Trump's family empire/entities hit with 30 subpoenas. Multiple federal agencies involved.

[Richard D]

Source: Source Politics

A ton of subpoenas just hit President Trump's family business seeking records from not only the Trump Organization but from the Internal Revenue Service and a dozen other entities, the Associated Press is reporting.

In all, the subpoenas target more than 30 Trump-linked private entities.

The bombshell news happened on Tuesday, just one day after U.S. District Court Judge Peter J. Messitte said that foreign and domestic spending at Trump’s Washington, D.C., hotel amounted to a violation of the Constitution’s emoluments clause.

The attorney generals from both the District of Columbia and Maryland were behind the coordinated effort.

Read more: https://www.sourcepolitics.com/trump-hit-with-30-subpoenas-irs-and-other-entities-involved/

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Shit meet fan.

[The Liberal Lion]

1. DAMN!

This is a frickin MOASS (Mother Of All Shit Storms)
No wonder the orange ass was acting particular bizarre today.

[BigmanPigman]

2. The gifts keep on coming.

I hope the fake prez's kids get orange jumpsuits from Santa.

[NCjack]

31. One of them needs to take responsibility

for organizing the first Orange Annual Reunion, to be held when the last one gets out of prison.

[LudwigPastorius]

36. Not directly from this action

This is a lawsuit, seeking injunctive relief, not a criminal indictment.

It's a great move, and if successful, will expose some of what's going on in the Trump organization.

The hard evidence, if exposed, of Trump violating the emoluments clause, should be immediate grounds for an impeachment and conviction. ...but, we have a Senate full of GOP collaborators.

We can all hope that the testimony compelled by these subpoenas will expose indictable criminal activity, but it's not a slam dunk just because the Attorneys General can get them in court.

[klook]

3. Just an administrative matter, inside baseball, etc.

[CreekDog]

16. LOL

[calimary]

40. That's like Kevin Bacon in "Animal House".

When the Deltas send the town parade straight to Hell, and he’s there as the drum major of the ill-fated marching band, yelling “ALL IS WELL!!!!” as utter chaos rages around him.

[klook]

49. Heh.

[Squinch]

4. .

[not fooled]

5. After 2+ years

of witnessing the orange cretin flout laws and seemingly get away with it, plus being a lifelong criminal and grifter, this is good news.

[mpcamb]

17. Right. From the first day in office this should have prime fodder for court cases.

Why was he allowed to put his numb nutz children in authority positions?
Why was he exempt from conflict of interest charges for his active 'businesses'?
Why were his lies tolerated?
Where were the court cases questioning his past monetary situations? His bankruptcies?

Way too many were asleep at the wheel when he first took office.

[scarytomcat]

50. why didn't the media report on his years and years of failed businesses

all the other grifter shit he has done
how he screwed contractors
failed businesses and products
lack of education
inability to read
not knowing anything about government

[fierywoman]

6. That's 30 supoenas more than Obama ever had !!!

[Hekate]

18. Bigly! Trump is doing his woo-hoo! dance because of his bigly brain and bigly gut thinking all those

...bigly thoughts leading to 30 subpoenas when Obama had none! Genius level!

Who would like a slice of my infamous Schadenfreude Pie?

[fierywoman]

19. I would like a slice of your Schadenfreude Pie, mit Schlag, bitte!

[Hekate]

20. One slice of dark and glorious pie coming up, with a dollop of heavy whipped cream...

Cheers.

[fierywoman]

21. Here's some Prosecco for you.

[Hekate]

22. Thank you. I predict a much better New Year's Eve this year than the last two!

[lagomorph777]

29. Maybe this year I'll actually break out the noisemakers and hats.

[NCjack]

32. Be nice if he is compelled to appear and testify

at each of their trials.

[calimary]

41. Me! With extra chocolate and whipped cream on the side!

Add a little caramel drizzle too? And chopped up Reese’s peanut butter cups.

