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So actual US policy v personal political advantage are the same? Only in the power-addled mind of Trump. Personal gain v requirement of US policy. One has the backing of the US government. Yes, it is a "this for that" requirement. But there is no "all quid pro quos are created equal" clause in the constitution. Where the government legitimately stipulates a requirement, then following through is required. Where an individual, even the president, stipulates a private requirement for his/her personal benefit, then it is a misuse of power and constitutes a request for a bribe. That someone writes well researched and documented books does not make anything I said incorrect. Especially when there was nothing posted that even responded to what I said. It is a sad day when the level of discussion has stooped to appeals to authority that don't even address the issue. It doesn't matter if Biden bragged about actually carrying out the mandate he was legitimately given. And I have watched that clip. It was blunt, factual, and rather low-key for the kind of "brag" that everyone mesmerized by Trump seems to read into it. But it really wouldn't matter if he had bragged in the outlandish way that Trump so often does since it would have been a legal — even required — action on his part. Unlike the abuse of power that Trump continues to brag was "perfect."
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Wow! You really should think about this some more. Quote:
Thus your hypothesis of "personal gain" is purely speculative. Trump's own words points to the past not the future. Trump had just been cleared of Muller's Russian Collusion investigation, and he wanted others to be investigated. There was plenty of other indications, by those in the media and the State Dept, that warranted this. I actually find this kind of funny that you would believe that Trump was so scared of Biden in the 2020 election, that he would stoop to this. Joe Biden appears to have dementia. He can't even string together a whole coherent sentence. Even Obama refuses to back him, and told him not to run. Biden is the weakest candidate in the field. Quote:
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With Biden, however, real action was taken. The Prosecutor General was fired. Biden extorted the President of Ukraine by leveraging guaranteed loans to protect his own son from criminal investigation. Biden acted as a mob boss, using American taxpayer money.
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