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According to trump's sister, trump's childhood nickname was-Donnie Dimwit (Original Post)
Gothmog
Jan 2020
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nolabear
(41,984 posts)1. Yeah, I don't think I'll google nova-magazine.net
Lord knows where that would lead. Ill believe she said that when I see a better source.
KY_EnviroGuy
(14,492 posts)2. The same damn dimwit that wants to carry us into war.
Nothing more frightening than the world's largest military power being led by a narcissistic psychopathic dimwit..
KY.........
stopdiggin
(11,316 posts)3. well that's gotta' burn a little bit (nt)
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)4. According to Snopes, this is false.
Although it's still true, even though she personally didn't say it. He is a dimwit and worse.
PSPS
(13,600 posts)5. His sister is another crook. She retired judgeship to escape culpability and get a golden parachute.
Retiring as a Judge, Trumps Sister Ends Court Inquiry Into Her Role in Tax Dodges
April 10, 2019
President Trumps older sister, Maryanne Trump Barry, has retired as a federal appellate judge, ending an investigation into whether she violated judicial conduct rules by participating in fraudulent tax schemes with her siblings. The court inquiry stemmed from complaints filed last October, after an investigation by The New York Times found that the Trumps had engaged in dubious tax schemes during the 1990s, including instances of outright fraud, that greatly increased the inherited wealth of Mr. Trump and his siblings. Judge Barry not only benefited financially from most of those tax schemes, The Times found; she was also in a position to influence the actions taken by her family.
Judge Barry, now 82, has not heard cases in more than two years but was still listed as an inactive senior judge, one step short of full retirement. In a letter dated Feb. 1, a court official notified the four individuals who had filed the complaints that the investigation was receiving the full attention of a judicial conduct council. Ten days later, Judge Barry filed her retirement papers. The status change rendered the investigation moot, since retired judges are not subject to the conduct rules. The people who filed the complaints were notified last week that the matter had been dropped without a finding on the merits of the allegations. The decision has not yet been made public, but copies were provided to The Times by two of the complainants. Both are involved in the legal profession.
Judge Barry did not respond to emails or telephone messages left at her Manhattan apartment.
Judicial council reviews can result in the censure or reprimand of federal judges, and in extremely rare cases, a referral to the House of Representatives for impeachment. In retirement, Judge Barry is entitled to receive annually the salary she earned when she last met certain workload requirements. Though the exact figure was not immediately available, it appears to be between $184,500 and $217,600.
April 10, 2019
President Trumps older sister, Maryanne Trump Barry, has retired as a federal appellate judge, ending an investigation into whether she violated judicial conduct rules by participating in fraudulent tax schemes with her siblings. The court inquiry stemmed from complaints filed last October, after an investigation by The New York Times found that the Trumps had engaged in dubious tax schemes during the 1990s, including instances of outright fraud, that greatly increased the inherited wealth of Mr. Trump and his siblings. Judge Barry not only benefited financially from most of those tax schemes, The Times found; she was also in a position to influence the actions taken by her family.
Judge Barry, now 82, has not heard cases in more than two years but was still listed as an inactive senior judge, one step short of full retirement. In a letter dated Feb. 1, a court official notified the four individuals who had filed the complaints that the investigation was receiving the full attention of a judicial conduct council. Ten days later, Judge Barry filed her retirement papers. The status change rendered the investigation moot, since retired judges are not subject to the conduct rules. The people who filed the complaints were notified last week that the matter had been dropped without a finding on the merits of the allegations. The decision has not yet been made public, but copies were provided to The Times by two of the complainants. Both are involved in the legal profession.
Judge Barry did not respond to emails or telephone messages left at her Manhattan apartment.
Judicial council reviews can result in the censure or reprimand of federal judges, and in extremely rare cases, a referral to the House of Representatives for impeachment. In retirement, Judge Barry is entitled to receive annually the salary she earned when she last met certain workload requirements. Though the exact figure was not immediately available, it appears to be between $184,500 and $217,600.
Lots more: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/10/us/maryanne-trump-barry-misconduct-inquiry.html
Rhiannon12866
(205,467 posts)7. Yup, Twitter reply:
Gothmog
(145,293 posts)10. The whole family engaged in a massive tax fraud scheme
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canetoad
(17,167 posts)8. Get OUTTA here!
Gives Elaine Benes style shove in the chest.
dewsgirl
(14,961 posts)9. She looks just like their mother😳 I always forget he even has a sister.
Sugar Smack
(18,748 posts)11. Oh, she couldn't have let THAT cat out of the bag a little sooner?
sinkingfeeling
(51,457 posts)12. I think that's extremely on target.