The Biggest Scandal of the Second Trump Term Isn’t “Signalgate” | The national-security chat debacle certainly merits attention. But the Trump administration is now blatantly disappearing students and others who are in the country legally.

[u/Murky-Site7468]

https://newrepublic.com/article/193291/trump-disappearing-students-rumeysa-ozturk-rubio-biggest-scandal

[u/dawgsheet]

It's not, and he took a VERY clear bribe that he even spelled out in an EO rescinding his original EO reprimanding a law firm.

Law firm reprimanded and banned from participating.

Promises 40M of legal fees to Trump, with an exact monetary value, transaction, and why the transaction took place and what the exchange would be.

Suddenly in good standing, with explanation that the 40M given is the reason why.

The fact that he wasn't immediately impeached for this is embarrassing. To me it's one of the worst things he's done because it's SO brazen and indefensible even by the most insane mental gymnastics. At least the other things were toeing the line of legality, or someone could say "It wasn't REALLY that", this is indisputable.

[u/MrMichaelJames → u/dawgsheet]

So in full faith the pro bono work is in specific areas, not for trump. They already do 100 some million in pro bono work they are just going to do more.

[u/dawgsheet → u/MrMichaelJames]

No, it was specifically stated the 40M is to ONLY be used during Trump's term, ONLY specifically to support his agendas. Not just "any" pro bono work.

Read the EO.

[u/MrMichaelJames → u/dawgsheet]

I read the EO and then I read the actual statement by the head of the law firm. The EO was withdrawn so it’s no longer in play:

And third, we agreed to commit $10 million per year over the next four years in pro bono time in three areas in which we are already doing significant work: assisting our Nation's veterans, countering anti-Semitism, and promoting the fairness of the justice system. To be clear, and to clarify misinformation perpetuated from various media sources, the Administration is not dictating what matters we take on, approving our matters, or anything like that. We obviously would not, and could not ethically, have agreed to that. Instead, we have agreed to commit substantial pro bono resources, in addition to the $130+ million we already commit annually, in areas of shared interest. We will continue all of the existing pro bono work we already do…

[u/dawgsheet → u/MrMichaelJames]

So, it's a he-said she-said and you're going to side with the big law firm that has everything to lose if they say they bribed a president with specific representation, while the president has nothing to lose one way or another, because either way it goes he revoked sanctions based on a financial gift, be it to constituents or himself - regardless it's bribery.

I'm gonna go with the one that has no reason to lie about it.

[u/MrMichaelJames → u/dawgsheet]

EO is revoked so whatever was said doesn’t matter. All that matters was what the law firm said.

[u/dawgsheet → u/MrMichaelJames]

There's an EO explaining what the reasoning was for revoking the original EO. That wasn't revoked.

[u/raistan77 → u/MrMichaelJames]

"Trump last week rescinded one of those executive orders after the targeted law firm Paul, Weiss, agreed to perform $40 million worth of pro bono — free — legal work for causes that the president supports."

Causes the PRESIDENT supports

PRESIDENT