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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsHow many GOP members of congress have taken foreign bribes, favors, election rigging help?
Same goes with American judges.
They are not just protecting Trump by refusing to investigate the obvious corruption.
They are protecting themselves.
atreides1
(16,799 posts)Pretty much the majority of them! Those who didn't receive a material reward are probably being blackmailed!
It doesn't really matter because all of them are cowards!
RandiFan1290
(6,705 posts)Irish_Dem
(80,820 posts)bucolic_frolic
(54,812 posts)The banking system war fought under President Jackson, war provisioning, the election of Lincoln. Money controlled things. 1870-1932 were lean years for Democrats. Business and manufacture controlled politics.
Influence has gone global and our politics are sick. Not just nationally, but often locally too.
Irish_Dem
(80,820 posts)Walleye
(44,485 posts)Irish_Dem
(80,820 posts)Provides more power, protection and cover.
mopinko
(73,577 posts)remember- russia was i bed w the nra. they never had enough members to account for all the money they threw around. so where did the money come from? ans- very dark places.
Irish_Dem
(80,820 posts)Washed Russian dark money.
And made the US a violent country.
Russia and China want to prove US democracy has failed its citizens.
NoMoreRepugs
(11,981 posts)Irish_Dem
(80,820 posts)gab13by13
(31,955 posts)one bad apple can spoil the whole barrel.
One thing that Krasnov's tariffs have done is to force countries into using Musk's StarLink. Putin must be smiling, he doesn't have to hack so much once he is given access.
Irish_Dem
(80,820 posts)They now have the upper hand.
Johonny
(26,011 posts)That much we know for certain.
Irish_Dem
(80,820 posts)On top of their big salaries, benefits, pensions, perks.
stillcool
(34,407 posts)got to go where the money is, be in it to win it, and in a class of their own. Ain't that America?