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Why else would he characterize Marie Yovanovitch as a bad person?
well ... yeah

Republicans kept saying she had nothing to do with the "phone call", but it is obvious she had everything to do with the "phone call". The conspirators would not have been able to conduct their nefarious plot if she continued as Amb. They needed a more ... amenable person in place. She had to go.

Originally Posted by Findlaw
A criminal conspiracy exists when two or more people agree to commit almost any unlawful act, then take some action toward its completion. The action taken need not itself be a crime, but it must indicate that those involved in the conspiracy knew of the plan and intended to break the law. A person may be convicted of conspiracy even if the actual crime was never committed.

What was the crime?
Originally Posted by 52 USC 30121
Contributions and donations by foreign nationals
(a) Prohibition
It shall be unlawful for-
(1) a foreign national, directly or indirectly, to make-
(A) a contribution or donation of money or other thing of value, or to make an express or implied promise to make a contribution or donation, in connection with a Federal, State, or local election;

The question is whether this is a criminal violation or a civil violation. In either case, a crime has been committed by the current occupant of the WH.

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