Trump Admits He Was “Doing Services” for Foreign Governments Who Paid Him
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I... worked on this story for years... and he just... he tweeted it out.
Did you?
It's a quote from a journalist who covered Trump.
https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/i-worked-on-this-story-for-a-year
He uncovered Trump's close ties to Putin's inner circle, found the evidence, then Trump just said it.
Haha, oh, thanks
There's a word for that it's on the tip of my tongue
Does it start with a T and end with reason?
Technically it would be emolument. Luckily, there is an emoluments clause in the constitution, (Article I, Section 9, Paragraph 8) which explains that the president isn’t allowed to accept emoluments from foreign powers while in office. And the man just told on himself on Twitter.
If only SCOTUS hadn't ruled that the emoluments clause is moot.
It's treason, then...
Everybody like to trot that word out, but is unable to define a legal "enemy". I consider Russia a fucking enemy, hate their guts, but legally and diplomatically, they're not that.
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/50/4302
It’s pretty clearly defined.
We're still at war with North Korea. There is a declared ceasefire that has mostly held since 1953 but the latest peace talks to end the war started in 2018 and fell apart after South Korea elected a conservative government in 2023. The soldier that escaped to NK to avoid his legal troubles in SK last year may well have committed treason. Or at least attempted to, NK didn't really seem to want him.
The US never declared war with North Korea.
The last declaration by the US was WWII.
No, South Korea may still be at war with them.
Aaand there goes the last credible line of defense: that his only connection was ownership and he was detached from operations and books of the company. But alas.
"You know, like a crime!"
Yes but he was president at the time so he is immune to all prosecution because he did the crime(s) FOR America. Duh!
Well, I think he needs to be able to still run for president. It would set a bad president if political rivals could be jailed to prevent them from running. But this dude needs to be in jail, like now.
It’s precedent. And no, he’s a fucking traitor.
My apologies. And, yeah. He's 100% a traitor. I hope the rest of his days he molders in pathetic political impotence. Just worried that a "people in jail can't rum for president law" would have unintended consequences.
He just admitted to taking money from other national governments while he was an elected official. He should never be allowed to run for another public office ever again.
I think for the countries freedom, we have to let him run, but if there is any sanity or dignity left here, I pray he loses, and I pray the republican party shatters so something more reasonable can take its place.
In a perfect (or just not bat shit crazy) world, it wouldn't matter. You should be able to let anyone run and the voters would just never in a million years vote for an asshole or criminal or both. But alas...
Very true, and also (unfortunately) good I think. I don't want a republican congress able to prevent a second term via impeachment trial.
Totally not punishable, the state can do nothing about it but watch him become its leader again.
But don’t you fucking dare being black and having a bud of weed on you, thats pretty much a death penalty offense.
Yep, totally a democracy.
Nope, it’s much more an oligarchy with democratic elements to feed the perception of freedem in the masses. If your choice is between open support of genocide and totalitarianism and genocide it is hardly a democracy.
Unrelated, but this news source has higher number of ads per square inch of my phone screen than I thought theoretically possible.
I feel like the intrusive ad world has been working mega overtime lately. Either that or I just haven't been paying close enough attention but lately I've stumbled on some mobile sites that are like 97% ads with 15 automatically playing videos and pop ups everywhere that are hilariously difficult to close without opening ten more windows
Something something firefox mobile something something adblock.
I'm sure you've heard it, and I have no idea if you're already using it and it doesn't work. Just thought I'd get it in there before someone else who's even more of a dick about it.
Something something Adblock bad something something use UBlock Origin.
Something something catch-all something something xerox
But then, you will not experience the monster sites like this one.