Trump: The first POTUS ever to interview US Attorneys

[Penelope]

Bet you can't guess which ones!

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In our sophisticated system of checks and balances, important customs have arisen to protect prosecutors from being compromised by political encroachment. One of those traditions is that the U.S. Attorneys are nominated by the President with input from the Senators from the states where the districts sit, vetted by the FBI and the Department of Justice, and confirmed by the whole U.S. Senate. Traditionally, they are not interviewed by the President.

Enter Donald Trump. We have just learned that Trump is now taking the highly unusual step of violating this protocol. He is now personally interviewing candidates for three key U.S. Attorney positions — Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Washington, D.C. — all places where he and his family have extensive and ongoing business dealings.

Notably, the President reportedly has not interviewed any candidate for any of the other U.S. Attorney positions across the country.

What are his motives? Why would the President wish to create a personal relationship with these potentially powerful prosecutors?​

All:

Jon Liebman: Donald Trump Auditioning Federal Prosecutors In Alarming Reality Show Twist – Guest Column

In other words, it's all perfetly legal.

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No its not.

 

[usmbguest5318]

Trump: The first POTUS ever to interview US Attorneys

Really? By what contrived sense of hubris does Trump find himself qualified to interview anyone who will hold a job as an attorney representing the people of the U.S? I mean, seriously. The man has nine months of government experience of any sort, zero legal training, zero experience practicing law, zero prosecutorial experience, has written not one legal brief, has likely conducted no structured legal research, has argued no cases before a judge or jury, and he's not a particularly deep or keen thinker in any regard, least of all jurisprudentially. While the man may have questions to ask, none of them, unless he happens to "get lucky," are likely to be probative, or even informative, on the question of whether any given individual is highly qualified to serve as a U.S. Attorney.

Talk about micro-managing! U.S. Attorneys are, at best, three levels down from the President, and most of them are several rungs lower than that.

Good point. But you do realize that the U.S. Attorneys have been throwing a monkey wrench in the Trump machinery since he started. Also, he's got skin in the game financially in ways I wouldn't begin to understand. He knows what he wants and he aims to get it.

He knows what he wants and he aims to get it.

He is now personally interviewing candidates for three key U.S. Attorney positions — Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Washington, D.C. — all places where he and his family have extensive and ongoing business dealings.

In light of the selectivity of the above, is there any question what he wants? Can you say "minimum scrutiny and maximally reduced risk of being prosecuted for taking money, via his D.C. hotel, from foreign agents and organizations?"

Nevermind that the U.S. government provides a residence expressly for the President's personal use (in addition to the WH) and for housing foreign heads of state and other dignitaries who visit Washington to meet with the President. It's called Blair House, though it's actually a complex of four connected buildings that collectively are larger than the WH. You can see what it looks like here; it's lavish, to say the least.

Along with the expected accommodations, it also has a party room.

 

[bripat9643]

Bet you can't guess which ones!

<snip>

In our sophisticated system of checks and balances, important customs have arisen to protect prosecutors from being compromised by political encroachment. One of those traditions is that the U.S. Attorneys are nominated by the President with input from the Senators from the states where the districts sit, vetted by the FBI and the Department of Justice, and confirmed by the whole U.S. Senate. Traditionally, they are not interviewed by the President.

Enter Donald Trump. We have just learned that Trump is now taking the highly unusual step of violating this protocol. He is now personally interviewing candidates for three key U.S. Attorney positions — Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Washington, D.C. — all places where he and his family have extensive and ongoing business dealings.

Notably, the President reportedly has not interviewed any candidate for any of the other U.S. Attorney positions across the country.

What are his motives? Why would the President wish to create a personal relationship with these potentially powerful prosecutors?​

All:

Jon Liebman: Donald Trump Auditioning Federal Prosecutors In Alarming Reality Show Twist – Guest Column

In other words, it's all perfetly legal.

Thanks for playing!

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No its not.

Of course it is. What law did Trump violate?

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[Defiant1]

He has the creds?

Looks like he is an insider. He sent a letter asking that Trump be investigated and now Hillary is finally going down. Great creds in fact!

Are you denying the fact that Trump is the first president to interview US Attorneys ... or that he's specifically interviewing the ones that have direct authority over current investigations about his, and Kushner businesses?

Take off the blinders

Don't care.

Really well I do and do many and I bet the maj of the pop does. We have 3 branches for a reason, oversight.

Remind us again, who do the US attorneys work for? Which branch?

