Trump creates the "Trump swamp"

[Dave Grubb]

I read this in the WSJ--and then looked for an acceptable link for the hard right---but alas the fake news channel seems not to have found need to mention this.

But--alas here is a link to this news bit of Trump's swamp.

Trump intervened on FBI headquarters move.

Roll Call is reporting that a review by the Office of the Inspector General shows that President Donald Trump played a role in derailing plans to move the FBI headquarters. The current building, in downtown Washington, D.C., is across the street from Trump’s hotel. The review by the inspector general indicates that in January White House officials, including on one occasion the president, met with officials from the FBI and the General Services Administration (GSA) to discuss the proposed move, which would see the agency housed in a new building in the suburbs.

Lawmakers have expressed concern that Trump’s intervention could be a conflict of interest because the value of his hotel could alter if the FBI headquarters is sold to private development. As The Wall Street Journal notes, “GSA Administrator Emily Murphy gave testimony to Congress in April that didn’t disclose the involvement of Mr. Trump or other White House officials, despite repeated questioning from a Democratic member of Congress about whether anyone at the White House had participated in the decision.”

But---I have to say that I find it perfectly defensible that someone of Trump' stature would be personally involved in such a monumental decision. Surely this goes to the heart of our entire government.

Right

[wacojoe]

How much would that move cost taxpayers? Last I checked, the President of the United States is the chief administrator of the federal government. In another vein, can you imagine Trump giving the FBI any break or favorable consideration at this point regardless of where one of his hotels is located?

[Dave Grubb]

I would be willing to wager it had everything to do with not wanting an empty building across the street from his hotel.

[Honda]

We know you hate the president. Spare us with this trivial stuff.

[Billy_Rightwing]

Come on just a difference of opinion.

[2ndthyme]

lying to Congress is now trivial. Any president who may have financially benefitted from his decision.. perfectly aok.. got it

[wacojoe]

There is virtually nothing that affects the financial milieu of this country, which would not effect the finances of the Trump businesses in some way. To say Trump cannot be allowed to make a financial decision as president that effects his business is the same as saying he should make no decisions of a financial nature at all, which is, of course, what the Left really wants...period...to utterly and completely stymie Trump at every turn. In essence, the Left is trying to sell that to become president anyone assuming that position must become at the same time a financial eunuch. Good luck with that, 2T.

[TxMusky]

This is what happens when the ignorant start rants, they should check into some of the finances of Pelosi, Waters, Claire Maccaskill of MO and several others to see how much cash they have made off of being in their jobs all these years. Oh excuse me, their spouses and investments they have made.


Maybe the idiots do not understand that when business does good,America does good. Where Obama wanted everyone on the govt teat, Trump thinks the private sector is the better way to raise all boats.

[wacojoe]

Trump took an old dilapidated and unused post office and with his own investment made it a seemingly profitable landmark hotel perfectly situated. The Left, dripping with envy at the same time knowing not one single one in their midst had or have the gumption, resolution and moxie to do anything so bold now have the one thing they do have in abundance...shear hatred...to hold his competence they lack against him. Their claim at its base is that that, “Trump, you scumbag, you, you are just too successful, and we can’t be havin’ no successful people ‘round here runnun’ things!”

If even one of these complaining little nebbishes throwing charges around had built anything of substance in their miserable lives, it might have some meaning. They haven’t and it doesn’t.

[Honda]

But it involves Trump so it must be evil it must be wrong it must be illegal he must be impeached impeach 45 impeach 45 resist resist resist Ad nauseam and repeat again

[TxMusky]

Trump took an old dilapidated and unused post office and with his own investment made it a seemingly profitable landmark hotel perfectly situated.

Kind of like the economy, it was smothering itself with regulation and mismanagement, he helped push it along getting rid of the crap that stood in the way of progress. Now the libs are saying it is a bad thing, yet not a single one of them has sold off their stock portfolio's or real estate holdings, but it is suddenly a bad thing that this post office is suddenly a boom? I guess the next excuse was Trump had held the post office for just this purpose, to win an election he was never supposed to win, just to make a few bucks on the deal?


Do these clowns even read the garbage they write? How improbable does this whole ordeal sound?

[2ndthyme]

There is virtually nothing that affects the financial milieu of this country, which would not effect the finances of the Trump businesses in some way. To say Trump cannot be allowed to make a financial decision as president that effects his business is the same as saying he should make no decisions of a financial nature at all, which is, of course, what the Left really wants...period...to utterly and completely stymie Trump at every turn. In essence, the Left is trying to sell that to become president anyone assuming that position must become at the same time a financial eunuch. Good luck with that, 2T.

why is trump allowed to be in business while making these decisions but in another case we have problems with congressman sitting on boards?

[TxMusky]

why is trump allowed to be in business while making these decisions but in another case we have problems with congressman sitting on boards?

Are all of the members of Congress allowed to have them or their families in any business dealings during their terms? Would it seem to be a "conflict of interest" is people would wrap their minds aroung the fact that Congress writes and makes laws. Some of those laws impact services and items that we the people are forced to use, buy or consume, does that not seem to be more of a threat than one single man, whose vote can be overridden by all the rest of Congress?


This constant chant of Trump is doing all of this to make his businesses run better or make more money, is ignorant at the very least, stupidity at the extreme end. If he had to spend over a billion dollars to get a job that makes him a target of and hated by the left, to increase his business model or make a few extra bucks....he was in far worst shape than we expected. Or as I like to put it, the ignorant is throwing crap at the ceiling and the mindless are buying into the chit storm.