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KY_EnviroGuy

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37. McConnell does not give a shit. He's a honey badger.

Sat Oct 7, 2017, 07:22 PM

Oct 2017

Watching Mitch's history, if he thought he did something in the Senate that brought one single job to his state, any amount of dirty money would be moral and justified. He took tons of tobacco money for many years.

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GOP campaigns took $7.35 million from oligarch linked to Russia [View all] Skidmore Oct 2017 OP

republicans in wholesale betrayal of America Achilleaze Oct 2017 #1

The root cause of most of our problems, these kind of bribes! Dustlawyer Oct 2017 #15

Kick and Rec. This needs to be on the Greatest Page Maraya1969 Oct 2017 #2

They stole it malaise Oct 2017 #3

Is it illegal? There is a loophole, but... mnhtnbb Oct 2017 #4

Do you think that this is something Mueller would BigmanPigman Oct 2017 #5

Exactly bdamomma Oct 2017 #40

Blavatnik is an American citizen oberliner Oct 2017 #6

Read the whole article. Skidmore Oct 2017 #10

I've read the whole article oberliner Oct 2017 #11

I agree, once he is an American citizen, and he provided that money from his bank account, that's OnDoutside Oct 2017 #31

Money Laundering Made Easy, I suppose... Volaris Oct 2017 #34

These dudes know quite well how to cover their tracks. n/t KY_EnviroGuy Oct 2017 #36

He actually holds dual passports: US and UK mnhtnbb Oct 2017 #14

But helping a foreigner donate IS illegal sharedvalues Oct 2017 #19

Blavatnik also donated money to Democrats oberliner Oct 2017 #7

Is he an oligarch? Not Ruth Oct 2017 #8

If "oligarch" means "a very rich business leader with a great deal of political influence" oberliner Oct 2017 #9

So Zuckerberg, Trump, Cuban, Bloomberg would be oligarchs under your definition Not Ruth Oct 2017 #12

Yes, Trump, Zuckerberg are plutocrats if not oligarchs sharedvalues Oct 2017 #21

That's the definition I found online oberliner Oct 2017 #25

Of course. Russian strategy: both sides sharedvalues Oct 2017 #20

K&R nt ProudProgressiveNow Oct 2017 #13

Lenny Blavatnik! He was on the 43-Man Squamish Team at Potrzebie High! WinkyDink Oct 2017 #16

Kicked, in the hope that this turns out to be more fire than smoke. FailureToCommunicate Oct 2017 #17

I know. This is the guy who Rachel always talked about. Skidmore Oct 2017 #22

Is his plane a spy plane? L. Coyote Oct 2017 #24

No, that is Rybolovlev's plane unc70 Oct 2017 #27

Sorry for confusion. Skidmore Oct 2017 #30

"Black Caviar" ? FailureToCommunicate Oct 2017 #38

follow the money onetexan Oct 2017 #18

Bribe money from a foreign power? yuiyoshida Oct 2017 #23

Charges madokie Oct 2017 #26

K&R for visibility. nt tblue37 Oct 2017 #28

I think they should be prosecuted for colluding also Maraya1969 Oct 2017 #29

K & R...for visibility...nt Wounded Bear Oct 2017 #32

Lock them up BainsBane Oct 2017 #33

Beat me to it. smirkymonkey Oct 2017 #35

McConnell does not give a shit. He's a honey badger. KY_EnviroGuy Oct 2017 #37

I want to bdamomma Oct 2017 #39

K&R bdamomma Oct 2017 #41

Guess the threats to reveal the truth went unheeded. lindysalsagal Oct 2017 #42

Every politician should be asked in every appearance if they accepted money from this guy. Midnight Writer Oct 2017 #43

TRAITORS ALL Angry Dragon Oct 2017 #44

K&R Solly Mack Oct 2017 #45

Oh gods. KnR Hekate Oct 2017 #46

They won't impeach themselves, but if, at any point, they've lied to the FBI, they're indictable. ancianita Oct 2017 #47