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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsRachel Maddow: On Michael Milken pardon day, a story in 1 tweet, 2 links
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Rachel Maddow MSNBC ✔@maddow
On Michael Milken pardon day, a story in 1 tweet, 2 links:
This weekend, Trump held the most expensive fundraiser of his presidency -- donors paid >$500k each to attend:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-to-headline-a-580600-per-couple-fundraiser-the-most-expensive-of-his-reelection-bid/2020/02/13/144b75b2-4e7a-11ea-a4ab-9f389ce8ad30_story.html
Here's the story of who hosted that fundraiser for him:
https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-1990-04-29-9001050627-story.html
MILKEN HELPED 3 PROSPER JUNK-BOND GAINS FEATHERED NESTS OF PAUL, POSNER AND PELTZ
Michael Milken has been compared to Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, even God.
4:45 PM - Feb 18, 2020
In other words, his pardon was fucking purchased...
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Rachel Maddow: On Michael Milken pardon day, a story in 1 tweet, 2 links (Original Post)
Dennis Donovan
Feb 2020
OP
not to mention the others he pardoned have been $ contributors to his campaign also
mnmoderatedem
Feb 2020
#7
Hermit-The-Prog
(33,547 posts)1. Time to impeach again -- bribery.
2naSalit
(86,920 posts)2. Yup. ...nt
2naSalit
(86,920 posts)3. K&R!!
warmfeet
(3,321 posts)4. Normalizing crimes in high places.
We will all pay a very dear price for this.
It's all out in the open. What to do about it? That is the question.
Rhiannon12866
(206,716 posts)5. Twitter reply:
Dennis Donovan
(18,770 posts)6. Dear Shiva;
It helps...
Sincerely,
Hungry Dennis
mnmoderatedem
(3,734 posts)7. not to mention the others he pardoned have been $ contributors to his campaign also
a lot of what trump does can hardly be considered a "coverup". It happens in the open right in front of everyone's faces. It's just been normalized. Astonishingly.