Originally Posted by
drt1010
Truth hurts. As per the Fuhrers order, when in doubt attack the messenger as "fake news" and TDS.
Are you certain? Is Kyle Rittenhouse associated with D's? Were the white supremicists in Charlottesville? How about the Neo-Nazi's who marched on DC?
You have conveniently avoid the crux of the comment, ie Trump's blatant abuse of the rule of law. By one count, he is currently defying as many as 20 different efforts to examine his conduct. Not all of these involve executive privilege. The pattern of resistance is such that we should evaluate the president’s actions against that background and, rightly, conclude that much of the president’s resistance is undertaken in bad faith in an attempt to avoid, or at a minimum delay, scrutiny of his conduct.
Cali fires? Really. Flint is an environmental disaster. Trump has consistently and systematically eroded environmental protection at the behest of big oil in particular and multi nationals in general.
Lets count the ways:
1) The Trump administration announced that they will roll back some safety measures that regulate offshore drilling operations.
2) Trump signed two executive orders that will smooth the path for companies to build oil and gas pipelines and limit the tools states have to block them.
His order asserts that the president has the authority to “issue, deny, or amend” any permits for pipelines or other infrastructure projects that cross international borders. Previously, that authority lay with the secretary of state. Most notably, this decision would apply to permitting decisions concerning TransCanada Corporation's controversial Keystone XL pipeline, a project that, if completed, could carry some 800,000 barrels of oil from Canada to the Gulf Coast each day.
3) Trump issued a new permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline, after the Obama administration had delayed it. The pipeline would carry crude oil from the tar sands of western Canada to refineries on the U.S. Gulf Coast. Trump's previous approval had been blocked by a federal judge in Montana in November, who had said the government had not done enough to complete environmental reviews of the controversial project.
4)Andrew Wheeler was made acting EPA director in July, he has issued a series of controversial environmental rollbacks. Wheeler is a former coal lobbyist who replaced Scott Pruitt, Trump's first pick for EPA administrator who resigned last July.
5) Washington Post revealed that Trump quietly issued an executive order to increase logging of forests on federal land on December 21, a day before the government shutdown.
Critics of the president's executive order also say the decision to log does little to address concerns from scientists that wildfires are more frequently being caused by climate change-induced conditions. Logging can also have other negative impacts, including disruption to wildlife habitat and erosion.
Don't be fooled. Trump PLAYS a billionaire on TV. In reality he's worth much less. In fact much of his wealth is tied to leveraged deals. If not for Deutsche bank bailing him out, when he was a persona non grata that couldn't get loan from anyone, he wouldn't be in the position he is now.
Trump has refused to do as his predecessors have done: sever ties to the companies or financial interests that may pose, or present the appearance of, a conflict of interest. By keeping his assets in a family-managed trust, which he can revoke at any time, Trump and his family are in the unique position to profit directly from his public service. Special interests in Washington have caught on. Those seeking to curry favor with Trump are not only donating to his reelection campaign but holding fundraisers and galas at his resorts, private clubs and hotels – the proceeds of which benefit him and his family. When will we see his Taxes? Will we ever see his taxes?
