This is my 500th. Day in Office and we have accomplished a lot – many believe more than any President in his first 500 days. Massive Tax & Regulation Cuts, Military & Vets, Lower Crime & Illegal Immigration, Stronger Borders, Judgeships, Best Economy & Jobs EVER, and much more…
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 4, 2018
The May border arrest numbers have not been released yet, but border agents told the Washington Post spring sees a rise in border arrests when seasonal labor demands increase. Lawmakers from both parties have told Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, that a worker shortage is effecting many industries in their states. Last week DHS said the will issue 15,000 seasonal guest-worker visas.
….We had Repeal & Replace done (and the saving to our country of one trillion dollars) except for one person, but it is getting done anyway. Individual Mandate is gone and great, less expensive plans will be announced this month. Drug prices coming down & Right to Try!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 4, 2018
“This is the best time EVER to look for a job.” James Freeman of WSJ.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 4, 2018
As has been stated by numerous legal scholars, I have the absolute right to PARDON myself, but why would I do that when I have done nothing wrong? In the meantime, the never ending Witch Hunt, led by 13 very Angry and Conflicted Democrats (& others) continues into the mid-terms!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 4, 2018
As no other President in our modern history has attempted to pardon themselves there is no set legal precedent to point to that says yes or no to a President pardoning himself. However, there is a memo used from the Department of Justice, circa 1974, that states, “Under the fundamental rule that no one may be a judge in his own case, the President cannot pardon
himself,” that says, no a president may not pardon himself.
If a president attempted to pardon himself, it would only go so far as Federal criminal charges not State charges and as Johnathan Turley, a constitutional law professor at George Washington University Law School, told the Washington Post, while he believes a president can pardon himself, that pardon would not save the president from being impeached for abuse of power:
“A president cannot pardon out of an impeachment. Congress, can use his pardon as an abuse of his office.”
Politico quotes President Counselor Kellyanne Conway, via her appearance on Fox and Friends, as saying, “this whole exercise of whether he’ll pardon himself is a ridiculous question on its face because you would pardon yourself if you’ve done something wrong.”
Press Secretary Sarah Sanders seemed to dismiss the concern American’s should feel toward Presidential abuse of power,
Sarah Sanders: "The president uses Twitter to communicate to the American people … You have the ability to choose what you want to write about, you choose to write about things the American people don't care about." pic.twitter.com/m6TFDHot4y
— Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) June 4, 2018
WATCH: @PeterAlexander challenges the White House on whether President Trump believes he is above the law. pic.twitter.com/0i2SfMOJJ6
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) June 4, 2018
When challenged she says the President has done nothing wrong.
China already charges a tax of 16% on soybeans. Canada has all sorts of trade barriers on our Agricultural products. Not acceptable!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 4, 2018
The U.S. has made such bad trade deals over so many years that we can only WIN!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 4, 2018
Farmers have not been doing well for 15 years. Mexico, Canada, China and others have treated them unfairly. By the time I finish trade talks, that will change. Big trade barriers against U.S. farmers, and other businesses, will finally be broken. Massive trade deficits no longer!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 4, 2018
President Trump’s tariffs on steel and aluminium went into effect on Friday, causing unrest for our allies and renewed threats of a trade war.
As a reminder President Obama also attempted to get tough on “China,” the result was the cost of U.S. jobs and raised prices.
As CNN pointed out in January of 2017 President Obama slapped a 35% tariff on Chinese tires in 2009 saving 1200 U.S. tire jobs, and tire production rose after a major decline, however, according to a 2012 study from the Peterson Institute of International Economics found that the tariffs cost American’s in many other ways.
The studies model showed, “higher prices from the tire tariff cost Americans an extra $1.1 billion, which translated to an estimated 3,731 retail jobs lost.”
CNN concludes that while the U.S. tire production recovered, it did not surge, and that the Chinese tire jobs did not come to the U.S. instead they went to the next cheapest country.
The appointment of the Special Counsel is totally UNCONSTITUTIONAL! Despite that, we play the game because I, unlike the Democrats, have done nothing wrong!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 4, 2018
Democrat lawmakers responded
The Special Counsel investigation has secured guilty pleas or indicted 19 individuals and three companies. Three former Trump aides have already pled guilty. https://t.co/fkGWOoYDon
— Senator Bob Casey (@SenBobCasey) June 4, 2018
Senate Minority Leader
Mr. President – you are 0 for 2 on the Constitution this morning. https://t.co/VMkzfaJdpI
— Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) June 4, 2018
