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malaise

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Reply to pat_k (Reply #43)

Wed Oct 15, 2025, 01:06 PM

Oct 15

mainstream reports just keep calling it "withholding" without the modifier "illegal."

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When did it become legal for any president to say he would withold [View all] malaise Oct 15 OP

Nothing Trump does is legal. No one will stop him. Irish_Dem Oct 15 #1

Saying that he would withhold funds is constitutionally protected speech. mahatmakanejeeves Oct 15 #2

Good morning malaise Oct 15 #3

Even "doing" essentially became legal the day the SC ruled he could not be criminally prosecuted for any official action thesquanderer Oct 15 #14

Scary Indeed malaise Oct 15 #22

i think if you say something as president it has more ramifications than just anyone saying it MadameButterfly Oct 15 #60

He has SCOTUS-granted immunity Dave says Oct 15 #45

He has to send the Federal funds to Argentina. tetedur Oct 15 #4

He sure doesn't! pazzyanne Oct 15 #8

It's not legal liberalgunwilltravel Oct 15 #5

Who will prosecute them, Merrick Garland? gab13by13 Oct 15 #6

Taking those classified documents wasn't legal LuvLoogie Oct 15 #10

Trump will pardon Miller and Vought before he leaves office (if he ever does). Unless... thesquanderer Oct 15 #16

They'll probably wish for "legal" prosecution. rubbersole Oct 15 #26

If we still had shunning, I posit these people would have banished pariahs long ago. yellow dahlia Oct 15 #47

It doesn't have to be the state liberalgunwilltravel Oct 15 #41

Dump is the most deranged evil partisan POTUS ever LymphocyteLover Oct 15 #7

WIBDI Morbius Oct 15 #9

Does anyone remember... GiqueCee Oct 15 #11

I'm guessing Russell Vought was taking notes at the time FakeNoose Oct 15 #19

And financed by the Koch Network. rubbersole Oct 15 #30

Nailed it. nt GiqueCee Oct 15 #40

When his terrorist friends in SCROTUS gave him almost unlimited power. Wonder Why Oct 15 #12

He's not a legal president, he's a dictator. spanone Oct 15 #13

TSF will press the bounds of law... returnee Oct 15 #15

What does legality have to do with it? BlueTsunami2018 Oct 15 #17

if anybody paid atttention to what he said last time , he is doing exactly what he said he was going to do AllaN01Bear Oct 15 #18

Yes he told everyone malaise Oct 15 #20

It didn't. nt Susan Calvin Oct 15 #21

When the Supreme Court told him he could do what he wants without consequence. Happy Hoosier Oct 15 #23

Hmm.. Rule of law vs the lawless? But if the government does nothing against the lawless? LiberalArkie Oct 15 #24

Indeed malaise Oct 15 #25

Founders didn't want political parties for this very reason. Kid Berwyn Oct 15 #27

The sad truth and not just in the USA malaise Oct 15 #28

EPSTEIN! Kid Berwyn Oct 15 #31

I can't wait for this one to blow open malaise Oct 15 #32

More to come! The late blackmailer's "work" reached around the world. Kid Berwyn Oct 15 #34

Oh My! malaise Oct 15 #35

They won't need a little blue pill for all to see the truth stand up. Kid Berwyn Oct 15 #36

ROFL malaise Oct 15 #37

you're reminiscing... myohmy2 Oct 15 #29

This is like so many other things in the era of the Donny the Menace: we will find out that there was never a... Ol Janx Spirit Oct 15 #33

... Catherine Vincent Oct 15 #38

He will be stopped n/t malaise Oct 15 #39

Since roberts and 5 other SC Justices crawled up trump ass. republianmushroom Oct 15 #42

It is unlawful impoundment -- and even after rulings declare the acts unlawful... pat_k Oct 15 #43

THIS malaise Oct 15 #44

I think too often they are listening to the "strategists" yellow dahlia Oct 15 #48

Simple statements, stated over and over and over, are desperately needed. pat_k Oct 15 #52

Over and over again I see Chris Murphy delivering a succinct and simple, yellow dahlia Oct 15 #54

Ariella Elm's daily wins posts have help me keep hope alive enough to pat_k Oct 15 #55

Thanks for that message. yellow dahlia Oct 15 #57

+many leftstreet Oct 15 #51

The Republicans in Congress have handed over the power of the purse, yellow dahlia Oct 15 #46

When the SCOTUS said he can do whatever the hell he wants. Sogo Oct 15 #49

He can SAY whatever he wants, came with First Amendment. elleng Oct 15 #50

AND threaten Argentina if they don't vote accordingly vapor2 Oct 15 #53

When our elected officials and our voters decided not to show up and let them do it oldmanlynn Oct 15 #56

The 6 sitting piles of shit on the SC gave him carte blanche to do whatever the fuck he wants wolfie001 Oct 15 #58

my guess Skittles Oct 15 #59

It's legal to SAY nearly anything, and Trump does---- but it's not legal for him to actually DO it! Jack Valentino Oct 15 #61

Also threatening voters in Argentina . SICK POS vapor2 Oct 15 #62