Two words: "bad journalism"

America’s media establishment endlessly repeated Republican claims that Hillary Clinton was a threat to the security and good order of the republic, because she stored official emails on her own server, and erased about 33,000 of them she said were private.

George W. Bush erased 22 million of its official emails, including those under subpoena from Congress.

"It's OK if you are a Republican"

"corruption in government” was listed by 17 percent of voters as the most important issue in the presidential election, second only to the economy, and ahead of terrorism and health care

What we didn't know in 2016 these 17% of Americans wanted MORE corruption in government.😂

https://washingtonspectator.org/press-trump-perlstein/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

Just now, SiSePuede419 said:

What we didn't know in 2016 these 17% of Americans wanted MORE corruption in government.😂

Voting for a Democrat unequivocally means endorsing corruption.

11 minutes ago, temuFarang said:

Voting for a Democrat unequivocally means endorsing corruption.

Do you mean like crypto meme coins?

World Liberty Financial?

Selling pardons?

Free Boeing 747s?

Selling pre-posting access to Presidential Tweets for $100K a month?

Paying the sitting First Lady $30,000,000 for "her story"?

Getting $150,000,000 per year from Gulf nations for managing their money, all while acting as a "Peace Envoy"?

Getting new $5,000,000,000 for your Affinity Fund" while acting as Peace Envoy?

Being awarded no-bid contracts for the Dept of Defense because your dad is POTUS?

3 minutes ago, Wingate said:

Do you mean like crypto meme coins?

World Liberty Financial?

Selling pardons?

Free Boeing 747s?

Selling pre-posting access to Presidential Tweets for $100K a month?

Paying the sitting First Lady $30,000,000 for "her story"?

Getting $150,000,000 per year from Gulf nations for managing their money, all while acting as a "Peace Envoy"?

Getting new $5,000,000,000 for your Affinity Fund" while acting as Peace Envoy?

Being awarded no-bid contracts for the Dept of Defense because your dad is POTUS?

I value the Democrats' commitment to maintaining fixed primaries, and also ignoring the apparent corruption within social programs. Furthermore, there is this issue to consider:

1960s–1990s

#	Year	Person	Party / office / state	Offense	Amount identified	Conviction / plea	Prison
1	1973	Otto Kerner Jr.	D — Illinois governor	Bribery, tax fraud connected to regulation of horse racing	Not stated	Convicted	3 years
2	1980	John Jenrette	D — U.S. Rep., SC	ABSCAM bribery/conspiracy	$50,000 received; $100,000 discussed	Convicted	2 years
3	1980	Frank Thompson Jr.	D — U.S. Rep., NJ	ABSCAM bribery	$50,000	Convicted	3 years
4	1980	John Murphy	D — U.S. Rep., NY	ABSCAM bribery	$50,000	Convicted	3 years
5	1980	Raymond Lederer	D — U.S. Rep., PA	ABSCAM bribery	$50,000	Convicted	3 years
6	1980	Michael “Ozzie” Myers	D — U.S. Rep., PA	ABSCAM bribery	$50,000	Convicted	3 years
7	1981	Harrison Williams	D — U.S. senator, NJ	Bribery/conspiracy in ABSCAM-related prosecution	Undisclosed interest in titanium venture	Convicted	3 years
8	1991	Nicholas Mavroules	D — U.S. Rep., MA	Public corruption/extortion-related offenses	Not stated	Pleaded guilty	15 months
9	1993–95	Albert Bustamante	D — U.S. Rep., TX	Bribery and illegal gratuity involving congressional office	Not stated	Convicted	42 months
10	1995	Dan Rostenkowski	D — U.S. Rep., IL	Mail fraud involving congressional office funds	Approximately $250,000 in losses cited in prosecution	Pleaded guilty	18 months
11	1995	Mel Reynolds	D — U.S. Rep., IL	Bank fraud, campaign-finance and tax offenses	Not stated	Convicted	78 months
12	1996	Walter Tucker III	D — mayor, Compton, CA	Bribery, extortion and tax offenses	Not stated	Pleaded guilty	27 months
13	1999	Jim Guy Tucker	D — Arkansas governor	Conspiracy to defraud the United States/tax-related offense in Whitewater	$1 million restitution initially ordered	Pleaded guilty	4 years' probation
14	2000	Edwin Edwards	D — Louisiana governor	Racketeering, extortion, bribery and fraud	Hundreds of thousands of dollars in benefits	Convicted	10 years

