Comments on: Trump Children Already Violating Ethics?

By: Wil

Wil — Wed, 21 Dec 2016 21:30:34 +0000

from CNN:
Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump are no longer listed as directors of a nonprofit that appeared to advertise a meeting with the incoming president in exchange for a $1 million donation.
Paperwork removing their names from the Opening Day Foundation's list of directors was received and processed Wednesday by the state of Texas, said Alicia Pierce, a spokeswoman for the Texas secretary of state.
A document filed last week had listed the Trump sons as initial directors of the nonprofit. It was not clear who filed the new papers.
The organization drew scrutiny after TMZ posted what it called a "draft" of an invitation to an Opening Day fundraiser on January 21, the day after Donald Trump's presidential inauguration.

By: Mr. BD

Mr. BD — Wed, 21 Dec 2016 18:08:18 +0000

It makes sense now Trump ran so him and his kids could make money off being president. Think about all the foreign reps who are going to stay at Trump hotels now just to get in good with him. Of course they are trying to make all the money they can off of this. They just got caught early. But that won't stop them because they have years to take all the money they can get. The funny part is Trump called Clinton a crook when it was him all along.

By: Truthiz1

Truthiz1 — Wed, 21 Dec 2016 15:14:20 +0000

….and on a related note…….

Gingrich: Trump backing away from 'drain the swamp'

Excerpts:

President-elect Donald Trump campaigned on a promised to “drain the swamp” in Washington of corruption, but now that he’s preparing to move into the White House, Newt Gingrich said the Manhattan billionaire is looking to distance himself from that message.

“I'm told he now just disclaims that. He now says it was cute, but he doesn't want to use it anymore,” the former House Speaker and close Trump adviser said of the “drain the swamp” message in an NPR interview published Wednesday morning. “I've noticed on a couple of fronts, like people chanting ‘lock her up,’ that he's in a different role now and maybe he feels that as president, as the next president of the United States, that he should be marginally more dignified than talking about alligators in swamps.”

While Trump made his “drain the swamp” pledge a major part of his campaign message in the presidential race’s final weeks, his transition team was, in its early days after the election, packed with lobbyists for the pharmaceutical, chemical, fossil fuel and tobacco industries. Under pressure, Trump’s team instituted a rigid lobbying ban that prompted some to leave, but the group orchestrating the president-elect’s transition still relies heavily on GOP insiders.

Trump’s cabinet and other high-level appointments seem to have deviated somewhat from his “drain the swamp” message. After attacking Democrat Hillary Clinton regularly throughout the campaign for being too close to Wall Street banks, Trump has put three former Goldman Sachs executives in prominent White House positions, including Steven Mnuchin as treasury secretary, Steve Bannon as chief White House strategist and Gary Cohn as the director of the National Economic Council. […] -HuffPost

HuffPost Reader:
Drain the Swamp, Build a Wall, Lock Her Up – all were obvious lies to lure in the disenfranchised. The Swamp is full of Goldman Sachs & Pro-Russian shills, the 'Wall' is a fence and Trump will be back dining with the Clintons within a year. But Trump always told you what he was, and you get what you voted for – so enjoy. […]

By: Truthiz1

Truthiz1 — Wed, 21 Dec 2016 13:32:16 +0000

The actions of the Trump Children, including their involvement in transitional government business while using their status to make money, threatens to undermine their father’s promises to “drain the swamp” and get rid of special interests in Washington. […]

Okay DJ, fess up…Lol. How hard was it for you to write this while trying to keep a straight face?

Seriously though. Can any of Us truly say that we're surprised by ANY of the Trump family shenanigans?

Naaah.