[Hekate]

43. Plenty to go around, my friends

[Scurrilous]

7. K&R

[Honeycombe8]

8. Wow. How can the Trump mob deal with that, logistically and emotionally?

That would make me have a nervous breakdown.

They, and all their tentacles, are getting hit from so many directions. Wow.

I wonder if they went back in time, knowing what they know now, would Jr. think it's great! just great! to work with Russia to interfere with the American election process, and cyberattack American organizations and citizens. And be Russian puppets. And commit white collar crimes. And try to do it in the White House.

[Pluvious]

10. They should not even be out driving right now !! nt.

[Honeycombe8]

11. If any of them could drive, I'd agree! They have commoners to do that for them. nt

[klook]

38. Trump is a good baby pretend-driver!

[Honeycombe8]

46. Hahahahaha. That's pretty good. That's about it. He pretends almost everything.

He can't really DO anything.

[workinclasszero]

9. LOCK THEM UP!!!!!

The fall of the criminal House of Trump will be a beautiful thing to behold!

[Marie Marie]

12. Only 30?

[Richard D]

13. Gotta start somewhere!

[Marie Marie]

14. I'm sure that they could come up with another 15.

45 would be a fitting number.

[Richard D]

15. That would have been more epic, for sure. n/t

[riversedge]

23. Hit them where it hurts--in their wallets!

[Beartracks]

24. Grammar Alert: Plural is "attorneys general." Just sayin'...

Not the OP's fault, but rather the reporter. Like in the case of mothers-in-law, attorneys general pluralizes the first word of the compound noun.

Unless you're British, in which case: "attorney-generals."

https://abovethelaw.com/career-files/lawprose-lesson-116-whats-the-plural-form-of-attorney-general-and-what-is-the-plural-possessive/

You're welcome, DU.

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[geardaddy]

35. You are correct.

Whenever I think of this grammar point I think of this Onion article: https://www.theonion.com/william-safire-orders-two-whoppers-junior-1819565735

William Safire Orders Two Whoppers Junior

NEW YORK–Stopping for lunch at a Manhattan Burger King, New York Times 'On Language' columnist William Safire ordered two "Whoppers Junior" Monday. "A majority of Burger King patrons operate under the fallacious assumption that the plural is 'Whopper Juniors,'" Safire told a woman standing in line behind him. "This, of course, is a grievous grammatical blunder, akin to saying 'passerbys' or, worse yet, the dreaded 'attorney generals.'" Last week, Safire patronized a midtown Taco Bell, ordering "two Big Beef Burritos Supreme."

[Beartracks]

39. Lol. Thx for that!

[calimary]

44. That's the same SOB who called Hillary Clinton a "congenital liar."

I have had great delight in hijacking that insult that Hillary never deserved, and spreading it all over donald trump. To him it applies. Perfectly. Tailor-made.

[geardaddy]

45. Thanks, I didn't know that.

I love that The Onion made him out to be a pedantic arse in that article. Though I do agree with his grammar points.

[Kind of Blue]

25. They may have the power but

[Maxheader]

26. I've a feeling that

when mueller and the senate majority leader get together..
And that meeting is publicized, most aren't, the hammer is
coming down on the traitors head...

[CentralMass]

27. Mitch McConnell do the right thing ? I wouldn't bet on it.

[Maxheader]

28. I think it would be a meeting to inform mcconnell of

the brown smelly that is coming down...a courtesy call,
an fyi for mitchy...

[lagomorph777]

30. That's not how Mueller operates.

Mitchy will find out he's in trouble when the cuffs go on.

[dchill]

33. K&R.

[geardaddy]

34. Womp womp

[calimary]

42. Yup Yup!!!

Make Womp-Womp Great Again!

[MFGsunny]

37. May it be the beginning of the end for these grifters.

[orangecrush]

47. Hell yeah!

[Yavin4]

48. Remember Trump Inc is a private, not public corporation

He's never been scrutinized by regulators other than the IRS.

[sellitman]

51. I feel sorry for tRump.

[Scurrilous]

52. ...