The DOJ's historical records document the ABSCAM convictions of Jenrette, Lederer, Myers, Murphy and Thompson, including Jenrette's two-year sentence. Department of Justice DOJ records also document Bustamante's conviction for bribery/illegal gratuity and his 42-month sentence. Department of Justice Tucker's guilty plea and four-year probationary sentence are contained in a DOJ filing to the Supreme Court. Department of Justice

2000s

#	Year	Person	Party / office / state	Offense	Amount identified	Conviction / plea	Prison
15	2002	James Traficant	D — U.S. Rep., OH	Bribery, racketeering, tax evasion	Not stated	Convicted	8 years
16	2003	Joseph Ganim	D — mayor, Bridgeport, CT	Racketeering, bribery, extortion, fraud	>$500,000 in benefits	Convicted	9 years
17	2008	Sharpe James	D — mayor, Newark, NJ	Corruption/fraud involving city-owned land	Hundreds of thousands in resale profits	Convicted	27 months
18	2009	Wayne Bryant	D — NJ state senator/assemblyman	Honest-services fraud, bribery, pension fraud	Not stated	Convicted	4 years
19	2009	William Jefferson	D — U.S. Rep., LA	Bribery, racketeering, money laundering	Hundreds of thousands; $90,000 cash found in freezer	Convicted	13 years
20	2009	Monica Conyers	D — Detroit city councilmember, MI	Bribery conspiracy	$10,000 extortion payment plus proposed multi-million-dollar investment	Pleaded guilty	37 months
21	2009	Miguel Martinez	D — NYC councilmember, NY	Honest-services fraud, mail fraud, money laundering	>$100,000; $106,000 forfeiture	Pleaded guilty	5 years

Ganim's DOJ case records say he solicited and received more than $500,000 in benefits in exchange for steering city contracts and sentenced him to nine years. Department of Justice+1 DOJ records describe Sharpe James's scheme involving discounted city-owned land and sentenced him to 27 months. Department of Justice

The DOJ record for Bryant states that he was convicted on 12 counts and sentenced to four years. Department of Justice Jefferson was convicted of bribery, racketeering and related offenses. Department of Justice Conyers pleaded guilty and received 37 months. Department of Justice Martinez pleaded guilty and received five years; DOJ records identify more than $100,000 in proceeds and a $106,000 forfeiture. Department of Justice+1

2010–2015

#	Year	Person	Party / office / state	Offense	Amount identified	Conviction / plea	Prison
22	2010	Leona Beldini	D — Jersey City deputy mayor, NJ	Bribery involving development approvals	$20,000	Convicted	36 months
23	2010	Peter Cammarano III	D — Hoboken mayor, NJ	Extortion under color of official right	$25,000	Pleaded guilty	24 months
24	2011	Chuck Turner	D — Boston city councilmember, MA	Extortion/bribery; false statements	$1,000	Convicted	36 months
25	2011	Mariano Vega Jr.	D — Jersey City council president, NJ	Extortion/bribery	$30,000	Pleaded guilty	30 months
26	2012	Dennis Elwell	D — Secaucus mayor, NJ	Bribery	$10,000	Convicted	30 months
27	2012	Harry Thomas Jr.	D — D.C. Councilmember	Theft/tax offenses involving government funds	$353,500	Pleaded guilty	38 months
28	2012	Kwame Brown	D — D.C. Council chairman	Bank fraud/campaign-finance violation	>$220,000 in loans; $1,500 campaign payment	Pleaded guilty	1 day + 6 months home detention
29	2012	Sandy Annabi	D — Yonkers councilmember, NY	Bribery/extortion/tax offenses	Nearly $200,000 in secret payments	Convicted	6 years
30	2013	Larry Seabrook	D — NYC councilmember, NY	Public corruption involving discretionary funds	$418,252 forfeiture	Convicted	5 years
31	2012	Hiram Monserrate	D — NY state senator/councilmember	Misuse of City Council funds for campaign	~$100,000	Pleaded guilty	2 years
32	2012	Carl Kruger	D — NY state senator	Bribery, corruption	$223,534 forfeiture	Pleaded guilty	7 years
33	2013	Pedro Espada Jr.	D — NY state senator/majority leader	Theft from federally funded health clinics; tax fraud	>$500,000	Convicted/pleaded guilty	5 years
34	2013	Kwame Kilpatrick	D — Detroit mayor, MI	Racketeering, extortion, fraud	Millions involved in schemes	Convicted	28 years
35	2014	Eric Stevenson	D — NY state assemblyman	Bribery for legislation and official acts	>$20,000	Convicted	3 years
36	2014	Tony Mack	D — Trenton mayor, NJ	Extortion, bribery, mail/wire fraud	~$119,000 planned; $54,000 accepted	Convicted	58 months
37	2015	Malcolm Smith	D — NY state senator/leader	Bribery and fraud involving mayoral ballot access and state funding	$110,000 cash bribes; ≥$500,000 funding sought	Convicted	7 years
38	2015	William Boyland Jr.	D — NY state assemblyman	Bribery, fraud, extortion, theft	$169,410 forfeiture	Convicted	14 years
39	2015/17	John Sampson	D — NY state senator	Obstruction and false statements involving undisclosed loan	$188,500 loan	Convicted	5 years

