Prosecution: Trump hush money was 'pure election fraud'
Prosecution: Trump hush money was 'pure election fraud'
But the defence says the former president committed no crimes and calls star witness an admitted liar.
But the defence says the former president committed no crimes and calls star witness an admitted liar.
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"There's nothing wrong with trying to influence an election," Mr Blanche said. "It's called democracy."
“It’s called democracy.”
Only in banana republics.
Would this be an orange republic? Cheeto republic?
I actually need to look up the origin of the term banana republic now.
For others curious, it comes from Banana companies installing dictatorships
A banana republic is a country with an economy of state capitalism, whereby the country is operated as a private commercial enterprise for the exclusive profit of the ruling class.
Thanks! So, I get why the term was used but it doesn’t seem to fit really with this context.
The context is that in a banana republic this kind of behavior would almost be assumed, if a president candidate encounters a similar situation.
There is always money in the banana stand.