Friday, February 10, 2017

Kellyanne

She knew better.  she is a lawyer for heaven's sake.  She knew exactly what she was saying when she went on at some length advocating that the listeners buy Ivanka's clothes line.  So ask yourself why?  She is doing what the Trump team has been doing since campaign days.  They are testing limits. 

How far will public figures and the American electorate let them go?  Not release his taxes?  Sure!  Not reveal international holders of Trump loans? No problem.  Put Trump businesses in a fake pseudo-trust  (reversible, not irreversible, run by his family, under Trump's own Social Security number).  Not to worry.  Continuing to break the emoluments clause via the DC Trump hotel, if not more stuff.  Don't worry about it. 

This is about raw power.  Just like the Executive Order on immigration.  He expected no one would worry about the contents, so he bulled his way forward without consultation or consideration of what he was authorizing.  Then he defends the EO, saying security the Presidential prerogative.  But he didn't consult knowledgible officials and private sector experts on the impact of his EO.  If nothing else, he knows what a green card is but he signed that EO.  Sloppy and careless. 
So, he learned where there is a limit on executive power.  Most concerning is his carelessness with the foundation of American safety and jurisprudence.
Time for Congress to insist on release of his taxes and true divestiture. 

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