The DOJ records are especially detailed for this period. Beldini was convicted of taking $20,000 in illicit contributions in return for official influence. Department of Justice Cammarano pleaded guilty to accepting $25,000. Department of Justice Turner was convicted of taking a $1,000 payment. Department of Justice Vega admitted accepting $30,000 in corrupt payments/contributions. Department of Justice

Elwell was convicted of taking a $10,000 bribe. Department of Justice Thomas admitted steering $353,500 in government-funded money to entities he controlled. Department of Justice Brown admitted using false documents to obtain more than $220,000 in loans and committing a campaign-finance violation. Department of Justice

For the New York cases, DOJ records document Annabi's nearly $200,000 in payments and six-year sentence, Department of Justice Seabrook's five-year sentence, Department of Justice Monserrate's approximately $100,000 campaign-finance scheme and two-year sentence, Department of Justice Espada's theft from Bronx clinics and five-year sentence, Department of Justice Stevenson taking more than $20,000 in bribes, Department of Justice Boyland's 14-year sentence, Department of Justice and Sampson's five-year sentence. Department of Justice

Tony Mack's case involved approximately $119,000 in planned bribes, of which $54,000 was actually accepted. Department of Justice Malcolm Smith authorized $110,000 in cash bribes and sought at least $500,000 in state transportation funding. Department of Justice

2016–2026

#	Year	Person	Party / office / state	Offense	Amount identified	Conviction / plea	Prison
40	2016	Chaka Fattah Sr.	D — U.S. Rep., PA	Racketeering, bribery, fraud, misuse of federal/charitable/campaign funds	$600,000 restitution; $14,500 forfeiture	Convicted	10 years
41	2017	Corrine Brown	D — U.S. Rep., FL	Fraudulent charity, tax offenses, false disclosures	>$800,000 solicited	Convicted	5 years
42	2017	Anthony Burfoot	D — Norfolk treasurer/councilman, VA	Honest-services fraud, bribery, extortion, perjury	Hundreds of thousands in benefits	Convicted	6 years
43	2019	Gerald Lundergan	D — former Kentucky Democratic Party chair	Illegal corporate campaign contributions/false records	>$200,000	Convicted	21 months
44	2019	Vaughn Spencer	D — Reading mayor, PA	Bribery/pay-to-play contracting	Campaign contributions tied to contracts	Convicted	96 months
45	2019	Kenneth Smukler	Democratic campaign consultant, PA	Illegal campaign contributions/false FEC reports	$90,000 pass-through in Brady campaign scheme	Convicted	18 months
46	2020	Catherine Pugh	D — Baltimore mayor, MD	Fraud, tax evasion, straw campaign contributions	>$800,000 in book sales; $62,100 used for straw donations	Pleaded guilty	3 years
47	2022	G. Steven Pigeon	Former Democratic Party chair, NY	Foreign campaign contribution conspiracy	$25,000	Convicted	4 months
48	2022	Michael “Ozzie” Myers	D — former U.S. Rep., PA	Election fraud, bribery, ballot manipulation	Payments to influence elections; amount varied by scheme	Pleaded guilty	30 months
49	2024	José Huizar	D — Los Angeles councilmember, CA	Racketeering, bribery-related corruption, tax evasion	$443,905 city restitution + $38,792 IRS restitution	Pleaded guilty	13 years
50	2025	Michael Madigan	D — Illinois House speaker	Bribery, wire fraud, corruption involving ComEd and associates	$2.5 million fine; ComEd payments to associates	Convicted	7½ years

