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In reply to the discussion: Donald and Ivana Trump fight unsealing of divorce records [View all]NanceGreggs
(27,835 posts)4. As unpopular as this opinion will be ...
... I have to say I agree with the Trumps on this one.
Whatever happened during their marriage is between them. Given all of the hundreds of reasons why Donald would be a disaster as POTUS, any charge of "and he was a lousy husband, too" is unnecessary and irrelevant.
This disclosure would trigger a tabloid "he said/she said" frenzy, which would only serve to distract from the real issues that deserve scrutiny, e.g. Trump's shady business dealings, possible tax fraud, pending lawsuits, etc.
Digging for dirt in a candidate's marriage - especially one that ended decades ago - is what you do when you literally have nothing else. When it comes to Donald, there are plenty of real issues to be scrutinized and exposed.
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we know about the rape charges, ivana. wonder what other dirty little tidbits are in there.
niyad
Sep 2016
#2
Yes. 2 points: 26 years is very long time, and the other person has rights too. . . . nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Sep 2016
#8
There's the rape allegation (trigger warning: description of sexual violence)
muriel_volestrangler
Sep 2016
#37
That assumes the whole electorate is already divided into Trump supporters and detractors
muriel_volestrangler
Sep 2016
#55
How often is the allegation of rape against Trump talked about on main TV news?
muriel_volestrangler
Sep 2016
#59
The records are sealed; arguing they should be kept sealed is keeping them quiet
muriel_volestrangler
Sep 2016
#63
like I said, she married the guy when he was already a well known public figure
gopiscrap
Sep 2016
#25
While I'm sympathetic to the points you make, I propose that one could look thru another lens ...
brett_jv
Sep 2016
#29
I agree. His business dealings and tax records are fair game, but I don't see how this is.
PersonNumber503602
Sep 2016
#42
Doing a wrong against Ivana would not make the wrongs against Clinton right or undo them. . . . nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Sep 2016
#9
Ivana is NOT married to Trump. She has no part in his Presidential politics. Divorced him decades
Bernardo de La Paz
Sep 2016
#30
Being objective and leaning toward privacy rights, if both don't want it to happen, it shouldn't.
phleshdef
Sep 2016
#10
I think I know why she's fighting to keep them private. I think she agreed that if they ever get
truthisfreedom
Sep 2016
#13
Clintons both political. Ivana had & has nothing to do with Trump's politics or campaign.
Bernardo de La Paz
Sep 2016
#31