• kescusay@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    It’s amazing how both parties are exactly the same and do this stuff, amiright?

    /s

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      3 months ago

      That’s because the deep state commie librul law enforcement won’t attack Democrats, duh! Because as we all know, LEOs are universally not conservatives, right?

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      3 months ago

      Let’s don’t get too haughty too hasty.

      Senator Menendez finally resigned like last week.

      Also, Chicago. Just, Chicago. And I say that as a resident and major booster of this wonderful city. But the corruption is real.

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        There’s a difference, though. When the Democrats get a Menendez - or a Blagojevich, or a Weiner - they don’t go to the ends of the Earth to insulate them from the consequences of their actions. Menendez was already persona non grata by the time he finally resigned, and no one would come to his defense.

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          3 months ago

          I don’t disagree with you. When they get caught, they are more likely to face consequences. I’m not saying there aren’t major differences, just that those differences are a bit less stark when it comes to finances.

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            I’m not saying there aren’t major differences, just that those differences are a bit less stark when it comes to finances.

            Only if you ignore everything other than the base crime itself.

            They may both commit the same crime, but the cover up is always worse than the crime, and we’ve got a cover up party that could easily rival the cosmetics industry.

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        except we’ve stopped seeing republicans even resign for things. The news broke that trump may be guilty of a nearly identical crime and its unlikely he’ll resign in disgrace.

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    3 months ago

    Santos is now facing a criminal indictment that accuses him of reporting non-existent personal loans to his campaign in order to be eligible for other campaign contributions.

    For anyone who didn’t want to read the article

    Edit: quoted the wrong part, lol. Read below for the better quote

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      thats where they mention santos, but for the meat of ogles controversy:

      Despite having reported making the $320,000 personal loan, Ogles’ personal financial disclosures did not show any substantial investments — not even a savings account.

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        Lmao fucking amateur

        No not even amateur, an amateur would at least have his wife buy a car wash or some bullshit