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Son, ghostwriter of late senator say Trump intervened to stop probe of Patriots' Spygate scandal
ESPN and their parrots ^ | 27 May 2021 | Don Van Natta Jr. and .Seth Wickersham

Posted on 05/27/2021 6:17:49 AM PDT by Vigilanteman

IN THE SPRING of 2008, the NFL was in crisis. A hard-charging United States senator from Pennsylvania named Arlen Specter had launched an investigation into the Spygate scandal. He tried to determine how many games the New England Patriots' illegal videotaping operation of opposing coaches' signals had helped the team win and learn why the NFL, under the orders of commissioner Roger Goodell, had destroyed all evidence of the cheating. By May, Specter -- a former Philadelphia district attorney and a lifelong Eagles fan -- was so angry at the "stonewalling" of his inquiry by the league and the Patriots that he called for an independent investigator, similar to the Mitchell investigation of steroid use in professional baseball. League executives and coaches might be forced to testify under oath. The prospect sent the league, and its new commissioner, into panic. "If it ever got to an investigation," Goodell said at one point, "it would be terrible for the league."

The NFL tried to combat the Specter inquiry with public statements from teams that were the primary victims of New England's spying saying the league had done its due diligence. It wasn't working.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; US: Connecticut; US: Massachusetts; US: Pennsylvania
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So Specter's spawn is trying to create another scandal for Donald Trump based on the fact that 13 years ago Trump liked the NFL, gave a donation to Arlen Specter, who was conducting an investigation and, shortly thereafter, Specter dropped the investigation. Just wow! If there is anything to the allegations, it sounds like it is more a Specter scandal than a Trump scandal.

If trying to bribe a public official with campaign donations is a crime, wouldn't it be a greater crime for a public official to shakedown someone for campaign donations in order to have their viewpoint heard?

1 posted on 05/27/2021 6:17:49 AM PDT by Vigilanteman
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To: Vigilanteman

Any scandal, big or small, just attach Trump’s name to it and try to make it the equal of the Lindberg Kidnapping.

I guess next they will say that someone lost a Bridge Tournament because the Trump cards were aligned against them all game.


2 posted on 05/27/2021 6:21:11 AM PDT by Mouton (The enemy of the people is the media.)
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To: Vigilanteman

They should have told Specter it was a Magic Video that Magically Appeared in their camera


3 posted on 05/27/2021 6:21:57 AM PDT by eyeamok (founded in cynicism, wrapped in sarcasm)
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To: Vigilanteman

Another reason to like Donald Trump...


4 posted on 05/27/2021 6:25:44 AM PDT by rlmorel (Leftists are The Droplet of Sewage in a gallon of ultra-pure clean water.)
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Arlen Specter— the magic bullet member of the Warren Commission. Arlen Specter was a crazed individual, invoking Scottish law into our judicial proceedings. Pat Toomey considered a ‘conservative’ to replace Spector in the Senate race. In 2010 Spector, a Ukrainian/Russian jew (non practicing also) heritage— left the repub party and went full demonrat, pals with the Hitlery and Feinstein crew of pro-Chi-Coms.

2010 (that’s 11 years ago btw): Pennsylvania Democratic Party overwhelmingly endorsed Specter at the Democratic State Committee’s annual endorsement.

This is CONNECTED to the JoeBama Election STEAL in Philadelphia— that is what this is. Prelim. to trying to stop the WAVE of electoral fraud and proven fake votes, and also trying to shut down Giuliani. A concerted effort.


5 posted on 05/27/2021 6:30:55 AM PDT by John S Mosby (Sic Semper Tyrannis)
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To: Vigilanteman
If trying to bribe a public official with campaign donations is a crime,...

Usually not a crime, just swampy.

6 posted on 05/27/2021 6:31:48 AM PDT by semimojo
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To: Vigilanteman

ESPN = ABC = Mickey Mouse


7 posted on 05/27/2021 6:42:02 AM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Trump: "They're After You. I'm Just In The Way")
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To: John S Mosby
Spector was also the lawyer who made it possible for Ira Einhorn to evade justice for almost 20 years.
8 posted on 05/27/2021 6:45:12 AM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Trump: "They're After You. I'm Just In The Way")
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To: Vigilanteman

Yahoo is reporting it like it’s a big deal or something...


9 posted on 05/27/2021 6:48:00 AM PDT by OKSooner ("The virus is not the reason for the vaccine. The vaccine is the reason for the virus." )
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Ahh the return of another of the Political Elite.
Snarl’n Arlen was one of the first of the GOP-e to come out of the closet.


10 posted on 05/27/2021 6:53:07 AM PDT by Zathras
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I don't follow football anymore but I did when the "Spygate" thing was happening with the Patriots.

I remember it being said at the time that Tom Brady wasn't really that great of a QB because he had a coach (Belichick) who cheated for him to give him every advantage on the field. Basically a mediocre 6th round draft pick was the beneficiary of an evil genius who would do anything to win.

Well I think the air went out of that theory when Brady won a Super Bowl his first year away from the Patriots while Belichick's Brady-less team had quite a mediocre season.

11 posted on 05/27/2021 7:00:39 AM PDT by SamAdams76 (Give me a Pigfoot and a Bottle of Beer)
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IN THE SPRING of 2008, the NFL was in crisis. A Soros puppet and fake “Repub;ican” United States senator from Pennsylvania named Arlen Specter


12 posted on 05/27/2021 7:07:48 AM PDT by MarvinStinson
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Specter? Hard charging?

The only hard charging ol’ Magic Bullet Arlen ever did was to switch sides when it could flip control of the Senate to the Democrats. He was a RINO’s RINO.


13 posted on 05/27/2021 7:10:41 AM PDT by OrangeHoof (Chinese communism will look different once the masks come off.)
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Elected officials are whores and apparently Specter was a cheap one.

“ Over the course of three decades, Trump contributed a total of $11,300 to Specter’s campaign committees, often giving the maximum amount allowed in each cycle, FEC records show.”

Over 3 decades, $11,300 is a drop in the bucket. That amount of money would not cover the fuel for Trump to fly from New York to Palm Beach.


14 posted on 05/27/2021 7:16:40 AM PDT by gunnut
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Arthur Wildfire! March; Berosus; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; ...
Partisan Media Shill alert.

15 posted on 05/27/2021 7:23:27 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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To: John S Mosby
In 2010 Spector, a Ukrainian/Russian jew (non practicing also) heritage— left the repub party and went full demonrat, pals with the Hitlery and Feinstein crew of pro-Chi-Coms.

Spectre was always a democRAT, even when he called himself a Republican. He started out in politics as an assistant DA in Killadelphia as a dem, and switched parties when he went for a statewide office. Spectre is also the one who made sure that hippie murderer Ira Einhorn was sprung from jail giving him the opportunity to flee the country.

16 posted on 05/27/2021 7:33:25 AM PDT by Fresh Wind (Der Impfstoff macht frei.)
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That’s pocket lint at the level we’re talking about.


17 posted on 05/27/2021 7:33:32 AM PDT by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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To: Vigilanteman

Bongino will both be on The Five and host Hannity today.


18 posted on 05/28/2021 9:26:56 AM PDT by Mozilla
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To: Gay State Conservative

Spector was also the lawyer who made it possible for Ira Einhorn to evade justice for almost 20 years.

Among the many outrageous despicable things Spector did in his sorry, miserable life that one really stands out! I thought Einhorn was a sorry POS, but I think Spector was a little worse!


19 posted on 05/30/2021 7:39:00 PM PDT by Dawgreg
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