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Senator demands answers after Trump accepted Rolex and gold bar before slashing tariffs on Switzerland (www.independent.co.uk)
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[-] T00l_shed@lemmy.world 43 points 2 months ago

The answer is, and always has been, that he is a corrupt racist. It not surprise. You can't be shocked by this shit anymore...he's not making any attempt to hide how open and loving he is of bribery

[-] ekZepp@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Is the act to demand it to have weight. We all knew he's a corrupt pig, but an (hopeful) impeachment must start from somewhere.

[-] ToastedRavioli@midwest.social 9 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Dude literally was publicly bribed with the largest most expensive private airplane possible and accepted it. I dont think a watch is going to raise many eyebrows

[-] ApeNo1@lemmy.world 12 points 2 months ago

I can see why these gifts appealed to Trump.

[-] crazycraw@crazypeople.online 11 points 2 months ago

ohhh let me guess, nothing will come of this, too.

cool cool cool

[-] Akh@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

Tim Apple gifted trump an award with a solid gold base. Nothing happened

[-] ordnance_qf_17_pounder@reddthat.com 9 points 2 months ago

This is one of the less bad things he's done. And yet its still corrupt as fuck.

[-] Hideakikarate@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 months ago

In a sane world, this would've been enough to impeach. Today, it's just another thing to throw in the pile. Checks and balances don't work when one side owns all the scales and inspectors.

[-] Maeve@kbin.earth 7 points 2 months ago

President Donald Trump is being asked to provide more information about the Rolex watch and gold bar he accepted from Swiss businessmen last year, shortly before agreeing to lower tariffs on Swiss goods, by the top Democrat on the Senate Finance Committee. 🤯

Oregon Senator Ron Wyden is seeking more details to determine whether the president violated laws by accepting the gifts before cutting the deal, according to the letter seen by Bloomberg.

Oh. Who proofs and edits this mess?

[-] Wilco@lemmy.zip 5 points 2 months ago

It was a bribe. That is the answer. The US is fundamentally corrupt.

[-] Bakkoda@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

It's totally cool some court said it's ok so it's cool.

[-] humanspiral@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 months ago

There is a constitutional law for "emoluments" (bribery) that justifies impeachment. Trump has an extensive list of violations dating from first term. But the defense of "there were days I did not take a bribe" shifts to "no one said anything about the previous 100 bribes". Only a military coup fixes the US because democracy is too corrupt, and constitution is worthless.

[-] balsoft@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I think it's also important to set the record straight: a Swiss oligarch bribed this nazi dumbfack with a watch and some gold, in order to continue trading with a fascist country. Fuck him too.

[-] the_riviera_kid@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

Easy, trump is as crooked as a zipper.

[-] danc4498@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

Just one?

[-] ZombieCyborgFromOuterSpace@piefed.ca 2 points 2 months ago

LOL! That's just textbook corruption! C'mon!

[-] xyro@morbier.foo 1 points 2 months ago

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