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and the prosecutor was not fired because he was ineffective!
Where did I say that we shouldn't investigate Burisma? I said that if Giuliani has the evidence then shine the light on everyone involved. I also said that we should call out corruption on all sides.
originally posted by: Xcalibur254
I just wonder how many cheering on this development would feel the same way if people started digging in to Giuliani's own connections to the Russian mob or Trump's ties to the Mafia.
The Mafia Commission Trial was a criminal trial in New York City, United States, that lasted from February 25, 1985, until November 19, 1986. Using evidence obtained by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, 11 organized crime figures, including the heads of New York's so-called "Five Families," were indicted by United States Attorney Rudolph Giuliani under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) on charges including extortion, labor racketeering, and murder for hire. The case struck a blow against "The Commission," a ruling committee consisting of the New York Five Families bosses that meet to resolve disputes or discuss criminal activities. Time magazine called this "Case of Cases" possibly "the most significant assault on the infrastructure of organized crime since the high command of the Chicago Mafia was swept away in 1943," and quoted Giuliani's stated intention: "Our approach... is to wipe out the five families."
originally posted by: network dude
a reply to: Notoneofyou
I agree. But it's better to have them leave, then to continue to "resist" behind the veil of party affiliation. I just hope the DOJ remembers where they are when the time comes.
If you can actually find real proof that Biden is guilty of something. Then be my guest, put him on trial and if guilty put him in jail.
originally posted by: Sillyolme
a reply to: Raggedyman
It absolutely was.
Just because trump makes noise doesnt mean he is saying anything.
Like when he calls this an impeachment scam.
These are just words for his base. They mean nothing.
And this ^^^^^^ up above is someone hoping Rudy has something.
Hint.... Rudy has nothing.
originally posted by: underwerks
originally posted by: Sillyolme
a reply to: Raggedyman
It absolutely was.
Just because trump makes noise doesnt mean he is saying anything.
Like when he calls this an impeachment scam.
These are just words for his base. They mean nothing.
And this ^^^^^^ up above is someone hoping Rudy has something.
Hint.... Rudy has nothing.
What people seem to miss is the fact that if this was really about verifiable corruption involving the Bidens in Ukraine, it would have all been handled through the Justice Department and proper legal channels.
Not the Presidents personal lawyer going behind the back of the State Department and the DOJ. There’s a reason it is all going through Giuliani and no one that would actually work to verify any of this.
originally posted by: muzzleflash
a reply to: TrueAmerican
Imagine what we'd find if we had investigations into all foreign aid accounts around the world over the last 100 years...
So much for squandering America's fortunes helping the world, politicians globally have been robbing us the whole time lol. That's an even bigger outrage.
originally posted by: Xcalibur254
a reply to: proximo
And I'm saying why ignore corruption on one side just because they're pointing out corruption on the other.
Even if we ignore Giuliani's recent ties to corrupt world of eastern Europe, his top donor in 1999 pretty much bragged about his ties to the Russian mob. Fun fact: This person was also a donor to Schumer and Gore.
Meanwhile, Trump's ties to the Mafia have long been documented. Just look into the construction of Trump Tower. Or the fact that his longtime personal lawyer was also the mob's top lawyer.
If you have evidence that Guiliani or Trump have mob connections, please post it. If not, please stop casting false aspersions.
"New York was so totally corrupt and so controlled by the mob in the '80s that in order to be a successful businessman, you had to have some way to work that world," former FBI agent Walt Stowe, who grew close to Trump through the years and says he never saw the developer do anything illegal, told The Washington Post's Robert O'Harrow Jr. in 2016.But by 1988, Trump was feeling so comfortable associating with Mafiosi that he did his first name-licensing deal with a luxury limo rental company owned by John Staluppi, a made member of the Colombo crime family, according to William Bastone, founding editor of The Smoking Gun website. And by that time, Trump was deep into his quest for an Atlantic City fortune.
But early on, Trump relied on his associations with underworld characters to open his grandiose (and ultimately bankrupt) gambling dens on the boardwalk. One of the more interesting characters back then was Daniel Sullivan, "a 42-year-old giant of a man with great charm and a criminal record," who "dealt with labor problems at Trump's construction sites," according to O'Harrow's deep-dive story. Trump went into a drywall manufacturing business with Sullivan, which was "among the firms implicated in a racketeering scheme involving the carpenters' union and the Genovese crime family" represented by Cohn, O'Harrow wrote. Sullivan also brought Trump into an Atlantic City land-leasing deal with Kenneth Shapiro, whom law enforcement authorities had identified as a financier and agent for Philadelphia mobster Nicodemo "Little Nicky" Scarfo.
originally posted by: grey580
a reply to: TrueAmerican
I would welcome new information.
However OAN is a right wing news source that promotes conspiracy theories.
Also.
and the prosecutor was not fired because he was ineffective!
People were clamoring for his removal. Ukranian watch dogs were calling for his removal. Ukranian parliment wanted his removal as well. Because he wasn't going after people.
If you can actually find real proof that Biden is guilty of something. Then be my guest, put him on trial and if guilty put him in jail. Any time we can put any politician in prison is a win. But so far I'm not seeing any real evidence.