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Trump Sold $35 Million Of Real Estate In 2018

Tom Horn said:
Right. Because free enterprise should never be extended to a president. Cough cough whitewater
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Article I, Section 9, of the constitution says "No Title of Nobility shall be granted by the United States: And no Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust under them, shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign State." It was put there to prevent corrupting foreign influences on our government.

If Swampy couldn't abide by that he shouldn't have run. It also isn't optional. It's a requirement of the office and can be removed for violating it.
jimbo said:
Oh the horror. A company in which President Trump has a 4% interest and in which he has delegated operation responsibility sold the building. And people are buying real estate through LLC's, and still others are buying condo units in condo buildings.

It seems to be getting more and more difficult to come up with a legitimate Trump bad daily story.
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That 4% interest is millions of dollars.
Moreover, what part of "any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever," don't you understand?

Moreover, moreover, the idea that Trump "delegated operation responsibility" is a fiction. He's involved in these decisions.

Yes, individuals buying real estate must disclose who they are. LLCs hide the identity of those people. Curious, huh?
 
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MTAtech said:
Article I, Section 9, of the constitution says "No Title of Nobility shall be granted by the United States: And no Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust under them, shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign State." It was put there to prevent corrupting foreign influences on our government.

If Swampy couldn't abide by that he shouldn't have run. It also isn't optional. It's a requirement of the office and can be removed for violating it.
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youre wishing to chop down the Statue of Liberty? And no, President Trump needs to have time to liquidate his holdings. That article never said he had to do it before his accession to the throne. Only that he had to do it.
 
Tom Horn said:
youre wishing to chop down the Statue of Liberty? And no, President Trump needs to have time to liquidate his holdings. That article never said he had to do it before his accession to the throne. Only that he had to do it.
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Let me hold my head for a minute because of how stupid that comment is. The Statue of Liberty was a gift to the United States, not any president.

One doesn't have to liquidate assets. Other presidents just set up blind trusts.

Throne? We know your thinking now.
 
Tom Horn said:
If Clinton had been elected you’d have 8 dollar gas for the last year. And 28 dollar nat gas.
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:lamo

Right wingers really do think there's a giant dial in the oval office for gas prices.
 
Deuce said:
:lamo

Right wingers really do think there's a giant dial in the oval office for gas prices.
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It’s called “ coal and how do we manipulate the energy sector by curbing its useage “
 
MTAtech said:
Article I, Section 9, of the constitution says "No Title of Nobility shall be granted by the United States: And no Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust under them, shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign State." It was put there to prevent corrupting foreign influences on our government.

If Swampy couldn't abide by that he shouldn't have run. It also isn't optional. It's a requirement of the office and can be removed for violating it.
That 4% interest is millions of dollars.
Moreover, what part of "any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever," don't you understand?

Moreover, moreover, the idea that Trump "delegated operation responsibility" is a fiction. He's involved in these decisions.

Yes, individuals buying real estate must disclose who they are. LLCs hide the identity of those people. Curious, huh?
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4% is 4%. Hardly controlling interest. You have no way to know whether he's involved in these decisions. I doubt he was involved in the decision to sell the building. But if he was, so what? Obama ghost wrote books. The profit of some he donated, generating a tax deduction. Others he cashed the check. I don't fault him for that. You are not required to impoverish yourself to be President. Kennedy did not remove himself from the family fortune. Washington kept Mt Vernon and the crop and whisky profits that went with it.

No individuals involved in buying real estate must not necessarily disclose. Real estate transactions are a matter of record, but there is no requirement that a REIT or LLC or even a partnership list each individual. LLC, BTW means Limited Liability Corporation. The individuals involved are not liable for the actions of the Corp. Nearly all Legal and Medical practices are LLC's.
 
At least Trump hasn't gone out on Fifth Avenue and shot someone as of yet.

Not that it would matter. His supporters would think it was OK anyway.
 
