Can anything be done about Trump hawking consumer products from the Oval Office?

[Kyblue1]

Or campaigning on the White House lawn?

[kentuck]

1. What we accept eventually becomes normal.

Many are complicit with him.

[Mike 03]

6. Yes, and I truly wish the W.H. press corps had walked out en mass.

They should agree to get up and leave the next time this happens.

[kentuck]

7. No excuse.

They saw the props.

Did their bosses order them to stay?

[beachbumbob]

2. strongly worded letters been the fall back position

[brooklynite]

3. According to my wife the lawyer, you need to find someone with "standing" to sue.

[smirkymonkey]

25. I'm not trying to be snarky, but what does that mean? Who would be an example of someone

with "standing" that could effectively sue him for those things and bring a legitimate case to court? Are members of the House good enough, or would it have to be a powerful Senate republican, in which case it will never happen?

Could it be a reputable independent attorney? I guess I am just curious as to what the word "standing" means in this instance.

[brooklynite]

28. Arguably, a competing legumes company...

[Voltaire2]

4. The house should impeach him again.

[yardwork]

8. Yes. Trump is violating laws.

[Laelth]

12. +1

If the House doesn’t impeach him again, the House is complicit. Hawking beans from the Resolute Desk is a definite crime.

-Laelth

[Mike 03]

5. Some legal eagles have asserted that Ivanka violated the Hatch Act when she shilled for

Goya products in a tweet similar to what Trump posted, but I haven't heard that charge made against Trump. I don't know enough about the Hatch Act to opine, but it would be nice to have it cleared up.

I'm with you when it comes to the Rose Garden campaign event. That was a disgrace and he used deceit to gather reporters to cover it. It was also troublingly incoherent, but that's another discussion.

[tblue37]

27. Apparently TPTB have said that Trump himself is not subject to the Hatch Act--though I don't

know why he isn't.

[Politicub]

9. Yes. Vote him out in November.

The republicans are not going to hold him accountable. It’s up to the people now.

[kacekwl]

11. Yes, and every republican

along with him.

[Politicub]

16. +1 to that. All up and down the ballot.

[Scurrilous]

23. Yep.

[TruckFump]

14. At least we can boycott the product.

I went to the grocery store last Wednesday and I was in a Hispanic area of LA County. In the veggie aisle, the Goya shelves were packed full. Made me smile.

[Totally Tunsie]

24. Noticed the same in MA this week.

[WePurrsevere]

15. Unfortunately it looks like the president is immune...

from the 'Hatch Act' on this for pulling this trashy as heck bull.

Ivanka however isn't any more than KAC was when she did something similar. Other then not including the president, VP the big problem seems to be that there isn't a lot of teeth in enforcing the act...
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-07-15/trump-daughter-ivanka-tout-goya-foods-after-ceo-praised-them

The image of Ivanka Trump drew criticism from government watchdog groups, who said it violates federal rules against top White House employees endorsing particular companies. Those rules apply to Ivanka Trump, as a member of White House staff, but not the president, said government ethics specialists.

For the Ukraine deal he wasn't and we know how far that got us towards removing him...
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2019/10/29/president-trump-may-have-violated-criminal-provisions-hatch-act/

This trashy stunt absolutely disgusts me but it's a drop in the bucket compared to how angry and disgusted I am over his allowing Putin to get away with paying to have our service personnel murdered, his not taking fast action to stop the spread of COVID-19 so thousands of people have died and more are going to, his removing important environmental protections, his racist pandering and shit stirring, his constant lying... and so much more.

[lagomorph777]

20. The monster truck rally is sadly immune, but CFR 5 § 2635.702 Use of public office for private gain,

Applies to Princess Ivantitall.

[WePurrsevere]

22. I agree it applies to her but I won't be...

holding my breath for anything to be done about it by the current grifting WH occupants or other the RepubliCon enablers.

[lagomorph777]

29. No, of course Barr won't look into it.

But Biden's AG will have it on his very long list.

[MineralMan]

17. Not really...

Who would prosecute? Barr? Not a chance.

[smirkymonkey]

26. Another thing I would like to know - And maybe I have missed the discussion here due to work

hours - but what would it take to impeach Barr or remove him from his position asap? There is clearly enough on him to at least remove him, if not to send him to prison.

[lagomorph777]

30. It would take removing Moscow Mitch first.

So, not gonna happen. But we can prosecute him after we replace the whole syndicate.

[Midnight Writer]

18. Take him to court. Expect a decision in about ten years.

[lagomorph777]

19. CFR 5 § 2635.702 Use of public office for private gain.

When we have a functioning DOJ, nail them to the wall.

Until then, organize boycotts of every product they hawk.

[Nevilledog]

21. Let the companies he promotes go out of business? ETTD.