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wasupaloopa

(4,516 posts)
Thu Feb 21, 2019, 10:25 PM Feb 2019

Rachael has a very good program on tonight.

She has shown correspondance between Spiro Agnew and the Saudi Royal Family in which Agnew asks for $2 million to fight Jews in this country.

She said there are significant ties to today’s events with the Agnew story. That is coming up next.

Rachael will have breaking news concerning the Mueller investigation

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Amaryllis

(9,524 posts)
1. Eager to see how she connects all the dots.She alwasys does. Sometimes you can tell where
Thu Feb 21, 2019, 10:41 PM
Feb 2019

she's going and other times not. Appears it has to do with whether a pres can be indicted.

 

wasupaloopa

(4,516 posts)
2. The decision not to indict a sitting president came from the need to indict Agnew so that he would
Thu Feb 21, 2019, 10:47 PM
Feb 2019

not follow Nixon into office of the President.

The memo said you could indict the Vice President but not the president. It was not based on anything other than the Attorney General wanting to get rid of Agnew. It is not based on any law.

 

OliverQ

(3,363 posts)
3. So that's what this is getting to.
Thu Feb 21, 2019, 10:48 PM
Feb 2019

The creation of the DoJ memo on not indicting a President was viewed as a pretty bad argument even when it was originally written in 73.

Her argument is basically, prosecutors with the DoJ very well might ignore that memo and try to indict him.

Zorro

(15,740 posts)
4. She's riffing on her Bagman podcast
Thu Feb 21, 2019, 10:52 PM
Feb 2019

Visiting the DOJ policy about not indicting a sitting president, and the dubiousness of that decision.

The Bagman podcast is excellent, BTW. Agnew was a POS, and his abrasiveness and obnoxiousness infected the entire Republican Party.

 

wasupaloopa

(4,516 posts)
7. He was taking kick backs his whole politial career right into the office of Vice President.
Thu Feb 21, 2019, 11:08 PM
Feb 2019

He was allowed to plead guilty of a minor crime.

Hekate

(90,674 posts)
8. I remember that very well, which is why I called him a petty crook. I did not know he was a traitor
Fri Feb 22, 2019, 02:33 AM
Feb 2019

...as well, seeking to ignite the flames of nationwide antisemitism against our fellow Americans, begging the assistance of the Saudi royals to do so.

Hubby and I watched Rachel tonight, just aghast.

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