Trump exempts himself from ethics pledge as watchdogs sound alarms

lol. Watchdogs. Hilarious. Let me know when we have a government again.

And what are they going to do about it? If breaking the oath bears no teeth, the oath is pointless.

I face more punishment breaking my Paladin oath in Baldurs Gate 3...

I’d be happy that Trump voters finally got what they deserve, but unfortunately, the rest of us have to suffer the consequences alongside them. As well as the rest of the world.

It's funny how Brazil (a country that's seen the consequences of authoritarianism) is handling their own attempted coup vs the U.S., we are basically welcoming Trump back after everything he's done.

After the coup attempt he should have been barred from office and arrested. This is such a ridiculous timeline.

Him not signing an ethics pledge is probably the most honest move he did in his lifetime.

Critics, including Senator Elizabeth Warren and government watchdogs, warn that Trump’s refusal to submit an ethics plan undermines accountability and could open the door to corruption.

Fucking could? It's kinda been proven that he is corrupt and this is the best the watchdogs can do? Where's their teeth?

Alarm! Concern! Criticism! Hand-wringing!

Those alarms already had the copper wire stolen from behind them.

Opens the door to corruption?

The door was burnt for firewood years ago.

We have learned (and are still learning) that precedent doesn't mean shit

The more I see this unfold the more I understand why Trump won. (This is in no way me supporting Trump, the guy deserves the worst this world has to offer!)

Anyways, the establishment and dems are a bunch of toothless liars! If I was some poor chap doing my best to just stay alive in the US I likely also would've have lost hope in my vote mattering. Legally speaking, it quite literally doesn't. The dems regularly shitting on the primaries is a great example of this (and ofc the electoral collage).

Nobody in politics cares about the people. After the 2008 crash, both the reps and dems bailed out all the banks responsible for the mass fraud, while the people that suffered barely got shit.

The vast majority of people didn't vote and some voted Trump out of desperation, wanting any change at all. It's fucking sad.

I mean the universe spent years letting us all know this guy was corrupt as fuck.

Americans voted for corruption.

We WANT corruption.

We'll be no better than Russia by the end of our lives. And it will have been no one else's fault but our own.

The one thing we can absolutely be sure of is that this dispicable con-man will do all that he can to enrich himself, without regard for any limiting principle or structural restraint.

Its not a question of "if" he "may" be corrupt, but only how brazen the supposed patriots in the Republican party will let him be as he does it.

"which he signed into law in 2020." You've got to be fucking kidding

Maybe just maybe you guys should have laws that require this instead of ohbits always been done this way. What a riduclulse country.

Could open the door? The door was ripped from its hinges already.

This is the problem with trying to follow decorum against a fascist.

…could open the door to corruption.

“could”

ROFL!

"Open the door to corruption"? 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

“Americans expect and deserve a president who prioritizes the nation’s well-being over personal gain,” she added.

Yeah!

“They will not tolerate a president who abuses the powers of his office to line his own pockets.”

Weeeellllllll....

I’m not surprised, but I am exasperated.

Don't let any of them have access to briefings or classified materials. Period. Not cleared, you have no access. You fuckers will do whatever you want after in office, but right now the current administration should not fuck around. Fuck these assholes. Let them catch up later. Its not like it will cause any more damage to our country if they don't have access before then.

The most blatant act of "rules for thee, but not for me." My brother in Christ, you wrote the act.

I appreciate the rare honesty, I guess. Not like it would change anything if he did it.

How is this allowed under an act of congress? Oh right, lack of accountability and oversight.

In how many ways do we need to signal to Trump that he can do whatever he wants, without repercussion?

We're so fucking useless.

So he chose not to lie this once. Doesn't excuse a lifetime of it

Now he did it. IT'S DONE. WE GOT EM. Donald will finally feel the FULL FORCE of our justice system telling him that they are VERY CONCERNED.

Mark your calendars everyone, we have a new holiday.

Raise alarms? Could open the door to corruption? Undermine accountability?

Where the Hell have these people been? And anybody who is shocked by these headlines needs to come out from under their rock. None of this is new or news. It’s SOP.

As for accountability and watchdogs? Can you be any more lip service? What is anybody going to do? Ever? They had four years to make Trump and team accountable. Hasn’t exactly worked out.

Wake me when September (2028) ends.

And Joe pardoned Hunter for whatever they "find" next on that laptop, so, y'know, both sides.

/s

To the people who will wake up tomorrow pretending this is going to be buisness as usual. Fuck you. That's all.

HuNtEr BiDeN!!1!

does not matter. americans have a shit education and therrfor are now dumbed down to enjoy a life in idiocracy. and just like last time i am sure hundreds of thousands of the dumbest will die. covid happend when wuhan lover donald was in office and tbis time it is going to be similar. dumb people are a magnet to problems. and the "voter" will love it! some wrestling guy will show them how to treat mpox with cooked rawmilk...it just needs to be a really stupid idea that triggers others. like nobody cares about "the wall" anymore,right? will the fat fuck finish his wall? nope! because retardism is their new religion. i am expecting hulk hogan or kid rock to be in a key position for womensrights, education or something as far out of their mental range as that.

Thank goodness for the watchdogs! I’m so glad they’re here. What would we do without them?!?!?

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Can things stop. I just... Want things to stop now.

My brother in Christ you signed the law

Stop with the precedent. Decorum and tradition means nothing and only Dems keep falling for it and setting themselves arbitrary barriers.

Toothless watchdogs is more like it

Why am I not in the least bit surprised.

Trump is like "lol, I can't spell that".

I really hope the segment of poor people that voted for him suffer greatly under his regime. They need to learn a hard kind of lesson they seem to be unwilling to learn any other way.

Shit now there's nothing stopping him from doing immoral undemocratic stuff like pardoning his children.