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Re:The Second Half of Watergate Was Bigger, Worse, and Forgo... by coldtea on Wednesday November 21, 2018 @06:42AM (#18501929)
>In a free society, I don't see anything wrong with that.

Apart for the blatant conflict of interest and the excellent scheme to funnel unknown origin money to an attorney general, there isn't...

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Re:The Second Half of Watergate Was Bigger, Worse, and Forgo... by idontpost on Wednesday November 21, 2018 @11:20AM (#18503752)
He wasn't attorney general, isn't attorney general, and 3 years ago no one had any inkling he might become acting AG.

Your comment amounts to "wet streets cause rain!"

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Re:The Second Half of Watergate Was Bigger, Worse, and Forgo... by mcguire on Wednesday November 21, 2018 @11:36AM (#18503858)
Are you arguing that he became Acting Attorney General* because he he got money in a weird scheme for a "conservative advocacy group?"
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Re:The Second Half of Watergate Was Bigger, Worse, and Forgo... by idontpost on Wednesday November 21, 2018 @11:55AM (#18504021)
No. I'm arguing that no one bribed him with the intent of having an AG in their pocket because no one had a clue 3 years ago he'd be (possibly illegally) made acting AG.
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