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watoos

(7,142 posts)
Fri Feb 22, 2019, 11:46 AM Feb 2019

Acosta Must Go.

I don't want to watch another news cycle of Smollett, enough.

Democrats need to be shouting out that Labor Secretary Acosta must be fired. Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, do we reward someone who covered for underage sex trafficking with a cabinet position? Young girls were raped by many powerful men and Acosta covered it up.

Enough is enough, c'mon Democrats I can't hear you, let's drain the swamp.

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Acosta Must Go. (Original Post) watoos Feb 2019 OP
K&R!!! 2naSalit Feb 2019 #1
Acosta Shoild Be Disbarred & Removed From His Cabinet Position dlk Feb 2019 #2
+1 Power 2 the People Feb 2019 #15
And after disbarment and removal, joshdawg Feb 2019 #19
Yes! dlk Feb 2019 #22
Another republican family-values role model shows us Achilleaze Feb 2019 #3
I thought you meant Jim Acosta Poiuyt Feb 2019 #4
Yep. Same here. nt GoCubsGo Feb 2019 #8
Yeah - if we just say "Acosta must go!" the trumpsters will enthusiastically agree csziggy Feb 2019 #10
Absolutely agree! Ohiogal Feb 2019 #5
but the Smollett news is yuge! yaesu Feb 2019 #6
Am I the only one who saw "Acosta" and first thought this was about Jim? GoCubsGo Feb 2019 #7
Americans mesmerized by latest shiny object while the house is on fire. KY_EnviroGuy Feb 2019 #9
A criminal is on the Cabinet. Must go. Others must go too. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Feb 2019 #11
we have a criminal in the oval office. sheshe2 Feb 2019 #26
In answer to your question... mgardener Feb 2019 #12
Tiger58 Tiger58 Feb 2019 #13
K&R ZeroSomeBrains Feb 2019 #14
You forgot to words - "to jail" Perseus Feb 2019 #16
8 Democrats and one independent voted yes to confirm Alex Acosta. Izzy Blue Feb 2019 #17
He was awarded that position *because* of his cover-up RainCaster Feb 2019 #18
I agree duforsure Feb 2019 #20
I thought you meant CNN's Jim Acosta. But you mean Rene Acosta, Labor Secy. nt Honeycombe8 Feb 2019 #21
...to prison. ooky Feb 2019 #23
Trump is enthusiastically praising him, saying the child sex trafficking was a long time ago IronLionZion Feb 2019 #24
This can't slide. watoos Feb 2019 #25
I believe Ingersollman Feb 2019 #27

dlk

(11,512 posts)
2. Acosta Shoild Be Disbarred & Removed From His Cabinet Position
Fri Feb 22, 2019, 12:41 PM
Feb 2019

There are ethics rules for attorneys even if they appear to bd totally lacking in the Trump administration.

Achilleaze

(15,543 posts)
3. Another republican family-values role model shows us
Fri Feb 22, 2019, 12:44 PM
Feb 2019

how degenerate and unchristian republican "values" truly are.

csziggy

(34,131 posts)
10. Yeah - if we just say "Acosta must go!" the trumpsters will enthusiastically agree
Fri Feb 22, 2019, 02:16 PM
Feb 2019

Because they will think of Jim Acosta.

We need to be more specific.

yaesu

(8,020 posts)
6. but the Smollett news is yuge!
Fri Feb 22, 2019, 01:49 PM
Feb 2019

jk ABC world news spent the opening 5-10 minutes on Smollett, I almost went into a coma.

GoCubsGo

(32,074 posts)
7. Am I the only one who saw "Acosta" and first thought this was about Jim?
Fri Feb 22, 2019, 01:55 PM
Feb 2019

I only clicked on it to see why everyone was angry with him. Wrong Acosta, thank goodness. And yes. He needs to go. To the prison cell next to the guy whose crimes he was trying to cover for.

KY_EnviroGuy

(14,488 posts)
9. Americans mesmerized by latest shiny object while the house is on fire.
Fri Feb 22, 2019, 02:09 PM
Feb 2019

And a shopping trip to Walmart or on QVC or Amazon will cure all ills.......

Because it involved Federal prosecutors, surely this case warrants a Congressional investigation and perhaps even a special prosecutor!

...........

mgardener

(1,812 posts)
12. In answer to your question...
Fri Feb 22, 2019, 02:21 PM
Feb 2019

Lock him up.

And look who was rewarded with a seat on the Supreme Court???

Only " the best people" are nominated by Trump.

 

Izzy Blue

(282 posts)
17. 8 Democrats and one independent voted yes to confirm Alex Acosta.
Fri Feb 22, 2019, 05:26 PM
Feb 2019


Sens. Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada
Heidi Heitkamp of North Dakota
Joe Manchin of West Virginia
Claire McCaskill of Missouri
Bob Menendez of New Jersey
Bill Nelson of Florida
Jon Tester of Montana
Mark Warner of Virginia
Independent Sen. Angus King of Maine also voted for Acosta.

duforsure

(11,884 posts)
20. I agree
Sat Feb 23, 2019, 08:43 AM
Feb 2019

And this upcoming appearance before the House by Cohen would be a perfect setting for them to ask him was he, or trump, or knew of any others involved with Acosta giving Epstein this sweetheart deal , and did he make payments to these girls involved , or threats, or any knowledge of trump's pressuring Acosta in any way. They should question him about if he knew about a payoff to Acosta or the girls in ANY way , including his getting his present position for what he did with the Epstein case. Did he know anything about AMI or Pecker making payments for trump regarding the girls or anyone else, or did anyone have tapes of anything , video or audio. trump's pattern will show everyone if he's guilty or not. Denials, dismissals, and excuses , then accusations and threats will follow, and wild claims he'll make up.

 

watoos

(7,142 posts)
25. This can't slide.
Sun Feb 24, 2019, 12:24 AM
Feb 2019

What do they have, 18 days to do something? I think prosecutors or the A.G. in Florida have to act.

What is worse than covering for child traffickers who molest little girls.

What person who has the gall to call themselves a Christian thinks it ok for Trump to cover for Acosta?

The day I saw the video of Trump looking at the 10 year old girl with sexual thoughts, saying on audio that he will be dating her in 10 years, I was naïve to think that Christian men and women, that decent men and women, would never vote for this pervert, for this sexual assaulter, for this accused rapist. I was wrong. Trump isn't the main problem, his followers are.

Ingersollman

(204 posts)
27. I believe
Mon Feb 25, 2019, 11:52 AM
Feb 2019

the resident in the White House is implicated in this. I believe he was one of the pervs in on the action.

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