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Why is Trump the most impervious U.S. president in history? (Canadian columnist pulls hair out)
Maclean's ^ | October 10, 2018 | Scott Gilmore

Posted on 10/10/2018 11:51:51 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

Scott Gilmore: America’s president is a liar and fraudster whose scandals, which would have destroyed any politician before him, mean nothing

Last week the New York Times concluded an 18-month investigation with a front-page story that detailed hundreds of millions of dollars of tax fraud committed by the President of the United States. The magnitude of the scandal was unprecedented—no other American politician in history has ever been accused of a crime of this scope. According to financial records obtained by the newspaper, the president and his family illegally enriched themselves by hundreds of millions of dollars. And, making it worse, some of this money was obtained by defrauding lower-income tenants.

There is no question that if any president from Roosevelt to Obama had been accused of this, it would have plunged their administrations into crises, and likely ended their political careers.

And yet, in the Trump era, within 24 hours we had mostly forgotten about this scandal. The White House called it false and then refused to answer any more questions. Newspapers and newscasts turned to other stories. The social media dust storm blew off into another direction. Democratic politicians began to bark up different trees.

While Ronald Reagan was known as the Teflon President, Donald Trump is an entirely different league. Is it possible he is the most impervious, the most unassailable, or the strongest president in living memory?(continued)

(Excerpt) Read more at macleans.ca ...


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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Is it possible he is the most impervious, the most unassailable, or the strongest president in living memory?

That actually sounds very positive.

41 posted on 10/10/2018 2:35:45 PM PDT by x
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

“18-month investigation with a front-page story that detailed hundreds of millions of dollars of tax fraud committed by the President of the United States. “

First this is completely wrong no need to read further.


42 posted on 10/10/2018 2:40:04 PM PDT by outpostinmass2
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Question: Has Mueller died of old age yet? His investigation seems to be eternal.


43 posted on 10/10/2018 2:56:49 PM PDT by Retvet (Retvet)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
The magnitude of the Clinton scandals was are unprecedented—no other American politicians in history has ever been accused of a crime of this scope.

Fixed it.

44 posted on 10/11/2018 11:31:56 AM PDT by WASCWatch
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Rather than just playing defense, Trump has identified the enemy of the American people and is attacking them.


45 posted on 10/11/2018 11:42:34 AM PDT by WASCWatch
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To: Retvet

I think is trying to find a graceful way to end his witch hunt. It won’t work because Trump is not going to just let it go.


46 posted on 10/11/2018 11:44:17 AM PDT by WASCWatch
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Never heard of him.


47 posted on 10/11/2018 12:10:50 PM PDT by kanawa (Trump Loves a Great Deal)
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To: 48th SPS Crusader

The doofus doesn’t get it and never will.


48 posted on 10/11/2018 12:29:19 PM PDT by kanawa (Trump Loves a Great Deal)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

The most beleaguered President.


49 posted on 10/11/2018 1:57:37 PM PDT by YogicCowboy ("I am not entirely on anyone's side, because no one is entirely on mine." - J. R. R. Tolkien)
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Question: Has Mueller died of old age yet? His investigation seems to be eternal.
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Things sure have gone quite on that front. I think that Mueller and his coterie of highly paid Trump-hating leftist lawyers are, in essence, sitting around picking each other’s noses and asses while running up huge numbers of billable hours.


50 posted on 10/12/2018 7:05:34 PM PDT by House Atreides (BOYCOTT the NFL, its products and players 100% - PERMANENTLY)
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