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In reply to the discussion: Trump reportedly worked with 2 'off the books' lawyers to pressure Ukraine for damaging information [View all]sandensea
(21,526 posts)5. Having a small army of presstitutes is a centerpiece of the Gingrich-era GOPee
And they've exported that strategy to far-right parties overseas.
Argentina's Macri, Brazil's Bolsonazi and Hungary's Orbán, among others, won elections by filling cable news with gish-galloping loudmouth surrogates - and with help from a corrupt judiciary not unlike Ken Starr.
But chicanery only gets you so far, for so long.
All of these characters are have either been rejected for a second term, or are so unpopular they're already plotting either a state of siege or Iberian exile.
Cheeto definitely falls in this second category.
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Trump reportedly worked with 2 'off the books' lawyers to pressure Ukraine for damaging information [View all]
sandensea
Sep 2019
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Having a small army of presstitutes is a centerpiece of the Gingrich-era GOPee
sandensea
Sep 2019
#5
If there was any dirt on Biden, we would have heard about it, but we heard about Trump's dirt. They
Doodley
Sep 2019
#4
"....worked with the president "off the books," so as not to involve the White House,..."
pangaia
Sep 2019
#7
Yes - and as they were 'off the books' they can't claim attorney-client privilege
sandensea
Sep 2019
#15
Wow, did not know the 3 of them can't conceal information otherwise privileged. Cool! n/t
Judi Lynn
Sep 2019
#25
I'd bet that doesn't fly since they weren't technically working for him while 'off the books'
groundloop
Sep 2019
#20
Attorney client privilege won't work if it involves work for the US government
cstanleytech
Sep 2019
#24