Day 967

[matt (Matt Kiser)]

1/ A federal appeals court revived a previously-dismissed lawsuit that accused Trump of violating the Constitution's emoluments clause. The lawsuit claimed that Trump's "vast, complicated and secret" business arrangements violate the Emoluments Clause, which bars presidents from accepting gifts from foreign governments without the permission of Congress. The case was originally dismissed by a lower-level federal judge in December 2017. Earlier this year, Trump won a separate emoluments suit by the Democratic attorneys general of Maryland and the District of Columbia when the case was dismissed by another federal appeals court's. (Bloomberg / Washington Post / Politico / CNN / Axios)

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This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://whatthefuckjusthappenedtoday.com/2019/09/13/day-967/

[anon95374541]

Trump, Awaiting Egyptian Counterpart at Summit, Called Out for ‘My Favorite...

Inside a room of the ornately decorated Hotel du Palais during last month’s Group of Seven summitin Biarritz, France, President Trump awaited a meeting with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi.

Mr. Trump looked over a gathering of American and Egyptian officials and called out in a loud voice: “Where’s my favorite dictator?” Several people who were in the room at the time said they heard the question.

The witnesses said they believed the president made the comment jokingly, but said his question was met by a stunned silence.

It couldn’t be determined whether Mr. Sisi was present or heard the remark.

The White House declined to comment. Egyptian officials couldn’t be reached for comment.

[dragonfly9]

Why hasn’t Andrew McCabe been indicted…(and he shouldn’t be)? Most legal pundits and yes, conservative WSJ thinks that the case may be in jeopardy. There must not be a Grand Jury indictment, as it looks like GJ has been dismissed.

This has been covered alot for the past 2 days on Maddow’s program. It looks like there must not being any there, there.

Andrew McCabe hasn’t been indicted for allegedly lying to federal investigators, according to an email from his attorney asking prosecutors to drop the probe, a sign that the government’s case against the FBI’s former No. 2 official may be in jeopardy.

The email is the latest development in days of uncertainty about whether Mr. McCabe, who drew repeated criticism from President Trump during the U.S. criminal probe into Russian election interference, would face criminal charges for alleged false statements he made as part of an internal Justice Department probe into 2016 media leaks.

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Mr. McCabe’s legal team argued that if a grand jury rejected the case, there is no way a trial jury, with a much higher burden of proof, would find the former Federal Bureau of Investigation deputy director guilty.

Andrew McCabe Hasn’t Been Indicted, a Sign That Case May Be in Jeopardy