Should somebody commiting fraud be able to become president?
- Roel
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Should somebody commiting fraud be able to become president?
Scams aren't the same proportion as violating classified information laws, but it is important to discuss it.
- Felix
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Re: Should somebody commiting fraud be able to become presid
And his position as president is in direct conflict of interest with his business, for example, he could exert pressure to change banking regulations that adversely affect his business, or make covert deals with foreign governments to absolve his outstanding foreign mortgage loans, etc. In a sane political environment (i.e., not the current one) any of the aforementioned could lead to impeachment. It's curiouser and curiouser, we may have fallen down the rabbit hole.
- Roel
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Re: Should somebody commiting fraud be able to become presid
He wanted to hand over his business companies to his children, but that wouldn't really solve that he has interests for which his position as president can be used.Felix wrote:It is amazing how his background was overlooked. There are worse things than Trump University, although that's bad enough, e.g., the mafia connections and deals he made to build his casinos, a statutory rape charge pending against him, and god knows what else.
And his position as president is in direct conflict of interest with his business, for example, he could exert pressure to change banking regulations that adversely affect his business, or make covert deals with foreign governments to absolve his outstanding foreign mortgage loans, etc. In a sane political environment (i.e., not the current one) any of the aforementioned could lead to impeachment. It's curiouser and curiouser, we may have fallen down the rabbit hole.
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