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NewJeffCT

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3. Sadly, the system is broken on Emoluments and criminality

Reply to Scarsdale (Reply #1)

Thu Dec 26, 2019, 10:34 AM

Dec 2019

The lawsuits on Emoluments started in 2017 and have been winning and progressing through the courts. The other main way would be to ask the Justice Department to enforce the law, but Barr has already said that Emoluments doesn't apply to Trump for some reason or another - Unitary Executive or something?

And, the main way to enforce subpoenas would be to make a criminal referral to the Dept of Justice, who could then arrest the person violating the subpoena - and, Barr is going to quash those attempts. I think he already did it with Erik Prince and a few others.

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In Court he speaks for Speaker Nancy Pelosi [View all] saidsimplesimon Dec 2019 OP

The SC needs to explain WHY Scarsdale Dec 2019 #1

Sadly, the system is broken on Emoluments and criminality NewJeffCT Dec 2019 #3

SCOTUS with a strong conservative leaning has already ruled in 2000 that special rules can apply.... usaf-vet Dec 2019 #2

It makes me wonder if we should start imposing term limits calimary Dec 2019 #4

Absolutely! House, Senate, SCOTUS, Federal Courts, usaf-vet Dec 2019 #5