GOP rep calls out Trump for business ties to foreign countries

[highplainsdem]

Source: The Hill

A Republican congressman is criticizing Donald Trump over apparent conflicts of interest stemming from the president-elect's business empire, likening them to accusations made against Hillary Clinton on the campaign trail.

“You rightly criticized Hillary for Clinton Foundation,” wrote Rep. Justin Amash (R-Mich.) on Twitter Monday night. “If you have contracts w/foreign govts, it's certainly a big deal, too.”

Amash included a hashtag that said "drain the swamp," Trump's campaign pledge to rid Washington of corruption.

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The message was in response to a tweet from Trump complaining about coverage of his business ties in foreign countries and how they could present a conflict of interest while he’s in office.

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Read more: http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/307150-gop-rep-calls-out-trump-for-business-ties-to-foreign-countries

[Solly Mack]

1. Well, maybe..maybe

might go somewhere.

[BumRushDaShow]

2. Nope. IOKIYAR nt.

[Solly Mack]

3. That is most likely.

They'll huff a few times then fold nicely.

[bitterross]

13. Very Doubtful

The only way this will go somewhere is if the establishment GOP decides they want Pence. Then they'll use this and more to rid themselves of Trump. But don't count on Trump going down easily. He's not shy about slinging mud and anything else he has.

Could actually turn out to be quite a fun show to watch.

[Solly Mack]

14. Good point.

Though I'm not so sure about how much fun it would be for the country.

[pbmus]

15. Amen

[bdamomma]

4. k&r

[DK504]

5. Now?

Now they start talking about all this crap? Seriously? Seriously?

[NewJeffCT]

6. But, if Trump does it

it's not illegal. And, F you for thinking otherwise.

[SCantiGOP]

7. We only need a handful of repubs

And this will be illegal by the time he takes office.

On edit: I can't imagine even strong Trump supporters objecting to a GOP congressman not letting him use US foreign policy to make money for his business empire.

[Cosmocat]

8. lol

Yeah, ok.

[rpannier]

9. What Amash doesn't understand is

When Il Douche was talking about draining the swamp he meant of the other people, not him. He's just filling the void he plans on creating

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

10. But Drumpf's drained the swamp

And filled his cabinet with all the denizens he found among the mud, muck and slime.

[Beartracks]

11. He will drain the swamp... and fill it with other swampier crocs than before.

See? No broken promise.



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[William Seger]

12. "You rightly criticized Hillary for Clinton Foundation"

No, he wrongly insisted that Hillary should be locked up, despite having no evidence of any crime. On the other hand, we're supposed to ignore the actual evidence of multiple cases of the Trump Foundation breaking the law. At first glance, that looks hypocritical, but the consistency is that in both cases, Trump thinks politics trumps the law.