1 hour ago, temuFarang said:

Voting for a Democrat unequivocally means endorsing corruption.

George W Bush deleted 22 million emails under subpeona and you don't give a flying <deleted> about it but we're supposed to believe Democrats are corrupt?

38 minutes ago, temuFarang said:

I value the Democrats' commitment to maintaining fixed primaries, and also ignoring the apparent corruption within social programs. Furthermore, there is this issue to consider:

1960s–1990s

#	Year	Person	Party / office / state	Offense	Amount identified	Conviction / plea	Prison
1	1973	Otto Kerner Jr.	D — Illinois governor	Bribery, tax fraud connected to regulation of horse racing	Not stated	Convicted	3 years
2	1980	John Jenrette	D — U.S. Rep., SC	ABSCAM bribery/conspiracy	$50,000 received; $100,000 discussed	Convicted	2 years
3	1980	Frank Thompson Jr.	D — U.S. Rep., NJ	ABSCAM bribery	$50,000	Convicted	3 years
4	1980	John Murphy	D — U.S. Rep., NY	ABSCAM bribery	$50,000	Convicted	3 years
5	1980	Raymond Lederer	D — U.S. Rep., PA	ABSCAM bribery	$50,000	Convicted	3 years
6	1980	Michael “Ozzie” Myers	D — U.S. Rep., PA	ABSCAM bribery	$50,000	Convicted	3 years
7	1981	Harrison Williams	D — U.S. senator, NJ	Bribery/conspiracy in ABSCAM-related prosecution	Undisclosed interest in titanium venture	Convicted	3 years
8	1991	Nicholas Mavroules	D — U.S. Rep., MA	Public corruption/extortion-related offenses	Not stated	Pleaded guilty	15 months
9	1993–95	Albert Bustamante	D — U.S. Rep., TX	Bribery and illegal gratuity involving congressional office	Not stated	Convicted	42 months
10	1995	Dan Rostenkowski	D — U.S. Rep., IL	Mail fraud involving congressional office funds	Approximately $250,000 in losses cited in prosecution	Pleaded guilty	18 months
11	1995	Mel Reynolds	D — U.S. Rep., IL	Bank fraud, campaign-finance and tax offenses	Not stated	Convicted	78 months
12	1996	Walter Tucker III	D — mayor, Compton, CA	Bribery, extortion and tax offenses	Not stated	Pleaded guilty	27 months
13	1999	Jim Guy Tucker	D — Arkansas governor	Conspiracy to defraud the United States/tax-related offense in Whitewater	$1 million restitution initially ordered	Pleaded guilty	4 years' probation
14	2000	Edwin Edwards	D — Louisiana governor	Racketeering, extortion, bribery and fraud	Hundreds of thousands of dollars in benefits	Convicted	10 years

The DOJ's historical records document the ABSCAM convictions of Jenrette, Lederer, Myers, Murphy and Thompson, including Jenrette's two-year sentence. Department of Justice DOJ records also document Bustamante's conviction for bribery/illegal gratuity and his 42-month sentence. Department of Justice Tucker's guilty plea and four-year probationary sentence are contained in a DOJ filing to the Supreme Court. Department of Justice

