Taxpayers are footing the legal bill for at least 10 Justice Department lawyers and paralegals to work on lawsuits related to President Trump's private businesses.
Neither the White House nor the Justice Department will say how much it is costing taxpayers, but federal payroll records show the salaries of the government lawyers assigned to the cases range from about $133,000 to $185,000.
The government legal team is defending President Trump in four lawsuits stemming from his unusual decision not to divest himself from hundreds of his companies that are entangled with customers that include foreign governments and officials.
In the cases, Justice Department attorneys are not defending policy actions Trump took as president. Instead, the taxpayer-funded lawyers are making the case that it is not unconstitutional for the president's private companies to earn profits from foreign governments and officials while he's in office.
The government lawyers and Trump's private attorneys are making the same arguments — that the Constitution's ban on a president taking gifts from foreign interests in exchange for official actions does not apply to foreign government customers buying things from Trump's companies. The plaintiffs, including ethics groups and competing businesses, argue the payments pose an unconstitutional conflict of interest.
Hey, remember when the Founding Fathers laid out all of those rules to protect this country from becoming an oligarchy or from being taken over by a dictator?
Boy those were the good old days, weren't they?
Yes, those were the good old days. I'm so relieved that Jimmy Carter had to sell his peanut farm because we know that a dishonest Christian like himself would have just used it to line his pockets.
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ReplyDelete'Your tax dollars are being used to'
Drawing Pricks in the Sky NOW!
https://www.rawstory.com/2017/11/absolutely-unacceptable-navy-apologizes-after-aircrew-members-draw-a-penis-in-the-sky/
I look forward to the day that the very name of this man is met with disdain the world over.
ReplyDeleteThat day has long passed.
DeleteThey need to add restitution clause in the articles of impeachment, this is just another example of how he is using the presidency to enrich himself.
ReplyDeleteYes! If students have to pay back pell if they don't graduate. Then dtinydump has to pay back our tax dollars!
DeleteYes!
DeletePlus interest,just like hid crooked deals.
DeleteWhat a low class shameless crew. His family,his friends, and his appointments are all just here to raid all government coffers for themselves, and their family members.
ReplyDeleteIt's an embarrassment, and we are a laughing stock before the world. While republicans defend him in public, save a few, or keep their heads down when they can.
Don't forget these self-serving cowards come election time!!!!
Cumming $OOn:
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President Oorin Hatch~IT~man
VP. joe LIEberman or New'T' gingRICH
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SARA PEE + RAND FUCKING PAUL TO-GET-HER!
DeletePutin did that. He lined his pockets with the governments money and is richer than Mark Zuckerberg and Bill Gates combined. Trump wants to break that record. People of America, go get yourself another job so we can help Trump reach this goal!
ReplyDelete"How Much Does Putin worth?
DeleteThat'd put Putin within striking distance of Bill Gates, who according to Bloomberg is the world's richest man with an estimated net worth of $84 billion. One less credible critic says Putin's real worth could be as high as $200 billion.
Jan 23, 2017"
Not only that but he help himself to many state owned companies
DeleteAnd now factor in that inauguration slush fund Trump amassed. Something like 100 million bucks and his tHong cost only 50 million. Wonder where that excess money went?
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