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riversedge

(69,708 posts)
Sun Jun 16, 2019, 04:48 PM Jun 2019

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 Trump’s invocation of the Constitution to say he has broad power, with Vance contending the president’s 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 Rivera–including 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, wouldn’t 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)
1. Ask trump if he ran for President because he wants to do whatever he wants.
Sun Jun 16, 2019, 04:57 PM
Jun 2019

Wish someone would ask him that question.

Tikki

dlk

(11,425 posts)
2. "...The President is Not a Constitutional Scholar..." LOL!
Sun Jun 16, 2019, 05:16 PM
Jun 2019

Vance nailed it! Trump had never been a scholar of anything except, perhaps, grifting.

Rural_Progressive

(1,105 posts)
3. The truth of it
Sun Jun 16, 2019, 05:18 PM
Jun 2019

is the law is what we were enforce. Without enforcement the law is nothing more that toilet paper.

atreides1

(16,046 posts)
10. +100000000000000
Sun Jun 16, 2019, 05:46 PM
Jun 2019

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)
4. I agree with Ms. Vance except for her assessment of Barr. He will "go so far"
Sun Jun 16, 2019, 05:19 PM
Jun 2019

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)
6. Brava and thank you, Joyce Vance. It would have been nice
Sun Jun 16, 2019, 05:31 PM
Jun 2019

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)
7. Another Vicious Ass Lie from the
Sun Jun 16, 2019, 05:34 PM
Jun 2019

Psycho who lost touch with reality.

democratisphere

(17,235 posts)
8. Love Joyce Vance and Barbara McQuade.
Sun Jun 16, 2019, 05:38 PM
Jun 2019

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)
9. You think that rump would have learned the limits of his so called 'unlimited' power via all of ...
Sun Jun 16, 2019, 05:45 PM
Jun 2019

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)
12. He is not "learning" because he has never in his 73 years on this earth
Sun Jun 16, 2019, 05:57 PM
Jun 2019

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)
11. Have a lot of respect for her
Sun Jun 16, 2019, 05:54 PM
Jun 2019

For having the courage to stand up to him, and watch as the Republicans cower down to trump the illegitimate president. What cowards.

Honeycombe8

(37,648 posts)
13. Who's gonna stop him? The Senate? The Trump S.Ct.? The cops? His own DOJ? nt
Sun Jun 16, 2019, 06:47 PM
Jun 2019

Yonnie3

(17,376 posts)
14. Locking after a review by the hosts.
Sun Jun 16, 2019, 07:21 PM
Jun 2019

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