2000s

#	Year	Person	Party / office / state	Offense	Amount identified	Conviction / plea	Prison
15	2002	James Traficant	D — U.S. Rep., OH	Bribery, racketeering, tax evasion	Not stated	Convicted	8 years
16	2003	Joseph Ganim	D — mayor, Bridgeport, CT	Racketeering, bribery, extortion, fraud	>$500,000 in benefits	Convicted	9 years
17	2008	Sharpe James	D — mayor, Newark, NJ	Corruption/fraud involving city-owned land	Hundreds of thousands in resale profits	Convicted	27 months
18	2009	Wayne Bryant	D — NJ state senator/assemblyman	Honest-services fraud, bribery, pension fraud	Not stated	Convicted	4 years
19	2009	William Jefferson	D — U.S. Rep., LA	Bribery, racketeering, money laundering	Hundreds of thousands; $90,000 cash found in freezer	Convicted	13 years
20	2009	Monica Conyers	D — Detroit city councilmember, MI	Bribery conspiracy	$10,000 extortion payment plus proposed multi-million-dollar investment	Pleaded guilty	37 months
21	2009	Miguel Martinez	D — NYC councilmember, NY	Honest-services fraud, mail fraud, money laundering	>$100,000; $106,000 forfeiture	Pleaded guilty	5 years

Ganim's DOJ case records say he solicited and received more than $500,000 in benefits in exchange for steering city contracts and sentenced him to nine years. Department of Justice+1 DOJ records describe Sharpe James's scheme involving discounted city-owned land and sentenced him to 27 months. Department of Justice

The DOJ record for Bryant states that he was convicted on 12 counts and sentenced to four years. Department of Justice Jefferson was convicted of bribery, racketeering and related offenses. Department of Justice Conyers pleaded guilty and received 37 months. Department of Justice Martinez pleaded guilty and received five years; DOJ records identify more than $100,000 in proceeds and a $106,000 forfeiture. Department of Justice+1

2010–2015

#	Year	Person	Party / office / state	Offense	Amount identified	Conviction / plea	Prison
22	2010	Leona Beldini	D — Jersey City deputy mayor, NJ	Bribery involving development approvals	$20,000	Convicted	36 months
23	2010	Peter Cammarano III	D — Hoboken mayor, NJ	Extortion under color of official right	$25,000	Pleaded guilty	24 months
24	2011	Chuck Turner	D — Boston city councilmember, MA	Extortion/bribery; false statements	$1,000	Convicted	36 months
25	2011	Mariano Vega Jr.	D — Jersey City council president, NJ	Extortion/bribery	$30,000	Pleaded guilty	30 months
26	2012	Dennis Elwell	D — Secaucus mayor, NJ	Bribery	$10,000	Convicted	30 months
27	2012	Harry Thomas Jr.	D — D.C. Councilmember	Theft/tax offenses involving government funds	$353,500	Pleaded guilty	38 months
28	2012	Kwame Brown	D — D.C. Council chairman	Bank fraud/campaign-finance violation	>$220,000 in loans; $1,500 campaign payment	Pleaded guilty	1 day + 6 months home detention
29	2012	Sandy Annabi	D — Yonkers councilmember, NY	Bribery/extortion/tax offenses	Nearly $200,000 in secret payments	Convicted	6 years
30	2013	Larry Seabrook	D — NYC councilmember, NY	Public corruption involving discretionary funds	$418,252 forfeiture	Convicted	5 years
31	2012	Hiram Monserrate	D — NY state senator/councilmember	Misuse of City Council funds for campaign	~$100,000	Pleaded guilty	2 years
32	2012	Carl Kruger	D — NY state senator	Bribery, corruption	$223,534 forfeiture	Pleaded guilty	7 years
33	2013	Pedro Espada Jr.	D — NY state senator/majority leader	Theft from federally funded health clinics; tax fraud	>$500,000	Convicted/pleaded guilty	5 years
34	2013	Kwame Kilpatrick	D — Detroit mayor, MI	Racketeering, extortion, fraud	Millions involved in schemes	Convicted	28 years
35	2014	Eric Stevenson	D — NY state assemblyman	Bribery for legislation and official acts	>$20,000	Convicted	3 years
36	2014	Tony Mack	D — Trenton mayor, NJ	Extortion, bribery, mail/wire fraud	~$119,000 planned; $54,000 accepted	Convicted	58 months
37	2015	Malcolm Smith	D — NY state senator/leader	Bribery and fraud involving mayoral ballot access and state funding	$110,000 cash bribes; ≥$500,000 funding sought	Convicted	7 years
38	2015	William Boyland Jr.	D — NY state assemblyman	Bribery, fraud, extortion, theft	$169,410 forfeiture	Convicted	14 years
39	2015/17	John Sampson	D — NY state senator	Obstruction and false statements involving undisclosed loan	$188,500 loan	Convicted	5 years

