Discussion: Kudlow Laughs Off Possibility That Trump Broke Law With Early Jobs Report Tweet

What is the last time Kudlow was right about anything?

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“Seriously, folks. What possible use could be made of the information in a tweet that says the numbers are going to be fantastic if the actual numbers weren’t disclosed? You’re barking up the wrong tree, here! And don’t bother if it occurs to you to check for trading last night or this a.m. by friends and family of the President. Trust me. Nothing to see there!”

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Some have speculated that if Trump was so freehanded with the numbers, he could have given them to a smaller group of people before sending the tweet, paving the way for illegal insider trading.

That would be a concern only if anyone thought white collar and financial crimes were still subject to prosecution.
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I laugh, too, when confronted with the possibility that Trump broke the law.

Y’know, when it’s presented as a question. Of course he did. “Trump broke the law” is always a safe assumption, because Trump does not know what laws are or why he should have to follow them.

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“Trump break the law? You must be kidding! OF COURSE, he broke the law!”

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“No one revealed the numbers to the public,” Kudlow said, a theme he repeated multiple times during a short, impromptu press conference.

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Kudlow is a clown. Is there ever any reason to take this rightwing nutjob seriously about anything?

He was the kid in class that wouldn’t shut up when asked to, and kept wanting to argue with the teacher over who was more right about something, while everyone else was busy trying to quietly read some necessary material as instructed. In conclusion, Mr.-Know-It-All knows very little.

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Kudlow insisted that the President did nothing wrong since he didn’t reveal the specific numbers.

I guess an active shooter should not be held guilty if they tweeted out the school they were planning to shoot up on Monday as long as they did not mention the specific time?

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“That’s a therapy thing.” ??? What does that even mean?

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An acquaintance once prosecuted a case that depended on inside information about the direction of interest rates. Lack of specific numbers, iirc, did not seem to be a problem.

(The perps managed to lose money because they were too stupid to recognize that other people in the market might be really good guessers, so their defense was that the non-public information wasn’t “material”. I wonder if a variant on that would work for trump’s pals.)

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Fox News ‘analyst’ says what?

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But You’re Honor! We’re too stupid to be criminals.

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What else would you expect from a crooked pairing of a shyster and a grifter…

So at 7:21 Trump tweets he’s looking forward to the job numbers which don’t become public until 8:30. Traders see this as a good sign and the market reacts accordingly. But because specific numbers weren’t given, there’s nothing to see here?

Seems legit.

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He’s breaking all the laws. Into 1000s of pieces, like my kid broke a Xmas tree ornament.
And all the king’s horses, and all the king’s men…

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That Larry has such a wonderful sense of humor.

I’m pretty sure, that if someone in a Wall Street “Fixed Income” department, thinks they lost money on this, they will sue somebody.

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