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cstanleytech

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9. I had my doubts that they would rule against him as Trump wasnt an elected

Reply to yeoman6987 (Reply #3)

Thu Mar 23, 2017, 03:55 PM

Mar 2017

official when it was signed thus its hard to argue that he was breaking the terms.
Now if it had said "No elected official of the Government of the United States nor anyone that becomes an elected official of the Government of the United States" a challenge would have prevailed.

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Wow! I thought they'd rule the other way yeoman6987 Mar 2017 #3

I had my doubts that they would rule against him as Trump wasnt an elected cstanleytech Mar 2017 #9

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