Discussion»Questions»Politics» Omarosa says Trump knew about Hillary Clinton's emails before the FBI announcement during the campaign. Is this the beginning of the end?
I’ll wait for the facts to come out. She seems to be out to take down Trump. I’m not saying it isn’t possible, but people lie a lot, especially in politics. Trump lies. So does Omarosa. Since she has left the White House she has been heck bent on going after Trump. She better habe proof to make accusations that she’s been making.
This post was edited by Rizz at August 22, 2018 11:42 PM MDT
The walls of Trumpworld are starting to tilt inward. Now that Cohen has pleaded guilty, the scramble to prop those walls up will intensify. Omarosa has little credibility on her own, but when added to the larger picture, Trump’s legal and political jeopardy is rising.
*Keep an eye on a little lawsuit filed by the State of Md and the District of Columbia over violations of the Emoluments Clause - a potential timebomb.
It is going to get uglier before it gets better.
This post was edited by Don Barzini at August 22, 2018 11:44 PM MDT
Constitution’s ban on receiving improper “emoluments,” or payments, from individual states and foreign governments..I'm 'waiting with bated breath'...
This post was edited by Beans/SilentGeneration at August 22, 2018 11:44 PM MDT
It is about the President cannot work for another country.
Constitution also has a domestic emuluments clause.
The President shall, at stated Times, receive for his Services, a Compensation, which shall neither be increased nor diminished during the Period for which he shall have been elected, and he shall not receive within that Period any other Emolument from the United States, or any of them.
So if we want to go strict broad definition of emulument as profit. Any President whom every purchased a Treasury bond would be in violation of this domestic emulument clause. So do we begin charging the rest of the living former Presidents now? Or do we agree that the emulument is not about profit from bonds or a business but rather about a President not being paid as a servant of another country.
You are trying to dilute the conversation, and I’m not buying it.
As a citizen of the US, you are as free to file a lawsuit as anyone else. Call your local State’s Atty or Rep. in Congress and have a go at it, with my blessing.
Nail as many as you can.
This post was edited by Don Barzini at August 22, 2018 11:45 PM MDT
I am not the one who believes emolument means personal profit from stocks/bonds/business. So I would not be the one to file the suit.
This post was edited by my2cents at August 22, 2018 11:45 PM MDT
"Bated" is a form of "abate," which means “to diminish, beat down, or reduce.” So when you're waiting with bated (read: abated) breath, you're so eager, anxious, excited, or frightened that you're almost holding your breath. Shakespeare used the phrase "with bated breath" in The Merchant of Venice. "Baited" Versus "Bated" | Grammar Girl - Quick and Dirty Tips
Suddenly, Trump's finding there's less oxygen in the room. I believe that Manafort knows a lot and if he's willing to make a deal for a lesser sentence, that would be fantastic. Cohen couldn't even bring himself to go to trial - that says a lot about his complicity and I'm sure he knows even more.
I suspect that Mueller‘s investigation will submit it’s findings after the midterms, and that whatever is found, will sway Trump’s political future, one way or the other. The fact that 6 Trump associates have already pleaded guilty to, or been convicted of various felonies at this stage of the investigation bodes poorly.
The rising number of those close to Trump who he’s thrown under the bus (even his own son!) bodes poorly for those still in his inner circle. Yes, Spunky, I agree, the air is getting thin in Trumpworld.
Rizz 