Profile picture
, 18 tweets, 6 min read
My Authors
Read all threads
Donald Trump is currently making the 100th promotional appearance at Mar-a-Lago of his presidency. To celebrate, let's take a trip down memory lane and look at some of the lowlights. 1/ citizensforethics.org/trump-mar-a-la…
January 2017: After 20 years of lawsuits about aircraft noise over Mar-a-Lago, Trump dropped the litigation when the Federal Aviation Administration limited flights allowed over the property. 2/ theatlantic.com/magazine/archi…
Feb 2017: Japanese PM Abe visited Trump at Mar-a-Lago for a weekend. North Korea launched a missile during the trip, and Trump and Abe responded from dinner at Mar-a-Lago, raising security concerns about discussing foreign policy in a public dining room in front of customers. 3/
February 2017: Mar-a-Lago members appear to have been invited on tours of Air Force One. 4/ buzzfeednews.com/article/tarini…
April 2017: During Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit with Trump in Florida, Trump hosted him for dinner at Mar-a-Lago. White House staffers stayed at Mar-a-Lago, and accumulated a $1,000 bar tab, which the White House paid for. 5/ propublica.org/article/trump-…
September 2017: Instead of turning over complete visitor logs for Mar-a-Lago as ordered by a court, the gov't turned over 22 names from Abe’s already public trip, but did not even include Patriots owner Robert Kraft, who was photographed seated at the table with Trump and Abe.
6/
October 2017: Trump announced his plans to nominate Robin Bernstein, a founding member of Mar-a-Lago, to serve as Ambassador to the Dominican Republic in October 2017. 7/ miaminewtimes.com/news/trumps-do…
December 2017: After Trump’s sweeping tax cuts were signed into law, he celebrated at Mar-a-Lago and told his friends there “You all just got a lot richer.” 8/ cbsnews.com/news/trump-mar…
February and March 2018: Trump consulted Mar-a-Lago members on gun control measures following the Parkland shooting, on Amazon and issues with the postal service, and on coverage Jared Kushner’s security clearance downgrade. 9/ citizensforethics.org/customer-care-…
April 2018: Trump golfed with Abe at Trump’s Golf Club in Palm Beach, and then in official remarks, promoted Mar-a-Lago as a venue for yet another visit with Abe saying “It’s just a special place. And somehow it makes people feel good, and that’s good for a relationship.” 10/
June 2018: News broke that 16 of Trump’s visits to Mar-a-Lago since his inauguration cost taxpayers nearly $20 million in coast guard protections alone. By April, the local sheriff’s office also already accrued $3.3 million in overtime for protection. 11/ usatoday.com/story/news/201…
October 2018: Trump nominated Lana Marks, a Mar-a-Lago member, to be Ambassador to South Africa, though her experience as a handbag designer did not make her an obvious choice. 12/ palmbeachdailynews.com/news/20181019/…
January 2019: The Government Accountability Office released a report found that four of Trump’s early trips to Mar-a-Lago cost American taxpayers even more than previously known, at an average of $3.4 million per trip. 13/ npr.org/2019/02/05/691…
February 2019: During the 35 day federal government shutdown during a fight over funding for a border wall, Trump complained that he missed being at Mar-a-Lago. 14/ washingtonpost.com/politics/presi…
April 2019: Mar-a-Lago required Secret Service defer to Mar-a-Lago staffers and allow in visitors not on a pre-approved list. This issue was exposed when a woman from China entered with cell phones, a laptop, an external hard drive and a drive reportedly containing malware. 15/
August 2019: CREW obtained damning records of the influence of Trump’s paying Mar-a-Lago members over the Department of Veterans Affairs. 300 pages of emails showed VA staffers being forced to go to great lengths to accommodate the Mar-a-Lago members. 16/ citizensforethics.org/mar-a-lago-mem…
November 2019: The Center for Security Policy (which believes that Muslim groups are infiltrating the US government) hosted an event at Mar-a-Lago, signaling that extreme groups have taken the place of mainstream charities hosting events at Mar-a-Lago. 17/ washingtonpost.com/politics/far-r…
Since the 13th day of his presidency when Trump made his first visit on the taxpayer dime, we've only seen evidence pile up that Mar-a-Lago exhibits the worst of his presidency, from reckless national security to profiteering to influence peddling. 18/18 citizensforethics.org/trump-mar-a-la…
Missing some Tweet in this thread? You can try to force a refresh.

Enjoying this thread?

Keep Current with Citizens for Ethics

Profile picture

Stay in touch and get notified when new unrolls are available from this author!

Read all threads

This Thread may be Removed Anytime!

Twitter may remove this content at anytime, convert it as a PDF, save and print for later use!

Try unrolling a thread yourself!

how to unroll video

1) Follow Thread Reader App on Twitter so you can easily mention us!

2) Go to a Twitter thread (series of Tweets by the same owner) and mention us with a keyword "unroll" @threadreaderapp unroll

You can practice here first or read more on our help page!

