Thoreau72
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I think Carter is a decent human being as well.
So, to be clear, you wouldn't care if the President did something similar to soliciting a bribe, the basic definition being as follows: trading some official government act or asset in exchange for a personal benefit?
And, in Trump's case not only was he doing something similar to soliciting a bribe, but he was also soliciting a bribe from a foreign country, and doing so within the context of manipulating U.S. foreign policy in pursuit of a personal benefit. The point being Trump's actions wasn't just a run-of-the mill case of bribery.
Effective bribery has been going on for years inside the Beltway. Why is this so different now?
Please see my preceding post.
Our leaders have never been angels. It is foolish to think they are or should be.