Sorry, can’t, government shutdown
No wonder Trump forced the government shutdown.
Lawyers for President Donald Trump are invoking the government shutdown to seek a delay in a court case over claims that Trump is illegally profiting from business his Washington hotel does with foreign countries.
Justice Department attorneys representing Trump asked a federal appeals court on Wednesday to postpone indefinitely all further filings in an appeal related to a suit that the governments of Maryland and Washington, D.C., filed over Trump’s alleged violation of the Constitution’s ban on foreign emoluments.
Convenient, isn’t it. If you get sued for abusing your presidency to fill your pockets, you just shut down the government so that the case can’t proceed. Heads he wins, tails we lose.
All that is needed are a few simple constitutional amendments, like:
1. The President is above the law, including this Constitution.
1a. Also His immediate family, including the dog and the cat.
1b. Also any current floozies.
1c. But not Stormy Daniels.
2. The President is entitled to withdraw any amount He seeks fit from the Federal Treasury, up to and including all of it.
3. On behalf of the US Government, the President may borrow any amount He likes on global markets and put the proceeds to His own use.
3a. He may use as collateral for such loans any property of the US Government He might choose.
3b This also applies to any of His family and floozies.
3c. But not Stormy Daniels.
That should cover most situations likely to arise.
Well, on a positive note it eases the burden on those responsible for selecting the winner of the 2018 Chutzpah Award. I had heard that they had been inundated with nominations.
I think Rachel McKinnon might give him a run for his money…but yeah, Trump still takes the prize.