Krugman is right: Let's not call the Bondi scandal "pay for play"

[molova]

"pay for play" sounds too cute. This is what it is:

Krugman: "Actually, it wasn't pay to play. It was what is technically called a "bribe""

https://twitter.com/paulkrugman/status/773518628540993536

[C_U_L8R]

1. Has Bondi lawyered up yet?

She ought to be getting an indictment any day.

[lewebley3]

11. Trumps a Crook

[ffr]

2. DailyKOS calls it 'pay to look away'

For Florida AG Pam Bondi, 'pay-to-look-away' was about more than Donald Trump
http://www.democraticunderground.com/12512401857

[NewJeffCT]

6. bribery, graft, pay to look away

all of them can be used.

[ffr]

3. BondiGate works for me too

Easier to say and brands it to the persons behind the scandal.

[napkinz]

4. Jamil Smith lays it all out ...

https://twitter.com/JamilSmith

[Gidney N Cloyd]

13. That's a great thread. Very concise summation.

[napkinz]

5. LOCK HIM UP!

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[lark]

7. Bimbo and bastard both need to be locked up.

Both are total crooks and violated the law. I know Rick Scott doesn't give a shit, just wonder if the Justice Dept. will involve itself? It definitely should, there is real red meat there.

[LongTomH]

8. Sigh!!!! Sadly, the media will probably give tRump a pass on this!!!

[lewebley3]

12. Why cannot the CIA demand Trumps taxes: to see if Trump is in bed with Russia

and working against the America

[Bernardo de La Paz]

9. Exactly. A bribe (this was a bribe) is much worse than pay for play. . . . . . nt

[DesertRat]

10. Absolutely right!

K&R

[TomCADem]

14. Glenn Greenwald Argues In Favor of Equivalency

You have to equate all candidates in order to avoid bias. If one candidate commits a murder and the other gets a traffic ticket to avoid bias you must treat both as equally culpable.

[Dustlawyer]

15. This happens a thousand times a day!

This is how virtually no one from Wall Street was investigated, much less indicted.

When will we have enough of this and fight for Publicly Funded Elections and put an end to legal bribery? It is the root cause of most of our problems!

[martin mike]

16. YES!

HELL YES! Way to go, Krugman!

[napkinz]

17. :)

[Mc Mike]

18. Absolutely right. Thanks, mo. r, NT

[lonestarnot]

19. Why is it that roadkill can get away with bribery?