There is so much going on in Washington over the past 10 days. WTHeck is behind it all?
The legal differences between a statement issued on personal stationery versus official White House stationery can be significant in several ways:
When I typically write an article, I ground my points in thoroughly verified facts, ensuring that “WAYNE’S TAKE” provides reliable insights to my readers and the broader public. Today, however, I find myself navigating uncertain waters, presenting more of a “WHAT THE HECK is going on?” scenario rather than definitive conclusions.
The President has seemingly vanished from the public eye, creating a ripple of confusion and speculation. Reports from the Las Vegas Police Department suggest that during his recent visit, there were indications of a potential medical emergency, prompting sudden changes in his schedule to facilitate medical attention. Earlier, it was disclosed that he tested positive for Covid-19. Covid-19? The virus he has been both vaccinated and boosted against to safeguard his health?
Adding to the intrigue, just a week after President Biden emphatically declared his intention to remain in the 2024 race, asserting his health and capability to serve another term, a tweet from his account announced his withdrawal from the race, endorsing Vice President Harris as the nominee. This announcement, accompanied by a letter to the American people on personal stationary rather than official White House letterhead, has raised eyebrows. Questions about the authenticity of the signature, rumored to be an image, further complicate matters.
Additionally, there are murmurings about Vice President Harris’s eligibility to serve as President due to her parents’ naturalization status at the time of her birth. While I’m opting to set aside the conspiracy theories for now, I believe it’s crucial to focus on the legal aspects of the President’s letter. Instead of conducting my usual deep dive into legal precedents, I turned to ChatGPT for insights into the matter. Here’s what it had to say:
THE BELOW IS FROM CHATGPT…. Legal Questions on Communications from the President of the United States.
- Official Capacity vs. Personal Capacity:
- White House Stationery: When a statement is issued on official White House stationery, it is generally considered an official communication from the President of the United States in his official capacity. This can carry the weight of government policy, directives, or official positions.
- Personal Stationery: A statement on personal stationery is typically considered a personal communication from the individual who holds the office of the President. It does not carry the same official weight and is generally interpreted as the personal opinion or sentiment of the President.
- Legal and Constitutional Implications:
- White House Stationery: Statements on official stationery can have legal and constitutional implications, potentially influencing executive actions, policy implementations, or international relations. They may also be subject to public records laws and oversight by other branches of government.
- Personal Stationery: Personal statements are less likely to have direct legal or constitutional implications, as they are not official acts of the office. However, they can still impact public perception and political discourse.
- Accountability and Transparency:
- White House Stationery: Communications on official stationery are subject to transparency requirements, including records retention policies and potential oversight by Congress or other entities. They are part of the official record of the presidency.
- Personal Stationery: Personal communications may not be subject to the same level of scrutiny or records retention requirements, though they can still be subpoenaed or investigated in certain legal contexts.
- Implications for Policy and Governance:
- White House Stationery: Official statements can influence government agencies, shape public policy, and signal official government positions domestically and internationally.
- Personal Stationery: Personal statements are more likely to be seen as individual viewpoints or informal communications, without the same directive power over government operations.
SUMMARY
In summary, the use of White House stationery signals an official communication with potential legal, constitutional, and policy implications, whereas personal stationery indicates a more informal, personal message with fewer official ramifications.
WAYNE’S TAKE! So, coming from the legal profession and being accustomed to investigative and analytical processes, I find it very uncomfortable that there is virtually no communication with President Biden, Dr. Jill Biden, or any medical authority that can give the American people an update on his health. This unease is exacerbated by the recent assassination attempt against former President Trump, the leading contender for the White House in the 2024 election.
It is unnerving that VP Harris has reportedly been actively handling presidential duties and meetings. Furthermore, a senator will preside at Netanyahu’s speech to Congress after Harris declined to attend. America’s Secretary of State did not even greet our nation’s ally at the airport. Is Biden alive? Dead? Incapacitated? Was the letter announcing his official withdrawal from the presidential race issued on his personal stationery to avoid congressional oversight or legal issues from future claims of the letter not actually being drafted or signed by the President? There are many questions this situation raises.
Tied into the assassination attempt on former President Trump, the Director of the Secret Service appeared before a congressional oversight committee yesterday, under subpoena, and failed to directly answer over 80% of their questions, nor according to the Congressional members did she bring the documents requested within the subpoena. Nine days have passed since the shooting, and the USSS director could not even provide Congress with an accurate timeline of the shooting, the shooter’s activities, or the USSS sniper’s reporting of identifying the shooter. I, for one, call BS on that! Sorry for the strong language, but we already have parts of the timeline clearly documented through video evidence from dozens of sources, testimonies, and statements from witnesses. For her to deny having any part of the timeline documented is clearly a politically motivated position to take.
One last question I wish to raise to all those investigating the assassination attempt and the killing/critically injuring of innocent Americans at the Trump Rally: is anyone following the money? One of the first steps in the course of an investigation is to determine the motive. In my list when investigating organized crime, money is the number one motive, power is the second, and revenge is the third. While looking at following the money, I noticed yet another very suspicious element. Within 24 hours of the assassination attempt on former President Trump, DJT public stock was shorted by millions upon millions! Who would short his stock just after his landslide win at the presidential debate and days before his acceptance at the RNC for the nomination as the next 47th President of the United States? There is a high probability that whoever made such a massive short call on DJT’s stock on July 12th was counting on a life-changing event that would take Trump out of the race, thus producing a huge financial windfall. If the FBI, the SEC, and the USSS are not investigating the company, its directors, its investors, and anyone else associated with shorting the stock, then we have a good idea what side of the political spectrum they are sitting on and how far they are willing to go to eliminate their adversary. And that’s WAYNE’S TAKE!
Since this Article has been written to help bring to light questions that need to be raised, and solicit possible answers from you the reader, providing me with YOUR take, I welcome you to reach out. Wayne’s Take is not an open forum for off the wall conspiracy theories, or far left leaning anger issues. So your comments will be reviewed and I will follow up on this Article with additional notes and responses to those that reach out to me. Thank you and may God bless our country and protect our citizens, our elected officials and President Trump as we enter into a renewal of our country’s greatness in the years to come.