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Trump says he won’t comply with key transparency measures in the coronavirus stimulus bill
- Thread starter fluffydelusions
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I'm not saying it's going to happen for sure. But things have been trending that way - I'm sure you or I would be thrown into jail for contempt if either of us blatantly ignored a congressional subpeona but...
Something is gonna trend on Twitter, some blue checkmark leftie will tweet a 12 tweet thread, and a republican will get ratio'd!!!
Got em!!!
Trump is a lot of things but he's not stupid or brazen enough to try and directly profit from this bill, it's not like he was eager to sign this so he could skim off a bunch for himself or risk putting a political appointee in charge of the purse strings, is something I could have said about any other president except this one.
Based on what? Numerous times in his presidency he's profited from his role and his base won't ever turn against him
Edit: Should have fully read it all 😅
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People need to realize that Trump could literally shoot somebody on 5th Ave and nothing would happen to him.
The result of the House trying to get the courts to order Don McGahn to testify was the courts washing their hands of the matter and telling them they won't get involved in a dispute between the Legislative branch and the Executive. Their "solution" was apparently that the House should use the tools they have available to force the Executive to comply. So... hold back the stimulus bill until Trump caves I suppose... that sounds like a good idea, right?
Speaking of checks and balances on this presidency, when was the last time either branch of government successfully stopped the executive overreach? When the courts put a hold on his Muslim travel ban? Impeachment is going to be nothing but a footnote in history now that the pandemic and everything around it is going to be the focus going into the general election.
500 billion dollars for Mar-a-Lago it is then.
Who's gonna stop him? The American people? Gotta stay indoors right now.
nobody can be blamed for having sarcasm or satire blinders on these days. Like, we're in a post parody reality.
trump's entire business is predicated n falsifying ownership, hiding money, defrauding taxpayers and private industry and laundering funds for other shady bastards. The fact that they're going out of the way to prevent even basic oversight tells you that at the VERY least he's planning to reward or launder via friends and supporters. But shell companies and other entities are extremely simple with no oversight.
I still feel like this is way too obvious, even for him. They literally have him on film agreeing to and signing into effect the terms. Don't get me wrong, I wouldn't be surprised at the folks that would rush to his defense, but how do lawyers get around something so fundamental?
Right, so if the most significant way the other branches have checked this presidency was merely temporary, what does that say about what the bounds of the administration? How many constitutional crises have we been through already?
The ultimate failure of the checks and balances system is the Senate voting to acquit Trump of any wrongdoing.
it can be manipulated to be legal and neither Trump nor tax lawyers are famed for having any shame. Think about it - Trump has to consider that by November he might never have a chance to recoup these losses (or find a way to profit) and he was weirdly silent about the stipulation.
He just keeps getting away with it.
The next republican clown will be such a nightmare. I can't even imagine.
The next republican clown will be such a nightmare. I can't even imagine.
"Emails!"
it hasn't even been 24 hours since he signed the bill, and he's already declared he'll break the law he just put into place
not even 24 hours
not even 24 hours
He learned to lead. not to read...then again, he never leaded.
Never forget
She and Schiff pointed out plain as day what was going to happen with any national crisis.
His term ends in January 2021 regardless of any election. If there's no election, he ceases to be president then. If he loses, he also ceases to be president then. If he wins, he starts a new term. There's no scenario for him to just ignore it. He was elected for a four year term.
Can the House and Senate Dems hold payments on that part of the bill? Even illegally and force Trump to take it to court?
If there are no consequences? Why wouldn't they? There's only upside.
Legal here is whatever the supreme court say is legal, and so far, the supreme court dodged the question of the constitutionality of signing statements every time it came before it.
maybe and certainly go after it later- if he's dumb enough to try it before November then it's not great campaign material for Trump.
True.
I just want to see what Grand Canyon sized bullshit judges/lawyers think they can pull that would allow someone to walk free out of a bill you endorsed publicly and signed into law on national television.
Then I want to call my state officials and scream at them, lol.
They already passed the bill. It's the law of the land and the white house is authorized to spend that money. They can try to pass another bill that withhold the money, but I seriously doubt it has a chance in the senate.
Think I misread. I assumed the poster was saying the Democrats should also do this, but they never will because they're allergic to hardball politics.
But that's my point. If Trump isn't going to abide by the law, then why should they?
I'm not sure I understand what you're suggesting.
That the house pass a bill and then declare that even though it haven't been passed by the senate or signed by the president it's now the law of the land?
I don't think that will achieve much.
That's exactly what Trump is saying, so why not? He signed it, and now says he won't comply with the rules. In that case, they shouldn't allow the checks to go out.
soo is that money going to his golf buddies he wants to impress?
that'd be my guess. or maybe its all going to Kushner Companies.
that'd be my guess. or maybe its all going to Kushner Companies.
Is that even possible? That would be something, the only sitting president to be impeached twice, during the same term
