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He's been accused of violating a prohibition on members of Congress from acting as an agent of a foreign principal.

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children)

I always knew he was a Republican.

Also, this shouldn’t be a surprise since he was indicted in 2015 also on federal corruption charges where the jury was unable to reach a verdict.

They need to get it right this time because dipshit is certainly a dumb fuck corrupt cuck.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 11 months ago (2 children)

No, he's not a Republican. He's a Democrat. We need to be able to call a spade a spade without getting into knots to "other" it or reclassify it to fit a preconceived narrative. Democrats are just as capable of corruption as Republicans.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

Yes, except the difference is the Dems generally hold their own accountable. See Al Franken or Gov. Cuomo

[–] [email protected] 0 points 11 months ago

It is just a different kind of corruption. No one expects the county Republican party to hand out free turkeys for Thanksgiving.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

How is he a Republican exactly? Can you explain? Because the article says he’s a democrat- and any info on him agrees with this.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago

Whoops, fixed.