IF the Fraudster doesn't divest, Congress must Impeach
I have no doubt these articles have been posted before, but we really must start emailing, telephoning Congressmen with the message that if the Scumbag Fraudster does not divest, completely, the first order of business must be impeachment - if there is to be any respect for the rule of law in this country. THis should AT LEAST be attempted and if the Republicans stop it/prevent it - then the public should be able to understand that the GOP doesn't give a fuck about following the constitution, respect for the rule of law (except when it's to their advantage) or the principle that all are equal before the law.
Also, we must make it clear that there is nothing wrong with standing up and fighting for what you believe - or put another way: the days of "post partisan" politics (especially as practiced by one side only) are OVER. From this day forward Democrats will act like people who know what they believe in (an equitable society and democratic government) and stand - and fight - for what they believe in. This doesn't mean that compromise is verboten. It just means compromise is only considered after giving your 'all' for what is right. Let it be known that the unrealistic belief in "Post Partisan politics" is DEAD.
Trump poised to violate Constitution his first day in office, George W. Bush’s ethics lawyer says
Friday evening, the Washington Post reported that about 100 foreign diplomats gathered at President-elect Donald Trump’s hotel in Washington, DC to “to sip Trump-branded champagne, dine on sliders and hear a sales pitch about the U.S. president-elect’s newest hotel.” The tour included a look at the hotel’s $20,000 a night “town house” suite. The Post also quoted some of the diplomats saying they intended to stay at the hotel in order to ingratiate themselves to the incoming president.
“Why wouldn’t I stay at his hotel blocks from the White House, so I can tell the new president, ‘I love your new hotel!’” said one diplomat from an Asian nation. “Isn’t it rude to come to his city and say, ‘I am staying at your competitor?’”
The incoming president, in other words, is actively soliciting business from agents of foreign governments. Many of these agents, in turn, said that they will accept the president-elect’s offer to do business because they want to win favor with the new leader of the United States.
In an exclusive exchange with ThinkProgress, Richard Painter, a University of Minnesota law professor who previously served as chief ethics counsel to President George W. Bush, says that Trump’s efforts to do business with these diplomats is at odds with a provision of the Constitution intended to prevent foreign states from effectively buying influence with federal officials.
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Trump Must Divest Or Face Impeachment
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