The Trump-Bondi bribery scandal

[UCmeNdc]

In the heat of a presidential campaign, you’d think that a story about one party’s nominee giving a large contribution to a state attorney general who promptly shut down an inquiry into that nominee’s scam “university” would be enormous news. But we continue to hear almost nothing about what happened between Donald Trump and Florida attorney general Pam Bondi.

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Whether that was through deliberate intent or incompetence is immaterial, because this is an actual, real, meaningful scandal with two — two! — smoking guns. This is exactly the sort of thing that the New York Times, CNN, and all the biggest names in journalism are looking for as they relentlessly go after the Clinton Foundation, as well as Bill and Hillary Clinton.

There is nothing to be uncovered there, because there is no “there” there. … but there is almost complete and utter silence about Trump’s two successful efforts to buy off politicians — and not just politicians, but the Attorneys General of two different states! [...]

http://www.dailykos.com/stories/2016/9/6/1567178/-Abbreviated-pundit-roundup-The-Trump-Bondi-bribery-scandal

Why is this not a crime? Where is the FBI? Put them under oath!

[UCmeNdc]

1. Put them under oath!

[KeepItReal]

2. Who is the US Attorney for that area? Does AG Lynch care?

Those are the people who need to be pressured.

Can't count on this corporate media environment to do jack squat but cash campaign ad checks and talk about the horse race.

[uponit7771]

3. This has MORE tangible evidence of wrong doing than Clinton email non scandal

[Botany]

8. Clinton's "email scandal" is a product of Judical Watch

a right wing nut group.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/12512398044

[uponit7771]

12. Yeap, the media repeating alt-right or alt-right light sources is horrible

[Botany]

13. Judical Watch pushed the need for President Obama to release his long form birth certificate

.... after a copy of his short form birth certificate and copies of his birth annoucement from
2 Hawiian newspapers were produced.

For people like Joe Scarborough to bring up Judicial Watch's new hit piece about Hillary's day
after day is really low rent horse shit.

[Dustlawyer]

4. Abbott is dirty, just scratch the surface and you will see!

[Laura PourMeADrink]

9. And he acts like he is as pure as driven snow, disgustingly prefacing

whatever he says with the story about how great he is to survive with a disability.

[Demsrule86]

5. Good Morning America

to discuss the Trump Florida AG scandal...went across the screen a bit ago.

[NewJeffCT]

16. did they give it much coverage?

I wasn't able to see

[Bernardo de La Paz]

6. Trump is the only candidate who has been assessed penalties for Election wrong-doing.

He had to pay a 10% fine on his bribe.

[UCmeNdc]

7. If it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck it is a duck: If it looks like a bribe and paid off

like a bribe and actions by public official is completed like a bribe, it is a bribe

The bribery story is bad enough, but when coupled with Donald Trump’s refusal to releases his tax returns, it looks even worse. And now, Trump claims that “people don’t care” about his tax returns:

because it may show bribery payments to public officials through Trump Foundation?

[world wide wally]

10. Media malpractice

[PatSeg]

11. Well, was there email involved?

Or a private server?

Nothing to see here then!

It is so frustrating every time I hear someone on TV refer to Hillary's email as a "scandal", but this obvious incident of bribery is hardly even mentioned. Does the MSM even know what "scandal" means?

[-Steph-]

14. The MSM has completely failed America.

They are a large part of why Donald Trump is even this close to the presidency to begin with.

[allan01]

15. as long as it isnt republican, ie democrat (imitates crickets chirping)

liberal press horse hockey. another right wing sham and distraction tactic

[calimary]

17. Copy the Kos link and tweet it all over the place!

You can google the names of all the news folk on the air and tweet that link to them. OR a link to another report about it from another source.

[napkinz]

18. Lock Him Up!

[napkinz]

19. ...

[UCmeNdc]

20. Nice!

[napkinz]

21. and still no news coverage of bribery scandal ...

Andrea Mitchell on MSNBC is talking about Hillary's Emails and her "COUGHING FIT"

[napkinz]

22. well, Hallie Jackson gave one minute to the Trump bribery story and then went right back to

Hillary's Emails and the Foundation.

[napkinz]

23. Trump accusing Hillary of "pay for play"

Trump: "Pay for play. You are not allowed to do it. It's illegal."


so ...

[napkinz]

24. Chuck Todd covering the story now on MSNBC!