But what makes Trump the worst president ever is not simply that he is colossally incompetent.
It is that he is also thoroughly corrupt.
It is hard to think of a single major decision he has made for the good of the country, rather than for his own advantage.
Trump has so egregiously abused the power of the presidency that he makes Warren Harding and Richard Nixon look like choirboys.
Trump was impeached for trying to use military aid to blackmail Ukraine into helping his reelection campaign.
He seems to have learned nothing from the experience save that, with Republicans in control of the Senate, he can get away with anything.
Since his acquittal, he has committed one appalling act of corruption after another.
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While seeking vengeance against those who spoke the truth about his ugly machinations, Trump has sought to reward those who broke the law on his behalf.
Barr wants to drop charges to which former national security adviser Michael Flynn already pleaded guilty — a move that a retired federal judge described as “clear evidence of gross prosecutorial abuse.”
Barr also sought a reduced sentence for Stone, even while conceding that his “prosecution was righteous,” before Trump on Friday simply set Stone free.
Stone served as the liaison between the Trump campaign and Wikileaks, the website that Russian intelligence used to release stolen Democratic Party emails to help Trump win the presidency.
Stone refused to testify about what he knew; he perjured himself and obstructed justice to protect the president.
It’s easy to forget that, despite President Trump believing he is immune from federal prosecution no matter what he does as president, based on a 1973 Justice Department memo, he is not immune from New York state law criminal prosecution even while he is president.
Many people, including maybe Trump, have forgotten that distinction.
The U.S. Supreme Court humiliated Trump and his lawyers by unanimously rejecting (by 9-0) the Trump team’s extreme view that, as president, Trump “absolutely immune” from any subpoena and, therefore, is above the law.
Trump’s lawyer Jay Sekulow may have claimed victory – I know what spin is, believe me – but everyone knows Trump lost on the key issue – unanimously.
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I was present when senior prosecutors from Vance’s office interviewed Cohen several times in 2019 at the federal satellite correctional facility in Otisville, N.Y.
I cannot disclose the details of those interviews.
But I can remind everyone about the multiple specific Trump crimes, documented through televised exhibits, by Cohen during his sworn, public testimony before the House Oversight Committee on Feb. 27, 2018. ✁
First, there are the two checks made out to Cohen of $35,000 each, signed by Trump personally from his own checking account, dated March and August 2017
– i.e., when he was president.
They were put up on TV screens before the House committee and an audience of tens of millions of TV views in America and around the world. See here. Exhibit 5a.
I have always been amazed that during the hearing, not one Republican on the House Oversight Committee – not one – asked Cohen a single question about these personal checks signed by a sitting president to implement a criminal hush money scheme already found as such by federal prosecutors.
Day 1,000,000 of the Georgian economic recovery. Everything is as peachy as a Georgian peach. Let’s celebrate all of the winning, open everything up. Yeee-haw.
Well, Carmen, it’s rather like the old joke; “They told me to cheer up, things could be worse. So I cheered up, and sure enough – things got worse.” If nothing else, the nation is receiving a master class in how unbridled corruption can undo two centuries of democracy.
Darsan54 Premium Member almost 4 years ago
Donnie predicted we would be begging him to stop “winning” so much. I’m really tired of being in 1st place in the global CV19 race.
braindead Premium Member almost 4 years ago
Scott, don’t forget:
It is YOUR PARTY, the Republicans* who support Trump in EVERYTHING:
Covid raging
Sinking economy
And especially:
Police brutality
Gun violence
TREASON.
.
#TraitorTrump
Silly Season almost 4 years ago
But what makes Trump the worst president ever is not simply that he is colossally incompetent.
It is that he is also thoroughly corrupt.
It is hard to think of a single major decision he has made for the good of the country, rather than for his own advantage.
Trump has so egregiously abused the power of the presidency that he makes Warren Harding and Richard Nixon look like choirboys.
Trump was impeached for trying to use military aid to blackmail Ukraine into helping his reelection campaign.
He seems to have learned nothing from the experience save that, with Republicans in control of the Senate, he can get away with anything.
Since his acquittal, he has committed one appalling act of corruption after another.
✁
While seeking vengeance against those who spoke the truth about his ugly machinations, Trump has sought to reward those who broke the law on his behalf.
Barr wants to drop charges to which former national security adviser Michael Flynn already pleaded guilty — a move that a retired federal judge described as “clear evidence of gross prosecutorial abuse.”
Barr also sought a reduced sentence for Stone, even while conceding that his “prosecution was righteous,” before Trump on Friday simply set Stone free.
Stone served as the liaison between the Trump campaign and Wikileaks, the website that Russian intelligence used to release stolen Democratic Party emails to help Trump win the presidency.
Stone refused to testify about what he knew; he perjured himself and obstructed justice to protect the president.
And now Trump has rewarded him for his silence.
The quid pro quo is blindingly obvious.
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/07/11/worst-president-ever-keeps-getting-worse/
William Robbins Premium Member almost 4 years ago
Perhaps he meant Charlie Sheen’s version of winning, flushing your life down the toilet.
Silly Season almost 4 years ago
It’s easy to forget that, despite President Trump believing he is immune from federal prosecution no matter what he does as president, based on a 1973 Justice Department memo, he is not immune from New York state law criminal prosecution even while he is president.
Many people, including maybe Trump, have forgotten that distinction.
The U.S. Supreme Court humiliated Trump and his lawyers by unanimously rejecting (by 9-0) the Trump team’s extreme view that, as president, Trump “absolutely immune” from any subpoena and, therefore, is above the law.
Trump’s lawyer Jay Sekulow may have claimed victory – I know what spin is, believe me – but everyone knows Trump lost on the key issue – unanimously.
✁
I was present when senior prosecutors from Vance’s office interviewed Cohen several times in 2019 at the federal satellite correctional facility in Otisville, N.Y.
I cannot disclose the details of those interviews.
But I can remind everyone about the multiple specific Trump crimes, documented through televised exhibits, by Cohen during his sworn, public testimony before the House Oversight Committee on Feb. 27, 2018. ✁
First, there are the two checks made out to Cohen of $35,000 each, signed by Trump personally from his own checking account, dated March and August 2017
– i.e., when he was president.
They were put up on TV screens before the House committee and an audience of tens of millions of TV views in America and around the world. See here. Exhibit 5a.
I have always been amazed that during the hearing, not one Republican on the House Oversight Committee – not one – asked Cohen a single question about these personal checks signed by a sitting president to implement a criminal hush money scheme already found as such by federal prosecutors.
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https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/506988-davis-supreme-court-decision-is-bad-news-for-trump-good-news-for-vance
Kurtass Premium Member almost 4 years ago
Day 1,000,000 of the Georgian economic recovery. Everything is as peachy as a Georgian peach. Let’s celebrate all of the winning, open everything up. Yeee-haw.
Bookworm almost 4 years ago
Well, Carmen, it’s rather like the old joke; “They told me to cheer up, things could be worse. So I cheered up, and sure enough – things got worse.” If nothing else, the nation is receiving a master class in how unbridled corruption can undo two centuries of democracy.
Oakwood13 almost 4 years ago
If you think it’s bad now just elect Sleepy Joe. You ain’t seen nothing yet.
Archee63 Premium Member almost 4 years ago
spelling?