The DOJ records are especially detailed for this period. Beldini was convicted of taking $20,000 in illicit contributions in return for official influence. Department of Justice Cammarano pleaded guilty to accepting $25,000. Department of Justice Turner was convicted of taking a $1,000 payment. Department of Justice Vega admitted accepting $30,000 in corrupt payments/contributions. Department of Justice

Elwell was convicted of taking a $10,000 bribe. Department of Justice Thomas admitted steering $353,500 in government-funded money to entities he controlled. Department of Justice Brown admitted using false documents to obtain more than $220,000 in loans and committing a campaign-finance violation. Department of Justice

For the New York cases, DOJ records document Annabi's nearly $200,000 in payments and six-year sentence, Department of Justice Seabrook's five-year sentence, Department of Justice Monserrate's approximately $100,000 campaign-finance scheme and two-year sentence, Department of Justice Espada's theft from Bronx clinics and five-year sentence, Department of Justice Stevenson taking more than $20,000 in bribes, Department of Justice Boyland's 14-year sentence, Department of Justice and Sampson's five-year sentence. Department of Justice

Tony Mack's case involved approximately $119,000 in planned bribes, of which $54,000 was actually accepted. Department of Justice Malcolm Smith authorized $110,000 in cash bribes and sought at least $500,000 in state transportation funding. Department of Justice

2016–2026

#	Year	Person	Party / office / state	Offense	Amount identified	Conviction / plea	Prison
40	2016	Chaka Fattah Sr.	D — U.S. Rep., PA	Racketeering, bribery, fraud, misuse of federal/charitable/campaign funds	$600,000 restitution; $14,500 forfeiture	Convicted	10 years
41	2017	Corrine Brown	D — U.S. Rep., FL	Fraudulent charity, tax offenses, false disclosures	>$800,000 solicited	Convicted	5 years
42	2017	Anthony Burfoot	D — Norfolk treasurer/councilman, VA	Honest-services fraud, bribery, extortion, perjury	Hundreds of thousands in benefits	Convicted	6 years
43	2019	Gerald Lundergan	D — former Kentucky Democratic Party chair	Illegal corporate campaign contributions/false records	>$200,000	Convicted	21 months
44	2019	Vaughn Spencer	D — Reading mayor, PA	Bribery/pay-to-play contracting	Campaign contributions tied to contracts	Convicted	96 months
45	2019	Kenneth Smukler	Democratic campaign consultant, PA	Illegal campaign contributions/false FEC reports	$90,000 pass-through in Brady campaign scheme	Convicted	18 months
46	2020	Catherine Pugh	D — Baltimore mayor, MD	Fraud, tax evasion, straw campaign contributions	>$800,000 in book sales; $62,100 used for straw donations	Pleaded guilty	3 years
47	2022	G. Steven Pigeon	Former Democratic Party chair, NY	Foreign campaign contribution conspiracy	$25,000	Convicted	4 months
48	2022	Michael “Ozzie” Myers	D — former U.S. Rep., PA	Election fraud, bribery, ballot manipulation	Payments to influence elections; amount varied by scheme	Pleaded guilty	30 months
49	2024	José Huizar	D — Los Angeles councilmember, CA	Racketeering, bribery-related corruption, tax evasion	$443,905 city restitution + $38,792 IRS restitution	Pleaded guilty	13 years
50	2025	Michael Madigan	D — Illinois House speaker	Bribery, wire fraud, corruption involving ComEd and associates	$2.5 million fine; ComEd payments to associates	Convicted	7½ years

George W Bush deleted 22 million emails under subpeona and you don't give a flying <deleted> about it but we're supposed to believe corruption with Democrats is the problem?