Trump's Alabama Sharpie Map and 18 U.S. Code 2074. Once again, the laws are printed on 2-ply.

[Miles Archer]

Did Trump just violate a federal law to avoid admitting he was wrong about Hurricane Dorian striking Alabama?



Trump earlier this week falsely claimed that forecasts showed Dorian would be slamming into Alabama, which forced the National Weather Service to put out a statement to reassure Alabama residents that they were not in danger of being hit.

Trump has steadfastly refused to admit he was incorrect, however, which is presumably what led to the altered hurricane forecast map that he presented in his latest update.

However, journalists Dennis Mersereau and Jonathan Katz both believe that the president violated federal law just to avoid admitting he was wrong about the storm.

Specifically, the two journalists point to 18 U.S. Code § 2074, which states that “whoever knowingly issues or publishes any counterfeit weather forecast or warning of weather conditions falsely representing such forecast or warning to have been issued or published by the Weather Bureau, United States Signal Service, or other branch of the Government service, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than ninety days, or both.”

https://www.rawstory.com/2019/09/did-trump-just-violate-a-federal-law-to-avoid-admitting-he-was-wrong-about-hurricane-dorian-striking-alabama/

[Eliot Rosewater]

1. Good thing Obama never did this he would have had to take a spaceship to Mars to

be safe from the deplorable FUCKS who wont say ONE WORD about it when rump does it

[Siwsan]

2. Nicole Wallace is covering this, right now

Al Roker will be on as soon as they fix his mic situation.

Wow. Just wow.

[Miles Archer]

4. Yes...the point being made is adding anxiety to people who are NOT in harm's way...

...in the name of Trump being "right." This is a story that should not die quietly, and hopefully someone in the WH press corps has the guts to confront him on it.

[Siwsan]

5. This is just gob-smackingly appalling.

[Ilsa]

3. MF45's fee-fees were hurt!

Someone had to suck up to widdle don-don.

[Leghorn21]

6. Right on time, "SharpieGate" is trending

”Trump: Sharpie? I don't have a Sharpie. Here's an
actual picture of me with a beard.”

Link to tweet

[underpants]

8. Remember this?

[Miles Archer]

10. Writing his SOTU address, with ONLY the BEST words on that pad.

[underpants]

16. At the concierge desk at Mar-a-lago

[Cartoonist]

7. 90 days

Waive the fine

[durablend]

9. Yes, I'm sure someone will get right on it...

What was that word? Starts with an I? Intoxicate?

[question everything]

11. Did he add the sharpie line because earlier he twitted that Alabama was in the path?

This is what I don't understand: why do this in the first palce?

[renate]

12. yes, that's why

Ridiculous. Pathetic. And illegal.

[Liberal In Texas]

13. It's freekin' impossible for him to admit he was ever wrong.

He could of just said he misspoke and meant Georgia and that would be the end of it. But nooooo, he as to make up some BS to show that he's infallible. It's not even a good fake for crying out loud.

[Stuart G]

14. Trump has impeached himself. Who ordered the line drawn?

If it can be proven it is Donald Trump, he has impeached himself. That is the law. But if he really ordered it, then it is the simple proof that everyone can understand. Hard to deny the map was altered. Who ordered it to be altered?

[spanone]

15. Crazy MF45

[harumph]

17. Laws are for the poor and powerless.