Trump tweet, minutes ago: I have an absolute right, perhaps even a duty, to investigate CORRUPTION

[highplainsdem]

Link to tweet

As the President of the United States, I have an absolute right, perhaps even a duty, to investigate, or have investigated, CORRUPTION, and that would include asking, or suggesting, other Countries to help us out!

[unblock]

1. ... said the most corrupt president with the most corrupt administration ever....

[onecaliberal]

2. SHUT THE FUCK UP. My god.

[malaise]

3. He loves this fucking absolute right bullshit

Fuck off fascist

[superpatriotman]

4. When will he sleep with his sister

And make his horse a senator?

[choie]

36. Incitatus!

Indeed!

[Marcuse]

41. And when will he stormy the wives of GOP Senators? They may possibly find that unacceptable.

[volstork]

48. Don't give him ideas!

[rickyhall]

54. When will the monster sleep with fishes?

That's what I hope for every day. Will this corrupt beast ever die?

[uponit7771]

57. +1

[dalton99a]

63. +1

[jberryhill]

5. Because, yeah, Chinese corruption investigations are that good.

And Republicans think this is all fine.

[TheCowsCameHome]

6. Go to hell, you worthless moron.

My goodness you have no life, do you?

[Johnny2X2X]

7. There's no corruption dimwit.

This is his new defense?

[Pachamama]

8. He should start with investigation of himself

[C_U_L8R]

9. No, you don't.

We are a nation of laws, not orange-toned screaming dingleberries like you.

[spanone]

10. That's what dictators always say when they 'investigate' their political opponents

[oswaldactedalone]

11. Then start the corruption investigations

with yourself, you corrupt asswipe.

[bdamomma]

12. Hey you thug

STFU. Oh keep digging. That hole keeps on getting bigger and bigger.

Yea investigate yourself you POS!!!

[Ahpook]

13. As if he wrote that

I want some covfefe sitting next to my moot in the morning.

[Dyedinthewoolliberal]

14. Wrong!

Again!

[alittlelark]

15. He is speaking to his mouth breather base

It is actually kinda scary. He is amping up that 24% of the country whose ancestors also supported Nixon AFTER his impeachment vote and resignation.

It is a reptilian remnant psychological impairment that affects 1/3 to 1/4 of the citizens in almost all societies in the world.

[Newest Reality]

16. Absolute, huh?

Even the office of the President has NO absolute right whatsoever. He has rights as a citizen like the rest of us and certain powers, as defined by the Constitution are afforded to him order that he can carry out his oath of office.

That was a bad move, again. Using that word was another indication of an inclination to be a dictator.

So, no! Of course, then there are the other facts about that statement...

[Newest Reality]

30. A comment on the construction.

Note that he puts ABSOLUTE first, then adds duty as a seemingly optional aside.

So, he may be indicating what he takes to be his priorities. The more you analyze him, even speculatively, the more you know.

He has duties and they are clearly defined, but his rights are not absolute. He is not fulfilling those duties faithfully or to the letter in many ways and he seems to be saying they are not a priority to him, but an option he can use at will, maybe.

[Leghorn21]

17. Hey shithead, if you're so CONCERNED, why are you against the FOREIGN CORRUPT PRACTICES ACT

...

The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act is the jewel in the crown of America’s fight against international business bribes and corporate favors. Intended to promote American business and foreign-policy ideals around the world, and give US companies a tool to battle corruption abroad, it has also helped other countries crack down on bribery, and has extracted billions of dollars in fines.

snip

They have cause for their concern. Trump has dubbed the FCPA a “horrible law” that stifles American businesses trying to work abroad. “It puts us at a huge disadvantage,” he told CNBC in 2012. As president, he has killed a rule to crack down on foreign bribery by US energy companies, refused to release his tax returns, and canceled ethics training for White House staff.

https://qz.com/927217/one-of-the-worlds-best-weapons-against-bribery-and-corruption-is-under-threat-from-trump/

fuck right off

[Garrett78]

18. All part of his "If I'm open about X, then X isn't a crime" strategy.

Dems should not only keep repeating that it's wrong but also make it clear to the population that this is a tactic. Trump is trying to normalize his criminal activity so that support for impeachment won't keep rising. This is so fucking obvious.