 

[Hutch Starskey]

Bet you can't guess which ones!

<snip>

In our sophisticated system of checks and balances, important customs have arisen to protect prosecutors from being compromised by political encroachment. One of those traditions is that the U.S. Attorneys are nominated by the President with input from the Senators from the states where the districts sit, vetted by the FBI and the Department of Justice, and confirmed by the whole U.S. Senate. Traditionally, they are not interviewed by the President.

Enter Donald Trump. We have just learned that Trump is now taking the highly unusual step of violating this protocol. He is now personally interviewing candidates for three key U.S. Attorney positions — Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Washington, D.C. — all places where he and his family have extensive and ongoing business dealings.

Notably, the President reportedly has not interviewed any candidate for any of the other U.S. Attorney positions across the country.

What are his motives? Why would the President wish to create a personal relationship with these potentially powerful prosecutors?​

All:

Jon Liebman: Donald Trump Auditioning Federal Prosecutors In Alarming Reality Show Twist – Guest Column

Wow! Could he be more transparent?
Too funny.

 

[Remodeling Maidiac]

Bet you can't guess which ones!

<snip>

In our sophisticated system of checks and balances, important customs have arisen to protect prosecutors from being compromised by political encroachment. One of those traditions is that the U.S. Attorneys are nominated by the President with input from the Senators from the states where the districts sit, vetted by the FBI and the Department of Justice, and confirmed by the whole U.S. Senate. Traditionally, they are not interviewed by the President.

Enter Donald Trump. We have just learned that Trump is now taking the highly unusual step of violating this protocol. He is now personally interviewing candidates for three key U.S. Attorney positions — Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Washington, D.C. — all places where he and his family have extensive and ongoing business dealings.

Notably, the President reportedly has not interviewed any candidate for any of the other U.S. Attorney positions across the country.

What are his motives? Why would the President wish to create a personal relationship with these potentially powerful prosecutors?​

All:

Jon Liebman: Donald Trump Auditioning Federal Prosecutors In Alarming Reality Show Twist – Guest Column

Anyone ought to be watching what that sneaky bastard is quietly doing behind the scenes while the reporters are all busy buzzing about his latest tweet.
He knows what he wants and he knows how to get it.

I see you all are derping along today...

They still have to go through normal channels to get the job. If Trump tried to compromise them it would be discovered by the Senate.

Scout's honor, I didn't even consider that Trump was compromising the justices. I just figured he's asking the questions HE wants answered. Blackmail and corruption were your projection, not mine.

Then your post, which explicitly implied it, was completely pointless.
Who gives a fuck if he interviews them...

 

[Remodeling Maidiac]

Bet you can't guess which ones!

<snip>

In our sophisticated system of checks and balances, important customs have arisen to protect prosecutors from being compromised by political encroachment. One of those traditions is that the U.S. Attorneys are nominated by the President with input from the Senators from the states where the districts sit, vetted by the FBI and the Department of Justice, and confirmed by the whole U.S. Senate. Traditionally, they are not interviewed by the President.

Enter Donald Trump. We have just learned that Trump is now taking the highly unusual step of violating this protocol. He is now personally interviewing candidates for three key U.S. Attorney positions — Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Washington, D.C. — all places where he and his family have extensive and ongoing business dealings.

Notably, the President reportedly has not interviewed any candidate for any of the other U.S. Attorney positions across the country.

What are his motives? Why would the President wish to create a personal relationship with these potentially powerful prosecutors?​

All:

Jon Liebman: Donald Trump Auditioning Federal Prosecutors In Alarming Reality Show Twist – Guest Column

Anyone ought to be watching what that sneaky bastard is quietly doing behind the scenes while the reporters are all busy buzzing about his latest tweet.
He knows what he wants and he knows how to get it.

I see you all are derping along today...

They still have to go through normal channels to get the job. If Trump tried to compromise them it would be discovered by the Senate.

A rep senate, give me a break.

You don't deserve a break. You're too stupid to get one.

 

[CrusaderFrank]

It must be true, I read it on a blog on the internet.

I remember some of Abe Lincoln's best tweets

 

[CrusaderFrank]

hes also the first president to need a chinese engineer to comb his hair.

OK, that funny crosses all party lines. Good one

 

[Soggy in NOLA]

He has the creds?

Looks like he is an insider. He sent a letter asking that Trump be investigated and now Hillary is finally going down. Great creds in fact!

