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Politics : The Trump Presidency -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: bentway who wrote (136292)	9/22/2019 12:33:07 AM
From: puborectalis	2 Recommendations Recommended By bentway Lane3 Respond to of 357868

Kristoff.... Trump has been credibly accused of using the presidency to enrich himself (summits at Trump properties!), to protect himself from law enforcement (appeals to James Comey, offers of pardons!) and to punish perceived adversaries (Amazon, CNN, Andrew McCabe). Now he may have harnessed the power of the presidency to gain political advantage. This is bombshell layered upon bombshell. On top of the initial accusation by the whistle-blower is the refusal of the acting director of national intelligence, Joseph Maguire, to obey federal law and relay the matter to Congress within one week. The law is very clear, but it’s also true that Presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama both suggested that there might be situations involving classified information where a president should not follow the statute. These are very tricky questions of executive power versus congressional oversight. Jeffrey Smith, who was the C.I.A.’s general counsel under Clinton, told me that despite the technical legal arguments, there should still be ways to allow oversight, especially if the core issue is a commitment that the president has made to a foreign power. Smith cited a time when he was at the C.I.A. and a matter came up that did not technically require reporting to Congress but still raised troubling questions. After some soul-searching within the agency, it provided a briefing to the “gang of eight” congressional leaders, and Smith told me that the same would be appropriate today. Look, this whistle-blower’s complaint will leak. The Trump administration’s recalcitrance will simply make it all the more newsworthy. When historians review Trump’s term, I think they will see combat between an out-of-control president and various U.S. institutions, such as the courts, the Civil Service, law enforcement, the intelligence community, the House and the news media, which generally have done a credible job of standing up for laws and norms and against one-man rule. The only institution Trump has co-opted completely is the Republican Party in Congress.

To: bentway who wrote (136292)	9/22/2019 1:06:25 AM
From: i-node	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 357868

>> I would say the best mountain climbers in the world don't agree. Also, that's not the fence Trump was talking about. Sure, you could say that. I suppose everyone has an opinion. I would expect they're among the best trained in the country. No, it isn't the same fence. It was the several prototypes that were produced and which became the final product. So, I suppose you could argue about that, too. But the essence of his comment was correct. That you disagree with him really doesn't have anything to do with it. I'm sure you'd want to add it to his "lie count" at WaPo. WTF ever, Chris. You guys have been driven over the edge by TDS.