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#19431

Jun 4 2018 01:29pm

Quote (Black XistenZ @ 4 Jun 2018 19:48)

from a protectionist standpoint, this is winning. apparently, the tariffs have successfully deterred a foreign competitor from the american steel market. and the numbers dont lie: just over 2% of US aluminium imports come from germany, and not all imports from germany are coming from the Würth Group, while the US market makes up 14% of their revenue. the question of who's got the leverage in this situation should have an obvious answer.

not to mention that its a political move only, corporations will be the winners of trumps presidency

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Jun 4 2018 04:34pm

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Jun 4 2018 05:15pm

Quote (HeLiCaL @ Jun 4 2018 05:34pm)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NiEGYF2BwHQ

the guy is a puppet when it comes to issues very small...low energy

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#19434

Jun 4 2018 05:22pm

Quote (EndlessSky @ Jun 4 2018 11:28am)

The way I see there are three different possibilities for the pardons.

1) Trump knows something from classified info that we dont. Im on the fence about this
2) Trump is pardoning people to appear populist. More likely possibility
3) Trump is pardoning people for some corrupt pay for play. On the fence about that

Nothing says populist like pardoning a woman worth hundreds of millions, and commuting the sentence of a corrupt Chicago politician.

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Jun 4 2018 05:24pm

Quote (HeLiCaL @ 4 Jun 2018 18:34)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NiEGYF2BwHQ

oh just look at that mug. Screams “hey im en route to my 3rd home, dont bother me you lowly comrade”

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#19436

Jun 4 2018 05:31pm

https://constitutioncenter.org/blog/explaining-the-presidential-self-pardon-debate

https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/06/can-a-president-pardon-himself-yes-trump-can/

Interesting articles. Maybe Trump can pardon himself.

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#19437

Jun 4 2018 05:38pm

EndlessSky
Excellence
Majorblood
Goomshill
Ghot
bogie160
EA7
IgoSoHard
All Trump supporters and sympathizers

I want to hear y'all specifically weigh in on this topic. What do you think of Trump saying he can pardon himself?

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#19438

Jun 4 2018 05:40pm

Quote (ThatAlex @ Jun 4 2018 04:38pm)

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Jun 4 2018 05:41pm

Quote (ThatAlex @ Jun 4 2018 07:38pm)

He said he can, and numerous legal persona agreed. But he also said he doesn't need to since he didn't do anything.

He also just recently said, that the federal funds that will NOT be paid to sanctuary cities, will pay for the wall.

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Jun 4 2018 05:58pm

Quote (Ghot @ 4 Jun 2018 18:41)

The ability for a President pardon themselves is a murky legal area, but I agree that he probably can based on what I've read.

However, I'm more interested in what y'all think of him saying he can pardon himself rather than if he can or not. I don't think any of us know the answer to that question, and the only way we'd find out is a Constitutional crisis.

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