As common a tactic as it is, it's not actually a denial of the allegations.
It's an accusation of "Everyone does it, but they're targeting me! Not fair!"
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I don't know why, but when I saw him after he was first sworn in I had a bad feeling about the dude. Sorry I was right.
Didn't the FBI start this investigation in 2017? Or do they simply have evidence that goes back that far?
He was targeted by the most powerful groups in society, immigrants.
One day, this country's most marginalized group, police, will rise up, and get the boot of homeless people off their necks.
Didn't you hear? A cop got shot in the subway just the other day, along with 3 other bystanders. They're just being hunted out there.
"Oh no, who shot them?"
"That's all the time we have."
Lol, I really had to think about that one.
Yeah, I took a risk with that one, happy it worked out.
had me giggling in the first half, since I knew where it was going. Had me snorting by the end.
It’s not my corruption that’s the problem, it’s Joe Biden!!
The old orange felon has provided an eternal blueprint for fellow crime goons and a virtual get out of jail key for any crime.
Too bad Adams is not orange or white. He missed a key component of the plan.
Also not rich enough.
He was trying. He clearly didn't go hard enough on the "pay to play" schemes.
good.
I wish everyone with your shitty politics would get targeted.
You know what it means if you were targeted for your politics?
That you're bad at politics.
It's definitely not because he's horribly corrupt. It's never that.
What's the difference between Batman and Blackman? Batman can go to the store without Robin.