Former US Attorney Joyce Vance Slaps Down Trump Claim He Can Do Whatever He Wants: 'His Power is Not
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Former US Attorney Joyce Vance Slaps Down Trump Claim He Can Do Whatever He Wants: His Power is Not Limitless
By Connor Mannion Jun 16th, 2019, 4:33 pm
MSNBC contributor Joyce Vance slapped down President Donald Trumps invocation of the Constitution to say he has broad power, with Vance contending the presidents power is not limitless.
The former U.S. Attorney was appearing on Weekends with Alex Witt Sunday afternoon, where she was asked a host of questions by anchor Frances Riveraincluding a question about Trump invoking Article 2 of the Constitution, saying it allows me to do whatever I want.
Is he wrong here? Rivera asked. Would you know any other lawyers or counsel who would see it in that way that he does?
The president is not a constitutional scholar and his interpretation of article 2 is flawed, Vance said. Even his Attorney General, William Barr, wouldnt go so far as the president seems to go saying he can do anything he wants to do.
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Tikki
(14,537 posts)Wish someone would ask him that question.
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dlk
(11,425 posts)Vance nailed it! Trump had never been a scholar of anything except, perhaps, grifting.
Rural_Progressive
(1,105 posts)is the law is what we were enforce. Without enforcement the law is nothing more that toilet paper.
atreides1
(16,046 posts)If the Justice Department and the fixed Federal Courts won't enforce the law...then perhaps we the people will have to!!!
Atticus
(15,124 posts)as WHATEVER he believes will please his boss. He is Trump's pet "loose cannon"; sort of a Bannon with better hygiene and a thin veneer of "respectability".
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Golden Raisin
(4,599 posts)to hear similar firm words coming from Senator Schumer and Speaker Pelosi. I disagree with Joyce Vance about Barr. He's now (one of) the official, personal enablers/fixers for Trump, despite his gig at Justice, which is basically just for "show".
Cha
(295,899 posts)Psycho who lost touch with reality.
democratisphere
(17,235 posts)Two brilliant learned women speaking truth to a giant a-hole. It is people like this that will eventually bring drumpf et al down.
SWBTATTReg
(21,856 posts)his so called executive orders...not having the impact as he obviously thought that they did via his constantly parading them around etc. What a man baby...
pazzyanne
(6,518 posts)been given consequences for his illegal and heinous acts. No one has ever disciplined this raging orange tot! Not his parents and not law enforcement, therefore he thinks he has privileges that the average US citizen does not have. I really want to see him with prison time he is earning every single day.
duforsure
(11,882 posts)For having the courage to stand up to him, and watch as the Republicans cower down to trump the illegitimate president. What cowards.
Honeycombe8
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