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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsJUST IN: White House issues a directive to executive branch agencies that bars congressional...
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Roland99
(53,342 posts)RAB910
(3,529 posts)and that is clearly not on what's good for the nation or its citizens
stopbush
(24,397 posts)nt
BigmanPigman
(51,642 posts)akraven
(1,975 posts)And stays there.
Grasswire2
(13,571 posts)Malaria?
Jarvanka?
Cabinet members?
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,900 posts)gratuitous
(82,849 posts)"Abuse of power."
babylonsister
(171,102 posts)KPN
(15,665 posts)BigmanPigman
(51,642 posts)Not just obstruction, conspiring to collude, abuse of power, telling someone to lie to Congress, emoluments, etc. There must be a dozen or two lesser crimes like failing to report campaign funds. There are 17 investigations about him that we know of.
gratuitous
(82,849 posts)But I prefer to take a very conservative approach to all these shenanigans. If Peter Rodino's House committee thought Nixon's actions back in 1974 qualified as something impeachable, then analogous activities by McDonald should get the same consideration. If some stooge wants to argue that McDonald didn't do anything bad, I can refer them to the articles of impeachment Rodino's committee ratified.
BigmanPigman
(51,642 posts)to give us a real list to keep citizens informed.
Grasswire2
(13,571 posts)The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,900 posts)travel when the expense would be paid by Congress' budget.
Grasswire2
(13,571 posts)He has overstepped his authority. And doesn't know it, apparently.
Jose Garcia
(2,607 posts)money appropriatied to the Executive Branch. So in Congress can still use money appropriated to the Legislative Branch.
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,900 posts)Jose Garcia
(2,607 posts)As for violating longstanding norms, that is another thing.
hedda_foil
(16,375 posts)msongs
(67,462 posts)RKP5637
(67,112 posts)Hugin
(33,222 posts)Stupid and petty as it is.
akraven
(1,975 posts)RKP5637
(67,112 posts)In It to Win It
(8,296 posts)Trump is not an emperor.
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mahatmakanejeeves
(57,664 posts)It's linked at https://twitter.com/OMBPress
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Also check:
https://www.whitehouse.gov/news/
https://www.whitehouse.gov/articles/
https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/
https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/
Marcuse
(7,530 posts)Yavin4
(35,450 posts)Too much material to cover.
Freethinker65
(10,070 posts)Zoonart
(11,887 posts)demmiblue
(36,903 posts)Marcuse
(7,530 posts)Hugin
(33,222 posts)But, so much of what the Bleached Asshole does, isn't.
berni_mccoy
(23,018 posts)2naSalit
(86,843 posts)MineralMan
(146,338 posts)Trump is way overstepping his boundaries on this, and it will backfire on him, I think.
Tyranny doesn't sit well here or in Congress.
Moron!
torius
(1,652 posts)and throw them old hamberders
SidDithers
(44,228 posts)She was able to fly down to Mar-a-Lago on a government jet yesterday.
Sid
standingtall
(2,787 posts)I get he can suspend use of Government aircraft's, but he shouldn't be able to selectively chose which elect officials can use them based on party affiliation or based on which elected officials agree with him and which doesn't.
superpatriotman
(6,253 posts)If not it's just another distraction
sinkingfeeling
(51,482 posts)AJT
(5,240 posts)Democratic travel will not.
A Republican caucus fact-finding mission to Maui will be approved. A Democratic delegation to Canada would not.