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Former Texas official says he was told to drop Trump University probe

EvaPeron said:
Agreed - I simply cannot believe that some America's think her behavior is at best "not smart". It is by far the most corrupt thing I have ever witnessed in my lifetime and in our American Government. I hate to say it but people who think she's innocent might also believe in Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny. Heck, I'm more likely to look for the tooth fairy than to ever believe this woman has the interest of the American People at heart.
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Can you be specific? She's got 15 or 20 years of tax returns available so we know how she and Bill made their money. Email? The Bush II WH deleted many times more emails they had on a private server than she did. And I still haven't seen any crime related to the foundation - at worst the kind of money for access that goes on daily, hourly really, in every political office from town council to POTUS as we speak.
 
Mycroft said:
You are not bursting any bubble. You are only sucking up the BS non-issue blather from Hillary and her mainstream media lackeys.

And it won't matter...even if Trump is elected President...because this issue has been out there for six freaking years and nothing has ever been mentioned...or done...about it all that time. Trump won't ever be impeached because of this.


But I totally understand the desperation that you, the media and Hillary feel that is causing y'all to latch onto this in hopes it'll sway a vote or two. I don't think it will, but y'all got nothing else that could even come close to taking the heat off Hillary for her documented and proven corruption.
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Dedperation lol

I think not, its the Trumpanzees with illusions of a Trump CIC, you kerp dreaming.
 
Patrickt said:
Let's see. Donald Trump has publicly bragged about giving politicians money in exchange for their doing what he wants. He openly bragged about it and no one cares.

The Trump University was a fraud, a con game, and it was run by Donald Trump. No one cares.

Watch Donald Trump in action as a huckster, a con man, a hustler, and a liar.
Trump University Promotional Video - Ethan Vanderbuilt
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I just got through listening to the 28-minute video in your link. I've obviously done something you NEVER did. Actually watched it. There is NOTHING in that video that even remotely approaches a con game, a huckster and lying.

If you've never been to seminars on creating wealth, salesmanship, the art of the deal, win-win strategy, and the many other "what it takes" classes to improve one's abilities, too bad for you. But. There is NITHING In ANYTHING he said in this video that is out of line in the least.

Watch your own links or don't post them. You end up simply looking foolish.
 
MaggieD said:
I just got through listening to the 28-minute video in your link. I've obviously done something you NEVER did. Actually watched it. There is NOTHING in that video that even remotely approaches a con game, a huckster and lying.

If you've never been to seminars on creating wealth, salesmanship, the art of the deal, win-win strategy, and the many other "what it takes" classes to improve one's abilities, too bad for you. But. There is NITHING In ANYTHING he said in this video that is out of line in the least.

Watch your own links or don't post them. You end up simply looking foolish.
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You obviousy haven't done something I do and kept up with the news. Donald Trump has admitted in deposition that he lied when he said the instructors would be handpicked by him.

According to Donald the school is still running so it's not to late for you to give him $35,000, Maggie. From start to finish it was a scam, a bait and switch racket, and what is truly sad is that Donald is so greedy he did that for a paltry $40 million. That might not be paltry to me or you but to a man who says he's worth $10 billion it's nothing. And Donald says there is no such thing as too greedy.
 
MaggieD said:
I just got through listening to the 28-minute video in your link. I've obviously done something you NEVER did. Actually watched it. There is NOTHING in that video that even remotely approaches a con game, a huckster and lying.

If you've never been to seminars on creating wealth, salesmanship, the art of the deal, win-win strategy, and the many other "what it takes" classes to improve one's abilities, too bad for you. But. There is NITHING In ANYTHING he said in this video that is out of line in the least.

Watch your own links or don't post them. You end up simply looking foolish.
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I do something you don't do. I keep up with the news. If you did you'd know Donald has admitted in deposition that his statement that he would handpick instructors wasn't true. It was a lie. If you kept up with the news you wouldn't look foolish. Or, perhaps as a Trumpkin, you would.

Ah, yes, The Art of the Deal. The book that Donald Trump wrote, right? Ever wonder why Tony Schwartz's name is on the cover with Donald Trump? He wrote the book. Donald has admitted that, too, but he says all the ideas were his. I can believe the argument that there is no such thing as too greedy actually came from the idiot who was trying to justify his greed.