He is not trying to self-impeach. He's trying to control the narrative. Schiff, Pelosi and every Dem who makes a public appearance should make the point that this is a tactic and that people shouldn't fall for it. Otherwise, people will fall for it. Do not underestimate the gullibility and ignorance of the American people.

[sprinkleeninow]

24. "...normalizing his criminality..." n/t

[Garrett78]

29. That's exactly what Trump, Pence and other Republicans are doing.

Dems should make that clear. Not just point out that what he's doing is wrong but make it clear to the American public that Republicans are employing a strategy in hopes that enough people will accept Trump's criminality as perfectly acceptable.

[sprinkleeninow]

52. I took a lil liberty to phrase in another manner the words in your posting. 😊

Our Dem leaders should use those words on their 'banner' now and forever until a resolution. Raising up a 'standard' against him and all his wrong doing.

[Garrett78]

58. Brian Williams has been making the point tonight that Democratic leadership...

...missed an obvious opportunity today to hold a press conference stating, "The president just committed an impeachable offense on live television." It's not enough for surrogates and media personalities to do that in tweets or on daytime talk shows. We need an immediate, public response from Dem. leadership.

A tweet from Hillary Clinton does not suffice. We need Pelosi and Schiff in front of cameras on these occasions.

To paraphrase Clinton's tweet, "crimes committed openly are still crimes." That's such a simple message and we need to hear Democratic leadership give that message over and over and over again. Hold a press conference every damn day. Twice a day if necessary.

Control the narrative. Control the narrative. Control the narrative. Or else Trump will.

[ecstatic]

62. AMEN! nt

[sprinkleeninow]

64. You are enormously correct in regards to control of the narrative. 👍

[colsohlibgal]

19. Then Investigate Yourself

It still mystifies me that anyone supports him.

[RainCaster]

20. He has many intelligence agencies to draw upon

There is no need to go outside, unless you are the corrupt one.

[dweller]

21. only absolute he has

is the right to be an absolute maniacal asshole ...

WINNING !

✌🏼

[Botany]

22. That tweet alone should get his ass impeached, then convicted by the Senate, and then removed.

It crosses so many lines that it is not funny. The President is not allowed to ask other countries to
interfere in our elections. End of story.


Some editing:

As a citizen of the United States I have the absolute right perhaps even a duty to rob a bank, or banks, or to be a crook. That might also include asking for help from other countries in my criminal endeavors.

Commas just put 'em anyplace. Any english grammar nerds out there? His sentence here is not a sentence but it is a
God only knows mash up of gibberish. Try reading out loud.

As the President of the United States, I have an absolute right, perhaps even a duty, to investigate, or have investigated, CORRUPTION, and that would include asking, or suggesting, other Countries to help us out!

[jayschool2013]

43. LOOOOOOOVVVVEEE the exclamation point!

Like finding a lemon drop buried in a pile of shit.

[Stuart G]

23. There it is ...Attack, Attack, and more Attack.."I have an absolute right"...........

No..you got it wrong...but you will find out about your rights..

"You have the right to remain silent, You have the right to an attorney, you can appeal the decisions of the court.."

[Mr.Bill]

39. He has the right to remain silent,

but he doesn't have the ability.

[Thomas Hurt]

25. Trump thinks he has the absolute right to do anything....sick f**k.

[Wounded Bear]

26. Look in the fucking mirror, asshole...nt

[woodsprite]

27. Then he should get a freakin' mirror. nt

[Demsrule86]

28. He is admitting it and it is against the law...what a piece of shit Trump is...K&R

[2naSalit]

31. Ummm... NOT!!

Fucking moron.

