1: I think the truth is somewhere between the claims of the Clinton campaign and that of defensive journalists.https://twitter.com/kenvogel/status/772500994429247489 …
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8. Best example, as
@JuddLegum pointed out,is failure of most media to cover Trump giving money to AGs to squelch Trump U investigations
9. I blogged here (http://electionlawblog.org/?p=86182 ) on @Fahrenthold story on Trump donation to FL AG Bondihttps://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/09/01/trump-pays-irs-a-penalty-for-his-foundation-violating-rules-with-gift-to-florida-attorney-general/?postshare=9471472847883822&tid=ss_tw-bottom …
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10. It is an excellent story that hasn't gotten much pickup. And as I say the real story is what's legal, not illegal.
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11. Story shows that Trump engaged in pay-to-play to try to avoid civil (and maybe eventually criminal) investigations of fraud by Trump U
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12. And Trump has admitted that the reason he gave $ to politicians (when he was still supposedly self-funding) was to buy influence/access
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13. So on the transactional nature of politics Trump seems much worse than Clinton, and there's much more digging on this for journalists
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14. Yet journalists don't cover the Trump influence access story nearly as much for a number of reasons:
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15. (a) There's so much else about Trump to cover because he's outrageous and every speech sets a new fire
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16. (b) There are rich stories from Trump's past, like his history of racial discrimination in housing
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17. (c) Because Trump is so outrageous, the media seems less interested in the access/governing story which is so important
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18. (d) Thanks to FOIA disclosures, there's always a new news peg for Clinton access stories but not for Trump, which requires digging
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19. (e) Clinton campaign and HRC have longstanding antagonistic relationship with press, which just encourages aggressiveness on both sides
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20. Clinton would actually help herself by doing regular press conferences and availabilities, which would lower temperature w/journalists
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21. But watching Clinton campaign/allies tangling w/ ournalists like
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22. And in the end Clinton gets more disproportionate stories on sale of access /influence when Trump seems to be much bigger offender.~FIN~
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By mistake ??!!?? What other mistakes would he make if elected ? Nixon-like mistakes perhaps ?
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Ironic that
@GovChristie hit MTP defending Bondi. Gov C has own influence peddlig probs from RGA days. (See Exxon)Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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Bondi's group tried 2 return check to Trump Fdn 4 illegal payment. Trump Fdn refused 2 take it back
@rickhasenpic.twitter.com/wXfl0wv2G1
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Why did Trump Fdn refuse 2 take back check and then reimburse Trump? Does Trump want Bondi 2 remain indebted 2 him? /2
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If Trump wants Bondi to remain indebted 2 him, why? Cld it have anything 2 do with Trump U? Optics look terrible
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