Sentences with phrase «on political opponents»

Not even close to the same thing as gathering dirt on a political opponent.

«I think everyone before they go in studs up on a political opponent needs to think long and carefully about whom they are talking to,» he said.

The reporter asked about how the company could help dig dirt on political opponents.

The lawyer cum politician is known to be ascerbic in her public discussion especially on radio and televison, vehemently defending her party (New Patriotic Party) and also launching scathing attacks on her political opponents.

Xi's career trajectory has involved a steady ascent through the ranks of the party, ambitious global - facing infrastructure projects, and ruthless crackdowns on political opponents and dissidents.

So, in the current indictments, there is nothing regarding «collusion» between the Trump campaign and Russia, or any other foreign interest, other than a foreign policy advisor seeking but not getting dirt on a political opponent from a foreign country, which isn't necessarily illegal but is politically quite damaging.

And I believe he welcomes it because it helps pile pressure on his political opponents at a time when he is struggling — and failing — to assert his authority.

Spitzer resigned after being caught in an FBI sting operation as a client of a high - priced prostitution ring, and he was also under investigation for using the state police to conduct surveillance on political opponents.

Ed Miliband will welcome the assistance but certainly can not rely on his political opponents.

Second, there is the danger that the Executive Branch would use its expanded intelligence powers to gather information on political opponents, its Congressional overseers and even the Judiciary to blackmail them into submission.

In one exchange, when asked about digging up material on political opponents, Mr Nix said they could «send some girls around to the candidate's house», adding that Ukrainian girls «are very beautiful, I find that works very well».

Turnbull related how the company «has relationships and partnerships with specialist organisations» who do «intelligence gathering» on political opponents using «people who used to work for MI5, MI6».

In his reaction to the incident, Benson, a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), blamed the attack on his political opponents.

Adds Anderson: «I think it would be fair to say that when political discourse gets more and more strident, and when there are images portrayed on the Web where you have a scope sight as part of your attack on your political opponent, that isn't helpful.