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Tommy_Carcetti

(43,182 posts) Mon Jun 3, 2019, 01:14 PM Jun 2019

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Not that I really give much of a shit about AT&T, but...

...isn’t a supposed President of the United States pronouncing to the American people to boycott a particular product, you know, illegal?

Or if not actually illegal, at the least grossly unethical?

Not that we’re keeping score at this point anymore....

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Not that I really give much of a shit about AT&T, but... (Original Post) Tommy_Carcetti Jun 2019 OP

Illegal or unethical is just so Trumpian... Wounded Bear Jun 2019 #1

I agree with the poster on the other thread about this trev Jun 2019 #2

desperate? stillcool Jun 2019 #3

It's clearly an abuse of power. nt DesertRat Jun 2019 #4

It's either illegal or HIGHLY unethetical, but that doesn't stop him from all the other things Calculating Jun 2019 #5

Wounded Bear

(58,670 posts)

1. Illegal or unethical is just so Trumpian...

Reply to Tommy_Carcetti (Original post)

Mon Jun 3, 2019, 01:15 PM

Jun 2019

It's what he does.

trev

(1,480 posts)

2. I agree with the poster on the other thread about this

Reply to Tommy_Carcetti (Original post)

Mon Jun 3, 2019, 01:29 PM

Jun 2019

that it's an attempt at stock manipulation. So yeah, it's kinda illegal.

stillcool

(32,626 posts)

3. desperate?

Reply to Tommy_Carcetti (Original post)

Mon Jun 3, 2019, 02:07 PM

Jun 2019

or maybe he has inside information about the future of AT&T.

DesertRat

(27,995 posts)

4. It's clearly an abuse of power. nt

Reply to Tommy_Carcetti (Original post)

Mon Jun 3, 2019, 02:09 PM

Jun 2019

Calculating

(2,955 posts)

5. It's either illegal or HIGHLY unethetical, but that doesn't stop him from all the other things

Reply to Tommy_Carcetti (Original post)

Mon Jun 3, 2019, 02:12 PM

Jun 2019

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