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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsCan anything be done about Trump hawking consumer products from the Oval Office?
Or campaigning on the White House lawn?
kentuck
(111,111 posts)Many are complicit with him.
Mike 03
(16,616 posts)They should agree to get up and leave the next time this happens.
kentuck
(111,111 posts)They saw the props.
Did their bosses order them to stay?
beachbumbob
(9,263 posts)brooklynite
(94,950 posts)smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)with "standing" that could effectively sue him for those things and bring a legitimate case to court? Are members of the House good enough, or would it have to be a powerful Senate republican, in which case it will never happen?
Could it be a reputable independent attorney? I guess I am just curious as to what the word "standing" means in this instance.
brooklynite
(94,950 posts)Voltaire2
(13,257 posts)yardwork
(61,772 posts)If the House doesnt impeach him again, the House is complicit. Hawking beans from the Resolute Desk is a definite crime.
-Laelth
Mike 03
(16,616 posts)Goya products in a tweet similar to what Trump posted, but I haven't heard that charge made against Trump. I don't know enough about the Hatch Act to opine, but it would be nice to have it cleared up.
I'm with you when it comes to the Rose Garden campaign event. That was a disgrace and he used deceit to gather reporters to cover it. It was also troublingly incoherent, but that's another discussion.
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tblue37
(65,528 posts)know why he isn't.
Politicub
(12,165 posts)The republicans are not going to hold him accountable. Its up to the people now.
kacekwl
(7,026 posts)along with him.
Politicub
(12,165 posts)Scurrilous
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TruckFump
(5,812 posts)I went to the grocery store last Wednesday and I was in a Hispanic area of LA County. In the veggie aisle, the Goya shelves were packed full. Made me smile.
Totally Tunsie
(10,885 posts)WePurrsevere
(24,259 posts)from the 'Hatch Act' on this for pulling this trashy as heck bull.
Ivanka however isn't any more than KAC was when she did something similar. Other then not including the president, VP the big problem seems to be that there isn't a lot of teeth in enforcing the act...
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-07-15/trump-daughter-ivanka-tout-goya-foods-after-ceo-praised-them
The image of Ivanka Trump drew criticism from government watchdog groups, who said it violates federal rules against top White House employees endorsing particular companies. Those rules apply to Ivanka Trump, as a member of White House staff, but not the president, said government ethics specialists.
For the Ukraine deal he wasn't and we know how far that got us towards removing him...
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2019/10/29/president-trump-may-have-violated-criminal-provisions-hatch-act/
This trashy stunt absolutely disgusts me but it's a drop in the bucket compared to how angry and disgusted I am over his allowing Putin to get away with paying to have our service personnel murdered, his not taking fast action to stop the spread of COVID-19 so thousands of people have died and more are going to, his removing important environmental protections, his racist pandering and shit stirring, his constant lying... and so much more.
lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)Applies to Princess Ivantitall.
WePurrsevere
(24,259 posts)holding my breath for anything to be done about it by the current grifting WH occupants or other the RepubliCon enablers.
lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)But Biden's AG will have it on his very long list.
MineralMan
(146,350 posts)Who would prosecute? Barr? Not a chance.
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)hours - but what would it take to impeach Barr or remove him from his position asap? There is clearly enough on him to at least remove him, if not to send him to prison.
lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)So, not gonna happen. But we can prosecute him after we replace the whole syndicate.
Midnight Writer
(21,845 posts)lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)When we have a functioning DOJ, nail them to the wall.
Until then, organize boycotts of every product they hawk.