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originally posted by: FlyingFox
a reply to: Bwarefalsprofits
So, you give up then?
A few pictures is worth 1000s of words. Your 1000s of words say almost nothing.
edit on 16-10-2023 by FlyingFox because:
originally posted by: Bwarefalsprofits
originally posted by: FlyingFox
a reply to: Bwarefalsprofits
So, you give up then?
A few pictures is worth 1000s of words. Your 1000s of words say almost nothing.
edit on 16-10-2023 by FlyingFox because:
It's odd seeing people defend their overlords so zealously. To the point of worship.
You'd think after all these years of digging, researching and eye opening revelations, people would have gained a clearer perception of the "old maps" and finally stop using them to render something new. Just goes to show, no matter how much data's collected, without ignition of new thought, human nature doesn't change.
WASHINGTON − While grappling with gun charges and a tax investigation, Hunter Biden faces potentially a third set of charges: His decision not to register as a "foreign agent" while working with companies in Ukraine and China.
The inquiry comes as the Justice Department recalibrates its enforcement of the Foreign Agents Registration Act, or FARA, for people to report their work for foreign governments trying to influence U.S. policy. An inspector general’s report in 2016 found prosecutions and other enforcement actions were “rare" and consisted mostly of civil requests to register retroactively.
But after Russian interference in the 2016 election, the department ramped up criminal enforcement with maximum penalties for violations of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine. Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., was indicted Thursday for an alleged conspiracy to violate the act as a foreign agent for Egypt.
The results of criminal prosecutions have been mixed. Several high-profile associates of Donald Trump were convicted – and he pardoned them. Other defendants accused of being foreign agents had charges dismissed or won acquittals.
In this highly politicized atmosphere, Justice Department special counsel David Weiss is investigating whether Hunter Biden should have registered his overseas work. Congressional Republicans argue Biden is getting preferential treatment as the president’s son. And one of Hunter Biden’s lawyers, Abbe Lowell, won the acquittal of another defendant charged with acting as a foreign agent.
originally posted by: Mike Stivic
To be clear I'm not blaming anyone .
I am asking nicely to please put an end to the"tit for tat" bickering back and forth.
I am not opposed to reasonable debate, but the needless veiled barbs and out right nastiness are not necessary.
It's detracting from the overall discourse, as the bickering becomes more "mud pit-ish".
Again to be clear, I am not pointing fingers.
I am not opposed to reasonable debate.
I simply do not wish to wade through the unnecessary one-ups-manship.
With All Due Respect,
~meathead
originally posted by: Guyfriday
Now imagine that, Hunter a foreign agent. If he should have been registered and didn't will his dad pardon him? If so for what other crimes will good old dad pardon him for as well, and more importantly will Congress or the courts have the ability to over-ride this pardon?