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[–] [email protected] 62 points 4 hours ago

This is open extortion using the power of the executive branch. Literally providing free services in order to not be targeted by an elected leader? Yikes.

[–] [email protected] 53 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Extortion. Someone needs to handle this fucking traitor.

[–] [email protected] 28 points 4 hours ago

Not someone. Everyone.

[–] [email protected] 34 points 4 hours ago

Rescinding a TARGETED executive order after the Victims agree to give you FREE THINGS is how we KNOW Trump is NOT Corrupt!

[–] [email protected] 31 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

To avoid the consequences of Trump’s order, the White House said, the firm had agreed to “take on a wide range of pro bono matters that represent the full spectrum of political viewpoints of our society”.

"To avoid legal repercussions we offered the US president a bribe" FTFY

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 hours ago

This reads as if the offer came from the other side.

"To avoid legal repercussions, you can offer the US president a bribe."

So basically extortion or protection money.

[–] [email protected] 58 points 5 hours ago (2 children)

Is he just bullying people into gicing him free stuff now?

[–] [email protected] 67 points 4 hours ago (3 children)

This isn't bullying. This is corruption/bribery.

[–] [email protected] 44 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Banana republic style, but it's america so - high fructose corn syrup republic

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 hours ago

Banana republic republic

[–] [email protected] 17 points 4 hours ago
[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 hours ago

Well anything he has done since january was corruption anyway.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 5 hours ago

The article definitely isn't too long...

But tldr:

Yes, that's exactly what's happening

[–] [email protected] 18 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Wow, how prestigious of a law firm that can't even fight against something so blatantly illegal

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 hours ago

Who's enforcing the law?

[–] [email protected] 14 points 4 hours ago

This miserable attempt at an administration is quite obviously the most openly and blatantly venal "mobigarchy" as has existed in at least my lifetime (65+yrs) and more than likely in the history of the US.

It is literally Mob (read: Mafia) Rule.

Fuck these criminal bastards and the 77M morons who voted them into office.

🤦‍♀️ 🤷‍♂️ 🤡 🖕 🖕

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 hours ago

Thats how it works now, as a lawyer you either work for him or you get trouble for opposing trump, have to go to court yourself with another lawyer, that lawyer gets in trouble etc etc. Thats how you kill the legal system.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 hours ago

The administration full of millionaires and billionaires who received the largest inauguration fund in history needs a law firm to do free work for them.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)

Every day things keep getting worse...

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 hours ago

Extortion, bootlicking, and corruption. Just another day in America.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 hours ago

Straight up, blatant grift. At least egg prices are low, right?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 hours ago

1 hour, $40m bill

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 hours ago

Racketeering

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 hours ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 hours ago

We're tired of it.