No, Maggie, I can't tell you how to not look foolish. If you care to follow a Trump, it's bound to happen. And, you know, Maggie, other people can watch that video and draw their own conclusions.
 
EvaPeron said:
I think what you don't like is that he states the obvious about our corrupt system. And he's played along in that system to help his business grow. I see American's everyday playing in our system. Lessening their true income in a sneaky way so they can qualify for Obamacare or other free subsidies. Working under the table and not reporting their real income. Underestimating the value of a car that they sold or the amount they sold it for. Taking deductions on their income returns (you know the ones to charity that are probably significantly less than what they actually donated.). Those practices are wrong - agreed. But stop focusing on a man who has at least been honest about using the system to benefit himself and start focusing on a lady who has used the American People to benefit herself. Remember, Donald Trump has always been a business man. He's never run before to serve the American people. And, while you might not like how he does business, he does stay within the guidelines of the law. ie: he's never been investigated by the Justice Department. But Hillary, that's another story all together. She's made all of her money and millions of it by selling out the American people. You shouldn't look the other way because the people she is selling us out to are evil. That to me makes her evil.
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Nonesense. He's a perfect example of what's wrong with the system. He wants more active iminent domain to benefit private developers like, oh, wait, himself. He wants stricter libel laws to protect people like, wait for it, himself. He has bribed politicians for years and now Greedy Donald wants his share. The evidence would indicate that he's never read the Constitution and as a liberal Democrat he certainly has no respect for the Constitution. He wants to bring Nationalized Healthcare, as in Canada and Britain, to the U.S. which is some of the worst corruption. He wants the federal government to have more power in people's lives.

No, what I don't like is that Donald Trump is a liar, a huckster, a deadbeat, and a liberal.
 
PeteEU said:
The stuff she does makes heads spin? Seriously? Okay lets take a look at this.

Clinton:

Clinton foundation links to overseas donors. Huge problem for GOPers.

Clinton used private email server as SoS. Huge problem for GOPers and yet when their own people did it, it was not a problem.

Benghazi.. Clinton was cleared by 5+ GOP lead investigations, so how the hell is this still an issue? More people were killed under Bush at American embassies than in Benghazi.. why no investigations into that?

Accusation of corruption.. fine, what corruption? She pay off anyone? She have shady deals.. and can you even prove it? Whitewater? Come on....

Trump:

Trump foundation.. secret and poorly rated. Overseas donors? Who knows..no demand from GOPers to open up the books there or what it is used for.

Trump taxes.. secret.. links to overseas people? Russia? Putin? Where are the demands for information here? If it is a problem that the Clinton foundation has links to overseas donors and Clinton may or may not have done something shady during her SoS... but it is not a problem that Trump might have even bigger links to overseas funding and dictators?

Trump links to far right racist groups.. oh not a problem, and Trump does not need to distance himself..

Trump funneling millions of GOP contributions to his own pocket.. and that is not corruption?`Charging his campaign and the GOP 300+k for holding a fundraiser at his own hotel, when it could be done for 30k at the local Marriot? Why are no one on the GOP side up in arms over this clear corruption? Or the fact that he gave contributions to AGs that were investigating his scam university and then suddenly the AGs dropped the investigations... oh no, no corruption there.

Listen I am fine going after Hilary if there is any substance in the accusations. I have not seen any substance yet, mostly GOP propaganda.. of course all that crap could be hiding the actual substance. But refusing to deal with Trump and his issues is just wrong on so many levels.

For example.. Clinton foundation and Clinton being accused of links to foreigen nationals. But Trumps praising of Putin and possible financial links to Putin and his henchmen is what.. nothing?

Lets have a fair playing field, where both candidates are fairly treated and investigated. I suspect Trump would come out way dirtier than Clinton.. by a mile.
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Neither Sen. Clinton nor Donald Trump are the victims of propaganda. They are victims of their own lack of ethics, lack of morals, lack of honesty, and outrageous greed.
 
Patrickt said:
You obviousy haven't done something I do and kept up with the news. Donald Trump has admitted in deposition that he lied when he said the instructors would be handpicked by him.

