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Demovictory9

(32,479 posts)
Wed Oct 9, 2019, 03:53 PM Oct 2019

"a document that will live on in infamy from this day forward as evidence of how profoundly Trump...

For nearly three years, President Trump’s critics have warned that there might come a point when we face a genuine constitutional crisis, one that threatens our very Democratic system. That constitutional crisis has arrived.

The White House has released an extraordinary letter from White House Counsel Pat Cipollone to congressional Democrats, a document that will live on in infamy from this day forward as evidence of how profoundly Trump corrupted the office of the president and everyone around him.

Despite the fact that it appears under the signature of the chief lawyer of the White House, the letter reads like some combination of a deeply misinformed seventh-grader’s social studies paper and a rant from Sean Hannity, randomly tossing around terms like “civil liberties” and “separation of powers” without any apparent understanding of what they mean.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/10/09/this-is-constitutional-crisis-we-feared/

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"a document that will live on in infamy from this day forward as evidence of how profoundly Trump... (Original Post) Demovictory9 Oct 2019 OP
the "letter" essentially makes the Yam a King. King Yam, all hail. CharleyDog Oct 2019 #1
Overturn Cartoonist Oct 2019 #2
The election would be overturned IF .... Martin Eden Oct 2019 #7
Donnie actually admires and looks up to kim jong un unblock Oct 2019 #3
Praise keithbvadu2 Oct 2019 #4
Lol. Or cry.... unblock Oct 2019 #5
K&R ffr Oct 2019 #6

CharleyDog

(758 posts)
1. the "letter" essentially makes the Yam a King. King Yam, all hail.
Wed Oct 9, 2019, 04:11 PM
Oct 2019

Such unmatched wisdom. So Kingly, such large majesty. He should consider wearing ermine and pearls as the giant rumpled suits are not fitting such widespread expanses of kingly Kinglyness.

Cartoonist

(7,323 posts)
2. Overturn
Wed Oct 9, 2019, 04:22 PM
Oct 2019

We are not trying to overturn the election. We are trying to overturn your coronation.

With this letter Trump is saying "I am king" and there's nothing you can do about it!

Frankly, I don't think we can.

Martin Eden

(12,878 posts)
7. The election would be overturned IF ....
Thu Oct 10, 2019, 01:13 PM
Oct 2019

… Hillary Clinton was installed in the White House, all of Trump's judicial appointments removed, and the tax cut reversed with all the fat cats paying back their windfall.

unblock

(52,352 posts)
3. Donnie actually admires and looks up to kim jong un
Wed Oct 9, 2019, 04:24 PM
Oct 2019

He wishes our media would refer to him as dear leader and only ever praise him.

It's really horrific having someone blithe that in the White House.

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