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I forget the name of this CPAC guest, but it seems like the defense has now shifted to "this was ATTEMPTED bribery, so no big deal" and of course throwing in Hunter Biden to muddy the waters.
I'll try to get the guest's name, give me a few minutes.
eta: Guest was Matt Slapp.
cureautismnow
(1,675 posts)OliverQ
(3,363 posts)His wife works at the White House. He's a deranged Trump sycophant. He's also the guy that knew Mueller was going to be shut down by Barr ahead of time.
brucefan
(1,549 posts)trueblue2007
(17,138 posts)C_U_L8R
(44,889 posts)Contorted circular arguments and obvious deflections. Schlapp had his head up his ass on live tv. Yeah, he has no shame.
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,267 posts)I lunged for the remote. He's one of the worst of the GOPer apologists.
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)He really does remind me of a pig. In every way.
BigmanPigman
(51,430 posts)"Matthew Aaron "Matt" Schlapp is an American political activist and lobbyist who is chairman of the American Conservative Union, the oldest conservative lobbying organization in the country. He leads the lobbying firm of Cove Strategies. He is also a Fox News political contributor."
Blaukraut
(5,689 posts)Yeah, he likes to do his lawyer thing, but their lies shouldn't be dignified with any attention whatsoever.
42bambi
(1,753 posts)would then be exposed. But - but...oh well.
BuffaloJackalope
(818 posts)badhair77
(4,191 posts)Always trying to talk over other guests, always obnoxious. Look back at the pictures of the Brooks Bros mob invading the Florida recount. Hes front and center. Once a pig, always a pig trying to intimidate.
badhair77
(4,191 posts)Kid Berwyn
(14,642 posts)badhair77
(4,191 posts)Hes the guy in the middle, next to the guy in the jacket. None of them were local, they were all flown in to cause the recount to stop. Thanks, Bush.
Kid Berwyn
(14,642 posts)Then Bush stole Florida...ignored the warnings Bin Laden determined to strike in the US*...and got us into wars without end.
Its how fascists operate.
* The late Jim Hatfields last article from July 2001 and his death by suicide:
http://www.angelfire.com/rant/pearly/htmls1/bush-laden.html
badhair77
(4,191 posts)Theyre evil.
gibraltar72
(7,486 posts)Their own stupidity exposes them.
42bambi
(1,753 posts)Moostache
(9,895 posts)Google this piece of ass lint from 2000 recount, he is a total piece of shit. Fuck him, hard with sharp objects in places not for pleasure.
malaise
(267,784 posts)That was pathetic
Mr. Ected
(9,670 posts)There is no argument from the other side, only deflections consisting of disjointed partisan potshots and a fantasy-level denial of the incontrovertible. This is not newsworthy. It is politics sans facts. For the network to allow it to be disseminated at a time when we should be carefully policing our airwaves for propaganda is an affront to the American people. The press seems to be aiding and abetting the systematic disassembly of our government and providing a mouthpiece for Putin and those with malicious intentions. I guess they're cool with trashing the first amendment and replacing it with TASS and Pravda...and Facebook.
NCLefty
(3,678 posts)Proud Liberal Dem
(24,353 posts)I mean, if you attempt to murder somebody but somebody stops you, that obviously doesn't mean that you're off the hook. Certainly, this is not what Republicans are arguing, is it?
Alithea
(99 posts)It is much easier for people to intuitively understand that "solicitation of a bribe" is a crime, is morally objectionable, and is harmful to the public, rather than "attempted bribery", which (incorrectly) sounds like a mere attempt at a crime.
"Solicitation of a bribe" is and sounds like a crime. It is a crime regardless of whether the thing of value was ever received. People understand this.
https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/bribery#
"Bribery refers to the offering, giving, soliciting, or receiving of any item of value as a means of influencing the actions of an individual holding a public or legal duty. [...] Solicitation of a bribe also constitutes a crime and is completed regardless of whether the solicitation results in the receipt of a valuable gift."
Here, Trump was soliciting a bribe by asking Zelensky to give him something of persona value (i.e. announcement of Biden investigations on CNN) in exchange for carrying out the duties of his office (i.e. sending the earmarked military aid to Ukraine). There is plenty of evidence of all of the above. Case closed.
[Reposted from a few days ago. https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=12719031]
ehrnst
(32,640 posts)Alithea
(99 posts)ehrnst
(32,640 posts)Can't find it.
Thx.
Alithea
(99 posts)ehrnst
(32,640 posts)You're welcome.
ehrnst
(32,640 posts)Cosmocat
(14,543 posts)Bribabary is pretty much the carrot.
What these assholes did was extortion.
spanone
(135,627 posts)OnDoutside
(19,905 posts)Atticus
(15,124 posts)exactly what most would like to do to him after listening to him for 30 seconds.