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pnwmom

(110,324 posts)
Sun Mar 15, 2020, 02:23 AM Mar 2020

Would there be some good reason Trump's doctor had someone else affix a signature

to his letter, rather than signing it himself?

The doctor's name is Sean Conley. The two memos on the left are from last year and show the usual signature variation you would expect.

The two on the right are from March 13 and 14, the days he first wrote that Trump didn't need a test; and then wrote that Trump had tested negative.

Aren't the March signatures identical -- so they couldn't be handwritten?

They also have distinctive features that set them apart from the first signature, including the really long tail in the y, and the curlicue C.


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pnwmom

(110,324 posts)
2. Right. So why didn't the doctor sign them? And why should we trust letters he didn't sign?
Sun Mar 15, 2020, 02:26 AM
Mar 2020

tblue37

(68,449 posts)
3. But Trump probably has a bunch of blank stamped papers like that, so he can produce a
Sun Mar 15, 2020, 02:36 AM
Mar 2020

Last edited Sun Mar 15, 2020, 09:35 AM - Edit history (1)

letter from his doctor whenever he needs one.

Since the placement & angle of the signature is identical on both stamped letters he probably had the original copied repeatedly so as to have several on hand.

pnwmom

(110,324 posts)
5. So the D's should be asking the doctor if he signed the letters and approved their contents.
Sun Mar 15, 2020, 02:42 AM
Mar 2020

liberalmuse

(18,881 posts)
4. My theory: Trump probably demanded a stamp be made awhile ago.
Sun Mar 15, 2020, 02:38 AM
Mar 2020

He is in shitty health and likely wanted to rubber stamp letters he dictated approving his health by his "doctor". He is running the place like a dictator and that is why all the non-spineless people are no longer around.

On edit: The theory about the copies with letterhead and signature is better. I'm came of age during the rubber stamp era.

captain queeg

(11,780 posts)
7. A couple years ago I might have just dismissed this as conspiracy theory hype
Sun Mar 15, 2020, 07:40 AM
Mar 2020

But nowadays, after thousands of lies big and small... I don’t even know why Donnie Dumbass would lie about this, but that’s because I live in a different planet. The population of Trump World will be getting thinned out. However they’ll be taking many regular people with them.

The rethugs that line up with him are probably smug in their knowledge that they can afford the best possible care. But this is going to get so bad they’ll find out their money doesn’t protect them.

Vinca

(54,330 posts)
8. You wouldn't think a doctor would rubber stamp something this important.
Sun Mar 15, 2020, 07:44 AM
Mar 2020

This smells like Trump's "letter from his doctor" about his physical condition during the campaign.

Raven

(14,275 posts)
9. I wouldn't have thought a lot of things until this
Sun Mar 15, 2020, 08:02 AM
Mar 2020

guy took over...now anything is possible.

pnwmom

(110,324 posts)
11. Well, I can't but someone has.
Sun Mar 15, 2020, 02:18 PM
Mar 2020




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Left are signatures overlaid, right- second sig overlaid, inverted, and offset on x-y axis by a few pixels.
Allowing for JPEG artifacts they are exact copies.

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