When Kirstjen Nielsen was forced from her post as Homeland Security secretary, it quickly became obvious that one of the sources of tension between her and Donald Trump was her reluctance to ignore federal laws. The president reportedly urged her, repeatedly, to implement immigration policies that were “clearly illegal,” and when Nielsen balked, Trump grew “infuriated.”
Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report, of course, is also filled with examples of Trump directing people to take legally dubious actions. Often, Mulvaney said, the president is not telling aides “to do something illegal”; he’s “just giving me ideas on what his priorities are and what he wants to accomplish.”
Let’s say, for example, Trump speaks with Department of Homeland Security officials and tells them to start ignoring existing federal asylum laws – something the president has been accused of doing. In Mulvaney’s model, Trump hasn’t told officials “to do something illegal”; he’s simply sharing some ideas about the kind of border policies, some of which may be illegal, he’d like to see implemented.
MaddowBlog Let’s not forget he’s been a politician for 2 years. Odds are he he is telling them what he wants not even considering legality. That’s why, like in bus.,make sure those you tell know what can or can’t be done.
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MaddowBlog seemed pretty clear to the country the level of illegal actions and directives he is pushing
MaddowBlog Hahahaha.
MaddowBlog Ok let’s just remember the Clintons foundation how much was donated and where did the money go YOU ARE FIGHTING A LOSING BATTLE as you always do
MaddowBlog The media just can't stop lying about Trump You are guilty of Treason Behavior is a CHOICE.
MaddowBlog Nothing was illegal or he would be indicted. Keep reaching though... fake news.
MaddowBlog Keep fckin around, & someone's going to jail . . . that's right the big house !
MaddowBlog MSNBC too negative
MaddowBlog Doubling down on stupid continues
MaddowBlog LMFAO
MaddowBlog Trump knows nothing of laws. He's a child run amok. He thinks he's still under daddy's wing and can buy his way thru everything. Laws are for others. That's why his big butt will go to jail.
MaddowBlog There were none. Trump isn't Obama who could get away with anything illegal as we've seen.
MaddowBlog Impeach them all.
MaddowBlog History will not be kind to the jerk in the photo!
MaddowBlog Why can’t we lock mulvaney up?
MaddowBlog No sense can ever be made of nonsense. Trump's first and only instinct is 2 think and react in his own self-interest no matter what has to take place for him to get it, especially if it's illegal
MaddowBlog This must be' Maddow' new 'ridiculous'' narrative' the 10 million dollar 'lyer'!
MaddowBlog It's not illegal to fire Mueller! Or Comey! He had every right and authority to do so.
MaddowBlog Seams pretty clear too us.
MaddowBlog FakeNews LIES everyday
MaddowBlog you can't make this stuff up...wait a minute...this 'administration' makes things up on an hourly basis..
MaddowBlog Anyone who works in this white house will be stained for the rest of their loves...
MaddowBlog Wow! Good luck with that!
MaddowBlog Get him into testify underoath
MaddowBlog MickMulvaneyOMB MeetThePress Funny how WH staffers, are all Trump whisper’ers, knowing what Trump really meant, or translate what he said, or explain what he did, because we Americans are too stupid, to come close to understanding Trump’anese!
MaddowBlog But Trump admitted on TV that everyone has to do what he says. A Federal version of the Godfather.
MaddowBlog The 'most transparent president in history is blocking every subpoena and refusing to allow any from administration to appear before congress.
MaddowBlog Wait...what happened to the Collusion Obstruction hoax you pushed? Gone? Hahahahaha happy
MaddowBlog “He's just giving me ideas on what his priorities are and what he wants to accomplish.” Haha, you'll never find a mob boss or dictator who does ANYTHING more than this -- no matter how terrible the consequences. THAT's what power is about. Your words become the deeds of others.
MaddowBlog Unfortunately he will never be able to clarify this lunatics directives
MaddowBlog Haha
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MaddowBlog My question is: where was this army of press heavy weight analysts, political experts and legal minded enforcers when Trump was running for President? Oh, I know: too busy watching Clinton
MaddowBlog Amazing how he can fall on a sword and still speak. Castle dwarfs have mastered that trick.
