Let's face it: there's no good reason to deny the construction of the ballroom.

[jacksonlamb]

What “grifting” has he been convicted of as President?

He has been grifting. You have admitted it before. Are you denying it now?

 

[jacksonlamb]

Vindictive.

Smart.

 

[mudwhistle]

Tearing down public landmarks as a thin pretext for soliciting bribes is a great reason to deny construction.

That's rich, considering the fact that you bastards have been tearing down public landmarks for years.

You have zero moral high ground with which to preach from when taking into consideration the destructive acts of you leftists.

Tearing down historic statues. Defacing monuments. Changing the names of federal installations.

HOW DARE YOU!!!

 

[Nuthin' Fancy]

Pretty dull….But, as a man, ball room is important….

I'm sure it is, for little faggots.....................

 

[berg80]

That's rich, considering the fact that you bastards have been tearing down public landmarks for years.

What exactly is your problem with removing symbolic vestiges of racism from the public square?

 

[j-mac]

Țhe White House belongs to the President, he can do what he wants

He can even name the Kennedy Center after himself

You people are so easy.

 

[j-mac]

What a silly boy you are. Prez's can't be prosecuted for crimes while in office according to the 1973 and 2000 OLC memos. Besides, whoever replaces the blonde sock puppet will have no problem with any law he breaks. She certainly didn't. It's why they get chosen.

But the Grifter-in-Chief did face a number of lawsuits during trump 1.0 for violations of the Emoluments Clause. Cases that were pending until he lost the 2020 election, at which point his SC ruled them to be moot.

Having gotten away with the many crimes he has committed, and ethics rules he has violated, has emboldened him to do more of the same.

The president is exempt from many of the basic ethics rules that apply to other federal officials. For instance, most executive branch employees are not allowed to participate in government matters that could have a direct impact on their personal finances or those of their spouses or business affiliates. That restriction even extends to situations where employees could appear to have a financial conflict of interest that would raise questions about their impartiality. Where participation in a given matter is a core part of an official’s duties, Office of Government Ethics rules generally require them to sell or divest from the relevant assets.

The president, however, is exempt from those rules, leaving him free to use the power of the presidency in ways that directly benefit him and his family. Many of the notable examples in Trump’s second term relate to the cryptocurrency sector, now the source of much of the president’s personal wealth. Trump has sought to roll back restrictions on the industry and advance its other priorities while doling out benefits to purchasers of his own cryptocurrency products. These include pardons and other favorable legal treatment for industry moguls and even privileged access to advanced U.S. computer chip technology, which the administration granted to the United Arab Emirates after one of its state-backed companies took a 49 percent stake in World Liberty Financial, the Trump family’s main cryptocurrency platform.

How Weak Federal Ethics Laws Enable Presidential Profiteering

Lackluster laws and barriers to enforcement clear many paths for the wealthy to get money to the president.

www.brennancenter.org

Political Donors Should Not Be Above the Law
Last December, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau sued the operator of the payment processor Zelle and three of the nation’s largest banks for failing to protect customers from rampant fraud on the platform that caused them to lose more than $870 million. According to the bureau, Bank of America, Wells Fargo, and JPMorgan Chase left customers on their own to deal with fraud, failed to investigate complaints and issue reimbursements, and told some customers to contact the fraudsters to recover their money. Around that same time, Bank of America contributed $500,000 to Donald Trump’s inaugural committee. JPMorgan Chase gave $1,033,057. The Electronic Payments Coalition — which counts the three banks as members — donated $1,000,000. In early March, not only was the case dropped, but the entire CFPB was shuttered.

Political Donors Should Not Be Above the Law

The line between public service and private gain continues to blur as financial elites secure pardons and regulatory leniency following campaign contributions.

www.brennancenter.org

Trump pardon of crypto billionaire sparks concerns over his use of the pardon power​

Last month, President Trump granted a pardon to a billionaire felon, after the felon's company enriched a Trump family business. The pardon went to Changpeng Zhao, a Chinese-born businessman, who was accused by the Justice Department of causing, quote, "...significant harm to U.S. national security…" The president says he does not know Zhao. Our reporting shows that Zhao's company supported a Trump family firm at critical moments leading up to the president's pardon.

Changpeng Zhao is founder of Binance, the world's largest exchange for cryptocurrency or digital money on the internet. In 2023, Zhao and his company pled guilty to failing to prevent money laundering on binance. Binance paid a $4 billion fine. Zhao served a four month sentence.

Elizabeth Oyer: He's one of the richest men in the world. And he was essentially allowing his company to be used as a platform to finance criminal activity, to send money to terrorist organizations, Al-Qaeda, Hamas, ISIS and he was prosecuted criminally for that.


Elizabeth Oyer knows pardons. She was in charge of vetting pardon applications at the Justice Department. She's been a critic of the Trump administration since she was replaced last spring by a Trump loyalist. Oyer told us Zhao wasn't close to meeting Justice Department guidelines for a pardon.

Scott Pelley: You would describe this pardon as unusual?

Elizabeth Oyer: The influence that money played in securing this pardon is unprecedented. The self-dealing aspect of the pardon in terms of the benefit that it conferred on President Trump, and his family, and people in his inner circle is also unprecedented.

