The only “conflict of interest” question at the White House is, “How long can we keep on getting away with it?”
Grifters gotta grift
Jobs, jobs, jobs… in China.
Trump hates Americans. America is full of threats, illegals, losers, liberals, politicians, military…
Trump needs a large, docile public. That’s why he “admirers” dictators. It isn’t the dictator. It’s a market full of easy prey, better when a little payola gets the law off your back.
The question here is what litigation can be undertaken to enforce the emoluments clause. For some reason connected to our culture’s bizarre veneration of money-making and money-makers, American jurisprudence currently does not allow an ordinary citizen, or a concerned-citizens organization, from suing to hold a president accountable for his/her corruption unless they’re personally out of pocket. There is one lawsuit, brought in Maryland, that is currently still alive, but that concerns the Trump hotel in Washington DC and alleges financial loss suffered by its competitors and is still being appealed.
This isn’t a field of law I know anything about, but I would have thought that it should be feasible for one of Ivanka’s competitors to establish that Ivanka’s business is to all intents and purposes indistinguishable from the President’s, and proceed to sue along the lines of the hotel case, on the basis of the emoluments clause; or, very differently, on the basis that some kind of unlawful enrichment is taking place at their expense. But that would require creative jurisprudence and a Supreme Court that isn’t controlled by GOP hacks.
The other recourse is in the House, but of course that will have to wait until 2018, assuming the election isn’t rigged.
In other news, the plot of Melania: The Mystery thickens. She changed her Twitter location back to NYC last night.
Trouble in paradise?
The entire Trump crime family is stealing, looting, and stuffing money into their sacks as openly and brazenly as they can, and NO ONE will stop them!
They must have decided if you break the laws often and openly enough no one will dare say anything, and they’re right! They are trampling the rule of law which will have repercussions for decades! Pure FILTH!
Remember, there is no such thing as “conflict of interest” when it comes to the wheeling and dealing of the Trump Family Grifters.
I reached for a blouse on a rack in TJMaxx last year because the fabric was so pretty and then saw, to my dismay, it was one of hers, deeply discounted. I was glad it was an odd and unwearable style because I really liked the fabric.
Who is buying this crap? I wouldn’t take anything labeled “Trump” for free, let alone “Ivanka.” Please. The swamp is not being drained, it’s rising to new levels.
Ahhh so that’s where she went.
Yeah I think there is.
There was a crooked daughter…
Cue the jokes…
They’re for burying civility, honesty and truthfulness.
Such a sweet story about a lovely young lady.
I guess it’s true how it reflects back well on the parents, especially the dominant parent, when their children are so successful at what they do.
Trump wouldn’t even make it to a local official post in Chinese politics.
Trump wouldn’t even make it to the official post office in Chinese politics.
And look, folks - given that Jared’s underwater in his real estate deal, and Spankee’s brand is losing whatever perceived value it had on a daily basis, Ivanka needs something to cover her family’s legal fees. Give her a break!
Trump is easing sanctions on Chinese telecom giant ZTE AT THE SAME TIME SHE GETS A BUSINESS DEAL.
Nothing amiss here. Move along. Sit down and shut up. Make Amerika Grate Again.
Take back our country!
Run for office- and run FOR something! Don’t just run against Trump. You’ll either be preaching to the choir or confirming, in some people’s minds, that ‘the elites’ are out to get their man.
Get REAL specific, too. You want to run on jobs or healthcare reform or the new landfill? You must have a plan. Show what’s needed and show how to make it work. THEN point out the differences between having a plan and vague promises to work on a plan “very soon”.
This site, https://www.runforoffice.org/, allows you to enter your ZIP code and see what offices are available to you and the filing window for that office. They also have a few video short-courses on running a campaign.
Become a Precinct Committee Officer, sometimes it’s a Ward officer. Meet your neighbors and get out the vote. Find good citizens willing to run for office.
Run for School Board. Make sure Civics is being properly taught. Think a majority of America knows how government works? Just 26% of eligible voters in America voted for Trump, and half of all voters stayed home last November. HALF! Today’s 12-year olds will be voting for President in 6 years. Make sure they’re prepared.
Run for Mayor, City Council, County Commissioner, Borough Assembly. And get on your Planning Commission.
Run for State Legislature or Congress. The next census is in 2020 when we’ll redraw Congressional Districts. Make them fair and open. Trump is ALREADY trying to rig the census- talk about ‘voter fraud’!
Register people to vote. If you need to help people overcome the GOP-led voter-run-around campaign help them do that. This site, https://www.aauw.org/resource/organize-a-voter-registration-drive/, has a how-to on organizing a voter registration drive. Or even sitting outside Wal Mart with a folding chair and a card table. Yes, that’s the American Association of University Women. And while we’re here organize a League of Women Voters chapter in your community if you don’t already have one. Fair, honest and above board. Democracy functions better with them involved.
Ivanka’s father has a famous interest in silicone-based lifeforms, even the inadvertent ones.
Initially a size 36 B, Daniels reportedly wanted to become a full D cup. “When I awoke from my surgery they were triple this size since they were swollen,” she told Adult DVD Talk. Six weeks after the surgery, Daniels said she was trying on D cup bras at Victoria’s Secret, but none of them would fit. Darn.
She headed back to the doctor, and that’s when he revealed the news: “He was very reluctant to inform that instead of the 450 CC’s I had asked for he gave me 575 CC’s. And I was like, ‘Why did you do that to me?’ and he said, ‘Because I know you are the type of girl that would come back in six months to a year and say make me bigger and I didn’t want to cut you twice.’”
Well, it turns out he was right. Although Daniels thought her girls were “really big,” she did acknowledge that “I like them so I guess it all turned out okay.”
This still does not constitute Proof of Life.
The “Proof of Life” provision is made for unmistakable evidence that the hostage is alive.
There was a crooked daughter
Who had a crooked spouse.
She had a crooked business
Of an ugly fashion house.
Her father is a cheat,
Melania’s pussy blouse,
Makes her branding all complete,
A pretty botoxed louse.
In the WH …
There’s a ’ rise ’ alright … eyebrows notwithstanding —