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21. It is exactly the same disingenuous reasoning for exactly the same purpose.

Tue Apr 9, 2019, 07:03 PM

Apr 2019

They are doing it, illegally in my view, to support their perversion of the truth and to legitimate their tenure. Yes I know about the fantastic amounts of money involved, and their influence pedaling. This is as much about making all things Trump says true as it is about avoiding legal dire straits.

The principle purpose for doing this is it makes them right and anyone trying to apply reason wrong, just as they have done elsewhere in government. I suspect this will not stand legal challenge since it was composed by Barr and presumes to make a special legal class out of the Trump owned properties. Can you imagine if they were told to apply the same standard to properties owned by a Democratic supporter?

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They're so fucking compromised. Baitball Blogger Apr 2019 #1

Hmm, is it possible they think they are above the law? Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2019 #5

They ARE above the law if we don't/can't punish them FiveGoodMen Apr 2019 #18

And the beat goes on ..... NNYCDN51 Apr 2019 #2

So basically the Executive Branch is now part and parcel to the Trump organization. Still In Wisconsin Apr 2019 #3

Narrow? Cartaphelius Apr 2019 #4

Agree! mountain grammy Apr 2019 #16

This whole administration MrsMatt Apr 2019 #6

Ditto iluvtennis Apr 2019 #20

Holy F*ck!! Pepsidog Apr 2019 #7

If the emoluments law is designed to keep the president from becoming corrupt, it isn't needed now jmowreader Apr 2019 #8

Donald Fucking Trump - or to abbreviate: dFt. erronis Apr 2019 #13

SWAMPY. pansypoo53219 Apr 2019 #9

Time to use the power of the purse on Barr. muntrv Apr 2019 #10

Isn't Barr once again usurping the Congressional role and power? Lonestarblue Apr 2019 #11

Can they take it to court? Varaddem Apr 2019 #15

Once again Ketchup is a vegetable... Ford_Prefect Apr 2019 #12

This is a lot worse than ketchup as a vegetable. Texin Apr 2019 #14

It is exactly the same disingenuous reasoning for exactly the same purpose. Ford_Prefect Apr 2019 #21

and so it begins... moonseller66 Apr 2019 #17

So now we change the law to please this asshole? world wide wally Apr 2019 #19

Wait just a cotton pickin' minute. We're talking about Article1, Section 9, Clause 8 sinkingfeeling Apr 2019 #22