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1. The misleading Republican arguments are as tiring as they are transparently wrong. Let me take down one we're likely to hear today: that there was no bribery because President Zelensky did not feel pressured by Trump's ultimatum. There is no requirement ...
2. that the bribery victim feel pressured. Example: let's assume I want to build an addition on my house but the county zoning laws prohibited it. I go to the County Zoning Office, find the County Zoning Commissioner and say, "Ms. Commissioner, I will give you $1000 ...
3. if you will issue me a fake permit to build an addition on my house." The Commissioner replies, "I will not issue you a permit, I'm reporting you to the authorities and, by the way, I don't feel at all pressured by your conduct." Guess what? I have still …
4. committed the offense of bribery (an attempt to bribe constitutes bribery - it does not have to be completed or successful to be criminal). So if Zelensky did not feel pressure (though I'm sure he did - the lives of his people were on the line), IT MAKES NO DIFFERENCE!
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