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Yeah, while he was president. That’s the problem.
And the Supreme Court waited until he was no longer president to call it moot.
When was that?
Thanks! I somehow missed that one. Since the cases were vacated, future emoluments suits can still be filed, right?
Yes, but they'll also be moot. The only saving grace here is that the way SCOTUS mooted these suits by definition can't set precedent, so once the current justices die in office there'll be hope again.
He wiped his ass with the Emoluments Clause.
find a Clause without Trump's shit on it, i challenge you
The Santa Clause?
Wait... Tim Allen! NOOOOOOOOO!!!!
For a former drug dealer, you're pretty uncool...
For a former drug dealer
Who snitched on his buddies, don't forget. He's always been trash. (Which, really, breaks my heart. I loved Home Improvement and The Santa Clause as a kid and I have to admit he's good in Galaxy Quest.)
Sigourney Weaver wrote it best... "Go fuck yourself, Tim"
It turns out the President can do whatever he wants as long as 34 Senators let him
The more we look, the more we find, the more the crazy’s love him. I don’t get it. Will be happy when he is no longer in front of my face at every turn.
If a Democrat does it, it's vile corruption that warrants vigilante justice. If a republican does it, it's being smart.
If a Democrat's son allegedly does it while not actually being in office himself, it means you have to impeach the father.
Which, of course they don’t even believe or say that, because a logical system of ideology is not what they’re playing at. It’s just straight up smash-n-grab while the right wing propaganda flows unimpeded.
I'll be happy when he's dead or in prison.
Same, although I'd be even happier if he got a stroke which lead to locked in syndrome for a decade or so.
Exactly, all this stuff is either irrelevant or a positive to Republicans.
For those wondering why this is a big deal:
US Constitution, Article 1, Section 9, Clause 8:
"no Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust under them, shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign State."
Emolument:
https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/emolument#Noun
emolument (plural emoluments)
(formal) Payment for employment or an office; compensation for a job, which is usually monetary. synonyms ▲quotations ▼Synonyms: compensation, fee, payment, remuneration
I wonder how this will go down in court. It clearly says "person" and the money was paid to a corporation. Trump's businesses aren't holding any office, therefore the constitution wasn't violated. That's obviously horse shit, but they're arguing that the presidency isn't an office (CO ballot case). So if they win that it seems likely SCOTUS will drop a nuke on the emoluments clause too.
According to Citizens United Supreme Court ruling, Corporations are people. So lets put it to the test. If you can give unlimited campaign contributions to a PAC through a corporations, than a corporation, and it's executives, would equally be liable under the law for violating the constitution.
"It's treason then..."
Meanwhile Left wing voters in 2024: "So this is how liberty dies . . . with thunderous applause"
And entirely too many lefties, "I don't like either candidate so I won't vote."
Or worse (and thankfully a much smaller number), "I'm going to let trump get power again so things can really bad really quick so we can get The Revolution™ started."
Picking the lesser of 2 evils is unfortunately how our system functions. And not voting at all ensures that the candidate you hate the most has an easier time winning. And I'd prefer if the worst candidate doesn't get power so we can actually change things for the better.
“I’m going to let trump get power again so things can really bad really quick so we can get The Revolution™ started.”
"Revolution now?"
"Not at the moment, I have too much shit going on and I don't need to go to prison or anything for some dumb shit. There are people depending on me."
Destroys society
"How about now?"
"I can't, I've got to keep my head down to survive"
I’m not buying that yet. I think the whole “oooh gen whatever is turning on biden” is a truckload of bullshit printed up by The Usual Suspects.
Voter participation has been very high even recently.
I will definitely vote for Biden, but his disgusting simping for Israel makes me a lot less inclined to donate money to his campaign. I might end up only donating to anti-Trump PACs instead.
Also, it is easy to say "I'm not voting for Biden, I want someone else" right now. There aren't any consequences.
But come November and suddenly the consequences become more immediate. Many more people say they will vote third party than actually do it once in the voting booth.
Can I just say that this is my absolute favorite picture of him. It's the exact same expression my kids made when they shit in their diapers.
I knew I recognized that expression.
"Are you pooping?"
"Nnnnnnoooo?"
"You're pooping aren't you?"
"Not anymore!"
A rare true statement from his puckered asshole of a face.
"I don't get $8 million for doing nothing," he said.
Yeah, we know.
Tooooooooooooooot
- Trump's B-hole mouth
Yes, destroying the democracy of the USA.
The only "services" Trump provided during his presidency were under Putin's table.
Hey at least he didn't do it at a Beetlejuice play!
I do enjoy that he just keeps admitting to the things that he is in trouble for.
“Services”
He spelled “spying” wrong
This is the best summary I could come up with:
Trump was at a Fox News town hall on Wednesday, commenting on a recent report from Democratic lawmakers on the House Oversight Committee.
The report, published on January 4, said Trump's businesses had received at least $7.8 million in foreign payments during his presidency.
Foreign governments and government-controlled entities had made payments to Trump's hotels in Washington, Las Vegas, and New York.
"President Trump never sought or received Congress's approval to keep these foreign payments, as the Constitution requires," the authors wrote.
Trump was indicted in four separate prosecutions last year and faces 91 criminal counts, ranging from falsifying business records to election interference.
Trump remains the frontrunner for the Republican presidential nomination, and recent polls suggest a close fight between him and President Joe Biden.
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So what is the current count up to now for Trump willfully and blatantly admitting to corruption and/or treason? It's in the double digits now, right?
Yeah of course it was. He wasn’t blowing people for free.