So, Donny had a meeting at Mar-a-Lardo with all the oil barons in the country. He allegedly told them that if they give him $1 billion dollars, he’ll let THEM write energy policy, should he return to the White House. Quick question; how is that NOT bribery? Or, maybe, solicitation of bribery? I mean, the dude hasn’t even been elected and he’s ALREADY committing crimes from the Oval.

It’s hard to say how the oil guys will respond. It’s a good deal for them – but only if Donny gets elected (or corruptly installed). They have to part with $1 billion dollars up front. If he then loses, they’re still out the money AND they didn’t get to craft policy. Fortunately, his shady behavior has already caught some eyes. The watchdog group, ‘Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington’ or CREW, is “…taking a very serious look at whether Trump’s fundraising pitch to the oil executives for $1bn would merit some further action.”

From the Guardian, “Under the bribery statute, 18 USC 201(b), public officials are forbidden from seeking or receiving anything of value in return for carrying out an official act. Presidential candidates are allowed to solicit donations within the constraints of campaign finance laws, and they are also free to lay out their policy objectives to companies that might benefit from them.

They are not, however, allowed to ask for money directly in return for carrying out beneficial acts once in office.”

Democrats have noticed, too. Sure, Roepublicons have noticed, as well, but they’ve sold their souls by now. They wouldn’t say “poop” if they had a mouthful. So, it will be up to the Dems. The House Dems are already looking into it. On Monday, letters were sent from the House Oversight Committee to nine oil executives asking for details of their companies’ participation. The Senate is interested, too.

Here, let me save MAGA some trouble. “Ooh, it’s a political witch hunt. Oh, our poor, poor Donny. You want to punish him just because he committed crimes? You simply can’t. Why, that’s…that’s political interference and nobody (except us) should do THAT…”

I’m sick of MAGA and their childish ways…

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The left is having a lot of fun with the fact that trump can’t stay awake for his criminal trial. I’m not all that surprised. Remember “covfefe?” This guy was infamous for tweets at 3:oo am. He generally didn’t come down to pretend to do any “presidentin'” until after 11:00 am most of the time. Those two things suggest a guy who has insomnia. I suspect it’s his agitated brain. On top of all of that, he’s a pampered snowflake who never had to work a day in his life. He got used to sleeping in.

The trials start early (for him). He’s an old man, likely operating on too little sleep. Add in the drugs he reportedly takes, falling asleep seems inevitable. I’m guessing the prison schedule will be difficult for him, too, should he end up there. But he’ll get used to it…

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OMG, did you see the toady MAGA cons who came out to whine for Donny about how unfair life is to them? “All he did was commit a few crimes,” they cry. “Why should THAT be a problem?” They’re all vying to be Vice-President, which I can’t say I really understand. He made a very serious effort to get his last VP killed. You’d think that would cause a bit of…hesitation on the part of the next VP.

Of course, it turned out that when putsch came to shove, Donny had accidentally chosen someone with a modicum of ethics, someone who cared more about the country than “Zee Party” or even Donny himself. He won’t make that mistake again. But everything is about Donny, right? If you’re going to be his VP, you’ve got to show how willing you are to debase yourself in public for the trumpery. So, they’re lining up, dignity suppressed.

North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum, Florida Reps. Byron Donalds and Cory Mills, and Florida Sen. Rick Scott, former presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, Sens. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) and J. D. Vance (R-OH) have all made appearances. Oh, yeah, that lying creep MAGA Mike Johnson was there, too. I guess he needed to sully his reputation a little more. Done and done. As nearly as I can tell, they all even dressed like their guy. Dark suit, white shirt, red tie. It was almost precious. I doubt you could find a more coordinated ensemble in a gay bar.

The toadies are like the kid in class who knows the answer, thrusts their hand into the air and shouts “Oh! Oh! “I don’t have a shred of ethics! Pick ME!” They’re telling him who they are but they’re also telling the world who they are. Believe them…