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Beware the long arms of American and Chinese law
A rules-based order is giving way to something that feels more like 19th-century imperialism
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Perhaps I will be wrong on this, but I think the Durham investigation of the FBI / CIA investigation of Trump and Russia will turn up wrongdoing on the part of some in the FBI and CIA or Mueller's team. I think there is a possibility that the rules were not followed and that some within the FBI and CIA had real political motivation.
I also think it possible that the govt. surveillance powers may have been abused for political purposes. This would be a huge political scandal if true.
If so, Trump has a real campaign issue to run on.
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@Frank said in US Politics:
Perhaps I will be wrong on this, but I think the Durham investigation of the FBI / CIA investigation of Trump and Russia will turn up wrongdoing on the part of some in the FBI and CIA or Mueller's team. I think there is a possibility that the rules were not followed and that some within the FBI and CIA had real political motivation.
I also think it possible that the govt. surveillance powers may have been abused for political purposes. This would be a huge political scandal if true.
If so, Trump has a real campaign issue to run on.
Whether any abuse of powers was for political purpose is the hard part to prove and opens an argument of whether it was a political attack or defending the country from foreign interference.
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Reports coming out of the White House are that Trump is favoring Amy Coney Barrett.
If so, the left goes NUTS!!
She is hard core social conservative and anti-abortion.
If the Republicans try to do the vote b4 the election day, the left goes NUTS!!!!! NUTS!!!!! -
Senators Ron Johnson, chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, released a report today showing millions in sketchy payments to the son of former Vice-President Joe Biden that showcase compromise and blackmail material.
Included in the release are details of payments made by the wife of the former Mayor of Moscow and what appear to be eastern European prostitutes provided to Hunter Biden.
The Senate report reveals millions of dollars were funneled to Hunter Biden during a series of questionable financial transactions between Biden, his associates and foreign individuals. The report outlines a system of influence sales that were “very awkward for all U.S. officials pushing an anticorruption agenda in Ukraine.”
Additionally, the senate report highlights the potential for blackmail against the Biden family, the former vice-president and the U.S. government if Joe Biden was to remain in public office. The report is damning. Highlights include:
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@Frank said in US Politics:
Reports coming out of the White House are that Trump is favoring Amy Coney Barrett.
If so, the left goes NUTS!!
She is hard core social conservative and anti-abortion.
If the Republicans try to do the vote b4 the election day, the left goes NUTS!!!!! NUTS!!!!!They will go nuts regardless of who Trump nominates
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@Frank said in US Politics:
Biden was just asked about his son without a teleprompter
At least he didn't get angry this time. But he diverts to Trumps family. I wish the interviewer had asked like what. Give one example where Trumps sons or daughters (or larger family) have received money in this way since Trump has become President.
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@Winger said in US Politics:
@Frank said in US Politics:
Biden was just asked about his son without a teleprompter
At least he didn't get angry this time. But he diverts to Trumps family. I wish the interviewer had asked like what. Give one example where Trumps sons or daughters (or larger family) have received money in this way since Trump has become President.
Exact same way or another form of nepotistic earning favours. There are plenty on that list.
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@Frank said in US Politics:
Reports coming out of the White House are that Trump is favoring Amy Coney Barrett.
If so, the left goes NUTS!!
She is hard core social conservative and anti-abortion.
If the Republicans try to do the vote b4 the election day, the left goes NUTS!!!!! NUTS!!!!!Are you anti abortion Frank?
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@reprobate said in US Politics:
@Frank said in US Politics:
Reports coming out of the White House are that Trump is favoring Amy Coney Barrett.
If so, the left goes NUTS!!
She is hard core social conservative and anti-abortion.
If the Republicans try to do the vote b4 the election day, the left goes NUTS!!!!! NUTS!!!!!Are you anti abortion Frank?
Yes.
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@Frank said in US Politics:
@reprobate said in US Politics:
@Frank said in US Politics:
Reports coming out of the White House are that Trump is favoring Amy Coney Barrett.
If so, the left goes NUTS!!
She is hard core social conservative and anti-abortion.
If the Republicans try to do the vote b4 the election day, the left goes NUTS!!!!! NUTS!!!!!Are you anti abortion Frank?
Yes.
any change for Rape or Incest?
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The Trump and Biden strategies are very different and it will be interesting to see if they turn out to be decisive.
While Trump was spending his funds at a rapid rate early in the campaign and criticizing Biden for hiding in his basement he may well have been throwing money into a void way too early. Add in the vanity spending (the Superbowl ads that Bloomberg goaded him into a competition for) and the funneling of campaign funds to family and Trump Inc, and he has had to rein back recently.
Meanwhile in comparison Biden has held back until recently and is now outspending Trump on TV ads...In the last two weeks of the month, Mr. Biden’s campaign spent $35.9 million on television, compared with $4.8 million for Mr. Trump, according to Advertising Analytics.Trump started campaigning with a huge monetary advantage but while he was spending early Biden was fundraising over zoom at low cost for a high rate of return.
Trump appears to have wasted that advantage (if the polls can be trusted) and now risks not being in the game except via targeted rallies.
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@Crucial said in US Politics:
@Winger said in US Politics:
@Frank said in US Politics:
Biden was just asked about his son without a teleprompter
At least he didn't get angry this time. But he diverts to Trumps family. I wish the interviewer had asked like what. Give one example where Trumps sons or daughters (or larger family) have received money in this way since Trump has become President.
Exact same way or another form of nepotistic earning favours. There are plenty on that list.
The key is how much are Trumps family members paid. And do they have the skills for the job they are doing and is the pay justified.
In comparison to Biden's son
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@Winger said in US Politics:
@Crucial said in US Politics:
@Winger said in US Politics:
@Frank said in US Politics:
Biden was just asked about his son without a teleprompter
At least he didn't get angry this time. But he diverts to Trumps family. I wish the interviewer had asked like what. Give one example where Trumps sons or daughters (or larger family) have received money in this way since Trump has become President.
Exact same way or another form of nepotistic earning favours. There are plenty on that list.
The key is how much are Trumps family members paid. And do they have the skills for the job they are doing and is the pay justified.
In comparison to Biden's son
Also, much harder to be blackmailed for something done in plain view, as opposed to Biden's corruption.
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