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originally posted by: Auth3nt1k
originally posted by: DBCowboy
a reply to: Auth3nt1k
When Trump threatened to close the border with Mexico unless Mexico started policing it's side, was that extortion?
Think carefully before answering.
100% it was also a quid pro quo.
originally posted by: Sillyolme
a reply to: Grambler
Sure they felt so much pressure that they took four more months to get this guy to resign.
And its a friggin lie that anyone was looking at Bidens son. Stop. Its been proven to be a lie.
You cannot keep presenting it as true and stay within the terms and conditions which state you cannot post a known lie.
So stop.
And stop saying that what BIden did and what trump was doing were anywhere near the same thing.
Biden had no horse in the race no matter what you think. What you believe is a lie.
Trump on the other hand was in it for himself and withheld needed aid where people then died for his own personal gain.
Not the same.
You cannot keep presenting it as true and stay within the terms and conditions which state you cannot post a known lie.
originally posted by: FredT
originally posted by: DBCowboy
a reply to: Sillyolme
When Trump threatened to close the border with Mexico unless Mexico started policing it's side, was that extortion?
Think carefully before answering.
I don't know. Did he ask them for dirt on a political rival? Do you not see the difference?
WRONG
originally posted by: DBCowboy
originally posted by: Auth3nt1k
originally posted by: DBCowboy
a reply to: Auth3nt1k
When Trump threatened to close the border with Mexico unless Mexico started policing it's side, was that extortion?
Think carefully before answering.
100% it was also a quid pro quo.
It's also called foreign policy.
When we (the US) make funds contingent on equal rights, gay rights in other countries, it is foreign policy and done at the discretion of the president.
Looking into corruption in the 2016 election is perfectly legal based on the treaty we have with Ukraine and at the discretion of the president.
originally posted by: FredT
a reply to: DBCowboy
Asking for a political favor to go after a rival is NOT foreign policy. I mean in this administration it may be
originally posted by: FredT
I don't know. Did he ask them for dirt on a political rival? Do you not see the difference?
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Sworn statements from two Ukrainian officials admitting that their agency tried to influence the 2016 U.S. presidential election in favor of Hillary Clinton. The effort included leaking an alleged ledger showing payments to then-Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort;
Contacts between Democratic figures in Washington and Ukrainian officials that involved passing along dirt on Donald Trump;
Financial records showing a Ukrainian natural gas company routed more than $3 million to American accounts tied to Hunter Biden, younger son of then-Vice President Joe Biden, who managed U.S.-Ukraine relations for the Obama administration. Biden’s son served on the board of a Ukrainian natural gas company, Burisma Holdings;
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originally posted by: Auth3nt1k
originally posted by: DBCowboy
originally posted by: Auth3nt1k
originally posted by: DBCowboy
a reply to: Auth3nt1k
When Trump threatened to close the border with Mexico unless Mexico started policing it's side, was that extortion?
Think carefully before answering.
100% it was also a quid pro quo.
It's also called foreign policy.
When we (the US) make funds contingent on equal rights, gay rights in other countries, it is foreign policy and done at the discretion of the president.
Looking into corruption in the 2016 election is perfectly legal based on the treaty we have with Ukraine and at the discretion of the president.
You are correct. It is not ok, however, to ask a foreign government ( who you are claiming as major problems with corruption btw) to look into someone for political gain.
originally posted by: DBCowboy
originally posted by: Auth3nt1k
originally posted by: DBCowboy
originally posted by: Auth3nt1k
originally posted by: DBCowboy
a reply to: Auth3nt1k
When Trump threatened to close the border with Mexico unless Mexico started policing it's side, was that extortion?
Think carefully before answering.
100% it was also a quid pro quo.
It's also called foreign policy.
When we (the US) make funds contingent on equal rights, gay rights in other countries, it is foreign policy and done at the discretion of the president.
Looking into corruption in the 2016 election is perfectly legal based on the treaty we have with Ukraine and at the discretion of the president.
You are correct. It is not ok, however, to ask a foreign government ( who you are claiming as major problems with corruption btw) to look into someone for political gain.
If the bidens have done nothing wrong, then they have nothing to worry about.
originally posted by: FredT
a reply to: burdman30ott6
Was that a yes or a no? I faded off with the excessive description but the hot dog guy in front of the WH has some pretty good dogs! But the falafel guy down the block is better.
originally posted by: burdman30ott6
originally posted by: FredT
a reply to: burdman30ott6
Was that a yes or a no? I faded off with the excessive description but the hot dog guy in front of the WH has some pretty good dogs! But the falafel guy down the block is better.
The falafel guy must have slipped in before Trump's immigration bans?