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muriel_volestrangler

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9. "Waddya mean? You can't defend obvious illegality? You're meant to do everything!"

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Sat Sep 28, 2019, 05:55 PM

Sep 2019

There was me thinking Mulvaney's trouble is that he's implicated in the illegality:

The chairs of the House Budget and Appropriations committees took the Office of Management and Budget to task Friday for possibly illegally withholding foreign aid funds appropriated by Congress including assistance to Ukraine.

In a letter to acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney and acting Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought, Budget Chairman John Yarmuth and Appropriations Chairwoman Nita M. Lowey said they are concerned OMB actions that withheld military aid to Ukraine “constitute unlawful impoundments in violation” of the landmark 1974 budget law.

https://www.rollcall.com/news/congress/democratic-committee-leaders-demand-budget-documents-related-ukraine-aid-holdup

No, apparently it's fine to break the law, just not fine to not have excuses for Trump breaking the law ...

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Mulvaney on shaky ground in wake of whistleblower fallout, sources say [View all] demmiblue Sep 2019 OP

Slick Mick is such a true believer bucolic_frolic Sep 2019 #1

Guess Don should have gotten the Little Golden Book version of his summary so he would have Vinca Sep 2019 #2

Malarkey Mulvaney's been acting as chief of staff almost as long as Cheeto's been acting as prez sandensea Sep 2019 #3

In other words, Dumpty is pissed because no one was there to clean up his mess for him flibbitygiblets Sep 2019 #4

The tRump circle is not a team; it eats itself. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Sep 2019 #5

I'll say this for Mulvaney True Dough Sep 2019 #6

Isn't Mulvaney's philosophy to Let Trump Be Trump? tanyev Sep 2019 #7

Mulvaney is an idiot, but how do you defend from a confession? hahaha fuck em all. TeamPooka Sep 2019 #8

"Waddya mean? You can't defend obvious illegality? You're meant to do everything!" muriel_volestrangler Sep 2019 #9

So, tRump is upset because Mulvaney isn't as good at lying and conning as he is. yaesu Sep 2019 #10

What blows my mind is that they thought a defense was even possible in the first place. Jedi Guy Sep 2019 #11

Oh No's!!! sheshe2 Sep 2019 #12

B-B-But isn't it Rudy's job to put the spin on crimes... IthinkThereforeIAM Sep 2019 #17

Some things just can't be spun, no matter how good the spinner is : marble falls Sep 2019 #13

How exactly did they expect Mulvaney to defend the indefensible? cstanleytech Sep 2019 #14

Fall guy # (what are we up to now? (Flynn, Manafort, KPN Sep 2019 #15

Chapter ?? of He Who Must Be Blamed instead of a 'stable genius". AKing Sep 2019 #16

Love it! Couldn't happen to a bigger sociopath. nt Guy Whitey Corngood Sep 2019 #18

After a review by forum hosts....LOCKING Omaha Steve Sep 2019 #19