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The Official 2nd Term Trump corruption thread

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout: Debate & Discussion' started by astros123, Jan 7, 2025.

  1. Andre0087

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    Yea, request an itemized tax bill from the federal government and see how far that gets your ass. I hope CA increases it for your tax bracket and sends it to build shelters for the homeless...lol.
     
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  2. StupidMoniker

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    You don't need an itemized tax bill, you can see the federal budget. My taxes go toward the budget, just like everyone else that pays taxes. Money if fungible, so essentially it is spread proportionally across all spending. California already has the highest taxes in the US and a Democrat supermajority, so I am quite sure they are more than happy to raise it even more. We have also thrown away hundreds of billions of dollars on "homelessness" and somehow ended up with more homelessness. I trust the California state government to continue being as r****ded as ever.
     
  3. deb4rockets

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    On 60 minutes tonight O’Donnell questioned Trump about the conflicts of his role as Commander in Chief and his family investments and marketing of Trump-branded crypto currencies.

    “I wanna make crypto great for America. That’s the only thing. I don’t wanna have somebody else have crypto and have China be number one in the world in crypto,” Trump said. “Because in crypto it’s a kind of an industry where basically you’re going to have number one and you’re not gonna have a number two. And right now we’re number one by a long shot. I wanna keep it that way. The same way we’re number one with AI, we’re number one with crypto. And I wanna keep it that way.”

    Asked point-blank about the Trump family crypto activity, Trump was dismissive. “I can’t say, because– I can’t say– I’m not concerned. I don’t– I’d rather not have you ask the question. But I let you ask it. You just came to me and you said, “Can I ask another question?” And I said, yeah. This is the question–.”

    https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/donald-trump-60-minutes-bari-weiss-paramount-skydance-1236568134/
     
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  4. LosPollosHermanos

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    During the tail end of his presidency we are going to hit near depression numbers. This guy is a corrupt cancer like this country has never seen


     
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  5. astros123

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    It really blows my mind just how utterly ****ing stupid he truly is. I can never grasp the concept how so many people literally worship him
     
  6. Buck Turgidson

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    A top FBI official with 27 years standing has reportedly been fired by the bureau after its director, Kash Patel, became enraged by press stories revealing he had used a government jet to travel to see his girlfriend sing the national anthem at a wrestling match.

    This is the most perfect Trump Administration opening line to a news piece ever.
     
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  7. deb4rockets

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    'I don't know who he is’: Trump struggles to defend one of his most scandalous pardons

    The president said that he pardoned Changpeng Zhao despite not knowing who he is. If he’s lying, that’s a problem. If he wasn’t, it’s worse.


    After O’Donnell reminded Trump that federal prosecutors had successfully prosecuted Zhao for having caused “significant harm to U.S. national security,” essentially by aiding terrorist groups and their financing, she asked the most basic of questions: “Why did you pardon him?”

    The president replied, “OK, are you ready? I don’t know who he is.”

    After Trump rambled for a while, the CBS News journalist reminded Trump that Zhao “pled guilty to anti-money-laundering laws,” two years before he helped facilitate a multibillion-dollar deal for Trump’s family business. “How do you address the appearance of pay-for-play?” she asked.

    “Well, here’s the thing, I know nothing about it because I’m too busy,” the Republican replied, adding, “I know nothing about the guy.”

    https://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/amp/shows/maddow/blog/rcna241547

    Zhao, also known as “CZ,” served four months in prison after reaching a plea deal with US prosecutors. His companies have since partnered with firms linked to Trump on cryptocurrency ventures, including Dominari Holdings, where Trump’s sons serve on the board of advisers.

    Trump’s administration has previously drawn scrutiny for its leniency toward crypto executives. Earlier, it halted a fraud case against entrepreneur Justin Sun, a major investor in the Trump family’s crypto firm, World Liberty Financial. The president also pardoned the founders of BitMEX and Ross Ulbricht, the creator of Silk Road, the dark web marketplace known for facilitating illegal drug trade.

    https://www.arise.tv/trump-denies-knowing-binance-founder-cz-after-granting-him-pre
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  8. Reeko

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    people actually fall for this sh*t

    they always “don’t know anything about it” or “haven’t heard of it” or “haven’t watched it”

    you are 3rd in line for the presidency but somehow never know about all the despicable stuff your own party is doing…
     
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  9. Rocket River

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    They just lie lie lie

    Rocket River
     
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  10. Buck Turgidson

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    It's such blatant b.s. you almost have to admire the chutzpah of them constantly throwing the phrase around.

    Once again I'm reminded of a classic SNL sketch

     
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  11. deb4rockets

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    The President, Vice President, Speaker of the House, Head of FBI, Attorney General, Head of Homeland Security, and Secretary of what used to be Defense now termed War all lie for Trump, all bend over backwards hiding the truth, all lie to the public, and all echo Trump's propaganda and lies. It's downright criminal and corrupt.
     
  12. Reeko

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    and their lies aren’t even clever, because they don’t have to be

    MSM has completely folded and capitulated, so they won’t put any pressure on this regime, and it takes zero effort to fool a MAGA mindless drone

    How are you gonna tell people that prices are coming down, their energy bill is decreasing, and there’s no inflation as if people aren’t going to the grocery store or receiving their bills in the mail? Trump just says the complete opposite of reality, and his base accepts it even tho they can see with their own eyes that their energy bill has increased and they’re paying more at HEB.

    it would be like Silas telling us that the Rockets are playing great and are 1st in the West after we’ve lost our 20th straight game and have the worst record in the NBA, and all the Rockets fans agree…that is basically this regime and their base in a nutshell
     
  13. astros123

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    This is literally what MAGATS @Os Trigonum accused Biden of doing with Ukraine
     
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  14. Buck Turgidson

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    Not sure why this is HOLY COW MAJOR BREAKING NEWS when we've all known about it for some time now
     
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    The major Breaking news headlines on Twitter mean little more than it needs special enhancement to even be noticed.
     
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    Bcz now trump has pardoned the binance CEO whos laundering the Trump stable coin that UAE invested 2 billion in.....its all connected. Try to keep up
     
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  17. Buck Turgidson

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    That was weeks ago
     
  18. Reeko

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    people are getting sick and tired of these corrupt, incompetent, buffoons
     
  19. ROCKSS

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    More and more people are seeing what's going on, he will NEVER lose his base, my mom is proof of that, but all those folks who voted for a better economy see it, and this is only the beginning. People don't give a rat's ass about most thing politics until it affects their own lives, the changes made during the first year haven't reached all that will be affected but soon they will.
     
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  20. Rocket River

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    Rocket River
     
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