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Old 12-18-2023, 06:37 AM
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Originally Posted by finnbow View Post
Once again, you're getting out over your skis. From the article:

James and Sara Biden’s ties to Scruggs also later brought them to the periphery of a sweeping federal investigation, one that eventually led to the trial lawyer’s epic downfall in 2008 over a bribery scheme...

Neither James Biden nor his brother was charged or accused of wrongdoing in the case, which led to prison for Scruggs and several of his associates, including James Biden’s would-be partners.


You seem to be naively unaware of how lobbying works in DC and how people use whatever connections they have, family or otherwise (or their own past Congressional service) to wield influence on K S...
You seem to be naively unaware of how much most Americans HATE this how lobbying works. Rather, your post seems to justify it. It's even more gross when you consider how these are the folks who write our labyrinthian tax laws to advantage their contributors and themselves. How many of these congress-critters come to DC with average means but leave with riches beyond the dreams of avarice, and how much of that income is probably to evade taxation.

You also seem to be unable to parse the difference between influence and influence peddling.
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