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Federal Savings Bank CEO Stephen Calk charged with soliciting Manafort for Trump admin job

ttwtt78640 said:
Obama had his fair share of "scandals" too, but the press liked him much, much better. We may soon find out what started the Russian collusion counter intelligence probe (and its many spin-offs) was less than "just an unbiased look at the facts". I'm no Trump fan, but to assert that he is levels beyond the normal swampy and greedy politician is a stretch.
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I see this as minor and unproven, in comparison to what I see occurring every day.

And if there were crimes committed back then, what does it matter to Trump today? Throw all their asses in jail, then.
 
JustHanging said:
Just out of curiosity, how many of Obama's top staffers were indicted/convicted/pled guilty, during the first two years of his administration?
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How many special prosecutors were turned loose on them?
 
Chomsky said:
I see this as minor and unproven, in comparison to what I see occurring every day.

And if there were crimes committed back then, what does it matter to Trump today? Throw all their asses in jail, then.
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And yet Pelosi refuses to impeach every day. She would rather score political points than to stop these alleged (daily) crimes.
 
Can we stop talking about Obama in this thread? It's not about him. Or Hillary. It's about Paul Manafort, who is even sleazier than we knew. Thank goodness for the special counsel and uncovering all of his crimes and putting him away.
 
tres borrachos said:
Can we stop talking about Obama in this thread? It's not about him. Or Hillary. It's about Paul Manafort, who is even sleazier than we knew. Thank goodness for the special counsel and uncovering all of his crimes and putting him away.
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Its all they have. It is hilarious to watch them try to make arguments and asking for links, etc, and watching them get shot down by easily found facts.

More of the "play dumb" argument strategy. The irony is, they really don't need to "play"
 
tres borrachos said:
Calk, who surrendered to the FBI on Thursday morning, allegedly approved the multiple high-risk loans for Manafort, who urgently needed them to avoid foreclosure. While the loans were pending approval, Calk allegedly provided Manafort with a ranked list of positions he desired. At its head were the two top positions at the U.S. Treasury, followed by secretary of Commerce and secretary of Defense. The list also included 19 high-level ambassadorships, among them ambassador to the United Kingdom, France, Germany and Italy.

Manafort received three separate loans in December 2016 and January 2017 from Federal Savings Bank for homes in New York City, Virginia and the Hamptons, New York. The three loans were questioned by other officials at the bank, two sources with direct knowledge of the matter told NBC News last February.

The loans raised red flags at the bank in part because of Manafort's history of defaulting on prior loans, and because the size made Manafort's debt the single largest lending relationship at the bank, according to prosecutors. Calk was required to authorize an unusual lending scheme to avoid passing the lending cap to a single borrower.

In exchange, Manafort provided Calk with personal benefits, prosecutors said. He was appointed to Trump's Council of Economic Advisers in August 2016, just days after the bank approved a proposed $9.5 million loan to Manafort.


Only the best, that Manafort.

More here.

Federal Savings Bank CEO Stephen Calk charged with soliciting Manafort for Trump admin job
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Is this all a part of draining the swamp?
 
Trump said:
is that against the law?
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And here we have on display the ethics bar of the GOP.

"Is it illegal?"

Its so shady you had to present it as a question instead of manning up and making a statement.
 
poweRob said:
And here we have on display the ethics bar of the GOP.

"Is it illegal?"

Its so shady you had to present it as a question instead of manning up and making a statement.
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r u assuming my gender?
 
tres borrachos said:
How many scandals did Obama have? I didn't care for him at all, as I made clear on this board during his Presidency, but I don't remember the stench from Obama reaching anywhere near the level of Trump. Not even the level of Bill Clinton.
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Ive yet to see any scandal of trumps reach to the level of outrage fox folks had for obamas tan suit though.
 
poweRob said:
Ive yet to see any scandal of trumps reach to the level of outrage fox folks had for obamas tan suit though.
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Or the Dijon Mustard scandal. That was the one time in my life I was so embarrassed to be an American.

I mean, before November of 2016 anyway.
 
poweRob said:
Ive yet to see any scandal of trumps reach to the level of outrage fox folks had for obamas tan suit though.
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suggest turning off the TV. or at least turn the channel Disney ....tan suit outrage can last a lifetime:lamo
 
tres borrachos said:
Or the Dijon Mustard scandal. That was the one time in my life I was so embarrassed to be an American.

I mean, before November of 2016 anyway.
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But but... Don't forget the feet propped up on the oval office desk scandal.
 
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poweRob said:
But but... Don't forget the feet on the oval office desk scandal.
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talk about thin skin...really you remember a complaint about feet on the desk? oh my
 
Trump said:
nobody even saw that report except you and 2 other Dems :lamo
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Washington Times. A staple in right wing journalism.

But i digress... Lets get back to the criminal actions of the trump administration that this thread is about that you so obviously want to deflect from.
 
Trump said:
nobody even saw that report except you and 2 other Dems :lamo
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I’m sure plenty more conservatives saw Hannity blow his stack because Obama put Dijon mustard on his hamburger or that time he found out Michelle has arms. Don’t tell me you don’t remember his famous “President Poupon” segment.
 
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poweRob said:
According to right wing media, it sent shockwaves around the world. Direct quote.

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They forgot about..... I wonder what was different about Obama.
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Sent from the Oval Office using Putin's MacBook, and Barr's Wi-Fi password.
 
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