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Dan

(4,934 posts)
Mon Dec 29, 2025, 01:26 PM 3 hrs ago

I would like to hear someone

Ask Trump directly - ‘Would you explain to the American people, how as President, you have made 3 billion dollars - while not violating the Emoluments Clause’?

During some event where there is a national audience.

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I would like to hear someone (Original Post) Dan 3 hrs ago OP
Law without prosecution is merely a suggestion. usonian 2 hrs ago #1
"Law without prosecution is merely a suggestion mdbl 1 hr ago #7
No media have the spine to ask him that. n/t CousinIT 2 hrs ago #2
Neither does ANYONE else. IMHO. Captain Zero 2 hrs ago #3
Sadly, the USSC kind of said emoluments are not a problem...nt Wounded Bear 1 hr ago #4
Covering their own ass on this gravy train ride. KPN 46 min ago #11
That won't happen with this crop of "journalists". LoisB 1 hr ago #5
Well, there wouldn't be a satisfying answer PatSeg 1 hr ago #6
His answer: I don't know anything about it - my sons are running things. Look, SQUIRREL! Marie Marie 52 min ago #8
Ha, ha, sounds about right PatSeg 50 min ago #9
Frontotemporal dementnia MadameButterfly 21 min ago #16
But it still should be asked because.... electric_blue68 39 min ago #13
Yes, absolutely PatSeg 34 min ago #14
Perfect! KPN 48 min ago #10
He would say leftieNanner 41 min ago #12
"Emoluments" is a Democrat hoax, a scam. JustABozoOnThisBus 21 min ago #15
I'm sorry to disagree Dan, JMCKUSICK 15 min ago #17
He wouldn't ABC123Easy 13 min ago #18
They all know they will be banned! nt ProudProgressiveNow 8 min ago #19

mdbl

(8,043 posts)
7. "Law without prosecution is merely a suggestion
Mon Dec 29, 2025, 03:28 PM
1 hr ago

That is so true. The increase in the administration's lawlessness is only eclipsed by the completely complicit or incompetence of the GOP Congress. The laws exist and they don't care if they are followed, unless it's a poor person they can put in jail.

Captain Zero

(8,724 posts)
3. Neither does ANYONE else. IMHO.
Mon Dec 29, 2025, 02:27 PM
2 hrs ago

Not even the Dems in Congress. Not in either of the two first term impeachments.

Why not? Seems easily provable to me.
But you won't hear the word.
I think we would hear evidence about Trump ordering Epstein's murder before we heard evidence/charges of emoluments.

#Emoluments

PatSeg

(51,994 posts)
6. Well, there wouldn't be a satisfying answer
Mon Dec 29, 2025, 03:25 PM
1 hr ago

and he would probably insult the journalist as well.

Marie Marie

(10,855 posts)
8. His answer: I don't know anything about it - my sons are running things. Look, SQUIRREL!
Mon Dec 29, 2025, 03:36 PM
52 min ago

PatSeg

(51,994 posts)
9. Ha, ha, sounds about right
Mon Dec 29, 2025, 03:38 PM
50 min ago

Then of course, he'd have to call the person a bad journalist who represents a fake news outlet. A very strange man getting stranger each day.

electric_blue68

(25,697 posts)
13. But it still should be asked because....
Mon Dec 29, 2025, 03:50 PM
39 min ago

1) because it's important.
2) At least it's on record that he'll either lie, evade, or deny it.

PatSeg

(51,994 posts)
14. Yes, absolutely
Mon Dec 29, 2025, 03:54 PM
34 min ago

Any interactions with the man will be part of history. It is important that everything is documented in detail as a warning for future generations.

JustABozoOnThisBus

(24,577 posts)
15. "Emoluments" is a Democrat hoax, a scam.
Mon Dec 29, 2025, 04:07 PM
21 min ago

I don't make much money. My sons, however, who are not overly involved in government, run some businesses. I think maybe they brought me some diet Coke, I don't remember. They might have made some money.

And Kushner, I think I met him, he runs some funds that are maybe doing ok.

JMCKUSICK

(4,994 posts)
17. I'm sorry to disagree Dan,
Mon Dec 29, 2025, 04:13 PM
15 min ago

I feel like all of our wires have been crossed by trump. We have this part of us that is honest and innocent to the core, and that part keeps believing that he will accidentally wake up one day and I don't know what.

He is a pathological liar, a narcissist and a psychopath. Any of those diagnosed would eliminate believing anything he says, but all three? Even in his mental health issues we are overwhelmed by how staggering it is.

He has no shame, no conscience, no soul.

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