More from @CREWcrew see all

Profile picture
Citizens for Ethics
@CREWcrew
Trump is adding Pam Bondi to his impeachment defense team, which is interesting, considering when she was reportedly investigating him, he gave an illegal $25K political donation supporting her. Her office never went after his business. It's story time. 1/ wsj.com/articles/white…
As Attorney General of Florida, Pam Bondi's office received at least 22 complaints regarding Trump University. The New York AG's office filed suit against Trump and Trump U. Bondi's office told local press that they were "reviewing the allegations" in the New York suit. 2/
Four days after that was reported, on 9/17/2013, the Donald J. Trump Foundation made a $25K contribution to And Justice for All, a political group backing Bondi. The donation, illegal for a 501(c)(3) private foundation to give, was personally solicited by Bondi from Trump. 3/
Read 21 tweets
Profile picture
Citizens for Ethics
@CREWcrew
Today is President Trump’s 1,000th day in office.
He has taken countless opportunities to profit from the presidency—and racked up a staggering balance.
Here are some highlights:
In 1,000 days, Trump has made 383 visits to Trump properties.
(Including 237 visits to Trump golf courses)
In 1,000 days, 122 foreign officials have visited Trump properties.
Read 5 tweets
Profile picture
Citizens for Ethics
@CREWcrew
CREW's Advice for Politicians Staying Out of Trouble

Rule #1: Don't do crimes
CREW's Advice for Politicians Staying Out of Trouble

Rule #2: Don't help people do crimes
CREW's Advice for Politicians Staying Out of Trouble

Rule #3: Don't cover up crimes
Read 10 tweets

Related threads

Profile picture
NotBuyingIt ⭐️⭐️⭐️
@NotBuyingIt34
1) Let’s take a walk down memory lane and look at Obama’s last 60 days in office. Mostly the time between @realDonaldTrump being elected and his inauguration in January. This is something a real media would have covered and investigated & it puts things into perspective.
2) First, Hussein claims his administration was the most scandal free in history.

I submit that his “illegal” administration was the most scandalous ever!

The last 60 days are plenty on their own and here’s why
3) All of the following are things Hussein did on the way out the door.

At the end of the thread I will list actions taken that are equally as disturbing, during entire tenure, with hopes that you will fill in anything I forget

Let’s go!
Read 34 tweets
Profile picture
Stu Cvrk
@STUinSD
Thread: On Dealing with Congress – Properly!

[H/T: @WinstonLeslie ]

1. The nation has over $22 trillion in long-term debt. We have been engaged in “overseas ventures” (aka “small wars”) continuously for almost 20 years. The Chinese have been stealing our lunch for 40 years.
2. Obamacare was foisted on an unsuspecting public, resulting in skyrocketing premiums and loss of long-time general practitioners. And Congress has, in general, fought the implementation of the MAGA agenda for the past two years while spending much time “investigating” POTUS.
3. Congress fiddles; the country burns (apologies to the Emperor Nero and the historian Suetonious). And the only accountability that exists is to the voters although the reelection decks are stacked against outsider-challengers (~90% of incumbents win reelection!).
Read 63 tweets
Profile picture
Christian Lamar
@christianllamar
President Trump’s Former Personal Attorney John Dowd says..“ He (POTUS) was AMBUSHED by Rosenstein when it started. No one ever got a heads up. No one ever knew he was ever thinking about it...Appointing a Special Counsel except James Comey to his buddies.“
John Dowd continues, “ Jody Hunt went back to the Department walked into Rosenstein’s office... Rosenstein is behind the desk hunkered down, and said ‘Are they gonna fire me?’ In Jody’s notes he told Rosenstein what he had done was the most despicable unprofessional thing. “
Lastly Dowd said, “ What Alarmed me he (Mueller) was not investigating Comey. I took it (letter) up to Rosenstein and he just blew it off. He blew me OFF. I don’t understand Rosenstein at all. The Chief Witness for the Defense on the Obstruction case was Rod Rosenstein. “
Read 7 tweets
Profile picture
THE HUBER HAMMER ⭐️⭐️⭐️
@HuberHammerQ
#QAlert #QAnon

Wednesday December 19, 2018 Thread

EYES 👀 ON THE CLOCK ⏰
#TickTock

#Q #WWG1WGA #PatriotsUnited #MAGA #DOITQ #BREAKING
#Q links an article from #NPCNews re: #QAnon and right wing “conspiracy” theories.

#Q asks when the first alarm clock will ring? Both the Sen and EO re: MIL tribunals effective >> 1/1/19?

He then cited very recent quotes from confirmed white hats @seanhannity & @SaraCarterDC
2) Sara & @jsolomonReports have appeared on Hannity, dropping bigger & bigger MOAB hints. #Q hints last Dec they are under protection >> why the inside scoops.

“Lots of Indictments...”

Solomon exposes 2nd #Clinton whistleblowers
Read 25 tweets
Profile picture
Holly Figueroa O'Reilly
@AynRandPaulRyan
Trump about the govt response to Hurricane Maria:

"I think that Puerto Rico was an incredible, unsung success."

I guess it's okay with him if 4k people die in South Carolina this week during Hurricane Florence then, right? What an ass.

Let's take a trip down memory lane, shall we?
We'll start here.

And a thread about FEMA's hurricane response to Irma, Maria, and Harvey.
Read 7 tweets

Trending hashtags

#PODESTA #robotics #DECLAS #Military #MediaCorruption #PANIC #gas #TheFinders #AI #LeapCon #tech #Corn #lesbianvisibility #Agriculture #TransnationalOrganizedCrime #iPhone #DoItQ #Mind #CFR #GlobalEChats #Glass #GreatThingsAreHappening #Treasuries #SaveTheChildren #BoarderControl
Follow Us on Twitter!

Did Thread Reader help you today?

Support us! We are indie developers!

This site is made by just three indie developers on a laptop doing marketing, support and development! Read more about the story.

Become a Premium Member ($3.00/month or $30.00/year) and get exclusive features!

Become Premium

Too expensive? Make a small donation by buying us coffee ($5) or help with server cost ($10)

Donate via Paypal Become our Patreon

Thank you for your support!