There Was No ‘Quid Pro Quo’ Because Ukraine Didn’t Bend To Demands, McCarthy Argues | Talking Points Memo

McCarthy probably argued that the Liar-in-Chief’s obstruction of justice wasn’t really obstruction, because people decided not to do what he demanded.

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But Hillary’s Emails, well… they were illegal because they were sent by a Clinton, right? And when that Soros fellow gives a dollar to anyone 37 investigative committees must be formed.

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Por que no los dos?

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Bank robber at teller’s window : “Fill this bag with money, or I’ll shoot you.”

Teller: “Piss off.”

Bank robber, stopped at exit by security guard that witnessed the exchange: “Hey, leave me alone, my bag is empty.”

Security guard; “Heh, heh, ya got me there, have a good day!”

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I just…this is so ridiculous that I can’t even make a snarky comment – I’m out of snark.

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I think the evidence falls more on the dumb side. There’s a reason that after Boehner and Ryan’s ignominious performances, he’s the minority leader. No one with two brain cells to rub together wanted to be anywhere near that position for the GOP with Trump at the “helm” of the party.

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If this is the best they can come up with, they are in big trouble.

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McCarthy therefore thinks attempted murder and conspiracy to commit murder aren’t crimes if no murder occurs because the conspirators are caught? God he’s stupid.

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McCarthy’s logic is positively…geometric.

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Moron.

He knows FULL WELL that Extortion does not require the victim to give in to the demands. Only the DEMAND being communicated to the victim is required.

This is black-letter law (then again, so is the House’s right to make people submit to subpoenas.)

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Oh, honey, no! That’s not how extortion works. If I tell you I’m gonna burn down your store if you don’t give me what I want, I’m not somehow magically off the hook because somebody called the cops before you could get the matches lit.

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We’re inadvertently having a massive sociological experiment run on us. Saying shit so silly that Monty Python wouldn’t have used it and seeing what happens. So far what happens is not much. Waiting to see if we are, in fact, going to end up as the first “modern” society that fully rejects reality and aborts itself.

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Gotta love those onion, though!

Latest Republican talking point - attempted crime is not crime and therefore not impeachable. We will hear it until our brains shut down.

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It’s illegal to ask foreign governments to help you dirty up your opponent to win an election. QpQ is also illegal, but just asking for help is a crime.

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When you are absurd you have reached the bottom.

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Next: “It wasn’t a quid pro quo because they weren’t speaking Latin!”

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Clearly this is a difficult concept for McCarthy …

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“I am not guilty of armed robbery, because I got caught in the middle of the armed robbery.”

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Attempted, Trump did, Caught, he was. Impeached he’ll be. Removed, I HOPE!

Dictionary
quid pro quo
/ˌkwid ˌprō ˈkwō/
noun
a favor or advantage granted or expected in return for something.

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They’ve used this genius move before when Trump’s staff refused to carry out his illegal requests (firing a Mueller, etc.).

“Not a crime because the hit man I paid never blew up the car.” Down, roped and tied!

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