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dickthegrouch

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36. The good ones will just claim Conflict of Interest

Reply to ForgoTheConsequence (Original post)

Tue Jun 22, 2021, 09:08 PM

Jun 2021

Then TFG gets the same bad ones he had when he was the faker in chief.
Better yet he can only get the ones who are already out of a job ('cept they'd be paid by us the taxpayers, again, for the same shitty job they did for him in the first place). I hope whatever arrangement he gets has total publicly paid fees capped at $150/hr.

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Biden's Justice Dept may defend Trump in Capitol riot lawsuits [View all] ForgoTheConsequence Jun 2021 OP

WTF! This "defense of Presidential powers at all cost" has gone too far. hlthe2b Jun 2021 #1

This breaks my heart questionseverything Jun 2021 #2

I'm just discouraged, disheartened, dispirited and distressed. quaint Jun 2021 #3

That makes two of us, at least. hamsterjill Jun 2021 #12

I hear ya. It's pretty f'ing all the d's. Evolve Dammit Jun 2021 #30

Let's not go nuts.. agingdem Jun 2021 #4

There shouldn't even be a "may", this should not be a conversation, period. Escurumbele Jun 2021 #6

but this is Swalwell's lawyer putting it out there...speculating agingdem Jun 2021 #14

Why do you say he is speculating? He cannot do that, if his raising concerns it is because it is Escurumbele Jun 2021 #16

I read the article... agingdem Jun 2021 #19

Why is Garland not at least holding a press conference or three? Low profile? Evolve Dammit Jun 2021 #32

Wholeheartedly agree Ahpook Jun 2021 #31

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Right... agingdem Jun 2021 #25

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It's only one man's opinion on what MIGHT wnylib Jun 2021 #21

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This is an OPINION from a couple of lawyers about what the DOJ MIGHT do sometime in the future. NYC Liberal Jun 2021 #11

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No. No. Absolutely NOT! Bayard Jun 2021 #18

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The good ones will just claim Conflict of Interest dickthegrouch Jun 2021 #36

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