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SergeStorms

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13. I wouldn't bet money on it.

Thu Mar 19, 2026, 10:28 AM

20 hrs ago

It's been firmly established that the uber-wealthy can buy as much "justice" as they damned well please in our United States of America.
Some European countries seem to have retained a modicum of justice, but not the good ole' U.S. of A.
The oligarchs in Russia and the U.S. are interchangeable.
True democracy has died.

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Heather Cox Richardson: '...there's big news--I mean, aside from all the other big news...' [View all] Joinfortmill 22 hrs ago OP

What a surprise. Ocelot II 22 hrs ago #1

K and R PCIntern 22 hrs ago #2

Wow. There is just no bottom to the filth of these people. Scrivener7 22 hrs ago #3

K&R jmbar2 22 hrs ago #4

So why??? Farmer-Rick 21 hrs ago #5

low lifes in high places. mopinko 21 hrs ago #7

Key players are heavily compromised. evolves 21 hrs ago #9

Not everyone. The Obama administration was pursuing justice. yardwork 21 hrs ago #11

"Everyone" can be used to define a smaller group Farmer-Rick 19 hrs ago #34

MUST READ malaise 21 hrs ago #6

Adam Schiff summed it up perfectly... GiqueCee 21 hrs ago #8

No Character -- No one in this maladministration has any character OMGWTF 20 hrs ago #20

Perfect quote... GiqueCee 19 hrs ago #29

Now I feel I really need to read that book. nt eppur_se_muova 8 hrs ago #49

So if Trump hadn't been elected in 2016 he'd be in prison. yardwork 21 hrs ago #10

I wouldn't bet money on it. SergeStorms 20 hrs ago #13

But that happened because Trump was elected in 2016. yardwork 20 hrs ago #15

Correction: SergeStorms 20 hrs ago #18

It started dying in Bush V Gore, Amaryllis 20 hrs ago #19

I'd go back to St. Ronald Raygun and his fast-tracking citizenship for Rupert Murdoch OMGWTF 19 hrs ago #22

I suspect you are correct. Read my post at #16 harumph 20 hrs ago #17

Because Ghislaine Maxwell was arrested in 2020. yardwork 19 hrs ago #26

Paging Musks DOGE team... BattleRow 21 hrs ago #12

Not when DOGE's supposed paragon.... SergeStorms 20 hrs ago #14

Ok, so my question... harumph 20 hrs ago #16

I think you just brought us one step closer to the truth FakeNoose 19 hrs ago #21

My gut is telling me that Garland deliberately chose not to pursue this. harumph 19 hrs ago #23

When Garland came in the decisions had already been made to shut it all down FakeNoose 19 hrs ago #24

Sorry, but I don't find it a plausible argument that Garland was not even aware of such an important investigation harumph 19 hrs ago #27

Remember Obama nominated Garland instead of a young progressive in order to embarrass the Republicans. Marcuse 10 hrs ago #48

+1 leftstreet 19 hrs ago #25

See my response #26 above. yardwork 19 hrs ago #28

Ding ding ding FakeNoose 19 hrs ago #30

I think that's probably true. But my problem is that despite the investigation getting killed, harumph 19 hrs ago #35

We don't know what Biden's DOJ was investigating. yardwork 17 hrs ago #44

And they made sure Kamala Harris lost, too. Wednesdays 18 hrs ago #41

I don't think it was.... SergeStorms 17 hrs ago #45

The catchy title of the investigation tells you all you need to know. malthaussen 15 hrs ago #46

Make it so ! FraDon 14 hrs ago #47

And this explains why Hillary Clinton was accused of sex trafficking. yardwork 19 hrs ago #31

Hmmm connection to the Panama Papers? 🤔🤔🤔 underpants 19 hrs ago #32

Good point. yardwork 19 hrs ago #33

I really don't think Chump is a druggie FakeNoose 19 hrs ago #36

I thought Iran Contra. CIA involvement which may then bring in foreign intelligence agencies. mjvpi 18 hrs ago #38

So THAT'S where... 2naSalit 18 hrs ago #37

Wyden's Probes gfarber 18 hrs ago #39

So Israel is the drug supplier to the U. S.? pwb 18 hrs ago #40

HCR! Bookmarking to read later. yellow dahlia 18 hrs ago #42

Let's play CONNECT THE DOTS FakeNoose 18 hrs ago #43