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Trump administration quietly shifts $352m in federal funds for White House ballroom
(www.theguardian.com)
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Is there some legal base existing for that?
Because, that would be fucking awesome, to kick him, where it hurts him
Although, when he leaves office in a few years, he probably can't even remember his name - or more probable, it's the only word he still remembers
Yes.
The Supreme Court decided the President is above the law, so it stands to reason the next President could steal everything from Trump, sodomize him with a FIFA world cup trophy, neuter him with rusty gardening shears, revoke his citizenship, and throw him in Guantanamo. As long as these are all done as official acts by the President.
Disclaimer: I am not a lawyer. This is not legal advice.
Somehow I think that if a president starts nationalizing the assets of rich white people, SCOTUS is going to decide it's not an official act.
Guarantee that the next president, if they're not a Republican will come up with some bullshit like "we have to show decorum" and "we must rise above and unite as a country".
The Democrats will have precisely one more chance to hold MAGATS and Trump to account for their crimes. I'll put money on them wasting that opportunity
The Republican partisan hacks of the SCROTUS decide what an official act is or isn't, though, so it's not an official act if a Democrat does it.