He offered to meet on the Capitol steps to allow the winning bidder to verify and inspect alleged document.
Besides being obviously dangerous, how did he think he was ever going to get paid if was a con?
Maybe he was trying to gain publicity to make the whole issue look like a right wing conspiracy?
The whole thing is just weird.
“He offered to meet on the Capitol steps to allow the winning bidder to verify and inspect alleged document.”
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That’s what he offered in “print”. I’m sure he would have come up with another plan to obtain some of the money in advance....