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"Seriously though, has anyone ever been handed $50,000 cash in a paper bag for something legit?"

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[–] ExtremeDullard@piefed.social 16 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)

Tom Homan is an idiot - in case it wasn't obvious watching him speak: he sells himself for $50k in the most corrupt administration in history that routinely takes billions in bribes? $50k is cheaper than Tim Cook's pathetic desk ornament.

If I was Trump, I'd fire him simply because I would never trust someone who sells himself this cheap.

[–] TacoButtPlug@sh.itjust.works 5 points 4 hours ago (3 children)

Why would the feds try to honeypot one of their own?

[–] Catoblepas@piefed.blahaj.zone 3 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

It’s too hard to find real blackmail material.

[–] TacoButtPlug@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 hours ago

But they like him, no? He looks like a stubbed toe, is as dumb as any red state white trash nazi, and is an all around cunt. What's not to enjoy about that as a maga fed?

[–] Kyrgizion@lemmy.world 3 points 3 hours ago

There was actually a time when the authorities did their duties and set up such stings to catch lawmakers and then actually charge and convict them.

That was in the mythical before-times of our ancestors though, long before any of us first opened our eyes.

[–] awesomesauce309@midwest.social 3 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Deep state communist liberals working to make our fearless leader look bad

[–] TacoButtPlug@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 hours ago

God I hope so

[–] Kyrgizion@lemmy.world 4 points 3 hours ago

I'm afraid 50k bribes are like handing a family member a $5 note at Christmas. Aka, it "doesn't count" because it's peanuts to them.

That and the incredible amount of grift and corruption, of course.