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kebob

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31. When George DUBYA Bush's Ethics Advisor is Throwing Shade...

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Sun Nov 20, 2016, 06:34 AM

Nov 2016

We are so fucked!

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Trump poised to violate Constitution his first day in office, George W. Bush's ethics lawyer says [View all] highplainsdem Nov 2016 OP

There will be a need to hold continuous ethics hearings about Trumps actions. Thinkingabout Nov 2016 #1

Legitimate need, but no action. Martin Eden Nov 2016 #6

The ethics committee will need to follow him around rurallib Nov 2016 #24

He could never stand the test which Obama or the Clintons have. Thinkingabout Nov 2016 #26

Trump will be totally free to violate any Constitutional law he wants. Kablooie Nov 2016 #30

Perhaps he will get lots of voters out to the polls in the midterm, we were in the majority Thinkingabout Nov 2016 #35

true but his holdings will be with Ivanka and Trump Jrs so wordpix Nov 2016 #36

What!!!? But then, should we really be surprised?, JudyM Nov 2016 #2

Trump is going to do whatever he wants. If he can rub the nose of the law in it, stopbush Nov 2016 #3

And with no opposition he'll get to stack the courts and SCOTUS in his favor. Initech Nov 2016 #15

Yep bpositive Nov 2016 #19

That is insane. The hotel needs to be in a blind trust. SunSeeker Nov 2016 #4

dont even use that word. the best they could do is a chinese wall. mopinko Nov 2016 #13

I am stealing "cheeto sporkhands." rzemanfl Nov 2016 #17

i stole it from someone here. mopinko Nov 2016 #29

Then there will be no honor between us. rzemanfl Nov 2016 #33

'Trumps efforts to do business with these diplomats is at odds with a provision of the Constitution elleng Nov 2016 #5

That's only the first day. The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2016 #7

we're going to need an "outrage of the week" feature at DU 0rganism Nov 2016 #8

I don't want us to get outrage fatigue The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2016 #10

Week? Lucinda Nov 2016 #11

which is why it needs to be filtered and prioritized 0rganism Nov 2016 #21

In fairness, he has no clue what the Constitution says, or moonscape Nov 2016 #12

With all the lawyers he's supposed to have, at least ONE of them should attempt to keep him out napi21 Nov 2016 #20

Sadly, I agree. n/t moonscape Nov 2016 #22

Trump doesn't care about the Constitution. NastyRiffraff Nov 2016 #9

Crooked Hillary geomon666 Nov 2016 #14

Dubyah had an ethics lawyer? rzemanfl Nov 2016 #16

Yes, huge problem Sunny05 Nov 2016 #18

I smell 2naSalit Nov 2016 #23

And we thought Cheney made money in the office. Spitfire of ATJ Nov 2016 #25

Maybe they'll use Henry Hyde's excuse DFW Nov 2016 #27

Bribery is an impeachable offense StatGirl Nov 2016 #28

When George DUBYA Bush's Ethics Advisor is Throwing Shade... kebob Nov 2016 #31

So this whole thing is just an advertisement after all. cbdo2007 Nov 2016 #32

So once he's president greymattermom Nov 2016 #34

right up to the Supremes with Don's pick of justices wordpix Nov 2016 #39

Hey, anybody else going to the inauguration in Jan? Ligyron Nov 2016 #37

the gun toters are what scares me - I would not go near wordpix Nov 2016 #40

At least this Irish legislator isn't going along! LongTomH Nov 2016 #38