Donald I, emperor of the world.

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briantrumpet

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Isn't the "official capacity" card only valid for the president? Of course he can give a pardon, but that relies on him not falling out with you.

Hmm, that's what I thought... IIRC, the case was specific to that office, not a general carte blanche for all government officers... I mean just how insane would it be if Trump's henchpeople just did whatever mad thing came into their heads?

I guess though that they can all rely on Trump pardons, which would suggest that a case brought in a state court might be one way to nail the R.Soles... not that I understand anything about the US 'system' of 'justice'.
 

briantrumpet

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And there you have it: that'll be the end of the BoA's independence, and it'll be another arm of Trump's extortion racket, if he gets his way. And the end of the $ as a safe haven. I imagine the € will be looking rosier.

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All uphill

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And there you have it: that'll be the end of the BoA's independence, and it'll be another arm of Trump's extortion racket, if he gets his way. And the end of the $ as a safe haven. I imagine the € will be looking rosier.

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Interesting article about this here.

https://www.politico.eu/article/tru...ef-powells-termination-cant-come-fast-enough/

I can believe that forcing control of interest rates would wreck confidence in the dollar as a reserve currency.

Shameful confession: I might experience some schadenfreude if that happens.

Edit: I've just notice this article has been heavily edited since this morning, removing references to 'swirling anxiety in the markets.
 
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Dorset Boy

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The President can't sack the head of the Fed. Trump appointed Powell too!
Powell's tenure ends in May 2026, and if the TT want's him gone before then, he has to find snother way - probably a tumped up charge (pun intended).
A Trump ********er will probably seriously dent the aura of the dollar.
 

Bazzer

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Isn't the "official capacity" card only valid for the president? Of course he can give a pardon, but that relies on him not falling out with you.
Unfortunately not.
What is commonly known as the Westfall Act, provides that the US government shall be substituted for an individual who, at the time of the wrongful action/tort, was a federal employee acting within the scope of their employment. There are overviews here and here.
Of course there would be debate about whether Bondi and others who may stick their oars in, were acting in their official capacity. But unless the right wing justices of the Supreme Court realise the Pandora's Box they have opened with previous decisions, it is clear which way they would decide.
And even if the SC failed back the orange rapist's administration, provided the individual continued to kiss his ring and they were of use to him, he would no doubt find some means of ensuring the individual was not disadvantaged.
 
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Psamathe

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So your position is that when he says "I'm going to impose 10% tariffs across the board", you don't believe that's him saying that he's planning to impose 10% tariffs?
He was describing a scheme where the exporter pays ie "they are going to be paying us ..." and that is not how tariffs work.

Ian
 

Psamathe

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Are you talking about Douglas Murray on Newsnight last night?

He is a great fan of Trump.
Don't know if I saw that one (or don't remember it). Quite a lot of different commentators are saying it, not all pro-Trump (but the more anti- ones tend to spend their time highlighting the damamge he's doing rather than trying to casually dismiss it all).

Ian
 
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Pinno718

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It is quite stark, where BBC commentators and more specifically those who report on Americast podcast, say those things along the lines of “doing what he said he would do“. Even worse in my view they are apologists for his dishonesty and abuse of power by saying “He is so transactional”, “it’s all about the deal with Trump”, “he doesn’t always mean it literally”. etc……
In contrast during his first term, Americast was presented by the likes of Sopel and Maitlis who would more freely scrutinise the Trump regime, and provide a more valuable critique. Although the BBC is still my main news source, I go to the “News Agents“ and ”The rest is politics”, for some balance.

Although Times Radio is not my political bent, they don't pull punches. It's a good news source. Some of the commentators in MSNBC news are bang on the nail, such as Rachael Maddow.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tq71wnT6bVY&list=PLDIVi-vBsOEyETRGoRP9y8zhyu6bHl6iK

The Meidas touch is a little repetitive but Trumps administration is referred to as 'the regime'. They at least see it for what it is.
Anthony Davis is very articulate:


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_w3uMf4kwfk
 

All uphill

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So let me see if I'm keeping up.

Yesterday: The Emporer gets his Ukraine minerals deal signed.
Today: The Emporer's lackey signals the end of US support for Ukraine.
Today: The Emporer signals that he expects to allow himself to be worshipped by the British public and their current leaders in September.

The art of the deal: he wins, they lose.
 
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