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Wait, child sex ring coverup?
The Trump Presidency 13: The (James) Baker's Dozen
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The Great Zaganza
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Epstein.
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Trump doesn't look good for hiring Acosta (and should now fire him), but the dirty plea deal in question happened back in 2007.
dudalb
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I wonder if Trump is going to tweet about what just happened to his good buddy Robert Kraft?
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So?
It was a bad decision back in 2007. (Even if you get past the whole "illegal dealings in secret" bit, you still had what is seen as an extremely lenient sentence given to someone who was involved in some pretty serious crimes.)
A competent administration would have vetted their cabinet members better. "Hey, why did you give a pedophile such a light sentence?" should have been the first question Acosta was asked.
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And the crisis with Venezuelan just escalated.
As bad as the situation is, and as much as I despise Maduro as being just another thug dictator who happens to spout left wing rhetoric (which has fooled some people who should really know better) US Military intervention would be a disaster.
As bad as the situation is, and as much as I despise Maduro as being just another thug dictator who happens to spout left wing rhetoric (which has fooled some people who should really know better) US Military intervention would be a disaster.
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So it seems more like a Department of Justice scandal than a Trump Administration scandal.
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... which Trump is ultimately in charge of.
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And it was ultimately Trump's decision to nominate him for a cabinet post as well. (The evidence that it was a lenient plea deal had been public knowledge for quite some time. Even if Trump didn't know the details, he should have competent advisors who could warn him.
One thing to note: Republicans have been complaining about Democrats' attempt to block/slow down various nominations. Yet several members of Trump's cabinet have either been fired, or have been caught in scandals (many of which received near unanimous consent from Republican senators).
Perhaps Republican senators should, you know, actually start paying attention to the Democrats. If they do, they'd be far less likely to approve people who go out and cause scandals.
No Harry Truman here, for whom we knew where the buck stopped. Even in his most personal dealings Trump has the buck stop anywhere but with him.
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It certainly doesn't reflect well on Trump. The real question for Trump is what does he do about it? Does he dump Acosta.
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I would love for Harry Truman to come back for just one day, to hear what he had to say about Trump.
Trump makes interns sign non-disclosure agreements under threat of big penalties:
https://www.salon.com/2019/02/22/do...eatening-to-financially-destroy-them_partner/
https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump...ndas-and-threatening-them-with-financial-ruin
https://www.salon.com/2019/02/22/do...eatening-to-financially-destroy-them_partner/
https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump...ndas-and-threatening-them-with-financial-ruin
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Uh-huh.
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I assume one of the interns leaked this.
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1. There is no statute of limitations on prosecutorial misconduct. Acosta can still be brought to book for this.
2. If you are arguing that Trump didn't know about this because it all happened years ago, then you are wrong. Sen Feinstein in actually brought this up at Acosta's Senate confirmation hearing
https://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/article147243019.html
Among those opposing his nomination was Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif. She criticized the then-U.S. attorney’s role in approving a “non-prosecution agreement” in 2007 with Palm Beach financier Jeffrey Epstein when he was charged with sex trafficking.
Epstein, who police found had solicited dozens of girls to perform sexual acts in his Florida mansions for several years, pleaded guilty to one state charge of soliciting minors for prostitution, paid damages to scores of victims and had to register as a sex offender.
In a deal with Acosta’s office, Epstein avoided any federal charges and spent a little over a year in prison.
Epstein, who police found had solicited dozens of girls to perform sexual acts in his Florida mansions for several years, pleaded guilty to one state charge of soliciting minors for prostitution, paid damages to scores of victims and had to register as a sex offender.
In a deal with Acosta’s office, Epstein avoided any federal charges and spent a little over a year in prison.
NOTE: Not really a year in prison. Under the conditions of the agreement, he was allowed to go to his office six days a week. In this country, we would call that a "Claytons" prison sentence.
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This kind of NDA is illegal under 1A. Every one of those interns should get legal advice, but I'm pretty sure that those NDAs will not stand up in court.
dudalb
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NDA's do not apply in criminal investigations,period, and not even in some civil lawsuits.
According to my sister, who is a practicing attorney, the main thing NDA's do is give you an justification for firing somebody and terminating their contract if they break them. Other then that, they are fairly useless.
According to my sister, who is a practicing attorney, the main thing NDA's do is give you an justification for firing somebody and terminating their contract if they break them. Other then that, they are fairly useless.
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