Draining the swamp

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  1. blue32

    blue32 Who wants a mustache ride?

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    And.....????? Do you have anything to add? Like an opinion? Or are you just going to give us the latest Trump news everyday for the next eight years?
     
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    Cenk is the man. I love that guy.
     
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    PtldPlatypus Let's go Baby Blazers! Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    Perhaps we should wait a couple weeks and find out what those plans will entail instead of continuing to claim "conflict of interest!"
     
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  4. Denny Crane

    Denny Crane It's not even loaded! Staff Member Administrator

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    Anything else you pretend he means is bullshit.

    https://www.donaldjtrump.com/press-releases/donald-j.-trumps-five-point-plan-for-ethics-reform

    DONALD J. TRUMP’S FIVE-POINT PLAN FOR ETHICS REFORM

    “It’s Time To Drain The Swamp In Washington, D.C. That’s Why I’m Proposing A Package Of Ethics Reforms To Make Our Government Honest Once Again.” - Donald J. Trump

    First:
    I am going to re-institute a 5-year ban on all executive branch officials lobbying the government for 5 years after they leave government service. I am going to ask Congress to pass this ban into law so that it cannot be lifted by executive order.

    Second: I am going to ask Congress to institute its own 5-year ban on lobbying by former members of Congress and their staffs.

    Third: I am going to expand the definition of lobbyist so we close all the loopholes that former government officials use by labeling themselves consultants and advisors when we all know they are lobbyists.

    Fourth: I am going to issue a lifetime ban against senior executive branch officials lobbying on behalf of a foreign government.

    Fifth: I am going to ask Congress to pass a campaign finance reform that prevents registered foreign lobbyists from raising money in American elections.

    Not only will we end our government corruption, but we will end the economic stagnation.
     
  5. e_blazer

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    I don't see how there's any conflict of interest until Jan. 20, 2017. Perhaps the media could stop hyperventilating a bit and see what Trump does to divest himself from his business interests prior to that date? Or maybe they just enjoy playing Chicken Little?
     
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  6. Rastapopoulos

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    I know - like all that stuff about how he wasn't releasing his taxes? And of COURSE he ended up releasing his taxes.
     
  8. Denny Crane

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    Unlike the potential conflict of interest and other legal issues that relate to him continuing to have any interest in the Post Office building in DC, there's absolutely no legal requirement for him to release his tax returns. Pisses people off, and maybe some (like me) didn't vote for him because of that and multiple other reasons, but he's within his legal rights to tell the media to stuff it regarding his tax returns.
     
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    Exactly, that same thing goes for him "having to do a blind trust". He doesn't have to legally. As long as he doesn't violate that one clause. MSM needs to relax.
     
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    Or maybe: "bag of crap on Pocahontas's front porch."
     
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    Michael Flynn:
    Paul Manafort:


    (But he was fired, right? Right...)

    Rudy Giuliani:


    Why does Giuliani think he's got a shot at Secretary of State? Shouldn't Trump just put him out of his misery by pointing to Rule #4?
     
  13. Denny Crane

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    Nothing you posted suggests they'll ever lobby for foreign governments from this point forward.

    I'm seriously having trouble seeing your issues, other than you lost.
     
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    Oh, I get it. The rules apply in the FUTURE. So members of the Trump team are forbidden from lobbying AFTER they leave. But of course, that's meaningless, because you can't actually stop them and nobody will remember these rules. So what you mean is the rules don't mean anything. Which, of course, we knew anyway. But I thought you wanted to pretend otherwise.
     
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    I expect he asks congress to make it a crime to do so.
     
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    Man, the left is salty over this election. I think I should buy some stock in whatever company makes Preparation H. I've never seen so much butt hurt.

    I'm no Trump fan, but they're even finding a half dozen kinds of fault in saving 1,000 jobs. Sheesh.
     

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