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Trump Calls For Obama Book Deal, Netflix Deal and “Congressional Slush Fund” be Investigated
GP ^ | 09/16/2019 | Cristina Laila

Posted on 09/16/2019 9:39:30 AM PDT by mplc51

Trump (and the American people) still have not forgotten about the Congressional slush fund used to pay off sexual harassment claims against lawmakers, and on Monday the president called for the slush fund to be investigated.


TOPICS: Politics/Elections; US: New York
KEYWORDS: abortion; bookdeal; brettkavanaugh; deborahramirez; janemayer; maga; netflix; newyork; newyorkcity; newyorkslimes; newyorktimes; ronanfarrow; scotus; slushfund; thenewyorker; x44
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To: mplc51

For Democrats, book deals, television productions, board memberships, etc. are thinly veiled money laundering schemes.


21 posted on 09/16/2019 10:02:32 AM PDT by Jeff Chandler (This Space For Rant)
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To: rktman

Exactly!!

I’d LOVE to see the money trail on that Martha’s Vineyard manse.


22 posted on 09/16/2019 10:03:59 AM PDT by Jane Long (Praise God, from whom ALL blessings flow.)
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To: mplc51

YES!!!!!!


23 posted on 09/16/2019 10:04:40 AM PDT by TianaHighrider (God bless President Trump)
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To: mplc51

I’d be happy just to see the names released of the people who paid off sexual harassment claims with government money. Not that it will make that much difference. Remember the Banking scandal? Chuck Schumer had to resign over that and he was right back in office a few years later.


24 posted on 09/16/2019 10:06:53 AM PDT by Oshkalaboomboom
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To: DoodleDawg

They likely will be anyways, so investigating the Obama deals doesn’t cost him much.


25 posted on 09/16/2019 10:08:17 AM PDT by jospehm20
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To: DoodleDawg
The difference will most likely be that Donald Trump doesn't feel the need to get paid to talk, because he seems to like to do that for free.

If he does get paid for any speaking engagements after he leaves office, I would expect to see him contribute the proceeds to some charity. And the various charities will most likely set the liberals off. I wonder if Chik-Fil-A has a charitable foundation.....

26 posted on 09/16/2019 10:09:19 AM PDT by Bernard (We will stop calling you Fake News when you stop being Fake News)
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To: mplc51

Who would do the investigating?Not worth it.


27 posted on 09/16/2019 10:09:34 AM PDT by cnsmom (G)
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To: Jane Long

Wonder if it’s a conventional loan and what the interest rate us they got. Or was it just a cash deal. Some could have fallen off the pallets headed for Iran right?


28 posted on 09/16/2019 10:10:29 AM PDT by rktman ( #My2ndAmend! ----- Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?)
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To: mplc51

Yawn. He’s only threatening to push having them investigated if they don’t drop their pursuit of him.

The usual DC tit for tat, MAD ethical stalemate.


29 posted on 09/16/2019 10:11:53 AM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: DoodleDawg

“Congressional Slush Fund I’d agree with. But is Trump willing to have every single post-presidential deal he strikes submitted to Congressional investigation? “

READ HIS WHOLE TWEET!


30 posted on 09/16/2019 10:12:03 AM PDT by TexasGator (Z1z)
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To: subterfuge

LOL! Because that’s about how long any investigation into ‘the one’ and his deals will last. Talk about privilege.


31 posted on 09/16/2019 10:13:03 AM PDT by rktman ( #My2ndAmend! ----- Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?)
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To: cuban leaf
Ramping up for the 2020 election cycle. He’s just getting started. It’s gonna be an amazing year.

Well, clearly the Leftist activists media is gearing up, they want to impeach all the conservative SCOTUS judges so thy get 5 appointments in the first year. Finally, we have Republican who understands the Dems and their media activist friends aren't playing tiddly winks here.

32 posted on 09/16/2019 10:13:22 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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To: Freedom'sWorthIt

Exactly.


33 posted on 09/16/2019 10:24:54 AM PDT by Karoo
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To: mplc51

About damned time!


34 posted on 09/16/2019 10:25:17 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer (The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.)
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To: JonPreston
I say it again - and he is from MY wonderful state of Wisconsin. Paul Ryan was a slug, hated Trump, loves how mittens thinks.

Remember when Paul Ryan blatantly stated “gee, golly gosh, I had no idea there was a sexual harassment slush fund to pay off $17 million for congress critters. I just heard about it”

I call B freekin S. EVERYONE in congress knew about this, we the people didn't. This stinks. Congress votes themselves raises, exempts themselves from most all laws they pass like baqmmyCare, lives by different rules, gets pensions for life after leaving..... on and on.

Paul Ryan knew about that money and the payouts. Why has it taken so long for someone to ASK FOR A LIST???? Because both R's and D's are ON the list.

GRRRR.

35 posted on 09/16/2019 10:26:35 AM PDT by WaterWeWaitinFor (Politics is more dangerous than war. In war you are only killed once. Winston Churchill)
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To: ryderann

How many who were beneficiaries of the House Slush Fund have already retired from the House? Quite a few, I would bet. It’s probably not as sensational as it might seem, anyway,as it’s not all about sexual harassment, but also harassment of any type. I do think that the American taxpayer has a right to know how our tax money was spent.


36 posted on 09/16/2019 10:35:35 AM PDT by Freee-dame (Best election ever! 2016)
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To: mplc51

My guess is the Netflix deal was payback to hussein for his Net Neutrality that allowed the streaming giant to hog a massive amount of the countries bandwidth for free.


37 posted on 09/16/2019 10:40:06 AM PDT by mowowie
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To: rktman

Yeah....what’s a few mil, off of that Iran pallet?


38 posted on 09/16/2019 10:44:14 AM PDT by Jane Long (Praise God, from whom ALL blessings flow.)
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To: mplc51


CLICK

39 posted on 09/16/2019 10:44:50 AM PDT by onyx (#StandWithICE)
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To: Freee-dame

I do think that the American taxpayer has a right to know how our tax money was spent.

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Agree, 100%!

Open the Congre$$ional $lush Fund books, NOW!


40 posted on 09/16/2019 10:45:24 AM PDT by Jane Long (Praise God, from whom ALL blessings flow.)
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