Reposted by Pete Countryman
In case you were wondering why Donald Trump has ordered Pete Hegseth to scale back war exercises with our “ally” South Korea against North Korea: As usual, it comes down to Donald being Putin’s pet monkey.
Pete Countryman
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I may be a lot of things, but I’m definitely *not* a Republican! Music, dogs, cats, cycling, physics. I don’t really do DMs. He/him
![Jed Shugerman: Any DOJ settlement that gives the President a dollar -- or a direct material benefit -- is a flagrant violation of the Presidential Emoluments Clause:
"The President shall not receive ... any other Emolument from the United States, or any of [the states]." Art II, S.1, cl. 7.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4lx6nur5wstwoc4wtgj56kyu/bafkreigvkzze276fkbzl5krkppbztxyoonoagipwtbmuq4dwyw2zzrxfya)