Trump pardon of crypto billionaire sparks concerns over his use of the pardon power

President Trump pardoned the billionaire founder of the largest crypto exchange in the world, Binance. It's raised questions about conflicts of interest and the president's use of the pardon power.

www.cbsnews.com

But hey, who's fooling who here? You just don't care about any of this. You will continue to pretend none of it matters unless trump has been convicted for it. And then you'll still find a way to excuse it. Like the $2M in fines he paid for stealing from a charity.

The Following spent years collectively freaking out over corruption Joe Biden was falsely accused of, but never proven for a lack of evidence, let alone charged for. Why were the allegations made? To create a counter narrative to trump's corruption and illegal acts. So when the subject of trump's criminality comes up you can reflexively blurt out, "Yeah, but what about Joe?" You folks were being manipulated and you weren't even aware of it.

So, nothing…got it.

 

[j-mac]

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Maybe you should stomp your feet harder?

 

[Greenbeard]

That's rich, considering the fact that you bastards have been tearing down public landmarks for years.

You have zero moral high ground with which to preach from when taking into consideration the destructive acts of you leftists.

Tearing down historic statues. Defacing monuments. Changing the names of federal installations.

HOW DARE YOU!!!

Save the neo-Confederate tears for someone who cares, Hoss.

 

[j-mac]

I'm sure it is, for little faggots.....................

You oughta know ******.

 

[rightwinger]

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Trump acts like a real estate developer.
Rather than ask permission, just tear a building down and then they have no choice but to replace it

 

[ColonelAngus]

It is just people being contrarian.

If Trump orders soup with dinner, people will say he is a NAZI because he did not order salad. If he orders salad, they will say he is a NAZI because he did not order soup.

 

[OldFlame]

That the American people don't want it is good enough.

Guess what, you don't speak for the 'American people', the ballot box already did that.

 

[Nuthin' Fancy]

You oughta know ******.

You just did Q-NUT.

"Pretty dull….But, as a man, ball room is important"….

 

[berg80]

So, nothing…got it.

So, too much for you to read, huh? You folks always were better at absorbing bumper sticker slogans. Can you handle a single paragraph?

The president, however, is exempt from those rules, leaving him free to use the power of the presidency in ways that directly benefit him and his family. Many of the notable examples in Trump’s second term relate to the cryptocurrency sector, now the source of much of the president’s personal wealth. Trump has sought to roll back restrictions on the industry and advance its other priorities while doling out benefits to purchasers of his own cryptocurrency products. These include pardons and other favorable legal treatment for industry moguls and even privileged access to advanced U.S. computer chip technology, which the administration granted to the United Arab Emirates after one of its state-backed companies took a 49 percent stake in World Liberty Financial, the Trump family’s main cryptocurrency platform.

 

[berg80]

Guess what, you don't speak for the 'American people', the ballot box already did that.

I've seen that one a bunch. What you're really saying is once a prez is elected he should be able to get away with illegal acts or abuses of power. Do I have that right?

 

[j-mac]

So, too much for you to read, huh? You folks always were better at absorbing bumper sticker slogans. Can you handle a single paragraph?

The president, however, is exempt from those rules, leaving him free to use the power of the presidency in ways that directly benefit him and his family. Many of the notable examples in Trump’s second term relate to the cryptocurrency sector, now the source of much of the president’s personal wealth. Trump has sought to roll back restrictions on the industry and advance its other priorities while doling out benefits to purchasers of his own cryptocurrency products. These include pardons and other favorable legal treatment for industry moguls and even privileged access to advanced U.S. computer chip technology, which the administration granted to the United Arab Emirates after one of its state-backed companies took a 49 percent stake in World Liberty Financial, the Trump family’s main cryptocurrency platform.

Jesus you are dumb….the very first sentence.

 

[j-mac]

I've seen that one a bunch. What you're really saying is once a prez is elected he should be able to get away with illegal acts or abuses of power. Do I have that right?

That’s how dems think…

 

[justoffal]

That's an absurd notion. The government was structured at the founding for the three branches to act both in concert with each other but also as a check on each other's power. Congress passes laws because the founders didn't want that power to be held by one man. It's the very basis of our democracy. Presidents set the agenda but must get the cooperation of Congress to enact it. Unless they try to work around it as trump has done with EO's and illegal executive actions.

Then no need for a chief executive right?...
WRONG....

WITHOUT A CHIEF EXECUTIVE THE ENTIRE GOVERNMENT WOULD BIND UP INTO A TOTAL PARALYSIS....

 

[Lockback]

The overblown childishness that he needs to get permission from Congress to build the ballroom—under which there will be doomsday bunkers for the president, his family, and other officials—is on its face basically absurd and definitely politically motivated.

With the largest obstacle being removed immediately via private donations, the only thing left for the opposers to do is drown in TDS and try to pretend that they actually have a legal status behind the arguments that they're making.

Honestly, I don't think anyone who does any serious thinking on the matter is fooled by the political chicanery involved here; and the historical preservationists are reduced to mere idiots in the face of the fact that the old structure is long gone.

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Judges in this country have gotten out of control since Trump got into office. Reason?
Cheap political hacks.