Well, as the Scots say, "Heid doon, arse up!"*
Here's reporting from The Scotsman ("News you can trust since 1817"):
An opposition debate in the Scottish Parliament will set out the arguments for ministers to apply to the Court of Session and act on growing concerns over how the former US president’s holdings in Scotland were acquired.
While the issue has been discussed three times at Holyrood in the past 12 months, the coming debate is significant.
A vote by MSPs calling on ministers to seek an UWO [Unexplained Wealth Order] would not be binding, but it would substantially increase pressure on First Minister Nicola Sturgeon to act in line with Holyrood’s will.
Wednesday’s debate is being brought to the chamber by Patrick Harvie, co-convenor of the Scottish Greens, who has repeatedly pressed Ms Sturgeon to look into “serious and evidenced concerns” surrounding Mr Trump’s purchases of the Turnberry resort, and land for his inaugural Scottish property in Aberdeenshire.
The Scotsman revealed last month how Aidan O’Neill QC, one of Scotland’s leading advocates, said Scottish ministers alone had responsibility for pursuing one of the so-called ‘McMafia’ orders, a legal mechanism designed to target suspected corrupt foreign officials who have potentially laundered stolen money through the UK. [snip]
Mr Harvie told The Scotsman: “The Scottish Government has tried to avoid the question of investigating Donald Trump’s wealth for far too long. There are serious concerns about how he financed the cash purchases of his Scottish golf courses, but no investigation has ever taken place.
“Nicola Sturgeon’s claims that it has nothing to do with her have been shown to be untrue. It’s long past time the government demonstrated that Scotland cannot be a country where anyone with the money can buy whatever land and property they want, no questions asked.
“That’s why I’m bringing this vote to Parliament. The government must seek an unexplained wealth order to shine a light on Trump’s shadowy dealings.”
In every country Donald "The Shitgibbon" Trump has a property, a similar investigation needs to be started. Money laundering, bank fraud, tax fraud, bribery -- all stock in trade for The Shitgibbon. If he thinks his legal problems end at the water, he should think again.
(h/t Politicususa)
(Photo: In the weeds -- The Shitgibbon "golfing" at his Turnberry golf resort / Getty)
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* "Get on with it!"
