Laws Trump Has Broken
Posted: Sun Feb 09, 2020 3:18 pm
Federal, State and International laws violated by IMPOTUS.
Feel free to add to the list as I'm sure this is only the tip of the iceberg...
Profiting off of the Presidency: https://www.acslaw.org/expertforum/prof ... s-clauses/
18 U.S. Code § 2074, which states that it is illegal to knowingly falsely represent a forecast or warning issued by the Weather Bureau. https://www.rollingstone.com/tv/tv-news ... ie-880317/
Destroying official government documents - https://time.com/5308542/trump-presiden ... rds-nixon/
Trump wrongfully revoked Jim Acosta's press credentials in violation of the First Amendment right to freedom of the press and Fifth Amendment right to due process. After CNN sued the White House, his pass was restored. - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CNN_v._Trump
President Donald Trump's ban on transgender personnel joining the U.S. military violates their equal protection and due process rights. Judge Garbis wrote "A capricious, arbitrary, and unqualified tweet of new policy does not Trump the methodical and systematic review by military stakeholders qualified to understand the ramifications of policy changes"- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stone_v._Trump
San Francisco v. Trump, No. 3:17-cv-00485 (N.D.Cal. 2017), were resolved by the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, finding that Executive Order 13768 is unconstitutional on the grounds it violates the Fifth and Tenth Amendments to the United States Constitution, as well as the doctrine on the separation of powers, in line with claims made by the petitioners. - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Executive ... d_v._Trump
Attacking the Constitutionally sanctioned Free Press - https://www.politico.com/magazine/story ... ing-221312
ignoring Congress deadline for Khashoggi murder report - https://www.independent.co.uk/news/worl ... 75291.html
Trump administration has clearly been in violation of the Atomic Energy Act, which requires the president to keep lawmakers informed about nuclear cooperation negotiations. - https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/trum ... r-n1013826
Asassinating and Irainian Military leader - https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/was- ... l-n1109961
Expressing grave objections to an immigration policy which has forced them to violate international law, U.S. asylum officers filed a federal court brief demanding an end to President Donald Trump's so-called "Remain in Mexico" policy under which asylum seekers have been turned away at the U.S.-Mexico border. https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/ ... law-asylum
Firing employees for answering a supbpoena and testifying is illegal: https://www.thenewcivilrightsmovement.c ... l-offense/
U.S. Code § 872: “Extortion by officers or employees of the United States: Whoever, being an officer, or employee of the United States or any department or agency thereof, or representing himself to be or assuming to act as such, under color or pretense of office or employment commits or attempts an act of extortion, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than three years, or both.” https://theintercept.com/2019/10/10/trump-crimes-law/
Trump has said that he will refuse to cooperate with lawful subpoenas — itself a prima facie violation of 2 U.S. Code § 192, “Refusal of witness to testify or produce papers,” punishable by a year in prison. https://theintercept.com/2019/10/10/trump-crimes-law/
18 U.S. Code § 610: “Coercion of political activity.” The law reads: “It shall be unlawful for any person to intimidate, threaten, command, or coerce, or attempt to intimidate, threaten, command, or coerce, any employee of the Federal Government … to engage in … any political activity.”
18 U.S. Code § 595, when a government official, “in connection with any activity which is financed in whole or in part by loans or grants made by the United States, or any department or agency thereof, uses his official authority for the purpose of interfering with, or affecting, the nomination or the election of any candidate for the office of President.” https://theintercept.com/2019/10/10/trump-crimes-law/
18 U.S. Code § 607, “Place of solicitation,” and 52 U.S. Code § 30121, “Contributions and donations by foreign nationals.” Essentially, it’s illegal to solicit contributions to your presidential campaign from the Oval Office and illegal to solicit from foreign nationals no matter where you do it from: “It shall be unlawful for an individual who is an officer or employee of the Federal Government, including the President … to solicit or receive a donation of money or other thing of value in connection with a Federal, State, or local election, while in any room or building occupied in the discharge of official duties by an officer or employee of the United States, from any person.” https://theintercept.com/2019/10/10/trump-crimes-law/
Other cans of worms would include his tax fraud schemes, campaign finance laws, and the plethora of court orders that stopped his executive orders on immigration, etc.
