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In reply to the discussion: I suspect that the silence from most Republicans in Congress [View all]pandr32
(11,581 posts)36. I think so, too--most of them anyway.
It would be nice to think there were a few who didn't realize it until later and then found they were indebted and had to go along, but I also wonder how long ago the Russian and mob taint started. How long ago did this money start filling the NRA? The super PACs?
Was it in 2014 when the Supreme Court struck down the ban on campaign donation caps or in 2010 when the Supreme Court rejected a limit to corporate spending in political campaigns?
We know the television propaganda model meant to dumb down average Americans and influence them politically began in the 1990s with Fox News--even earlier for radio (in the 1980s) after the Fairness Doctrine was repealed. Was there any illegal funding behind any of this, and when?
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I've been wondering about that, too. Time to invest in the orange jumpsuit factory.
Vinca
May 2018
#1
There will likely be a RICO charge placed against the GOP leadership. You're on the money.
Eyeball_Kid
May 2018
#34
True. Their silence is a vote for Trump and a vote for their own self-interest.
kentuck
May 2018
#12
Many probably received tainted money,, others are waiting to see which way the wind blows.
dameatball
May 2018
#9
They also won't go up against Trump because if for some reason they do end up in prison, they
smirkymonkey
May 2018
#33