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Official Trump Swamp Thread: Still Corrupt as Fuck

WakeForestRanger said:
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Yep. This is a winning message all dems, independents and conservative opponents of Trump need to hammer home.

Corruption and question their patriotism.

Fortunately they go hand in hand right now.
 
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For example, why the fuck are we spending 3.9 Billion to repaint Air Force One? And you know this red, white and blue paint job is going to look gaudy as fuck.

 
Junebug said:
Yes, good. This case is not getting nearly the attention in deserves.

Here’s another article on it: https://www.cnn.com/2018/07/27/politics/emoluments-trump-trump-hotel/index.html
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Cillizza" Finish this sentence: "How this case gets resolved will have a __________ impact on future presidents and their businesses." Now, explain.

Mikhail: "Questionable."

President Trump is unique in the extent to which he has refused to play by the rules that have been applied to every other president. All other modern presidents have willingly complied with the constitutional norms, federal laws and established customs designed to prevent corruption, conflicts of interest and undue foreign influence.

[Editor's note: Trump is also unique in that he has a massive business empire with his name plastered all over it, complicating attempts to totally distance himself from it.]

Furthermore, President Trump is unique in the extent to which he has flouted these norms, laws and customs. No other individual has ever entered office intending to maintain such a vast business empire while also serving as President. It seems reasonable to assume -- or at least to hope -- that the United States will not face this problem again, either because the federal courts will eventually enforce the Constitution or because no one will ever test its limits in this way again.
On the other hand, a more pessimistic take would be that the genie is now out of the bottle. Particularly if President Trump manages to win these lawsuits, future presidents might also seek to profit off the presidency. In that case, the anti-corruption principles embedded in the Constitution will have been dramatically undermined -- and the United States will be much worse off as a result.
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DeaconSig said:
He thinks the President is violating the Constitution?
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Doesn’t seem consistent with Junebug’s politics or his interpretation of the Constitution as a conduit for his politics.
 
PhDeac said:
Doesn’t seem consistent with Junebug’s politics or his interpretation of the Constitution as a conduit for his politics.
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Too simplistic. Junebug is wrong on a bunch of shit, but he isn’t part of the idiot brigade.
 
First time I’ve seen you post that so I didn’t know.
 
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