According to Donald the school is still running so it's not to late for you to give him $35,000, Maggie. From start to finish it was a scam, a bait and switch racket, and what is truly sad is that Donald is so greedy he did that for a paltry $40 million. That might not be paltry to me or you but to a man who says he's worth $10 billion it's nothing. And Donald says there is no such thing as too greedy.
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Wow!!!!! He lied about hand-picking the instructors. The bastard. The defrauder. The huckster. The vicious liar. This is somehow a material breech? False advertising of the worst degree? Grow up.
 
MaggieD said:
I just got through listening to the 28-minute video in your link. I've obviously done something you NEVER did. Actually watched it. There is NOTHING in that video that even remotely approaches a con game, a huckster and lying.

If you've never been to seminars on creating wealth, salesmanship, the art of the deal, win-win strategy, and the many other "what it takes" classes to improve one's abilities, too bad for you. But. There is NITHING In ANYTHING he said in this video that is out of line in the least.

Watch your own links or don't post them. You end up simply looking foolish.
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LOL! There's that ol' dishonesty, right on time. It's all pretty much hucksterism and lying. You worship the man, so it's to be expected that you'd overlook something so obvious and glaring.

Here, have some more. He's a con-man to his very core.

The Many Scandals of Donald Trump: A Cheat Sheet - The Atlantic
 
Patrickt said:
I do something you don't do. I keep up with the news. If you did you'd know Donald has admitted in deposition that his statement that he would handpick instructors wasn't true. It was a lie. If you kept up with the news you wouldn't look foolish. Or, perhaps as a Trumpkin, you would.

Ah, yes, The Art of the Deal. The book that Donald Trump wrote, right? Ever wonder why Tony Schwartz's name is on the cover with Donald Trump? He wrote the book. Donald has admitted that, too, but he says all the ideas were his. I can believe the argument that there is no such thing as too greedy actually came from the idiot who was trying to justify his greed.

No, Maggie, I can't tell you how to not look foolish. If you care to follow a Trump, it's bound to happen. And, you know, Maggie, other people can watch that video and draw their own conclusions.
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Pfft. Anyone who draws the conclusion from that video that is somehow proves the guy ought to be in jail is an idiot. You apparently have never heard of puffery. It's a legal term. Look it up. If that's the best state AGs have on is guy who basically lent his name and brand to a separate entity, it is no wonder at all that charges were dropped.

As to the book you're going on about, he gave the guy credit which is much MUCH more than most famous people do who claim authorship. They're called ghost writers. And nobody even knows who they are.

You are naive and lack the business and financial acumen necessary to understand big business, the publishing game, advertising, real estate investing and anything more sophisticated than what the left-wing press presents as truth. Please don't pretend that you do.

Critical thinking is way too scarce a commodity these days.
 
reinoe said:
A fool and his money are soon departed. If Trump made millions while others went bankrupt then that speaks volumes to his Business acumen. I take it you'll be supporting Trump this November?
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I would more than likely piss on the grave of a person like that.

So, needless to say, that would be a no.
 
MaggieD said:
And yet he has been convicted of NOTHING.
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Kinda like Hillary, huh?

I'm not saying Trump is a law breaker. I am saying he is a law user and abuser. What nerve to apply for, and receive, funds meant for 9/11 victims. What kind of P.O.S. takes advantage of our system to break the backs of so many and send them in to the poor house with his shameful business tactics all the while living in decadence and profiting by cheating and creating their misfortune? Donald Trump is a Jackwagon.

He has the character of a jackal. **** him and the horse he rode in on.

How anyone could support or applaud a person like that, says a lot about that person.

That is all.

Popcorn anyone?
 
Captain America said:
Kinda like Hillary, huh?

I'm not saying Trump is a law breaker. I am saying he is a law user and abuser. What nerve to apply for, and receive, funds meant for 9/11 victims. What kind of P.O.S. takes advantage of our system to break the backs of so many and send them in to the poor house with his shameful business tactics all the while living in decadence and profiting by cheating and creating their misfortune? Donald Trump is a Jackwagon.

He has the character of a jackal. **** him and the horse he rode in on.

How anyone could support or applaud a person like that, says a lot about that person.

That is all.

Popcorn anyone?
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Oh, then you and I largely agee. The difference between Trump and Hillary is that he is a law abuser but she is a lawbreaker and is allowed to get away with it because of her connections.

