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UCmeNdc

(9,600 posts)
Wed Nov 30, 2016, 06:55 AM Nov 2016

Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy says all these investigations lately have been a bad thing.

Top Republican Advises Democrats To Just Chill On Trump’s Conflicts Of Interest

House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) declined to express an opinion Tuesday about whether President-elect Donald Trump’s talks with world leaders about his business interests violate the Constitution.

But McCarthy did have some advice for Democrats, telling reporters they should back off calls for Congress to investigate how Trump and his transition team are separating the president-elect’s business interests from the demands of the nation.

Trump has reportedly spoken with a number of foreign leaders about various projects around the world. A part of the Constitution known as the Emoluments Clause bars presidents from getting anything of value from a foreign government unless Congress approves.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/kevin-mccarthy-trump-conflicts-of-interest_us_583dc491e4b06539a78a984d

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Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy says all these investigations lately have been a bad thing. (Original Post) UCmeNdc Nov 2016 OP
In other words, do as we say not as we do. avebury Nov 2016 #1
This is like a bad joke. JHan Nov 2016 #2
I guess the Democrats should... Else You Are Mad Nov 2016 #3
This is just the Republican judicial version of "Deficits don't matter" DFW Nov 2016 #4

avebury

(10,952 posts)
1. In other words, do as we say not as we do.
Wed Nov 30, 2016, 07:00 AM
Nov 2016

I will be really pissed off if the Democrats don't stand up to Trump and go after him.

JHan

(10,173 posts)
2. This is like a bad joke.
Wed Nov 30, 2016, 07:09 AM
Nov 2016

These fuckers went after Hillary for years, the investigations proving to be a colossal waste of time and money.

Wow.

Else You Are Mad

(3,040 posts)
3. I guess the Democrats should...
Wed Nov 30, 2016, 08:11 AM
Nov 2016

Limit their investigation into Trump's conflicts of interest to only 7 separate investigations and 33 or so congressional hearings -- the number that the Congressional GOP did to investigate Benghazi.

DFW

(54,408 posts)
4. This is just the Republican judicial version of "Deficits don't matter"
Wed Nov 30, 2016, 08:14 AM
Nov 2016

Investigations of Republicans? Bad
Investigations of Democrats? Good

Deficits occurring under Republicans? Don't matter
Deficits occurring under Democrats? Catastrophic

I'll bet the KGB wished they had it that easy in the old Soviet Union.

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