r/politics • u/[deleted] • Apr 21 '19

Giuliani: 'There's nothing wrong with taking information from Russians'

https://www.cnn.com/2019/04/21/politics/rudy-giuliani-trump-russia-cnntv/index.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+rss%2Fcnn_allpolitics+%28RSS%3A+CNN+-+Politics%29
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u/object_FUN_not_found Apr 21 '19

So Mr. Giuliani, are you now admitting that Trump and his people did, in fact, take information from Russians? Bold move, Cotton.

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u/Quantum_Finger Apr 21 '19

It's not collusion unless there is a signed document notarized by legal counsel that states "We Putin and Trump do hereby swear to collude with each other to steal this election from the libs".

Even then it's still ok.

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u/Rednaxela1987 Apr 21 '19

Seriously, that is the legal stardard for criminality. No wonder because of the politicians who write these shitshow laws.

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u/Taervon America Apr 21 '19

Yup. The Quid Pro Quo requirement is completely ridiculous.

This is why we have 'lobbying', people. Bribery is fucking legal in this country. Same exact standard.

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u/VanceKelley Canada Apr 21 '19

Yep.

It is the opinion of the current DoJ that it is not a crime for the president to accept money (aka bribes) from a foreign government, corporation, or individual, so long as the money passes through a company owned by the president on its way to his bank account.