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Miles Archer

(18,837 posts)
Mon Jan 23, 2017, 08:15 AM Jan 2017

Eric Trump: My law-abiding, honest, innocent daddy is a victim of "harassment for political gain"



A group including former White House ethics attorneys will file a lawsuit on Monday accusing President Donald Trump of allowing his businesses to accept payments from foreign governments, in violation of the U.S. Constitution.

Deepak Gupta, a Supreme Court litigator working on the case, said the lawsuit would allege that the Constitution’s emoluments clause forbids payments to Trump’s businesses. It will seek a court order forbidding Trump from accepting such payments, he said.

The case, reported earlier by The New York Times, is part of a wave of litigation expected to be filed against Trump by liberal advocacy groups. It will be filed in a Manhattan federal court, Gupta said, and plaintiffs will include Richard Painter, a former ethics lawyer in Republican President George W. Bush’s White House.

Trump’s son Eric Trump, an executive vice president of the Trump Organization, told the Times on Sunday that the company had taken more steps than required by law to avoid any possible legal exposure, such as agreeing to donate any profits collected at Trump-owned hotels that come from foreign government guests to the U.S. Treasury.

“This is purely harassment for political gain,” Trump told the newspaper.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-hotel-lawsuit_us_58858441e4b070d8cad38438
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Eric Trump: My law-abiding, honest, innocent daddy is a victim of "harassment for political gain" (Original Post) Miles Archer Jan 2017 OP
FO stupid Cha Jan 2017 #1
The apple did not fall far from the tree. PA Democrat Jan 2017 #2
The apples didn't fall at all, they're all stuck on the tree! KewlKat Jan 2017 #5
Fuck Trump and his children of the corn !!!! SamKnause Jan 2017 #3
WE HAVE YOUR WOMAN, OUTLANDER! SHE STILL LIVES! Miles Archer Jan 2017 #8
Profits? Why not all revenue? underpants Jan 2017 #4
Heh heh heh. He said "profits." Heh heh. Buns_of_Fire Jan 2017 #10
is this the son who hung around the south african resorts and slaughtered fattened wildlife? or Sunlei Jan 2017 #6
"harassment for political gain"... Let's say, unlike "Lock Her Up"? Or that birther-thing? DetlefK Jan 2017 #7
Awwww Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jan 2017 #9
His separate businesses are all personally owned by him, and legal ownership hasn't changed wishstar Jan 2017 #11
Eric, you overprivileged oaf, it's only just begun. Vinca Jan 2017 #12
The ongoing and fierce criticism will spin their heads around. Kittycow Jan 2017 #27
Geez. He reminds me of a character from Alice and Wonderland, though, Baitball Blogger Jan 2017 #13
Sleaze with money!!! n/t RKP5637 Jan 2017 #14
Lol dembotoz Jan 2017 #15
Nope. It's an attempt to halt political opportunism for financial gain. tanyev Jan 2017 #16
Go jump off a bridge. dalton99a Jan 2017 #17
Another TRUMP vampire... coco22 Jan 2017 #18
Blow it out your ass, Eric. And get those gums cleaned. (nt) Paladin Jan 2017 #19
eric, your pappy is breaking the law. eom. spanone Jan 2017 #20
Fucking vampire looking motherfucker ismnotwasm Jan 2017 #21
how would anyone know onethatcares Jan 2017 #22
"Waaaahhhhhhhhh!" nt Mc Mike Jan 2017 #23
notice how quiet Republicans are, you better go for immunity trump before President Pence takes over Sunlei Jan 2017 #24
American Psycho Part 2--out to destroy America. kairos12 Jan 2017 #25
Ugh MFM008 Jan 2017 #26
"Don't you remember those piles of papers and folders we put on a table? What more do you need?" randome Jan 2017 #28
Too late - apparently the suits been filed! jmg257 Jan 2017 #29
I can't keep track, which little prick is this one? uday or qusay.... KG Jan 2017 #30

underpants

(182,919 posts)
4. Profits? Why not all revenue?
Mon Jan 23, 2017, 08:27 AM
Jan 2017

Sure you want to cover your costs but they want to curry your favor. Plus, is this YOUR calculation of cost?

Buns_of_Fire

(17,197 posts)
10. Heh heh heh. He said "profits." Heh heh.
Mon Jan 23, 2017, 08:51 AM
Jan 2017

So sayeth Beavis. Butthead has yet to make his opinion known, having been dispatched to Moscow for some BIG negotiations. I mean, these are BIG. They're so big you won't BELIEVE how big they are, trust me.

Even Beavis knows that daddy dearest can rig it so there AREN'T any profits. And to make it sweeter, he'll probably bill the government for any shortfall. Heh heh heh.

Sunlei

(22,651 posts)
6. is this the son who hung around the south african resorts and slaughtered fattened wildlife? or
Mon Jan 23, 2017, 08:33 AM
Jan 2017

is it the other one who bragged about all the "Russian money" ? I get the two old sons 'stories" mixed up.

all the trumps need some background checks and basic security clearances. Not sure why Republicans refuse to allow any vetting & protect their trump clan.

wishstar

(5,271 posts)
11. His separate businesses are all personally owned by him, and legal ownership hasn't changed
Mon Jan 23, 2017, 08:56 AM
Jan 2017

There is a "Trump Organization" but my understanding is that the hundreds of Trump projects are all filed as separate Donald Trump personally owned businesses, mostly registered in Delaware for secrecy and have not been divested because he owes money and in many cases would be in default if those companies were divested.

onethatcares

(16,189 posts)
22. how would anyone know
Mon Jan 23, 2017, 10:32 AM
Jan 2017

about profit or loss unless a tax return was published?

Or are gonna "trust" them?

I could see me now telling the IRS, "Trust me, I made no profit last year".

 

randome

(34,845 posts)
28. "Don't you remember those piles of papers and folders we put on a table? What more do you need?"
Mon Jan 23, 2017, 12:43 PM
Jan 2017

[hr][font color="blue"][center]Everything is a satellite to some other thing.[/center][/font][hr]

jmg257

(11,996 posts)
29. Too late - apparently the suits been filed!
Mon Jan 23, 2017, 12:55 PM
Jan 2017
https://www.buzzfeed.com/chrisgeidner/top-legal-ethics-scholars-to-file-first-major-lawsuit-agains?utm_term=.rwYaX8B8Vn#.mrZz3ded7j

WASHINGTON — The first major lawsuit against President Trump’s alleged business conflicts was filed by some of the nation’s top legal and ethics scholars on Monday.
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