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Titanium 4 points ago +4 / -0

Trump is used to this after doing it many times.

He buys companies and when he finds they have shitty contracts he wants to re-negotiate, he has a team of lawyers hold the other parties to the letter of the contract. Then he gets his way and renegotiates the contracts.

Right now he is still in the 'hold their feet to the fire' part and with the amount of laws on the books there is no end in sight unless the Libtards decide to negotiate a new deal.

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RenaulV 5 points ago +5 / -0

Little Benny is a lying grifter who's only in it to keep people asleep from the grave danger this country is in. And to support his precious Israel.

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BidenSmellsKids 7 points ago +7 / -0

war drums begin to play ....

bagpipe

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slickbilly777 6 points ago +6 / -0

The House doesn't even know what their own laws are. Quid pro quo isn't even illegal if you're the President. It's just a deal at that point.

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PatriotDefense 6 points ago +6 / -0

It's so much more than that. Trump could decide that Ukraine's actions with the Bidens threatened the United States, and ordered a military strike. This is the executive power.

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ridditrrohy 5 points ago +5 / -0

There is also this treaty https://www.congress.gov/treaty-document/106th-congress/16/document-text that allows the President to openly say, investigate X matter or we will not provide aide. So even if there was a textbook Quid pro quo, it’s still 100% legal, thanks to Slick Willy.

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Gingersmom2009 4 points ago +4 / -0

This is the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, not 1980.

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LordMAGAManNY 4 points ago +4 / -0

First sentence of section 3.

SEC. 503. ø22 U.S.C. 2311¿ GENERAL AUTHORITY.—(a) The President is authorized to furnish military assistance, on such terms and conditions as he may determine, to any friendly country or international organization, the assisting of which the President finds will strengthen the security of the United States and promote world peace and which is otherwise eligible to receive such assistance, by— (1) acquiring from any source and providing (by loan or grant) any defense article or defense service; (2) assigning or detailing members of the Armed Forces of the United States and other personnel of the Department of Defense to perform duties of a non-combatant nature; or (3) transferring such of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available under this chapter as the President may determine for assistance to a recipient country, to the account in which funds for the procurement of defense articles and defense services under section 21 and section 22 of the Arms Export Control Act have been deposited for such recipient, to be merged with such deposited funds, and to be used solely to meet obligations of the recipient for payment for sales under that Act.

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asbifsooiavonawge 3 points ago +3 / -0

that's what I'm saying, how did they start an argument over something that's not even against the law.

that's what having the media gets you- a loud army of idiots that isnt actually that big.

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Krigrgalor 3 points ago +3 / -0

Now do one for a vice president with holding foreign aide?

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RenaulV 3 points ago +3 / -0

We need some military assistance to the Patriots of Virginia. That's where those Javelin anti-tank missiles should be headed.

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Yawnz13 -2 points ago +1 / -3

lol okay guy

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myneer 2 points ago +2 / -0

That opinion report was probably written by a biased individual.

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AenAllAin 2 points ago +2 / -0

I'm glad the information is being put out there, but sad that it needs to be... it used to be that the average American knew it was the Presidents prerogative.

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spertan17456 2 points ago +2 / -0

The GAO got it wrong because they think Congressional appropriations are the same thing as actual laws in statutes. They're not.

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23443219891708 1 point ago +1 / -0

the president sets foreign policy. its that simple

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ScarabaPA 1 point ago +1 / -0

But muh GAO report! REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

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pararocket -6 points ago +4 / -10

Trump is above the law. Fuck the GAO.

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Yucky 4 points ago +4 / -0

He is in compliance with the law, just as he's always been. He is the most "by the book" President we've ever had.