How much did Trump spend to buy off 40+ Senators to acquit him?

What is the going rate to buy a Republican Senator?

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I actually doubt he bribed anyone. Most of the senators defending him are doing so because they recognize that a sizable chunk of the republican voter base is still in love with Trump, and they figure if they defend him, it'll better their chances of getting reelected. And in some cases, particularly Ted Cruz and Josh Hawley, they have aspirations to be president someday soon.

It's slimy, it's underhanded, but what else is politics.

MarkPaul · 26-30, M

@BlueMetalChick Except there is not enough Baby-trump-lovers to even win them a spot on a middle school class council and if they think they are going to retain the votes of conservatives, moderates, and independents with their over-the-top love-fest they have literally become brain dead.

BlueMetalChick · 26-30, F

@MarkPaul And that's the beauty of it. Trump's voter base is large enough to be necessary for republican candidates to gain if they want to win elections, but not large enough that their vote alone can do it. So they're stuck between Charybdis and Scylla. Get close enough to gain one, and you've strayed too far from the other.

CrustyDDingus · 36-40, M

@BlueMetalChick true as fudge