'Deeply Entangled in a Criminal Conspiracy': NYC Lawmakers Seek to Sever City's Ties to Trump Org

[CatWoman]

Democratic City Councilman Mark Levine on Thursday was expected to introduce a non-binding resolution calling on Mayor Bill de Blasio to sever the Trump Organizations four contracts with the city, three of which are up for renewal in 2021

The president’s son and executive vice president of the Trump Organization Eric Trump responded in the story that it was “unfortunate” Levine was making the contractual issue into a political issue.

Link to tweet

Levine did not stop there.

“The guy who was just impeached still has lucrative contracts w/ NYC to run 4 businesses in our public parks. This is a violation of the emoluments clause, is a bad deal for us financially, and damages the image of our parks. Cancel. These. Contracts. Now,” he said.

Levine’s resolution states that the city’s contracts with the president’s personal business is a violation of the Emoluments Clause of the U.S. Constitution and refers to Trump’s misuse of his New York-based charity, which recently resulted in the president admitting to wrongdoing and paying a $2 million settlement to eight charities.

“It’s just a matter of profound offense to most New Yorkers that our city has given four lucrative Parks [Department] concessions to the Trump Organization,” Levine said. “The Trump Organization is a company that is deeply entangled in a criminal conspiracy and there is ample precedent for Parks concession contracts being cancelled on such grounds.”

https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/nyc-lawmakers-seek-to-sever-ties-with-trump-org-after-presidents-move-to-florida/

[smirkymonkey]

1. By the time this is all over, the Trump brand isn't going to be worth shit.

I'm surprised it took the Parks Department this long to give them the shaft.

[erronis]

2. Oh, the trump brand is worth a whole lot of shit. Maybe they can take up trash hauling or sewage

cleaning?

Don Jr. and Eric cleaning bathrooms and Ivanka scrubbing toilets. Don Sr. will be in charge of flushing/plunging since he's so well practiced at it.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

4. The hellspawn have to finish their ethics classes first.

https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/trump-admits-misusing-charity-funds-settles-lawsuit-against-trump-foundation-that-he-said-he-wouldnt-settle/

[tclambert]

6. Let's take a little listen-in:

Teacher: Don't steal from charities.

Ivanka, Eric and Don, Jr.: Steal from charities.

Teacher: No! DON'T steal from charities.

Ivanka, Eric and Don, Jr.: Don't give to charities.

Teacher: NO! Don't STEAL from charities.

Ivanka, Eric and Don, Jr.: Don't get caught stealing from charities.

Teacher: NO! Don't steal from charities AT ALL.

Ivanka, Eric and Don, Jr.: Don't do charities at all.

Teacher: Close enough.

[maxrandb]

3. His "brand" has always been worthless as teats on a bullfrog

except to the braindead, gullible, ignorant fucksticks that think he is some kind of "genius".

His supporters are the same people that invested in Pet Rocks for the long haul, or buy timeshares from the sales reps waiting at the tour bus terminal.

[smirkymonkey]

5. I have always associated the name with tackiness, vulgarity and over-priced ostentation.

It has never represented quality or luxury to me. I wouldn't be caught dead at a Trump property. I don't understand why so many people are taken in by it.

[RainCaster]

7. Why did this take 3 years?

Emoluments was a problem on the day after the election. NYC should have taken care of this then.

[uponit7771]

8. +1