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underpants

(182,807 posts)
Sun Jan 24, 2021, 05:30 PM Jan 2021

Chronicling Trump's 10 worst abuses of power (CNN)

Analysis by Marshall Cohen

#1: Subverting the 2020 election
#2: Inciting an insurrection
#3: Abusing the bully pulpit
#4: Politicizing the Justice Department
#5: Obstructing the Mueller investigation
#6: Abusing the pardon power
#7: The Ukraine affair and cover-up
#8: Loyalty oaths and personalizing government
#9: Firing whistleblowers and truth-tellers
#10: Profiting off the presidency

https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/24/politics/trump-worst-abuses-of-power/index.html

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Chronicling Trump's 10 worst abuses of power (CNN) (Original Post) underpants Jan 2021 OP
yup Skittles Jan 2021 #1
This message was self-deleted by its author soothsayer Jan 2021 #2
#11: Impersonating a human being. Enterstageleft Jan 2021 #3
The purporseful mishandling of a pandemic ... jb5150 Jan 2021 #4
That doesn't come under the heading of "abuse of power" King_Klonopin Jan 2021 #7
I have the feeling that this list will expand as more BigmanPigman Jan 2021 #5
30,000+ lies intended to make himself look better than the facts lees1975 Jan 2021 #6

Response to underpants (Original post)

King_Klonopin

(1,306 posts)
7. That doesn't come under the heading of "abuse of power"
Mon Jan 25, 2021, 03:02 AM
Jan 2021

That is criminal negligence due to profound ignorance, incompetence,
and a total disregard for other peoples' welfare.

That would fall under the heading of "The acts of an antisocial asshole"

lees1975

(3,859 posts)
6. 30,000+ lies intended to make himself look better than the facts
Sun Jan 24, 2021, 09:59 PM
Jan 2021

A pathological liar can never be an effective leader. Believing lies just makes you a liar.

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