Somerville said:
Much of the $35 million profit came from one sale that fell under the auspices of HUD. Can you say "conflict of interests"?



Then there is this bit of news, similar to the ways Russians have bought Trump properties in Miami and Palm Beach.
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First you say Trump sold the properties then you say he is not running the company.

So did Trump sell the properties, or did his company?

Also did you complain when Obama was receiving payment for the sale of his book?
 
Somerville said:
Much of the $35 million profit came from one sale that fell under the auspices of HUD. Can you say "conflict of interests"?



Then there is this bit of news, similar to the ways Russians have bought Trump properties in Miami and Palm Beach.
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Was title in Trump's name or one of the Trump companies currently controlled by his son, nephews, cousins or other executives? Were theses transactions in the due course of business? Condominiums are built to be sold. How is the grantor responsible for the vehicle of purchase used by the grantee?

What exactly was the role of HUD with these transactions? Was the role(s) of HUD in this transaction specifically beneficial to Donald Trump in any manner or form beyond the ordinary?

Are your comments meaningless drivel
 
Somerville said:
Much of the $35 million profit came from one sale that fell under the auspices of HUD. Can you say "conflict of interests"?



Then there is this bit of news, similar to the ways Russians have bought Trump properties in Miami and Palm Beach.
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Hmm... since we don't yet know who bought (12?) of those "units" then it must be someone with extremely evil intent - that assumption, of course, requires an immediate special investigation. Why no mention of the (24?) known buyers of those "units"?
 
jimbo said:
Oh the horror. A company in which President Trump has a 4% interest and in which he has delegated operation responsibility sold the building. And people are buying real estate through LLC's, and still others are buying condo units in condo buildings.

It seems to be getting more and more difficult to come up with a legitimate Trump bad daily story.

The author, Danny Boy, seems to have carved himself out a niche writing Trump bad stories.

"I write about Donald Trump, the people around him, and how they affect business. Before he won the presidency, I covered billionaires, industrial America and sports. My favorite stories focus on the hands-dirty businesses between the coasts that make up the bulk of the U.S. economy yet get relatively little national attention."
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I'm left wondering why another Trump smear piece is "breaking news."
DJT has always sold millions dollars of real estate but he wasn't even involved in the these particular transactions because he issued responsibility to his sons for day to day operations.
What is the major problem?
 
jimbo said:
4% is 4%. Hardly controlling interest. You have no way to know whether he's involved in these decisions. I doubt he was involved in the decision to sell the building. But if he was, so what? Obama ghost wrote books. The profit of some he donated, generating a tax deduction. Others he cashed the check. I don't fault him for that. You are not required to impoverish yourself to be President. Kennedy did not remove himself from the family fortune. Washington kept Mt Vernon and the crop and whisky profits that went with it.

No individuals involved in buying real estate must not necessarily disclose. Real estate transactions are a matter of record, but there is no requirement that a REIT or LLC or even a partnership list each individual. LLC, BTW means Limited Liability Corporation. The individuals involved are not liable for the actions of the Corp. Nearly all Legal and Medical practices are LLC's.
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I am sure some chart can be found on the internet to show the sale of Obama's books went up when he started to run for President and after he was elected.

The man used his position as President to sell more books. We don't know who bought them, but it could have been heads of state and that money went directly into Obama's pocket.

I think he needs to be investigated.
 
trixare4kids said:
I'm left wondering why another Trump smear piece is "breaking news."
DJT has always sold millions dollars of real estate but he wasn't even involved in the these particular transactions because he issued responsibility to his sons for day to day operations.
What is the major problem?
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The major problem is Trump bad.

Or Trump beat Hillary. Take your pick.
 
Tom Horn said:
Right. Because free enterprise should never be extended to a president. Cough cough whitewater
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Funny conservatives didn't extend that option to Carter when he was president and they said it was a conflict of interest. Your hypocrisy is on display.
 
