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Despite reversal, Trump’s Doral promotion will now be used against him in court
McClatchy ^ | October 22, 2019 | Michael Wilner and Emma Dumain

Posted on 10/22/2019 2:37:47 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

Congressional Democrats will file a legal brief in federal court on Tuesday asserting that President Trump’s promotion of his Doral resort for the G-7 summit was further evidence he has violated the Emoluments Clause, despite his decision to reverse course.

The initial announcement last week — from Trump’s acting chief of staff, Mick Mulvaney, as he stood behind the official White House podium — provided the president’s personal property with “invaluable publicity” that in and of itself may amount to an emolument, a House Democratic source said.

Democratic lawmakers and their aides debated how to proceed over the weekend, after the president tweeted that he had reversed the decision and would not hold the G-7 summit at his Florida resort, only three days after Mulvaney’s announcement.

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TOPICS: Conspiracy; Government; Politics
KEYWORDS: congress; democrats; emoluments; impeachment
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To: Vaquero

“Rubicon?” President Trump could fire every flag officer in the five services this morning and replace them with suitable O-6s and O-5s. He could pardon Mike Flynn and give him five stars if he wanted to.


21 posted on 10/22/2019 5:57:00 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (You can't invade the mainland US. There'd be a rifle behind every blade of grass.)
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To: Toespi

All one has to do is turn off the news.

I recommend that everyone do this.


22 posted on 10/22/2019 6:05:57 AM PDT by chris37 (Where's Hunter?)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

someone please cue up that “aww..jeez, not this s**t again” guy......

Thanks


23 posted on 10/22/2019 6:08:54 AM PDT by QualityMan
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

If something doesn’t give here soon, I’m going to start thinking that the evil cabal just might be bigger than the DJT Team.


24 posted on 10/22/2019 6:10:25 AM PDT by Enduro Guy (Always cov fe'fe)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

It seems to me that it was the democrats who provided the Trump property with invaluable publicity, will they investigate themselves?


25 posted on 10/22/2019 10:58:43 AM PDT by Mastador1 (I'll take a bad dog over a good politician any day!)
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