Feel free to add to the list as I'm sure this is only the tip of the iceberg...
Profiting off of the Presidency: https://www.acslaw.org/expertforum/prof ... s-clauses/
18 U.S. Code § 2074, which states that it is illegal to knowingly falsely represent a forecast or warning issued by the Weather Bureau. https://www.rollingstone.com/tv/tv-news ... ie-880317/
Destroying official government documents - https://time.com/5308542/trump-presiden ... rds-nixon/
Trump wrongfully revoked Jim Acosta's press credentials in violation of the First Amendment right to freedom of the press and Fifth Amendment right to due process. After CNN sued the White House, his pass was restored. - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CNN_v._Trump
President Donald Trump's ban on transgender personnel joining the U.S. military violates their equal protection and due process rights. Judge Garbis wrote "A capricious, arbitrary, and unqualified tweet of new policy does not Trump the methodical and systematic review by military stakeholders qualified to understand the ramifications of policy changes"- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stone_v._Trump
San Francisco v. Trump, No. 3:17-cv-00485 (N.D.Cal. 2017), were resolved by the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, finding that Executive Order 13768 is unconstitutional on the grounds it violates the Fifth and Tenth Amendments to the United States Constitution, as well as the doctrine on the separation of powers, in line with claims made by the petitioners. - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Executive ... d_v._Trump
Attacking the Constitutionally sanctioned Free Press - https://www.politico.com/magazine/story ... ing-221312
ignoring Congress deadline for Khashoggi murder report - https://www.independent.co.uk/news/worl ... 75291.html
Trump administration has clearly been in violation of the Atomic Energy Act, which requires the president to keep lawmakers informed about nuclear cooperation negotiations. - https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/trum ... r-n1013826
Asassinating and Irainian Military leader - https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/was- ... l-n1109961
Expressing grave objections to an immigration policy which has forced them to violate international law, U.S. asylum officers filed a federal court brief demanding an end to President Donald Trump's so-called "Remain in Mexico" policy under which asylum seekers have been turned away at the U.S.-Mexico border. https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/ ... law-asylum
Firing employees for answering a supbpoena and testifying is illegal: https://www.thenewcivilrightsmovement.c ... l-offense/
U.S. Code § 872: “Extortion by officers or employees of the United States: Whoever, being an officer, or employee of the United States or any department or agency thereof, or representing himself to be or assuming to act as such, under color or pretense of office or employment commits or attempts an act of extortion, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than three years, or both.” https://theintercept.com/2019/10/10/trump-crimes-law/
Trump has said that he will refuse to cooperate with lawful subpoenas — itself a prima facie violation of 2 U.S. Code § 192, “Refusal of witness to testify or produce papers,” punishable by a year in prison. https://theintercept.com/2019/10/10/trump-crimes-law/
18 U.S. Code § 610: “Coercion of political activity.” The law reads: “It shall be unlawful for any person to intimidate, threaten, command, or coerce, or attempt to intimidate, threaten, command, or coerce, any employee of the Federal Government … to engage in … any political activity.”
18 U.S. Code § 595, when a government official, “in connection with any activity which is financed in whole or in part by loans or grants made by the United States, or any department or agency thereof, uses his official authority for the purpose of interfering with, or affecting, the nomination or the election of any candidate for the office of President.” https://theintercept.com/2019/10/10/trump-crimes-law/
18 U.S. Code § 607, “Place of solicitation,” and 52 U.S. Code § 30121, “Contributions and donations by foreign nationals.” Essentially, it’s illegal to solicit contributions to your presidential campaign from the Oval Office and illegal to solicit from foreign nationals no matter where you do it from: “It shall be unlawful for an individual who is an officer or employee of the Federal Government, including the President … to solicit or receive a donation of money or other thing of value in connection with a Federal, State, or local election, while in any room or building occupied in the discharge of official duties by an officer or employee of the United States, from any person.” https://theintercept.com/2019/10/10/trump-crimes-law/
Other cans of worms would include his tax fraud schemes, campaign finance laws, and the plethora of court orders that stopped his executive orders on immigration, etc.