From where I'm standing Trump may be bad but what Hillary did is beyond the pale.
 
reinoe said:
Oh, then you and I largely agee. The difference between Trump and Hillary is that he is a law abuser but she is a lawbreaker and is allowed to get away with it because of her connections.

From where I'm standing Trump may be bad but what Hillary did is beyond the pale.
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Well, we semi agree. Whereas, I do believe Hillary is a charlatan, and I could never support her, I could never support the narcissistic, compulsive lying P.O.S. Trump either.

It seems to me that you have settled for, and even appear to support, Donald Trump. Am I mistaken?

Edit: And I do agree that many shadows surround Hillary, but as Maggie said about Trump, we have to say about Hillary. She has never been convicted. But any thinking person knows where there's smoke, there is usually fire so I would be the last to defend her innocence.

I think anyone who votes for Hillary is not very smart.

I think anyone who votes for Trump is downright stupid and borderline evil.

Even though I could never vote for either, I am more apt to forgive the Hillary voters as she is, in my opinion, the lesser of two evils. But evil is evil and I would vote for neither myself.
 
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MaggieD said:
And yet he has been convicted of NOTHING.
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It's funny to see people trot out the many scandals of Donald Trump as if Clinton has fewer skeletons in her closet.
 
Fenton said:
Perspective.....

Obama administration blocked FBI probe of Clinton Foundation corruption: Report - Washington Times
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That's the perverse beauty of today's situation. Our electoral system, long known by many to be intellectually and morally bankrupt, has now given the electorate the choice of a) brain cancer or b) colon cancer. I've moved past the point of crying to laughing.

The system is not capable of going back to the drawing board to deliver two decent candidates, further demonstrating how ****ed up the system is.
 
Captain America said:
Well, we semi agree. Whereas, I do believe Hillary is a charlatan, and I could never support her, I could never support the narcissistic, compulsive lying P.O.S. Trump either.

It seems to me that you have settled for, and even appear to support, Donald Trump. Am I mistaken?

Edit: And I do agree that many shadows surround Hillary, but as Maggie said about Trump, we have to say about Hillary. She has never been convicted. But any thinking person knows where there's smoke, there is usually fire so I would be the last to defend her innocence.

I think anyone who votes for Hillary is not very smart.

I think anyone who votes for Trump is downright stupid and borderline evil.

Even though I could never vote for either, I am more apt to forgive the Hillary voters as she is, in my opinion, the lesser of two evils. But evil is evil and I would vote for neither myself.
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I can see where you're coming from. Where I see it Trump hasn't been convicted because a lot of the charges stem from things not directly done by him but by third parties or his business entities and in large part just made up bull****. Hillary hasn't been convicted because of politics. I find the latter a travesty of justice and the former due to poorly written laws. Trump may have selected people who ran his businesses less than ideally but he wasn't actually the one denying payments to people.

Like when Hillary claims she had only one mobile device and in reality she had upwards of 17. Anyone else would have been convicted of perjury. When Hillary claims she gave up everything and she didn't. Anyone else would have been convicted of interfering with an investigation. And even if she didn't personally order "Bleachbit" to delete records the person who did would have been convicted of destroying evidence by now. Yet, not a peep about that.

I find Hillary's decision making process re: the middle east a disqualifying factor independent of the e-mail scandal.
 
reinoe said:
I can see where you're coming from. Where I see it Trump hasn't been convicted because a lot of the charges stem from things not directly done by him but by third parties or his business entities and in large part just made up bull****. Hillary hasn't been convicted because of politics. I find the latter a travesty of justice and the former due to poorly written laws. Trump may have selected people who ran his businesses less than ideally but he wasn't actually the one denying payments to people.

Like when Hillary claims she had only one mobile device and in reality she had upwards of 17. Anyone else would have been convicted of perjury. When Hillary claims she gave up everything and she didn't. Anyone else would have been convicted of interfering with an investigation. And even if she didn't personally order "Bleachbit" to delete records the person who did would have been convicted of destroying evidence by now. Yet, not a peep about that.

I find Hillary's decision making process re: the middle east a disqualifying factor independent of the e-mail scandal.
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Meet me in the Hillary bashing thread and I will join you in your disdain towards Hillary Clinton. But this thread bash is about the compulsive liar Donald Trump. Do you have anything you wish to contribute? :peace
 
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