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Jarqui

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54. Any American who cannot provide extensive tax returns for public scrutiny

Mon Jan 8, 2018, 01:23 PM

Jan 2018

should not be eligible for public office - particularly a candidate for president.

There are more than 200 years of history to back up why that might be.

I suspect the epitaph of this might go roughly something like "when you review the overall of what Trump did, no one with only half a brain would have done it. He could have quietly rode off into the sunset grabbing pussies while rolling in his ill-begotten dough but instead his narcissism risked losing everything trying to do a job he didn't have a prayer to do successfully because he thought he'd look good to those he didn't give a crap about."

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Written responses? underpants Jan 2018 #1

On the stand Cartoonist Jan 2018 #2

under oath? agingdem Jan 2018 #31

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Written responses? pandr32 Jan 2018 #3

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What if he's been feigning dementia all year? lagomorph777 Jan 2018 #49

He isn't smart enough to fake it all year pandr32 Jan 2018 #56

Without lawyers coaching him. nt tblue37 Jan 2018 #9

He would be an investigator's dream come true pandr32 Jan 2018 #57

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Agreed. pandr32 Jan 2018 #58

K&R berni_mccoy Jan 2018 #4

Doesn't this dialogue usually take place with the principle Jarqui Jan 2018 #6

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The tentacles on this are so broad sweeping Cosmocat Jan 2018 #12

Based on testimony and reports, I would guess they're pretty close to the end of basic Jarqui Jan 2018 #21

Possibly Cosmocat Jan 2018 #41

I agree with much of what you said Jarqui Jan 2018 #43

For all the hue and cry from the right about over regulation Cosmocat Jan 2018 #48

Any American who cannot provide extensive tax returns for public scrutiny Jarqui Jan 2018 #54

And, blew it all up for his kids Cosmocat Jan 2018 #60

The evidence is out there in public, the Lester Holt tape for example. lagomorph777 Jan 2018 #51

Bill Clinton didn't get to skip the in person under oath questioning. nt tblue37 Jan 2018 #7

True - but the testimony leftynyc Jan 2018 #22

Yes, but the video was made public after the fact thucythucy Jan 2018 #53

Understood leftynyc Jan 2018 #59

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Good at streams (golden ones), not so good at consciousness - erronis Jan 2018 #37

Mueller team Corgigal Jan 2018 #11

The biggest problem for them is "what does mueller know" Takket Jan 2018 #14

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They sound like features. nt babylonsister Jan 2018 #18

He is incapable of shutting up and he doesn't have good lawyers Maeve Jan 2018 #26

Nope, no written responses. We don't want the baby sitters to do his homework for him. Nitram Jan 2018 #15

I would be bigly surprised if this were to happen... kentuck Jan 2018 #17

I tend to agree, and suspect they will refuse using executive privilege as the reason still_one Jan 2018 #30

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His first response: "I'm very smart" dalton99a Jan 2018 #32

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How long was Hillary grilled? 11hrs? And under oath? Roland99 Jan 2018 #35

Talks? SHRED Jan 2018 #36

Trump pays his lawyers to protect him from nuisances such as this. kentuck Jan 2018 #38

I don't know if Mueller babylonsister Jan 2018 #42

Donald Trump doesn't think he is above the law... kentuck Jan 2018 #50

Think they've actually told Donnie yet? n/t Orsino Jan 2018 #45

My hope: Stinky The Clown Jan 2018 #47

Nothing short of putting him in a chair answering redstatebluegirl Jan 2018 #52

This could lead to some astonishing set of events triron Jan 2018 #55