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Govt watchdog says White House violated law by withholding Ukraine aid

Discussion in 'Law & Justice' started by Egoboy, Jan 16, 2020.

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  1. MrTLegal

    MrTLegal Well-Known Member

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    The legal violation, according to the GAO, is because Trump failed to provide or to notify Congress about any policy justification for the delay.

    Read the report yourself.
     
    MrTLegal, Jan 16, 2020
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    MrTLegal Well-Known Member

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    GAO says you are wrong.
     
    MrTLegal, Jan 16, 2020
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  3. Egoboy

    Egoboy Well-Known Member Donor

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    That episode was obviously before my time, but it seems that the Pentagon broke the law there, not Obama personally (from my 10 minutes of research).

    Is he ultimately responsible?? Probably... but that's certainly not comparable to what the GAO announced today...
     
    Egoboy, Jan 16, 2020
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    TheGreatSatan Banned

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    I guess Obama/Biden got a pass when they did it.
     
    TheGreatSatan, Jan 16, 2020
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  5. MrTLegal

    MrTLegal Well-Known Member

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    You guys wanted Trump's impeachment to include an actual violation of a federal statute. The GAO just delivered.

    Enjoy.
     
    MrTLegal, Jan 16, 2020
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    hawgsalot Well-Known Member

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    Cool story does the GAO have any arrest abilities? Why not???
     
    hawgsalot, Jan 16, 2020
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  7. MrTLegal

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    As has been pointed out by numerous other trump defenders, Obama definitely was dinged by the GAO for violating this law as well.
     
    MrTLegal, Jan 16, 2020
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    The GAO can't press any charges pertaining to federal law just stop it.
     
    hawgsalot, Jan 16, 2020
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  9. MrTLegal

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    Trump can't even be arrested for shooting someone on 5th avenue.
     
    MrTLegal, Jan 16, 2020
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    I'll keep going, but thanks.

    Merry Impeachmas.
     
    MrTLegal, Jan 16, 2020
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  11. hawgsalot

    hawgsalot Well-Known Member

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    And you didn't have republicans jumping up and down trying to impeach. Nobody gives a crap about the GAO opinions on either side concerning "breaking the law".
     
    hawgsalot, Jan 16, 2020
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    hawgsalot Well-Known Member

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    Your joke about Trump's joke is about as tiring and boring as watching a dem debate.
     
    hawgsalot, Jan 16, 2020
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    You explicitly provided proof that Obama was held to the same standard and declared to have violated this law as well (of course you also accused him of violating the law again for a reason that was not true, but at least you got the Bergdahl allegation correct).
     
    MrTLegal, Jan 16, 2020
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  14. MrTLegal

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    Oh, that is no joke.

    https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/23/politics/trump-tax-return-appeal/index.html
     
    MrTLegal, Jan 16, 2020
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    MrTLegal, Jan 16, 2020
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    True the joke is watching you parrot it as a serious statement pertaining to Trump thinking he could never be prosecuted. It's pretty sad that a person that calls himself a lawyer doesn't understand that a President can't be charged while in office but can the day he leaves office for crimes committed during his term. Heck your own Dem president gave you a constitution lesson that went over your head obviously. Clinton plead his felonies, that he was impeached on, down to misdemeanors right before he left office to end his case. I guess law schools have really gone down on teaching basic law based on your writings on the subject.​
     
    hawgsalot, Jan 16, 2020
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    Uh the Republicans had the house if they wanted to impeach they would have, what they understood is impeachment isn't about removing someone the disagreed with just because.
     
    hawgsalot, Jan 16, 2020
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    BuckyBadger, Jan 16, 2020
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    The Senate decides his guilt or innocence. In two weeks this will be over, with him being acquitted, forever, as Nancy would say.
     
    Paul7, Jan 16, 2020
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    So, which is it?
     
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    Which is exactly what Alexander Hamilton was concerned about.
     
    Paul7, Jan 16, 2020
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    I hope one of the best things to come out of this shitshow will be a full re-evaluation of that opinion...
     
    Egoboy, Jan 16, 2020
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    I did not mean to imply that Trump was arguing he could never be prosecuted for the crime of murder, but I suppose I should have been more clear and said, "Trump can't even be arrested while he's the President for shooting someone on 5th avenue."
     
    MrTLegal, Jan 16, 2020
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    The reason they did not impeach is because public support for impeaching Obama did not exist.
     
    MrTLegal, Jan 16, 2020
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