Is it possible Trump is unaware of 18 U.S.C. § 597?
On September 10, President Donald Trump violated federal law. “Only I can make this promise to you: If the Republicans win the House and Senate, I will issue a dividend to every adult citizen in the United States of America for $5,000,” he promised.
In other words, if you vote to reinstall MAGA Republicans, you will be rewarded with $5,000, but if Democrats take back the House and Senate, you will receive nothing.
Is it possible Trump is unaware of 18 U.S.C. § 597? The law states that vote buying in the United States is illegal. Violators of the law can face serious consequences. Trump, however, will likely not face serious consequences.
Trump confronts numerous accusations that he has broken the law, particularly regarding executive overreach. These accusations include unlawfully reallocating federal funds to achieve policy goals without congressional approval, which violates the Impoundment Control Act of 1974. Furthermore, his administration has been criticized for politicizing independent agencies and attempting to control them, undermining their mandated independence.
Trump attempted to deport individuals without due process, which federal judges have deemed unconstitutional, including actions taken under the Alien Enemies Act.
He is also accused of violating constitutional provisions, such as the First Amendment, by retaliating against law firms for client representation. Additionally, he is accused of violating the Fifth Amendment’s due process and equal protection guarantees, as well as the separation of powers by attempting to override Supreme Court decisions and unilaterally redirecting congressionally appropriated funds.
More recently, Trump violated Article I, Section 8, Clause 11 of the Constitution when he attacked Iran without congressional approval. However, this particular violation is not unique to Trump. Presidents have violated this clause since the end of the Second World War.
Prior to his presidency, in 1973 Trump was accused by the Justice Department of violations of the Fair Housing Act in the operation of 39 buildings. The notorious McCarthy attorney Roy Cohn filed a countersuit against the government for $100 million, and a federal judge ultimately threw the case out.
In 1988, the Justice Department filed a lawsuit against Trump for breaching protocols concerning public notifications during his acquisition of voting stock in a company associated with his attempted takeovers of Holiday Corporation and Bally Manufacturing Corporation in 1986. Trump consented to pay $750,000 to resolve the civil penalties stemming from the antitrust lawsuit.
In 2001, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission initiated a financial reporting case against Trump Hotels & Casino Resorts Inc., claiming that the company had made multiple misleading statements in its third-quarter earnings release for 1999.
The City of New York filed a lawsuit against Trump in 1985, accusing him of employing strategies to evict tenants from 100 Central Park South, a property he planned to demolish along with the adjacent building. Following a decade of legal proceedings, both parties reached an agreement permitting the building to remain as condominiums.
In 2013, a lawsuit initiated by New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman alleged that Trump defrauded over 5,000 individuals out of $40 million by offering them the chance to learn his real estate investment strategies through a for-profit training program known as Trump University. Over 2,000 students requested and received refunds for their paid seminars before the end of the course.
The above represent but a small sample of the lawsuits and legal judgments against Trump over the years, primarily for his shady business dealings, defamation, and contract violations.
Finally, the president’s claim that he has collected enough money from tariffs to send $5,000 checks to Americans is bogus. Gross customs duties have amounted to $179.6 billion. After refunds and adjustments, the amount ranges from $143.7 billion to $152.7 billion. . His scheme to tilt the election by bribing midterm voters to make certain MAGA Republicans be reelected would cost around $1.3 trillion.
The difference would necessitate borrowing more money and increasing the national debt. As with the COVID stimulus checks, this would increase the money supply and create additional inflation.
Article posted with permission from Kurt Nimmo
