[AMV] Amerikaanse politiek #510 With stars in their eyes

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Op donderdag 31 mei 2018 18:20 schreef Tocadisco het volgende:

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Was het dat maar, als Trump dit allemaal op eigen houtje kon doen zonder dat iemand hem kon tegenhouden zou het het allemaal nog enigszins dragelijk maken. Maar het Congres heeft gewoon de mogelijkheid om in te grijpen: https://www.businessinsid(...)ernational=true&r=US

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Op donderdag 31 mei 2018 18:20 schreef Tocadisco het volgende:

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Was het dat maar, als Trump dit allemaal op eigen houtje kon doen zonder dat iemand hem kon tegenhouden zou het het allemaal nog enigszins dragelijk maken. Maar het Congres heeft gewoon de mogelijkheid om in te grijpen: https://www.businessinsid(...)ernational=true&r=US

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Op donderdag 31 mei 2018 18:35 schreef remlof het volgende:

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If Republicans in Congress think Trump has a bunch of dumb, destructive ideas about trade, they should pass new laws that strip him of that power.

Maar dat doen ze vast niet.

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Op donderdag 31 mei 2018 18:49 schreef Montov het volgende:

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Ik ben benieuwd of ze volgend jaar de macht van de president gaan verkleinen via wetgeving, als ze het gevoel hebben dat er na Trump weer een Democraat komt.

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Op donderdag 31 mei 2018 18:49 schreef Montov het volgende:

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Ik ben benieuwd of ze volgend jaar de macht van de president gaan verkleinen via wetgeving, als ze het gevoel hebben dat er na Trump weer een Democraat komt.

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Trump offers pardon to conservative pundit Dinesh D’Souza, suggests others could be coming

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The president, who has issued several pardons in recent months, said he is also considering clemency in number of other cases, including those of former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich (D) and Martha Stewart, the author and television personality.

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Trump also relayed that he is considering commuting the remainder of the sentence of Blagojevich, who was convicted in 2010 on charges relating to the selling of President Barack Obama’s former Senate seat.

“What he did does not justify 18 years in a jail,” Trump said. “If you read his statement, it was a foolish statement, there was a lot of bravado. But . . . plenty of other politicians have said a lot worse. And . . . he shouldn’t have been put in jail.”

Trump also cited the case of Stewart, who was convicted in 2004 of obstructing justice and lying to investigators about a well-timed stock sale.

“I think to a certain extent Martha Stewart was harshly and unfairly treated,” Trump said. “And she used to be my biggest fan in the world . . . before I became a politician. But that’s okay, I don’t view it that way.”

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The former Illinois governor was a contestant on “Celebrity Apprentice,” Trump’s reality show on NBC, in 2010, after he was indicted but before his convictions. Trump praised Blagojevich at the time for having “a lot of guts” to appear on the program.

Bron: WaPo

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Op donderdag 31 mei 2018 19:32 schreef Montov het volgende:
Drain the Swamp was al dood door gratieverzoeken van politieke vrienden, en het patroon wordt stevig doorzet:

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Het verkopen van een senaatszetel, rechtsgang belemmeren en insider trading. Trump normaliseert corruptie en wetteloosheid met deze gratie-verzoeken, en neemt misschien al een voorschot om zichzelf of zijn moerasmonsters te verdedigen.

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Op donderdag 31 mei 2018 19:32 schreef Montov het volgende:
Drain the Swamp was al dood door gratieverzoeken van politieke vrienden, en het patroon wordt stevig doorzet:

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Het verkopen van een senaatszetel, rechtsgang belemmeren en insider trading. Trump normaliseert corruptie en wetteloosheid met deze gratie-verzoeken, en neemt misschien al een voorschot om zichzelf of zijn moerasmonsters te verdedigen.

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The White House is not cooperating with requests from the government's chief watchdog, House Democratic lawmakers said, calling for a hearing to look at the administration's "dramatic decision" to ignore inquiries from the oversight agency.

Government Accountability Office general counsel Thomas Armstrong said in a letter earlier this month to White House counsel Don McGahn that he understood that "attorneys from your office and the National Security Council will not respond to inquiries or otherwise engage with GAO staff during the course of our reviews."

Armstrong asked for a response from McGahn by May 25 — a request that was not met, according to a separate letter dated Tuesday from Democrats on the House Oversight Committee.

The lawmakers, led by ranking member Elijah Cummings (D-Md.), asked committee Chairman Trey Gowdy (R-S.C.) to hold a hearing to shed light on “why the Trump Administration has so severely reversed course to deny GAO access to information it has obtained for years.” The lawmakers made both letters public this week.

Armstrong wrote in his letter to McGahn that the White House's refusal to comply with the watchdog's requests "represents a clear departure from past practice.”

He said the GAO has sought information on the cost of presidential travel and security measures, vacancies in the office of the inspector general and the role of the NSC in conflict-prevention efforts abroad. He said staff “have either refused to have any discussion … or not responded at all.”

Armstrong said he was “concerned” that the White House’s “new policy” will hinder the agency from carrying out its work, which is aiding Congress in carrying out its “constitutional oversight.”

Gowdy has not yet responded to the request for a hearing on the oversight issues. His office did not immediately respond to a request for comment Thursday.

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pdmcleod twitterde op donderdag 31-05-2018 om 20:19:42 Wow. Trudeau says Canada felt a NAFTA deal was close and offered to come down to Washington to get it done. Mike Pence called him Tuesday and said a 5-year sunset clause of NAFTA was a pre-condition of such a visit. Trudeau refused. No meeting. reageer retweet

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AndrewKirell twitterde op donderdag 31-05-2018 om 20:14:50 Sam Bee apologizes, via TBS: “I would like to sincerely apologize to Ivanka Trump and to my viewers for using an expletive on my show to describe her last night. It was inappropriate and inexcusable. I crossed a line, and I deeply regret it.” reageer retweet

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Op donderdag 31 mei 2018 19:41 schreef Monolith het volgende:

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In Nederland zou Trump een VVD'er zijn.

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Op donderdag 31 mei 2018 20:29 schreef Nintex het volgende:
Sam Bee komt met excuses voor haar beledigingen aan het adres van Ivanka.

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AndrewKirell twitterde op donderdag 31-05-2018 om 20:14:50 Sam Bee apologizes, via TBS: “I would like to sincerely apologize to Ivanka Trump and to my viewers for using an expletive on my show to describe her last night. It was inappropriate and inexcusable. I crossed a line, and I deeply regret it.” reageer retweet