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Irish_Dem

(79,372 posts)
Wed May 14, 2025, 06:57 AM May 2025

How many GOP members of congress have taken foreign bribes, favors, election rigging help?

Same goes with American judges.

They are not just protecting Trump by refusing to investigate the obvious corruption.

They are protecting themselves.

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How many GOP members of congress have taken foreign bribes, favors, election rigging help? (Original Post) Irish_Dem May 2025 OP
Best Guess atreides1 May 2025 #1
Merrick Garland knows. nt RandiFan1290 May 2025 #2
Yes he has first hand experience. Irish_Dem May 2025 #3
The influence of money in Congress was pretty well established by the mid 1800s bucolic_frolic May 2025 #4
But when did dark foreign money own the US congress? Irish_Dem May 2025 #13
Powerful people who are corrupt always try and drag others into their corruption Walleye May 2025 #5
Yes, widen the corruption net as much as possible. Irish_Dem May 2025 #8
how many have a+ ratings from the nra? mopinko May 2025 #6
Exactly. The NRA was the laundromat. Irish_Dem May 2025 #10
Question should be rephrased to "How many HAVE NOT?" NoMoreRepugs May 2025 #7
Yep, would be a very short list. Maybe no GOP names on the non corrupt list at all. Irish_Dem May 2025 #11
My grandpa told me many years ago, gab13by13 May 2025 #9
Yes Russia and China plans have been diabolically brilliant. Irish_Dem May 2025 #12
Most of them insider trade on Wall Street Johonny May 2025 #14
All kinds of ways for MOC to get rich. Irish_Dem May 2025 #15
nature of the beast.. stillcool May 2025 #16
Bob Menendez wants to know. Sneederbunk May 2025 #17

atreides1

(16,799 posts)
1. Best Guess
Wed May 14, 2025, 07:02 AM
May 2025

Pretty much the majority of them! Those who didn't receive a material reward are probably being blackmailed!

It doesn't really matter because all of them are cowards!

bucolic_frolic

(53,796 posts)
4. The influence of money in Congress was pretty well established by the mid 1800s
Wed May 14, 2025, 07:17 AM
May 2025

The banking system war fought under President Jackson, war provisioning, the election of Lincoln. Money controlled things. 1870-1932 were lean years for Democrats. Business and manufacture controlled politics.

Influence has gone global and our politics are sick. Not just nationally, but often locally too.

Irish_Dem

(79,372 posts)
8. Yes, widen the corruption net as much as possible.
Wed May 14, 2025, 07:31 AM
May 2025

Provides more power, protection and cover.

mopinko

(73,247 posts)
6. how many have a+ ratings from the nra?
Wed May 14, 2025, 07:29 AM
May 2025

remember- russia was i bed w the nra. they never had enough members to account for all the money they threw around. so where did the money come from? ans- very dark places.

Irish_Dem

(79,372 posts)
10. Exactly. The NRA was the laundromat.
Wed May 14, 2025, 07:38 AM
May 2025

Washed Russian dark money.
And made the US a violent country.
Russia and China want to prove US democracy has failed its citizens.

gab13by13

(31,062 posts)
9. My grandpa told me many years ago,
Wed May 14, 2025, 07:37 AM
May 2025

one bad apple can spoil the whole barrel.

One thing that Krasnov's tariffs have done is to force countries into using Musk's StarLink. Putin must be smiling, he doesn't have to hack so much once he is given access.

Irish_Dem

(79,372 posts)
12. Yes Russia and China plans have been diabolically brilliant.
Wed May 14, 2025, 07:40 AM
May 2025

They now have the upper hand.

Irish_Dem

(79,372 posts)
15. All kinds of ways for MOC to get rich.
Wed May 14, 2025, 08:32 AM
May 2025

On top of their big salaries, benefits, pensions, perks.

stillcool

(34,407 posts)
16. nature of the beast..
Wed May 14, 2025, 09:17 AM
May 2025

got to go where the money is, be in it to win it, and in a class of their own. Ain't that America?

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