Tom Horn said:
Right. Because free enterprise should never be extended to a president. Cough cough whitewater
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You do realize that most of America lived under the precept that our elected leaders should always be free of conflicts of interest or even the appearance of conflicts of interest. To have conflicts of interests invites corruption (making choices that favor your interests over those of the electorate). Somehow we have given Trump a pass on this, which is troubling given that he his financial interests in nations that have traditionally be rivals or enemies of the US. We know that it is inevitable that the "pass" is going to come back to bite us.

As to Whitewater, the Clinton's involvement in that land deal preceded their days in Washington. If you remember, that was investigated and re-investigated with the best thing they could find in Monica Lewinsky. Sorry, once again, the Trump card beats the Hillary card as his actions are once again far, far more damning then those of Clintons.

You missed played the Clinton card, but you'll get the hang of the game.
 
upsideguy said:
You do realize that most of America lived under the precept that our elected leaders should always be free of conflicts of interest or even the appearance of conflicts of interest. To have conflicts of interests invites corruption (making choices that favor your interests over those of the electorate). Somehow we have given Trump a pass on this, which is troubling given that he his financial interests in nations that have traditionally be rivals or enemies of the US. We know that it is inevitable that the "pass" is going to come back to bite us.

As to Whitewater, the Clinton's involvement in that land deal preceded their days in Washington. If you remember, that was investigated and re-investigated with the best thing they could find in Monica Lewinsky. Sorry, once again, the Trump card beats the Hillary card as his actions are once again far, far more damning then those of Clintons.

You missed played the Clinton card, but you'll get the hang of the game.
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With the Whitewater thing, it was amazing every other partner went to jail in that deal but Hillary got off scott free.

Things don't work like that in the real world.
 
ttwtt78640 said:
Hmm... since we don't yet know who bought (12?) of those "units" then it must be someone with extremely evil intent - that assumption, of course, requires an immediate special investigation. Why no mention of the (24?) known buyers of those "units"?
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Yes, there is no reason for anyone to be concerned that the president is involved in transactions that net him millions of dollars from unknown people.
 
MTAtech said:
Article I, Section 9, of the constitution says "No Title of Nobility shall be granted by the United States: And no Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust under them, shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign State." It was put there to prevent corrupting foreign influences on our government.

If Swampy couldn't abide by that he shouldn't have run. It also isn't optional. It's a requirement of the office and can be removed for violating it.
That 4% interest is millions of dollars.
Moreover, what part of "any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever," don't you understand?

Moreover, moreover, the idea that Trump "delegated operation responsibility" is a fiction. He's involved in these decisions.

Yes, individuals buying real estate must disclose who they are. LLCs hide the identity of those people. Curious, huh?
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https://definitions.uslegal.com/l/llc/

Source: USLegal

LLC Law and Legal Definitionn

Roseann:)
 
Dittohead not! said:
At least Trump hasn't gone out on Fifth Avenue and shot someone as of yet.

Not that it would matter. His supporters would think it was OK anyway.
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"They deserved it."

"He was probably a lib'rul."

"Oh heck, man. He was brown. He was probably either stealin' somethin' or he was an illegal or he was a terrorist."

"Can't be too sure nowadays."
 
Mason66 said:
With the Whitewater thing, it was amazing every other partner went to jail in that deal but Hillary got off scott free.

Things don't work like that in the real world.
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They were substantially passive investors in a failed real estate deal. There were 3 separate investigations each of which found no wrong doing on the part of the Clintons.

Passive investors do not get prosecuted in the real world. Their punishment is they lose money for making a bad investment.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitewater_controversy
https://www.vox.com/2015/4/13/8397309/hillary-clinton-whitewater
https://www.investopedia.com/ask/answers/08/whitewater-scandal.asp

Once again, the Hillary card always is much weaker than the Trump card.
 
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Somerville said:
Much of the $35 million profit came from one sale that fell under the auspices of HUD. Can you say "conflict of interests"?



Then there is this bit of news, similar to the ways Russians have bought Trump properties in Miami and Palm Beach.
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the president delegated day-to-day management of his assets
 
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