[Jarqui]

32. He doesn't have the right or duty to trade

support for Hong Kong or dollars for defense of Ukraine so that China and Ukraine would go after his political rival.

That is blatantly corrupt putting his personal campaign needs ahead of the US or others.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

33. I swear I didn't know twitter could transmit flop sweat

The Cowardly Don is scared shitless.

[Glimmer of Hope]

34. Your birther shit is only corruption in your warped

little brain.

[gulliver]

35. Anybody buying that he thinks he wasn't caught red handed?

I'm not.

[orangecrush]

37. Someone please wake me up.

This can't be real.


Let"s see if Senate republicans get behind this criminal.

[Mr.Bill]

38. But if Congress investigates corruption,

that's treason, right?

[wasupaloopa]

40. Investigate yourself

[Harker]

42. Wind up Rudy

and turn him loose to spread the word.

[dchill]

44. You have the absolute right to be an asshole, too.

Congratulations. That part's done, and done again. And again. Times 10,000.

[tclambert]

45. 1) I didn't do the crime the whistleblower said I did. 2) The whistleblower committed a crime

by revealing my crime. 3) Adam Schiff committed a crime in trying to hold me accountable for my crime. 4) Okay, I committed the crime, but I have a right to commit the crime. 5) It's not a crime if the President does it.

6) I AM ABOVE THE LAW!

[Mr. Evil]

46. Corruption needs to be investigated, you say?

A normal president would simply contact the FBI. But, according to President CorruptNazi, they're corrupt too.

[subana]

51. everyone who isn't him is corrupt

he says the FBI is filled with democrats, they're not! Then he tried to say the whistleblower is partisan but that's a hard argument to make when no one knows who the whistleblower is! How can anyone know they're partisan if we don't even know who they are?

I think that's the thing that really drives him crazy!! Normally in a situation like this he would fire off 40 or 50 tweets saying how they're biased against him or other insulting things! It makes him nuts when he can't do that with an anonymous person!

[subana]

47. hey asshole Donnie!

if you really want to see corruption, all you have to do is look in the mirror!!

[pangaia]

49. If fucking republicans would stand up to him, he couldn't do shit, except shit.

[Midnight Writer]

50. Reminds me of the Preacher who is investigating pornography.

[lastlib]

53. Donny, Donny...you only have an absolute right....

...to fornicate yourself with an old rusty, manure-encrusted, tetanus-infected pitchfork. Sideways.

Start with that.

[KPN]

55. Investigate yourself then moron!

Oh, and shit the fuck up with all that lying-added bullshit. You’re a disgrace, not a President.

[Hoyt]

56. Investigate thy self.

[uponit7771]

59. Of course he's leaving out the " ... of my political opponents in the up coming election"

[not_the_one]

60. The irony is rich.

He is implying that he WILL NOT WORK WITH A CORRUPT FOREIGN GOVERNMENT (when his own government is the most corrupt collection of US treasonous bastards ever assembled).

Use his usual projection. He is actually saying just the opposite.

He has NO INTEREST IN A FOREIGN GOVERNMENT THAT IS NOT CORRUPT.

They MUST be corrupt to work with him, and pander to his every whim. And Zelensky failed the test. He DID NOT put out a statement written by Volker (of the US) and Sondland (of the EU) that would commit him to investigating Biden.

Yet the turd is screaming about how he MUST investigate corruption.

Irony, indeed. With enough left over to build at least 100 miles of his precious, impenetrable wall...

[ecstatic]

61. He's promising to continue. I'm sick of having to say this,

but he needs to be removed. Now.

[NCLefty]

66. I've been saying that too. And I'm also sick of it.

[world wide wally]

65. And you consider how Hunter Biden got his job 5 years ago as the biggest case of corruption the

world has ever seen?
You are a corrupt liar.

[Bayard]

67. Corruption Investigation equals Presidential Campaigning

Anything goes. I can imagine what his minions will be chanting at his rallies now.