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Stuart G

(38,428 posts)
Thu Jun 13, 2019, 01:18 AM Jun 2019

Donald Trump has angered a lot of people about what he told ABC News: [View all]

The President told ABC he'd listen if a foreign government had damaging information about a political opponent -- and wouldn't necessarily report it to the FBI

...That was not the brightest thing to say out loud to ABC News. Why? He is saying that if he could get info illegally from a foreign government, he would take it, and not report it to law enforcement. (FBI) Let's keep it very simple. Donald Trump thinks he is so smart and brilliant that he could get away with obtaining that kind of information. (illegal information) He is so sure of himself..that he could say something like that.

..Now I have observed that over the years there are many honest, brilliant, decent, hard working people in law enforcement. (FBI, Secret Service,United States Marshal Service, local police, military police, etc..the list is endless) A lot of those workers devote their whole lives to catching all types of criminals. For the top leader of the United States to say the above makes those dedicated officers of law very angry. Trump says he would take the information and not report to law enforcement and use it against his opponent. He is saying sure I would take it and..here is HIS HUGE ERORR..".HE WOULDN'T NECESSARILY REPORT IT TO THE FBI."..(law enforcement)

There are many people, tens of thousands, who work in law enforcement and do not like what he said. Those people are offended that the . President could publically say something like that. And some of those workers in law enforcement take that as a challenge to their "integrity" and the integrity of many law enforcement agencies in the U.S.A. The challenge is ..can Donald Trump get away with doing this?..or more important.... Has Donald Trump already tried to get away with breaking laws doing what he just said, not reporting them? .Because of this "challenge" I believe that some leaders in law enforcement will take on Donald Trump and try to prove that .Donald Trump cannot get away with it.

Some leaders in law enforcement will appoint some very sharp and brilliant workers, agents, or cops, (call them what you want ) to show Donald Trump he cannot get away with it. Why? Because those leaders don't want any well known leader to spout out talk like "I can get illegal information, and I can get away with it, and not tell anyone.." The leaders of the FBI, Secret Service, and other agencies throughout government want to prove that this "big mouth" is totally wrong.

Why? That is their job, and that is their life long commitment to catching people who talk like that. Who knows who it will be that will find the info and facts on this loud mouth dope? (D. Trump) But you had better believe that many people in law enforcement take this as a challenge and they will get this loud mouth. That is what they do. These people are not new. They get the crooks plain and simple. That is their job and life long commitment. D Trump does not know who he has challenged. But he will lose. That is a fact. Just the Facts!!
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He doesn't know/believe it's illegal, elleng Jun 2019 #1
He's never cared if it's illegal or not dawg day Jun 2019 #6
Agree....Trump doesn't care about what's legal and what's not. democrank Jun 2019 #10
He knows, else he wouldn't have tried to cover it up (nt) Pluvious Jun 2019 #37
he needs help from foreign governments AlexSFCA Jun 2019 #2
Yes, he broadcasted it. But it was stupid to do that. Some foreign governments were already Stuart G Jun 2019 #3
"Russia, if you're listening..." said Comrade Fishlips during the campaign. Buns_of_Fire Jun 2019 #21
wait for a blizzard of sternly worded letters and behind closed doors hearings nt msongs Jun 2019 #4
+1 n/t area51 Jun 2019 #24
Democrats need to SHAME Trump and Republicans who are FOR SALE... ProudMNDemocrat Jun 2019 #5
he said " I'd do it again" dweller Jun 2019 #7
MOSKOW MITCH & LOW BARR is protecting him as well onetexan Jun 2019 #9
We now no longer have a 2020 election uponit7771 Jun 2019 #8
no we still have the election bdamomma Jun 2019 #28
?!?! For what?!?! He's going to cheat again uponit7771 Jun 2019 #36
Since he's survived the Mueller report DeltaLitProf Jun 2019 #11
That's the sound of impunity sandensea Jun 2019 #12
I hope Mitch's wife bdamomma Jun 2019 #31
This may have been done by him duforsure Jun 2019 #13
Agree. But it seems people like Trump have an engrained psychosis.... KY_EnviroGuy Jun 2019 #14
Why did Brits have the gumption to protest Trump MasterofBiscuits Jun 2019 #15
It's too soon. watoos Jun 2019 #27
But soon enough for people in the UK to take to the streets MasterofBiscuits Jun 2019 #35
Protests are scheduled for Saturday gratuitous Jun 2019 #38
wha? mopinko Jun 2019 #39
Thats ok MFM008 Jun 2019 #16
yea, he may walk himself bdamomma Jun 2019 #32
This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Jun 2019 #33
This is how he's operated his entire criminal life and he's always gotten away with it. Vinca Jun 2019 #17
Americans don't like draft-dodging republican traitors Achilleaze Jun 2019 #18
unfortunately, there are a lot of deplorables out there who love it mucifer Jun 2019 #19
Good. People SHOULD be angered. GoCubsGo Jun 2019 #20
time... myohmy2 Jun 2019 #22
IMPEACH the MF spanone Jun 2019 #23
He just acknowledged bdamomma Jun 2019 #25
he will soon claim ABC faked the interview beachbum bob Jun 2019 #26
He pulled that shit following the Lester Holt interview, so the precedent is there. bullwinkle428 Jun 2019 #30
Still waiting on the first elected Republican to voice their objections. bullwinkle428 Jun 2019 #29
Trump knows what he's doing. I doubt many Doodley Jun 2019 #34
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