tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4900303239154048192.post2364821357052534344..comments2024-03-06T06:34:42.881-05:00Comments on EconoSpeak: Trump Claims Obstruction of Justice is an Official Duty of the White HouseUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4900303239154048192.post-12214899368747895932019-05-22T20:03:45.680-04:002019-05-22T20:03:45.680-04:00Barkley,
Oh I see. You mean "execute"...Barkley,<br /> Oh I see. You mean "execute" in the Texas sense of the term. Good catch.2slugbaitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14763897441056512506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4900303239154048192.post-47725496139108329962019-05-21T13:14:12.275-04:002019-05-21T13:14:12.275-04:002slug,
But, if by "faithfully execute" ...2slug,<br /><br />But, if by "faithfully execute" one means line them up in Fifth Avenue and shoot them dead, I would say Trump is not doing too badly. And, hey, if somebody is going to obstruct justice, it might as well be the White House, right?rosserjb@jmu.eduhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09300046915843554101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4900303239154048192.post-65662146836819913422019-05-20T23:11:41.749-04:002019-05-20T23:11:41.749-04:00Send in the taint team!
Just as criminal activit...Send in the taint team! <br /><br />Just as criminal activity is not protected by lawyer-client privilege, obstruction of justice would presumably be an exception from "official duties." Barr, of course, would argue that any action that may be facially valid as an exercise of article II powers must be assumed to be legal. It will be interesting to see how the AG responds to Mehta's ruling regarding facially valid legislative purposes pursuant to article I.<br /><br />Sauce for the goose...Sandwichmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11159060882083015637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4900303239154048192.post-56961987907876939192019-05-20T19:30:34.567-04:002019-05-20T19:30:34.567-04:00Apparently Trump & Co. didn't really mean ...Apparently Trump & Co. didn't really mean that part of the oath that directs the President to faithfully execute the laws. Of course, we all know that Trump has problems with that "faithfully" part...just ask any one of his ex-wives.2slugbaitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14763897441056512506noreply@blogger.com