Corruption, Sleaze, Skullduggery, Deep Fakes, the Swamp, and Treason

[Crafty_Dog]

Sounds more than plausible to me!

[ccp]

"Tennessee Rep. Tim Burchett has alleged that staffers in Joe Biden’s administration engaged in a “cash for clemency” scheme, using an autopen to issue pardons in exchange for financial payoffs."

Dems use cash

Trump uses crypto

 

[DougMacG]

Matt Margolis, Ed Martin, it's under investigation. They have lawyered up.

https://pjmedia.com/matt-margolis/2025/05/22/ed-martin-names-top-three-suspects-in-biden-autopen-scandal-n4940047

(Doug). It's a fraud and a crime whether they took millions for it or not, my view.

Trump called it treason.

[Crafty_Dog]

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-s-crypto-grift-is-the-latest-corruption-mike-johnson-says-he-s-too-busy-to-care-about/ar-AA1Fsdx1?cvid=8718e456cd634740a381fac4a4c01c36&ocid=msedgdhp

https://af63c413-20ff-4419-a1ad-cce7174a8d6e.usrfiles.com/ugd/af63c4_7d6387a0b5934cf88bcd6462d5c9354d.pdf

[ccp]

get money for Trump .  And of course he has to amplify it by making a headline calling in probably during a show:

https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2025/05/28/trump-plans-pardons-for-reality-stars-todd-and-julie-chrisley-after-fraud-tax-evasion-convictions/

the right:
move along folks , nothing to see here.   

[DougMacG]

ccp:
"the right:
move along folks , nothing to see here.     "
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Guilty as charged. I'm not going to look into the merits of this with so many other issues going on.  He has the right to pardon for any reason.  Any further damage they do is on him.  Maybe this is a ploy to repeal that strange clause that leads to unequal treatment.

My test, do I agree with him 80% of the time?  More precisely, does he agree with me 80% of the time on the important issues?  This won't affect that.

[ccp]

I am disappointed in my whole party
not Doug

a top of the headlines piece from anti Trumper TDS David Frum:

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/05/trump-golden-age-corruption/682935/?gift=hVZeG3M9DnxL4CekrWGK3yK74zTi-y2X_hmXYM4JGwQ&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share

The problem is he is RIGHT.

I can't imagine this will not come back to haunt Trump US in the future.   Whatever he does good helps us .  Whatever he does bad hurts *US*

[DougMacG]

Thanks for letting me off the hook.  I've always tried to hold our own side to the highest standards. But I've been through a lot since then. Watching the entire left side not care about decades of Clinton and Biden corruption and then the false manufactured cases against Trump, collusion and Kleinsmith and false FISAs and manufactured felonies. Meanwhile we spend 40% more than we take in, inflate to no end, tax the inflation, lose reserve currency privileges, flood the border, indoctrinate children to hate and distrust us, destroy women's sports and gender differences, and destroy the free elections process.  I'm might be a little slow this time around to look into their latest accusations.

But yes, I wish we had no scandal or distractions on our side

[ccp]

" Watching the entire left side not care about decades of Clinton and Biden corruption and then the false manufactured cases against Trump, collusion and Kleinsmith and false FISAs and manufactured felonies. "

Yes, these were totally infuriating. 

But forever from now when we see a Democrat doing corrupt things we will hear back, "but what about Trump?"

I suggest we bone up on this strategy to confront the inevitable:

https://liveboldandbloom.com/08/self-awareness/avoid-personal-questions

Otherwise, with some exceptions, I love what he is doing. 

[DougMacG]

"But forever from now when we see a Democrat doing corrupt things we will hear back, "but what about Trump?" "


True.  In the more immediate sense, the House will be up for grabs shortly and Trump has injected himself into that contest.  It better be about issues and policies and not about who will impeach him.  We don't need distractions when we're winning on issues.

A misguided pardon isn't an impeachable offense. Time served isn't no penalty, and the targeting has to stop.

We're probably lucky that Musk made a start on waste, fraud and abuse and then left government because lots of his interests will intersect with government, tariffs and foreign policy.

Trump family businesses have a right to make a living and pursue profits, but had better not cross the the lines of insider trades, preferential treatment etc.  EVEN THOUGH DEMOCRATS DID IT CONSTANTLY.

[Crafty_Dog]

"I'm might be a little slow this time around to look into their latest accusations.   I'm might be a little slow this time around to look into their latest accusations."

And many of those accusations are horseshit.

Mny of those accusations are sincere, but poorly reasoned due to TDS.

And some of them have merit.

Typically sweeing assertions covering all three categories will be made.

So, how to respond?

"I (may) agree with you on some of those, but not on others.  LET'S TAKE THEM ONE BY ONE.  FIRST, LET'S SEE WHERE WE AGREE.   FOR EXAMPLE _________________, BUT WITH REGARD TO _________________ I DISAGREE.  HERE IS WHY.