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Related: About this forumEmails prove that Virginia Dem Senator was offered Tobacco Commission job BEFORE his resignation
Quid, meet quo. Smoking gun right here. Republican Terry Kilgore - brother of 2005 Republican gubernatorial nominee Jerry Kilgore - orchestrated the offer to then-State Senator Phil Puckett (D) of a job with the state Tobacco Commission in exchange for resigning his seat and throwing the 20-20 Virginia State Senate to Republican control.
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Emails prove that Virginia Dem Senator was offered Tobacco Commission job BEFORE his resignation (Original Post)
lowkell
Jun 2014
OP
So when does the Bribery/Socilitating/Opportuning Bribery indictment get issued ...
1StrongBlackMan
Jun 2014
#3
Vetting Democratic candidates is important. Not doing so results in problems like these.
Scuba
Jun 2014
#4
The Republicans should not be able to get the Benefit of their Bargain for this illegal move.
Dustlawyer
Jun 2014
#7
Move along, folks. Nothing to see here. We must look to the future, not the past.
valerief
Jun 2014
#8
postulater
(5,075 posts)1. That, my friends, is the problem. Nt
Justice
(7,185 posts)2. Not very smart, are they? Decoupling... LOL
marshall
(6,665 posts)11. They need to hire the IRS tech support
No emails--no smoking gun--CYA!
1StrongBlackMan
(31,849 posts)3. So when does the Bribery/Socilitating/Opportuning Bribery indictment get issued ...
Both parties should be charged.
Scuba
(53,475 posts)4. Vetting Democratic candidates is important. Not doing so results in problems like these.
PennyK
(2,301 posts)5. Smoking gun?
I see what you did there.
rurallib
(62,373 posts)6. Maybe he can share a cell with Bob McDonnell
for a nice long stay in the hoosegow.
Dustlawyer
(10,494 posts)7. The Republicans should not be able to get the Benefit of their Bargain for this illegal move.
They are determined to do this to stop the ACA at ALL COSTS!
John Roberts, if this is not Quid Pro Quo to you then you need to resign!
valerief
(53,235 posts)8. Move along, folks. Nothing to see here. We must look to the future, not the past.
Crimes done to protect the oligarchy aren't really crimes.
Cha
(296,778 posts)9. Wth dino.
Dawson Leery
(19,348 posts)10. Put him in jail with Ayatollah McDonnell.