apologies to alley cats. Farmer-Rick Nov 2019 #11

I doubt alley cats would ever do anything so corrupt as these Republicans IronLionZion Nov 2019 #21

Add that to the current impeachment charges. James48 Nov 2019 #3

Investigate RNC chair McDaniels for Conspiracy and Accessory to a Crime. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Nov 2019 #7

what I'm thinking stopdiggin Nov 2019 #14

Vanity Fair "September 2018--just a few months after Sondland's Senate confirmation--the embassy mpcamb Nov 2019 #17

Yeah. Good catch. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Nov 2019 #20

Blagoyeviched dweller Nov 2019 #4

Perfect new word. When a name becomes a verb! n/t MFGsunny Nov 2019 #9

Blagoyevich is in a prison not far from my house for exactly that crime DavidDvorkin Nov 2019 #5

for better or worse, ambassadorships have been handed out stopdiggin Nov 2019 #15

That's a good point. DavidDvorkin Nov 2019 #18

Yes well, it's a common theme in beltway politics & economics FakeNoose Nov 2019 #22

As if tRump is fighting corruption around the world. Or does he say "it takes one to know one"? Bernardo de La Paz Nov 2019 #6

When you elect a repupublican, expect the taking your wallet and clubbing you over the head. ffr Nov 2019 #8

This may acutally be a case of "Everyone does it." bitterross Nov 2019 #12

Trump wants to free former Celebrity Apprentice contestant convicted of bribery, extortion Marcuse Nov 2019 #13

he makes the best deals IcyPeas Nov 2019 #16

Imagine that Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Nov 2019 #19

Possible? Does this include his bestest people worstest people cabinet? Brainfodder Nov 2019 #23