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procon

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6. They never had anything to begin with.

Reply to JustAnotherGen (Original post)

Wed Jan 31, 2018, 05:57 PM

Jan 2018

No kudos to Menendez on this one, he acted as allowed within our corrupted political system.
Bob McDonnell, Republican Governor of Virginia did similar things and got himself indicted and convicted on federal corruption charges. He insisted he did not break the law and the Supreme Court agreed, and unanimously vacated McDonnell's conviction. The prosecution knew how this would rollout, but they want to score some cheap political points.

So, boys and girls, if a Republican do it, so can a Democrat.

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