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Donald Trump's $25,000 Pam Bondi problem - the Hill. in the minds of at least some partisan observers, the biggest moment of the day was Trump's declaration that he "never spoke" to Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi (R) about a $25,000 donation from the Donald J. Trump Foundation that arrived at the same time she was deciding whether to investigate Trump University and its get-rich-quick seminars.
This is a big story that has truly failed to crack the top crust of the mainstream news media, a fact that continues to baffle and outrage Clinton supporters who feel that their candidate is subjected to a daily barrage of pointed questions about email servers and pay-to-play accusations while Trump seems to get a pass on what some say is a case of outright bribery.
A well reasoned argument is like a diamond: impervious to corruption and crystal clear - and infinitely rarer.
Here, as elsewhere, people are outraged at what feels like a rigged game -- an economy that won't respond, a democracy that won't listen, and a financial sector that holds all the cards. - Robert Reich
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the rules do not apply to Mr Trump .... well ... because .... he is Mr Trump the Great
ignorance is the enemy
without equality there is no liberty
America can survive bad policy, but not destruction of our Democratic institutions
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It was bribery. 
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If ever there was a "quid pro quo", this seems to be it, and the "accounting error" is farcical. The IRS has no problem assigning blame (to the tune of $2500). Was Trump Fibbing About Buying Politicians Then or Now? - Atlantic "For months, the Republican nominee bragged that he had often paid officeholders for favors. Now that questions are swirling about Florida’s attorney general, he says that’s not the case." Donald Trump had a problem, and Pam Bondi could fix it.
Trump was under legal scrutiny for the so-called Trump University, a series of real-estate seminars that former students have charged was a scam. Bondi, the attorney general of Florida, was deciding whether or not to pursue a fraud investigation into Trump U. Meanwhile, Bondi, a Republican, personally solicited Trump for a donation to an organization backing her reelection.
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“As a businessman and a very substantial donor to very important people, when you give, they do whatever the hell you want them to do,” Trump told The Wall Street Journal in July 2015. “As a businessman, I need that.”
What Trump needed was for Bondi to quash an investigation into Trump University. On September 17, 2013, the pro-Bondi group, And Justice for All, received a $25,000 donation from the Donald J. Trump Foundation. Four days later, Bondi announced that the state of Florida wouldn’t pursue a legal case about Trump University or the Trump Institute, a similar but separate scheme.
A well reasoned argument is like a diamond: impervious to corruption and crystal clear - and infinitely rarer.
Here, as elsewhere, people are outraged at what feels like a rigged game -- an economy that won't respond, a democracy that won't listen, and a financial sector that holds all the cards. - Robert Reich
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The IRS fine just covers the tax aspect of it. The justice department of either Florida or the US would have to charge him with bribery. That is a crime, and he should be charged with it. Maybe it will happen in October. That's the usual time the shyte hits the fan.
But he is already being sued by a woman for having sex with her when she was 13. I'm not sure a little bribery charge compares to statutory rape
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the only way any of this makes any difference would be if there were legal proceedings, otherwise, so what .... he would not loose any supporters even if he shot etc etc
ignorance is the enemy
without equality there is no liberty
America can survive bad policy, but not destruction of our Democratic institutions
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A well reasoned argument is like a diamond: impervious to corruption and crystal clear - and infinitely rarer.
Here, as elsewhere, people are outraged at what feels like a rigged game -- an economy that won't respond, a democracy that won't listen, and a financial sector that holds all the cards. - Robert Reich
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It seems a common trait of all morons: They have an exceptionally high opinion of themselves.
"The liberals can understand everything but people who don't understand them."
Lenny Bruce
"The cleverest of all, in my opinion, is the man who calls himself a fool at least once a month."
Dostoevsky
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I have a feeling that Trump will do terribly in the debates, but his hardcore fans won't recognize that fact. They can't judge his incompetence because they have a similar lack of competence. This is why Clinton is doing so well with college graduate whites and Trump is doing so well with whites who have not graduated. The college grads are generally competent enough to tell when somebody is incompetent. Maybe we should have a new system where a BS/BA gets you 2 votes, an MS gets you 3, and an MD/PhD/JD gets you 4? 
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I like that idea! And to vote you have to show a transcript (which is why Trump won't show his). Like every other aspect of his life, is a fraud, too.
A well reasoned argument is like a diamond: impervious to corruption and crystal clear - and infinitely rarer.
Here, as elsewhere, people are outraged at what feels like a rigged game -- an economy that won't respond, a democracy that won't listen, and a financial sector that holds all the cards. - Robert Reich
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