• pelespirit@sh.itjust.works
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    11 months ago

    True, but these are not the words of innocent men.

    Trump spokesperson Steven Cheung told Newsweek in a Saturday email that it is “unprofessional” to ask if the binder was sold to Russia. “What proof do you have?” he asked.

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      11 months ago

      It sounds like Trump spokesperson Steven Cheung also has no clue, but he’s seen this one enough times to know that his outright denial would probably be contradicted by Trump within the week.

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      11 months ago

      Ah, the ol’ Criminal reverse burden/onus of proof. Counter with the old motherly trick, why might I have reason to even need to bring this up with you…

      What would Mary do/There’s something off about Mary…

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      11 months ago

      It sounds like this story originated with Trump to create a fake news story to distract from the real news of his court cases.

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      11 months ago

      It’s depressing that question is also applicable to the Biden impeachment hearings.

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        11 months ago

        It’s applicable, but it’s also not being used because Biden didn’t do anything. You don’t say it’s unprofessional to ask the question and then ask what proof do you have, especially as a spokesperson. It’s ‘how to be ridiculous and look like you did it 101’.