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catbyte

(34,553 posts)
Mon Nov 18, 2019, 11:17 AM Nov 2019

Doug Manchester was asked by the RNC to donate $500K as his confirmation in Senate

hung in the balance.



Doug Manchester was asked by the RNC to donate half a million dollars as his confirmation in the Senate hung in the balance.
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Julia Davis
@JuliaDavisNews
A CBS News investigation has uncovered a possible pay-for-play scheme involving the Republican National Committee and President Donald Trump's nominee for ambassador to the Bahamas. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/doug-manchester-possible-pay-to-play-scheme-for-ambassador-role-in-trump-administration-uncovered/

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Doug Manchester was asked by the RNC to donate $500K as his confirmation in Senate (Original Post) catbyte Nov 2019 OP
lock 'em all up, so sick of this criminal cartel shite Celerity Nov 2019 #1
As you eloquently stated Sherman A1 Nov 2019 #2
It's a criminal enterprise. C_U_L8R Nov 2019 #3
Didn't people go to jail for something similar? Hav Nov 2019 #4
But SHITLER pardons them: BLAGJEVICH UTUSN Nov 2019 #5

Hav

(5,969 posts)
4. Didn't people go to jail for something similar?
Mon Nov 18, 2019, 11:45 AM
Nov 2019

I guess the difference is when you are filling your own pocket. Auctioning away these posts to enrich party bank accounts should still not be legal.
And why possible pay for play? Seems pretty clear.

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