Are you denying the fact that Trump is the first president to interview US Attorneys ... or that he's specifically interviewing the ones that have direct authority over current investigations about his, and Kushner businesses?

Take off the blinders

Don't care.

Really well I do and do many and I bet the maj of the pop does. We have 3 branches for a reason, oversight.

Remind us again, who do the US attorneys work for? Which branch?

They serve at the pleasure of the President.

 

[Defiant1]

He has the creds?

Looks like he is an insider. He sent a letter asking that Trump be investigated and now Hillary is finally going down. Great creds in fact!

Are you denying the fact that Trump is the first president to interview US Attorneys ... or that he's specifically interviewing the ones that have direct authority over current investigations about his, and Kushner businesses?

Take off the blinders

Don't care.

Really well I do and do many and I bet the maj of the pop does. We have 3 branches for a reason, oversight.

Remind us again, who do the US attorneys work for? Which branch?

They serve at the pleasure of the President.

That they do.

 

[DrLove]

They serve at the pleasure of the President.

And which previous US presidents have interviewed US Attorneys in specific places in which they were under investigation or for that matter .. interviewed any at ALL?

We'll wait

 

[DrLove]

Then your post, which explicitly implied it, was completely pointless.
Who gives a fuck if he interviews them...

I do, it is unprecedented and reeks of the same BS that we went through with Comey - a demand for "loyalty".

This is high level Trump corruption .. nothing more, nothing less

 

[DrLove]

They still have to go through normal channels to get the job. If Trump tried to compromise them it would be discovered by the Senate.

The Republican controlled Senate?

Highly doubtful

 

[DrLove]

In other words, it's all perfetly legal.

Thanks for playing!

Like almost everything Trump does with regards to demands for loyalty, it is unprecedented and BARELY legal.

Stay tuned - Bob Mueller is all over this much to your chagrin.

Amiright Angry Trumpkin?

 

[Crixus]

Bet you can't guess which ones!

<snip>

In our sophisticated system of checks and balances, important customs have arisen to protect prosecutors from being compromised by political encroachment. One of those traditions is that the U.S. Attorneys are nominated by the President with input from the Senators from the states where the districts sit, vetted by the FBI and the Department of Justice, and confirmed by the whole U.S. Senate. Traditionally, they are not interviewed by the President.

Enter Donald Trump. We have just learned that Trump is now taking the highly unusual step of violating this protocol. He is now personally interviewing candidates for three key U.S. Attorney positions — Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Washington, D.C. — all places where he and his family have extensive and ongoing business dealings.

Notably, the President reportedly has not interviewed any candidate for any of the other U.S. Attorney positions across the country.

What are his motives? Why would the President wish to create a personal relationship with these potentially powerful prosecutors?​

All:

Jon Liebman: Donald Trump Auditioning Federal Prosecutors In Alarming Reality Show Twist – Guest Column

Poor guys. Already looking for the "next thing".

 

[DrLove]

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[bendog]

Bet you can't guess which ones!

<snip>

In our sophisticated system of checks and balances, important customs have arisen to protect prosecutors from being compromised by political encroachment. One of those traditions is that the U.S. Attorneys are nominated by the President with input from the Senators from the states where the districts sit, vetted by the FBI and the Department of Justice, and confirmed by the whole U.S. Senate. Traditionally, they are not interviewed by the President.

Enter Donald Trump. We have just learned that Trump is now taking the highly unusual step of violating this protocol. He is now personally interviewing candidates for three key U.S. Attorney positions — Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Washington, D.C. — all places where he and his family have extensive and ongoing business dealings.

Notably, the President reportedly has not interviewed any candidate for any of the other U.S. Attorney positions across the country.

What are his motives? Why would the President wish to create a personal relationship with these potentially powerful prosecutors?​

All:

Jon Liebman: Donald Trump Auditioning Federal Prosecutors In Alarming Reality Show Twist – Guest Column

Ah just a friendly meet and greet in case he later encounters them in depositions. (-:

 

[DrLove]

He is now personally interviewing candidates for three key U.S. Attorney positions — Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Washington, D.C. — all places where he and his family have extensive and ongoing business dealings.

How opaque and large must be the blinders one wears not to see what's up with that?

These could be helpful

 

[bripat9643]

They serve at the pleasure of the President.

And which previous US presidents have interviewed US Attorneys in specific places in which they were under investigation or for that matter .. interviewed any at ALL?

We'll wait

Who cares?

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