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Laurence 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 Trump’s emergence as a full-blown autocrat in the style of Putin
Link to tweet
https://www.forbes.com/sites/stephaniesarkis/2020/02/18/trumps-pardons-are-meant-to-normalize-white-collar-crime/#42af1eee5f68
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He wants to normalize all three white collar crimes mentioned because he has committed them all.
There, fixed it for ya.
I didn't want to be added to the list.
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.
