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    Default Are Presidents not allowed to investigate past Admins?

    Asking a real question, not just trolling JPP leftists.

    Let's say Obama is in his 1st term and he learns Cheney had some shady doings in Iraq. So he leans on the Iraqi govt to investigate what happened. And let's say Cheney decides to run in 2012. Does this mean Obama admin MUST halt all investigations and ask Iraq to back off, because he is now a "domestic rival?"

    What if a former VP has committed murder. The current admin has to stop because he/she decided to run for potus? This argument makes no sense, and is weak.

    On the other foot. I could see Trump trying to use this to his advantage for sure, and his China threat was just as dumb. But again don't admins have the right to investigate? They are the executive branch.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Irish View Post
    Asking a real question, not just trolling JPP leftists.

    Let's say Obama is in his 1st term and he learns Cheney had some shady doings in Iraq. So he leans on the Iraqi govt to investigate what happened. And let's say Cheney decides to run in 2012. Does this mean Obama admin MUST halt all investigations and ask Iraq to back off, because he is now a "domestic rival?"

    What if a former VP has committed murder. The current admin has to stop because he/she decided to run for potus? This argument makes no sense, and is weak.

    On the other foot. I could see Trump trying to use this to his advantage for sure, and his China threat was just as dumb. But again don't admins have the right to investigate? They are the executive branch.

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    Trump had 3 years to investigate the Bidens , but nothing happened until Joe became a Presidential candidate. You are trying to use the Hillary playbook once again, but it won't work

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    Quote Originally Posted by floridafan View Post
    Trump had 3 years to investigate the Bidens , but nothing happened until Joe became a Presidential candidate. You are trying to use the Hillary playbook once again, but it won't work
    Exactly, little fact the Trumpkins ignore

    Plus, the decade old investigation happy GOP House also had plenty of opportunity including when all the supposed Biden corruption was occurring

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    Quote Originally Posted by Irish View Post
    Are Presidents not allowed to investigate past Admins?
    not according to Trump, he himself is not allowing any of his staff to testify at Congressional hearings right?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Irish View Post
    Are Presidents not allowed to investigate past Admins?

    Asking a real question, not just trolling JPP leftists.
    That's not how we do things in a democratic republic such as America, comrade.

    Your Kremlin overlords did not do a proper job educating you on our system.

    The president is not a dictator who decides if his political opponents are to be investigated.

    That was the fertile terrain of your beloved Comrade Stalin.

    In the United States of America, a purportedly non-partisan Department of Justice, and U.S. Attorneys decide what if any alleged crimes need to be investigated using proper standards of evidence, inquiry, and examination.

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    Quote Originally Posted by floridafan View Post
    Trump had 3 years to investigate the Bidens , but nothing happened until Joe became a Presidential candidate. You are trying to use the Hillary playbook once again, but it won't work
    Lol, yeah right, if Trump had tried to investigate corruption while he was under investigation by your bogus special counsel, you idiots would have been screaming bloody murder. I mean, at least more than usual.
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    Quote Originally Posted by countryboy View Post
    Lol, yeah right, if Trump had tried to investigate corruption while he was under investigation by your bogus special counsel, you idiots would have been screaming bloody murder. I mean, at least more than usual.
    Not true, he was still talking the debunked conspiracies and nothing was stopping his GOP House, in fact, the same GOP House could have investigated Biden when his supposed illegalities were occurring

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    Quote Originally Posted by countryboy View Post
    if Trump had tried to investigate corruption......
    he'd have found himself sitting in a swamp

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    Quote Originally Posted by countryboy View Post
    Lol, yeah right, if Trump had tried to investigate corruption while he was under investigation by your bogus special counsel, you idiots would have been screaming bloody murder. I mean, at least more than usual.
    The republican congress for 6 years under Obama also had the opportunity to investigate Biden and did nothing. You are full of excuses

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    Quote Originally Posted by floridafan View Post
    Trump had 3 years to investigate the Bidens , but nothing happened until Joe became a Presidential candidate. You are trying to use the Hillary playbook once again, but it won't work
    Maybe he only had leverage now?
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    Quote Originally Posted by reagansghost View Post
    not according to Trump, he himself is not allowing any of his staff to testify at Congressional hearings right?
    So far he has only not allowed one? I'd have to see the rationale. Maybe he doesn't want them giving incorrect testimony.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Cypress View Post
    That's not how we do things in a democratic republic such as America, comrade.

    Your Kremlin overlords did not do a proper job educating you on our system.

    The president is not a dictator who decides if his political opponents are to be investigated.

    That was the fertile terrain of your beloved Comrade Stalin.

    In the United States of America, a purportedly non-partisan Department of Justice, and U.S. Attorneys decide what if any alleged crimes need to be investigated using proper standards of evidence, inquiry, and examination.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Irish View Post
    Maybe he only had leverage now?
    What does "leverage" mean?

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    Quote Originally Posted by countryboy View Post
    Lol, yeah right, if Trump had tried to investigate corruption while he was under investigation by your bogus special counsel, you idiots would have been screaming bloody murder. I mean, at least more than usual.
    Is that possible? They freak out if he combs his hair wrong.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Irish View Post
    So far he has only not allowed one? I'd have to see the rationale. Maybe he doesn't want them giving incorrect testimony.
    So, he needs to tell them what testimony to give?

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