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Miles Archer

(18,837 posts) Sat Jun 23, 2018, 09:24 AM Jun 2018

"The primary criminal conflict of interest statute is inapplicable to the President"

At issue is a billion-dollar Trump Organization development in Indonesia, that the Chinese government reportedly is backing with a $500 million investment. Days after the investment was announced, President Trump reversed course against the Chinese telecommunications company ZTE.

“At the outset, I agree that the information cited in your letter raises serious concerns,” the Office of Government Ethics wrote. “It is essential to the success of our republic that citizens can trust that the decisions made by government leaders are motivated by the public good and not by personal interests.”

The letter notes that, “Congress has left no doubt that the primary criminal conflict of interest statute is inapplicable to the President.”

The ethics watchdog argued that “under the Constitution, the primary authority to oversee the President’s ethics rests with Congress and ultimately, with the American people.”

https://www.rawstory.com/2018/06/serious-concerns-top-government-ethics-official-wants-investigate-trump-business-deals-blocked-republicans/

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"The primary criminal conflict of interest statute is inapplicable to the President" (Original Post) Miles Archer Jun 2018 OP

Nov 2018 the decision will be made beachbum bob Jun 2018 #1

Essentially, the framers left no remedy for a president who conspires to steal an election when the rainin Jun 2018 #2

What a losing proposition when we don't have confidence in our elections. Baitball Blogger Jun 2018 #3

beachbum bob

(10,437 posts)

1. Nov 2018 the decision will be made

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Sat Jun 23, 2018, 09:25 AM

Jun 2018

rainin

(3,011 posts)

2. Essentially, the framers left no remedy for a president who conspires to steal an election when the

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Sat Jun 23, 2018, 09:45 AM

Jun 2018

Congress is complicit. The people only speak with our votes. They've learned they can steal what they can't win. Outside money is just a cover so people see a horse race and enough believe in the results to drown the voices of those who see it was stolen.

Baitball Blogger

(46,786 posts)

3. What a losing proposition when we don't have confidence in our elections.

Reply to rainin (Reply #2)

Sat Jun 23, 2018, 09:59 AM

Jun 2018

They continue to steal elections using these methods, and then the Congressmen do nothing to rectify it, saying that we need to answer with our votes in an election that will be hacked or heavily influenced.

What the hell happened to us? Nothing in this country has been the same since Republicans began psy oping the American people after the 2000 election.

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