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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsLaurence Tribe: Pardongate is meant to normalize white collar crime, bribery, and corruption
Laurence Tribe
@tribelaw
Pardongate is meant to normalize white collar crime, bribery, and corruption and to anesthetize the public to Trumps emergence as a full-blown autocrat in the style of Putin
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/stephaniesarkis/2020/02/18/trumps-pardons-are-meant-to-normalize-white-collar-crime/#42af1eee5f68
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Laurence Tribe: Pardongate is meant to normalize white collar crime, bribery, and corruption (Original Post)
iluvtennis
Feb 2020
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CatMor
(6,212 posts)1. He wants to normalize ...
all three white collar crimes mentioned because he has probably commited them all.
2naSalit
(86,824 posts)2. Y'all typed too many words!
He wants to normalize all three white collar crimes mentioned because he has committed them all.
There, fixed it for ya.
CatMor
(6,212 posts)4. Good one ....
I was being too cautious.
2naSalit
(86,824 posts)5. I think it's a little too late for that now. ...nt
CatMor
(6,212 posts)7. He has so many people he's suing ....
I didn't want to be added to the list.
Blue_Tires
(55,445 posts)3. Filed under: "Shit we already knew"
abqtommy
(14,118 posts)6. I'm happy to see the reality of the opposite shown in the impeachment of tRUMP and the
careful cataloging of the corruption and treason of the Reich Wing. That's my normalization. I have
NEVER thought of tRUMP and his suck-o-phants as normal and I never will.
warmfeet
(3,321 posts)8. Yep.
Not a surprise.
Takket
(21,640 posts)9. "overton window"
iluvtennis
(19,880 posts)10. Thanks for that link - interesting. nt
moondust
(20,014 posts)11. Just look at the fundraising.
The (Trump) campaign, fundraising committees, and the Republican National Committee brought in a $60.6 million last month (January, during impeachment trial) and now have more than $200 million in cash on hand, according to the campaign.
https://www.usnews.com/news/top-news/articles/2020-02-13/trump-republican-committee-raised-more-than-60-million-during-january-impeachment-trial-campaign
Fat cats and crooks who want more tax cuts and protection from the law.