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Old 08-06-2017, 11:47 AM  
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The first president in history to have his power limited by a veto majority vote by his own party in the House & Senate.

Congress Limits Trump's Power With Veto Proof Bill

The first president in U.S. history to be blocked BY HIS OWN PARTY from pro-forma recess appointment while Congress is on vacation.

Senate Stays in Pro-Forma Session During August Recess Blocking Trump


Investigations into Trump's corruption:

The FBI is investigating Trump.

The FBI is separately investigating Trump Jr., Paul Manafort, Carter Page, Michael Flynn & Roger Stone.


Multiple Congressional committees are conducting their own separate investigations:

The United States Treasury Department

The Senate Select Committee on Intelligence

The Senate Judiciary Committee

The Senate Armed Services Committee

The House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence

The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

The House Judiciary Committee


Inspectors general in two separate departments are also conducting investigations that potentially relate to the Trump-Russia scandal:

The Department of Defense:

The DOD Inspector General?s office informed Congress that as part of its own investigation into Flynn, it is examining whether he obtained sufficient approval ?prior to receiving any emolument from a foreign government.? Presumably, the IG?s probe includes the payments Flynn received from Russian and Turkish interests. Cummings issued a statement on April 27, which included a letter showing that the Defense Intelligence Agency had warned Flynn in October 2014 that taking money from foreign governments could violate the Constitution?s emoluments clause.

The Department of Justice:

As part of an investigation into Comey?s handling of the Hillary Clinton email case, the DOJ?s inspector general is looking into whether anyone within the FBI inappropriately leaked information about the Clinton investigation. Chaffetz has also asked the inspector general to investigate Comey?s firing, though it?s unclear whether that is happening.
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