Trump's Troubles

VAg8r1 · Dec 30, 2024 at 3:20 PM

G8trGr8t said: ↑

refusing to sign MOU's because they commit them to ethics rules that resulted in subpoenas from first time that still are unresolved. this allows any entity to give him as much money as they want with no strings attached and say it was to fund the transition. no records, no transparency, no accountability? want a cabinet seat, make a contribution to my transition team and you too can put your favorite venture capitalist or WWE promoter on the cabinet..

what happens if djt just refuses to sign any of these required documents?

Donald Trump Not Signing Transition Documents Sparks Anger From Critics

Donald Trump has sparked anger from Democrats and critics for not signing legal documents needed to formally begin the transition of power. The memorandums of understanding (MOUs) filed with the General Services Administration and the White House are typically submitted by September and October before Election Day. The documents allow an incoming administration to work with the outgoing one to begin an orderly transition process on issues such as providing IT services and office space, and permitting the FBI to vet candidates tapped for national security positions.
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Trump's failure to submit the required ethics pledge, stating that he will avoid conflicts of interest, has also meant that he has not disclosed who is funding his transition process. Newsweek has contacted the Trump transition team for comment via email.
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"Trump has yet to sign the ethics agreement required for the presidential transition, allowing him to raise unlimited amounts of money from unknown donors to pay for the staff, travel, and office space involved in preparing to take over the government," the group wrote. Aaron Parnas, a lawyer and frequent Trump critic, added on X: "Not enough people are talking about how Donald Trump's team continues to skirt federal law by failing to sign critical documents as required by the Presidential Transition Act."

Brian Hughes, a spokesperson for Trump's transition team, said in previous statements to multiple news outlets that the president-elect's lawyers "continue to constructively engage with the Biden-Harris Administration lawyers regarding all agreements contemplated by the Presidential Transition Act."
Elsewhere, Heath Brown, a professor of public policy at John Jay College of Criminal Justice who studies presidential transitions, told The New York Times about the potential concerns in Trump not disclosing how the transition process is being funded. "When the money isn't disclosed, it's not clear how much everybody is giving, who is giving it, and what they are getting in return for their donations," Brown said. "It's an area where the vast majority of Americans would agree that they want to know who is paying that bill."
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The title of the world's shortest book "Rules for an Ethical Presidency" by Donald John Trump.

GatorJMDZ · Dec 31, 2024 at 11:15 AM

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Trump lost his appeal in E. Jean Carroll defamation case 1. This is the first case that resulted in a $5 million dollar verdict.

"Trump's lawyers argued the $5 million verdict should be thrown out because the trial judge, U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan, should not have let jurors hear testimony from two other women who accused Trump of sexual misconduct."

"One, businesswoman Jessica Leeds, said Trump groped her on a plane in the late 1970s. The other, former People magazine writer, Natasha Stoynoff, said Trump forcibly kissed her at his Mar-a-Lago estate in 2005."

"Trump's lawyers also said the trial judge should not have let jurors watch a 2005 "Access Hollywood" video where Trump boasted graphically about forcing himself on women."

"But the appeals court ( 3 judge panel of Second US Circuit Court of Appeals) said Trump failed to show that Kaplan erred, or that any errors warranted a new trial."

Trump loses appeal of E. Jean Carroll $5 million defamation verdict

While he'll likely request a hearing before the full court, when he loses that it is unlikely SCOTUS will agree to hear this if Trump tries to appeal that.
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LOL, Representative Nancy Mace somehow confused "reversed" and "affirmed" and started a Twitter victory dance. Predictably, MAGA jumped in on the party, apparently clueless Trump had actually lost.

Can't make this level of stupidity up.

G8trGr8t · Dec 31, 2024 at 9:55 PM

GatorJMDZ said: ↑

LOL, Representative Nancy Mace somehow confused "reversed" and "affirmed" and started a Twitter victory dance. Predictably, MAGA jumped in on the party, apparently clueless Trump had actually lost.

Can't make this level of stupidity up.

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they actually thought it meant he won? brilliant

ursidman · Jan 3, 2025 at 6:52 PM

I have read on these pages that (technically) trump is not a convicted felon because sentence has yet to be imposed and by a quirk of NY law without a sentence he is not convicted. Well its about to be. trump will be sentenced on Jan 10th. The judge indicates the sentence will not involve jail time as is probably appropriate for a first time offender or at least first time caughtee.

Judge orders Trump to be sentenced in hush money case on Jan. 10, but says he won't be incarcerated

GatorJMDZ · Jan 3, 2025 at 9:57 PM

ursidman said: ↑

I have read on these pages that (technically) trump is not a convicted felon because sentence has yet to be imposed and by a quirk of NY law without a sentence he is not convicted. Well its about to be. trump will be sentenced on Jan 10th. The judge indicates the sentence will not involve jail time as is probably appropriate for a first time offender or at least first time caughtee.

Judge orders Trump to be sentenced in hush money case on Jan. 10, but says he won't be incarcerated
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That's not correct, he was "convicted" under NY law when the guilty verdict was rendered. The imposition of sentence is a different matter.

NY Criminal Procedure Law 1.20(13)-(15), a definitional statute.:

13. “Conviction” means the entry of a plea of guilty to, or a verdict of guilty upon, an accusatory instrument other than a felony complaint, or to one or more counts of such instrument.

14. “Sentence” means the imposition and entry of sentence upon a conviction.

15. “Judgment.” A judgment is comprised of a conviction and the sentence imposed thereon and is completed by imposition and entry of the sentence.

NYS Open Legislation | NYSenate.gov

OklahomaGator · Jan 3, 2025 at 10:01 PM

GatorJMDZ said: ↑

That's not correct, he was "convicted" under NY law when the guilty verdict was rendered. The imposition of sentence is a different matter.

NY Criminal Procedure Law 1.20(13)-(15), a definitional statute.:

13. “Conviction” means the entry of a plea of guilty to, or a verdict of guilty upon, an accusatory instrument other than a felony complaint, or to one or more counts of such instrument.

14. “Sentence” means the imposition and entry of sentence upon a conviction.

15. “Judgment.” A judgment is comprised of a conviction and the sentence imposed thereon and is completed by imposition and entry of the sentence.

NYS Open Legislation | NYSenate.gov
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I have heard that before somewhere. lol

ursidman · Jan 4, 2025 at 12:57 AM

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