Donald Trump, US President #47, US President #45, convicted felon, twice impeached, four times indicted, liable of rape, convicted for financial fraud, guilty of hiding hush money payments to porn actress in attempt to influence 2016 elections

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#2609780 24-Nov-2020 13:54

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Good to see that some parts of the US government still function properly. As well as the benefits of an independent civil service - for all its bureaucratic faults and inefficiencies, sometimes that separation is a good thing.

Civil service isn't very "independent" in the US. Heads of federal agencies get hired and fired based on political affiliation as the norm. Trump probably the most cynical in living memory, he'd deliberately appoint people often worse than merely "unqualified" - but ideologically opposed to the purpose of the agency they'd head. So you'd have a head of EPA who was very happy to work for Trump toward environmental "destruction" policies. This went down very well with Cult 45. Somehow they thought this was "draining the swamp".

If the appointee was so vile and untrustworthy that it would have been an embarrassment to put them through questions from the opposition Democrats during senate confirmation (which McConnell would win due to senate majority), Trump bypassed the process by appointing them to an "acting" role.

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#2609829 24-Nov-2020 14:45

Vanity Fair: Melania Still Has to Give a F--k About Christmas -- Bummer

Melania Trump is once again working her “ass off at the Christmas stuff” even though “you know, who gives a f--k about the Christmas stuff and decorations.” This year, her last as first lady, she’s carrying out her prescribed duties as if it were like any other year. She’s doing it all as though she wasn’t recorded besmirching the name of the holiday that her husband famously saved from the dreaded P.C. police.

On Monday she welcomed the Christmas tree. In years past, a couple of beautiful Clydesdales have taken a break from starring in beer commercials to escort the tree to its penultimate resting place, the Blue Room of the White House. Often, both halves of the first couple are there to greet the fallen fir and the family who grew it—Don in his wide tie, Melania in a tartan coat, serving literal Mrs. Claus to the people.

This year Don was not there, and Melania’s coat was herringbone, but otherwise, it was business as usual. She made some conversation with the two men steering the sleigh and dutifully smiled for the camera alongside the Taylors, who grew the Fraser fir—one photo with mask on, one mask off.

What a cognitive dissonance to see traditions like this go on while the president makes a flaccid attempt to undermine democracy and the pandemic rages stronger than ever. It’s dissonant, too, to see the first lady do Christmas again after hearing in recorded phone calls her absolute displeasure with having to do Christmas. The placid smile, the polite conversation, reportedly ignoring a question about the president and instead saying “Merry Christmas.” The parallel universe that the first family sometimes lives in is well here at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.

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#2609831 24-Nov-2020 14:51

BBC News - Trump's legal battles: How six cases may play out [NO PAYWALL]

15 Nov 2020

A legal storm is brewing.

Here, we consider how the six biggest legal battles may develop: [headings only]

1) The hush-money allegations

2) The tax and bank fraud investigation

3) The real-estate fraud investigation

4) The emoluments cases

5) The sexual misconduct lawsuits

6) The Mary Trump lawsuit

No American citizen, not even the president, is categorically above the law.

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#2609840 24-Nov-2020 14:57

kingdragonfly: the holiday that her husband famously saved from the dreaded P.C. police.

That's Donald 'I could shoot someone on Fifth Avenue as long as it got me more votes' Trump, in case you're wondering. I wonder what his motives were there?

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#2609855 24-Nov-2020 15:17

Sideface: ...5) The sexual misconduct lawsuits

A judge ruled this can can continue as soon as 20 January.

Trump's going to have little time for golfing, unless they are next to court-houses, or he's in a country without extradition

Unfortunately for Trump, many of these are "sh_t-hole countries", according to Trump. I wonder if China or Russia would take him?

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#2609857 24-Nov-2020 15:19

kingdragonfly: I wonder if China or Russia would take him?

I doubt it. A useful idiot who's no longer useful is just, well, ...

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#2609863 24-Nov-2020 15:24

neb:
kingdragonfly: I wonder if China or Russia would take him?
I doubt it. A useful idiot who's no longer useful is just, well, ...

I've seen it argued that Putin might find it worth keeping him around to keep him out of jail and let him keep spreading his BS, further eroding US civil and political stability.

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#2609865 24-Nov-2020 15:27

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I've seen it argued that Putin might find it worth keeping him around to keep him out of jail and let him keep spreading his BS, further eroding US civil and political stability.

Ah yes, in that regard he'd be very useful to Russia, in particular to perpetuate Aleksandr Dugin's weak US/strong Russia concept.

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#2609866 24-Nov-2020 15:29

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neb:

Does Trump know this?

Trump responds:

That's strange... Didn't fire her!??

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#2609869 24-Nov-2020 15:32

SaltyNZ: I've seen it argued that Putin might find it worth keeping him around to keep him out of jail and let him keep spreading his BS, further eroding US civil and political stability.

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Donald could stay in the Presidential Suite 🙂

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#2609872 24-Nov-2020 15:34

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Trump Tower Moscow

At least it's not small and mushroom-shaped.

(Mods, feel free to remove it that's too much :-).

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#2609874 24-Nov-2020 15:36

Batman: Trump responds:

ITYM An adult using Trump's account responds:.

Seriously, I can't believe that's Trump talking. Even when he's (relatively) coherent he doesn't express himself like that.

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#2609887 24-Nov-2020 15:53

neb:

ITYM An adult using Trump's account responds:. Seriously, I can't believe that's Trump talking. Even when he's (relatively) coherent he doesn't express himself like that.

You don't think it was Trump who correctly used an Oxford Comma in the first tweet (twice)?

No, me neither.

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#2609899 24-Nov-2020 16:20

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Trump Tower Moscow

At least it's not small and mushroom-shaped. (Mods, feel free to remove it that's too much :-).

Don't worry. They don't need your permission.

Plesse igmore amd axxept applogies in adbance fir anu typos

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#2609906 24-Nov-2020 16:33

neb:

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At least it's not small and mushroom-shaped. ....

From Russian State TV: link

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