But the defence says the former president committed no crimes and calls star witness an admitted liar.

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    7 months ago

    For others curious, it comes from Banana companies installing dictatorships

    A banana republic is a country with an economy of state capitalism, whereby the country is operated as a private commercial enterprise for the exclusive profit of the ruling class.

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      7 months ago

      Thanks! So, I get why the term was used but it doesn’t seem to fit really with this context.

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        The context is that in a banana republic this kind of behavior would almost be assumed, if a president candidate encounters a similar situation.