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Trump and swamp drainage

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout: Debate & Discussion' started by NewRoxFan, Dec 27, 2016.

  1. NewRoxFan

    NewRoxFan Contributing Member

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    Gee, what could be swampy about this? Trump's DOJ rules Trump can profit from foreign payments...

    DOJ: Trump can accept payments from foreign governments
    http://thehill.com/homenews/adminis...-can-accept-payments-from-foreign-governments
     
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    GOP Chairman of Senate Judiciary Committee calls out Trump for flooding the swamp.

    The Senate Republican Calling 'Nonsense' on President Trump

    https://www.theatlantic.com/politic...n-calling-nonsense-on-president-trump/529857/
     
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    D.C. and Maryland to sue President Trump, alleging breach of constitutional oath
    https://www.washingtonpost.com/loca...611861a988f_story.html?utm_term=.e1906214d020
     
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    It shouldn't be surprising that large, expensive government meetings will be held at Trump hotels as often as possible from now on.

    Even if it's not to help Trump financially, it's not a secret how well Trump responds to flattery. Imagine Scott Pruit going to Trump with something difficult they decide in an EPA meeting that they need Trump to sign off on. Goes down a lot better for Trump if Pruitt leads off with "So, we were meeting at the Trump hotel conference, beautiful by the way, best I've ever seen. Everyone said so. Meatloaf was amazing. So anyway..."
     
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    Agent Orange appointing his son's wedding planner to run the HUD office in NY.

    she has no housing experience.

    she claims to have a JD degree in 2000 from Quinnipiac University School of Law in Connecticut.; but the school can only confirm that she attended 2 semester but never graduated​

    http://www.nydailynews.com/news/pol...er-run-n-y-housing-programs-article-1.3251314
     
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    Trump Adviser Kushner’s Undisclosed Partners Include Goldman and Soros
    https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-adviser-jared-kushner-didnt-disclose-startup-stake-1493717405
     
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    Green party is the best party. I bet no one sends them death threats either.
     
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    B-Bob "94-year-old self-described dreamer"

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    Imagine if you will friends, in all sincerity, if Obama owned a single hotel and a cabinet member had ONE solitary meeting there to the financial gain of said hotel.

    Can you not imagine the reaction of those who now sit silently? It does not take much of an imagination.
     
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    So true. Yet if Obama had done almost anything Trump has done, the uproar would have been loud by people who are now silent or supportive of Trump.
     
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    I am sure its just a coincidence, and not simply Trump looking out for number 1...

    Trump seeks sharp cuts to housing aid, except for program that brings him millions
    https://www.washingtonpost.com/inve...5875b7d1876_story.html?utm_term=.8f685ac7d804
     
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    Wasn't Trump supposed to remove lobbyists from the swamp? Oh wait, this guy was a big Trump donor...

    Trump Appointee Is Still a Saudi Government Lobbyist
    http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-appointee-still-saudi-government-lobbyist-n775246

     
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    Wow... the $$$'s being reported going to trump's lawyer's family members are eye opening... even if everything is above-swamp...

    Trump lawyer's firm steered millions in donations to family members, files show
    https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/jun/27/trump-lawyer-jay-sekulow-donations
     
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    Meanwhile...

    Mixing Business And The Presidency, Trump To Hold Fundraiser At His Washington Hotel
    http://www.npr.org/2017/06/27/53432...ign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20170627
     
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    I guess the bigger news may have been that this Trump White House even had an Ethics Office. Or that they know what the word Ethics" means. Or that they can even spell "Ethics"...

    WH ethics office asked to investigate top Trump ethics aide
    http://thehill.com/homenews/adminis...ce-asked-to-investigate-top-trump-ethics-aide
     
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    MR. trump FILLING THE SWAMP UNTIL IT DROWNS WASHINGTON!!

    Corruption under "little hands trump" is running amok with the manchild's blessing, while he continues his constant stream of lies and adolescent behavior. I'm beginning to view most of the diehard trump supporters as uneducated and/or simply not very intelligent. I hate doing that, but they've left little choice. Anyone who can't see what trump and his minions are busy corrupting and destroying in record time, while lining their pockets, after a few months of having the "Idiot in Charge" simply parrot the 3 monkeys. In their wanton ignorance, they are seeing no evil and hearing no evil, as they "speak" by repetition the evil fumes coming from the White House. In my humble opinion.
     
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    Surprised more people with any measure of integrity don't resign...

    Justice Department's Corporate Crime Watchdog Resigns, Saying Trump Makes It Impossible To Do Job
    http://www.ibtimes.com/political-ca...-crime-watchdog-resigns-saying-trump-makes-it
     
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    Another official related to government ethics quits...

    Office Of Government Ethics Director Walter Shaub Jr. Is Resigning After Clashing With The Trump Administration
    http://uproxx.com/news/walter-shaub-resignation-trump-ethics/
     

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