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norman does not "seek advice from a predator who exploited minor children,," he takes orders from trump.

“The American people expect honesty, the American people expect integrity and judgment from their elected officials. They expect members of Congress to conduct themselves with one word — decency — not to seek advice from a predator who exploited minor children,” Norman said on the House floor Tuesday.

just maybe plaskett was not "seeking advice from a predator who exploited minor children," but was being guided by a billionaire job creating constituent, which is kind of congress' job description.

They shouldn't have been exchanging texts in the middle of a hearing

trump has been found liable in e jean caroll vs trump

None of the released texts reference any financial advice, by the way

do you know what was being referenced in the emails? I still don't think it was a wise decision to be texting with a subject of a congressional hearing at the time a hearing is happening... but I'd still be interested in knowing what they were saying.

And I notice that the first to get seized upon is a Democrat... and a Democratic Woman, to boot. Could they be anymore stereotypical?

The texts just surfaced with the batch of emails from the estate that were released by the Democrats in the House

Plaskett was about to question Cohen about Trump. Here's a sample of the text exchange:

Or, more to the point - why a defense is being mounted here .. ?

In either case - - 'tenuous' - would be about the most charitable ...

And, yeah sure - some of the indignation here is posturing and performative.
But, also true - if I'm in the position of a constituent here ... My reaction is still, "WTF .. is wrong with you ?!!!"

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That's why every Dem in the House voted No on the motion, and Republicans' effort to censure Plaskett failed.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10143567873

direction from a convicted sex offender during a Congressional hearing. That said, Norman's statement is the height of hypocrisy. And I'm still curious to hear Plaskett's explanation.

Keep in mind, though, that Plaskett has no voting rights in Congress. She is allowed to serve on committees and ask questions in hearings but she can't vote on legislation.

That is why every House Dem voted against the censure motion and it failed to pass. https://www.democraticunderground.com/10143567873

Trump is a convicted sex offender. You want info on a guy like that, you have to talk to the people around him who were like him. Informants are usually criminals themselves. Law enforcement frequently uses criminals as informants because their position within the criminal world allows them to provide unique, actionable intelligence.

Rep. Plaskett was one of the managers for TACO's second impeachment. This sounds like payback to me.

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Unfortunately, that's what you must do to get info on Trump. Trump surrounds him with scumbags. She got info from Epstein, who happens to be her constituent since he resided in the Virgin Islands, to better question Cohen. Here's a sample exchange: