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My understanding with Le Pen is that she used funds that were earmarked for he EU parliament staff to pay the salary of someone on her regular staff. I find it hard to believe that similar errors weren’t made by people the French establishment simply like more than her. Calling her a morally corrupt criminal for that is pretty obviously political, and if its political, it should be decided by a vote (which she would win)

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> I find it hard to believe that similar errors

When you pay your father a cook and a bodyguard this way, this isn't really appropriate to call that “an error”.

> the French establishment simply like more than her

Bayrou (who was prime minister a month ago) is also charged with similar things.

And Le Pen is pretty liked by the French establishment actually …

She didn't simply used EU money to pay her party staff, she was the head of a stealing EU money system while also saying that EU costs to much to France. Not only is she a morally corrupt criminal but also a corrupter. It was not a mistake she made, she was not alone and all convicted members of her party were fully aware they were committing a massive fraud.

Saying that is was an error and the trial was political, is plain disinformation.

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