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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsRepublicans Were All About Holding Obama Accountable But Trump is Somehow Exempt
On Friday, Chuck Schumer condemned Jason Chaffetzs attempt to bully the ethics watchdog, Director of Office of Government Ethics, Walter Shaub. Schumer called Chaffetzs attempt to bully Mr. Shaub out of doing his job are absolutely despicable.
Chaffetz was far from chastened by the experience and has defended his attacks on Mr. Shaub. He told The Washington Posts Jennifer Rubin that he had deep concerns during the campaign and called Shaub unethical, when it is Trumps own unethical actions (and failure to act where divestment is concerned) that are the problem.
Chaffetzs position is that wealth puts you above the law: The president and vice president are exempt. The voters understood this was a wealthy individual.
This is untrue. Nobody is above the law, including the president and vice president. Chaffetz breezily waves away concerns about Trump being in in violation of the emoluments clause of the Constitution from day one, pushing Gingrichs line that the laws that have applied to every other American president shouldnt apply to Trump because hes somehow special.
This is the same stance taken by Trump himself. Rubin points out,
Every Republican seems to have forgotten all the laws they said applied to President Obama, because magically, they somehow no longer seem to apply to a man who is both whiter, and, presumably, richer. We dont know because Trump wont release his financials, but thats what he says.
Chaffetz was far from chastened by the experience and has defended his attacks on Mr. Shaub. He told The Washington Posts Jennifer Rubin that he had deep concerns during the campaign and called Shaub unethical, when it is Trumps own unethical actions (and failure to act where divestment is concerned) that are the problem.
Chaffetzs position is that wealth puts you above the law: The president and vice president are exempt. The voters understood this was a wealthy individual.
This is untrue. Nobody is above the law, including the president and vice president. Chaffetz breezily waves away concerns about Trump being in in violation of the emoluments clause of the Constitution from day one, pushing Gingrichs line that the laws that have applied to every other American president shouldnt apply to Trump because hes somehow special.
This is the same stance taken by Trump himself. Rubin points out,
Chaffetzs passivity in the face of well-publicized concerns about the Emoluments Clause stands in stark contrast to his aggressive, self-initiating action during the Obama years. He is not alone. Indeed, the entire Republican House seems entirely uninterested in keeping its promise to act as a check on Trump. The oath they take is to defend the Constitution, an obligation which places on Chaffetz and other Republicans the responsibility to investigate, not sit idly by, if a week from today the president will be in violation of the clear text of the Constitution.
Every Republican seems to have forgotten all the laws they said applied to President Obama, because magically, they somehow no longer seem to apply to a man who is both whiter, and, presumably, richer. We dont know because Trump wont release his financials, but thats what he says.
http://www.politicususa.com/2017/01/14/republicans-holding-obama-accountable-trump-exempt.html
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Republicans Were All About Holding Obama Accountable But Trump is Somehow Exempt (Original Post)
CousinIT
Jan 2017
OP
Chasstev365
(5,191 posts)1. As Karl Rove said about Valerie Plame
"She's a democratic." This is the mentality we are dealing with.
Ohioblue22
(1,430 posts)2. every is acting so surprised at how horrible the cons are
ananda
(28,783 posts)3. I know. They are shameless hypocrites ..
.. and use double standards.