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ecstatic

(32,701 posts)
Thu Feb 20, 2020, 10:59 PM Feb 2020

Warren is the only candidate who will hold trump & his accomplices accountable as President

The other candidates will likely want to move on and turn the page.

F-that!




ADDRESSING THE CORRUPTION AND INCOMPETENCE OF THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION
On day one of my presidency, I will take aggressive steps to root out the corruption and incompetence of the Trump administration and to hold that administration accountable. I will:

Remove all political appointees. Rooting out the corruption in our government starts with wiping the slate clean on political appointments. Donald Trump gave influential, high-ranking positions to his donors, friends, and political allies. I will ask for the resignations of all political appointees, including U.S. Attorneys, save only those positions necessary to preserve continuity and protect national security during the transition period.

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Establish a Justice Department Task Force to investigate corruption during the Trump administration and to hold government officials accountable for illegal activity. Donald Trump has run the most corrupt administration in history. He was impeached for withholding foreign aid in an effort to try to benefit his re-election campaign. He has enriched himself and his business through the power of his office. And there are public reports of potentially illegal corruption in every corner of his administration. If we are to move forward to restore public confidence in government and deter future wrongdoing, we cannot simply sweep this corruption under the rug in a new administration. That’s why I will direct the Justice Department to establish a task force to investigate violations by Trump administration officials of federal bribery laws, insider trading laws, and other anti-corruption and public integrity laws, and give that task force independent authority to pursue any substantiated criminal and civil violations. I have also committed to establishing a task force to investigate accusations of serious violations by immigration officials during the Trump era.

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Identify federal contracting arrangements that arose as a result of corruption in the Trump administration - and end them. The corruption in the Trump administration extends beyond those who work for the government directly to those who have won contracts to execute government services. For example, Donald Trump repeatedly pushed the Army Corps of Engineers to award a border wall contract to a particular company; the company won the contract despite not meeting the standards for a bid. My administration will review major contracts executed under the Trump administration to identify conflicts of interest and other forms of corruption and take action to cancel any contracts procured as a result of corrupting influences.

https://elizabethwarren.com/plans/after-trump


If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
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Warren is the only candidate who will hold trump & his accomplices accountable as President (Original Post) ecstatic Feb 2020 OP
EVERYONE will get a pardon on the way out Wabbajack_ Feb 2020 #1
One of the reasons I fully support her. gibraltar72 Feb 2020 #2
I'm with you on this Ferrets are Cool Feb 2020 #3
I hope a future debate covers the question as to how the next president would deal with this, n/t thesquanderer Feb 2020 #4
 

Wabbajack_

(1,300 posts)
1. EVERYONE will get a pardon on the way out
Thu Feb 20, 2020, 11:17 PM
Feb 2020

Including Trump himself when he resigns on Jan 19th so Pence can pardon him.

I hope there are state charges.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Undecided
 

gibraltar72

(7,503 posts)
2. One of the reasons I fully support her.
Thu Feb 20, 2020, 11:46 PM
Feb 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

thesquanderer

(11,986 posts)
4. I hope a future debate covers the question as to how the next president would deal with this, n/t
Fri Feb 21, 2020, 02:49 PM
Feb 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
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