MaddowBlog He should be directing Trump against breaking the law!!!
MaddowBlog Watch the DNC propaganda outlets avoid the Poway synagogue shooting from yesterday, the shooter was a far left liberal.
MaddowBlog Sorry you cant clarify illegal....Trump is constantly doing illegal things
MaddowBlog Lol so this dude is giving Trump shit for ignoring a federal law? While the reason he is doing this is because of democrats refusing to enforce a similar federal law?If the democrats would do their jobs and enforce current immigration laws we wouldn’t be in the mess to begin with
MaddowBlog Let's not brush aside your 2 yr hoax to the public at Russian Collusion crap MSM
MaddowBlog How very mafioso of Trump. I don't tell you I want you to commit illegal acts. I describe that I want illegal acts to happen to you, and if you decide to do them (or get fired, like Tillerson and Nielsen) then it's on you.
MaddowBlog Right, Gomer...let’s see someone tell the judge, although Russian/Collusion thing was a Dem con job leading to the investigation by Mueller, that’s unimportant; how Trump acted to that investigation is unpresidential and deserving of impeachment! Thinking NO Judge is that dumb!
MaddowBlog Making him complicit!
MaddowBlog No one believes any of you anymore! Look at your ratings! 😂😂😂
MaddowBlog This guy is a liar Supporting a criminal liar is just so trumpers. Not republicans
MaddowBlog When are they going to stop trying to clean up his messes i guess we have to do it 2020 can't come fast enough
MaddowBlog Unfortunately we can't fix stupid. This walking talking mess of criminality and mental illness needs to go to the slammer or a mental institution. Presidency isn't a place for Looney Tunes.
MaddowBlog Two words - Eric Holder.
MaddowBlog just more lies from Trump stooge trying 2profit off American ppl
MaddowBlog Trump’s Janitor
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MaddowBlog THATS SO SAD AND ASHAME NEED GO BY THE LAW, TRUMP IS NOT ABOVE THE THE LAW
MaddowBlog Never happened.
MaddowBlog Tell him not to bother.
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MaddowBlog The entire administration is going to prison
MaddowBlog Investigate with the FBI and MuellerReport how is it possible that Manafort could have offered 30 billion dollars to Ecuador. The strange thing is realDonaldTrump could probably order to confiscate the money of Enrique Cadena who gets about $3 of 330,000 daily barrils of oil
MaddowBlog LOL. Letting Trump be Trump
MaddowBlog HA,HA,HA,HA.....
MaddowBlog People like Mulvaney infuriate me more than trump. Because they KNOW better. They know he is a LIAR and PROPAGANDIST and danger to this country. Yet they STILL push his bullshit and defend it. They CHOOSE trump over country. It's infuriating
MaddowBlog Defending the indefensible. Fun job. AnyDem2020
MaddowBlog I truly BELIEVE when we see these peeps coming out defending TRUMP'S deranged LIES is because DONALD TRUMP can't sleep /goes on a rant and FINDS A DUFUS or SUCKER to DEFEND HIM! WOW what we do to KEEP OUR JOB! THIS IS SO SAD...
MaddowBlog The only misunderstanding was at the polls.
MaddowBlog What's illegal about directing one of your employees to fire another one of your employees?
MaddowBlog Trump’s attitude and actions demonstrate that his aim is always to do what comes to his mental mind, irregardless of the legality. If his cronies won’t break the law as he instructs, then he changes them out for a crook that shall. It’s as plain as the orange on the fat bastard.
MaddowBlog This is what happens when greedy people elect an ignorant stuffed puppet to prop up in the Oval Office so they can line their pockets.
MaddowBlog How on earth can one « clarify « something which is patently illegal ?
MaddowBlog Here we go again ,trump opens his big stupid mouth and his staff have to cover for him again
MaddowBlog good luck with that
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