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Robert Reich Nov 20, 2023

A jury ruled that Trump committed violent sexual assault.

A judge ruled he committed financial fraud.

Now another judge has found (what we all saw for ourselves) that he engaged in an insurrection.

How is it possible that he's still a candidate for president?

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Nicole Parsons Nov 20, 2023

@rbreich

Trump is still a candidate for president because he has deep-pocketed billionaires, foreign and domestic, funding the necessary mass malign influence campaigns that incites the GOP base.

These 63 billionaires are prepared to do anything, literally anything, to shield Trump.

Koch. Murdoch. Griffin. Ellison. Yass. Thiel. Singer. Schwarzman. Marcus. Harlan Crow. Tim Dunn. Farris Wilks. Kelcy Warren. Bigelow. Ruffin. Lauder. Barre Seid.

https://www.commondreams.org/newswire/2021/01/12/trumps-billionaire-enablers-63-billionaires-worth-243-billion-who-bankrolled

Trump’s Billionaire Enablers: The 63 Billionaires Worth $243 Billion Who Bankrolled Trumps Re-Election Bid

While much has been made of the shock and dismay at last week's insurrection by America's corporate leaders,

Common Dreams

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Richard

@Npars01 @rbreich Those guys are terrible, but the real culprits are the majority of Republicans who keep selecting Trump (and a whole slew of other reprehensible, deplorable people) as their chosen candidate for public office.