“The investigation would have always continued, and obviously, the termination of Comey would not have ended it."
Spicer thinks we’ve forgotten that Trump asked Comey to end the Flynn investigation.
He is mistaken.
HardlY. ThaT waS jUst WoRds HE saiD.
It is hard to believe Trump is really this dumb. Obstruction of Justice requires proof of a “corrupt” motive. Trump’s statement basically says that, taking “pressure” off yourself is obstruction of justice.
The talking legal heads will all see this as prima facia evidence of obstruction.
This is why Trump and Pence did not want US media in the meeting with Putin’s emissaries.
We should have taken up Putin’s offer to publicly release the transcripts from the meeting!!
I am sure that transcripts would have included this unhinged comment Trump made to ingratiate himself to Putin’s emissaries.
more likely they would have cut it out… The Russians are smart enough to know what will get their plant canned.
Enjoy your 8-hour overseas flight, dickhead.
Same reason Trump will not release the tapes. The tapes will compromise Trump and Penice’s collusion with the Russians and their efforts to threaten and intimidate Comey.
Wonder how all the FBI goons who were itching to leak Clinton to death are feeling about “their guy” now?
Yes, the pressure about “Russia” certainly has been “taken off” by firing Comey. Nice job, Trump - keep up the good work.
Breaking…
“I faced great pressure because of Russia. That’s taken off.”
More evidence that by firing Dir. Comey, the mandarin colostomy bag was endeavoring to obstruct justice.
Hopefully, it’s one of the two White House advisors he can’t fire and distance himself from.
I’m not going to add that “nobody as ignorant as trump should be the head of government.”
We are left to ponder: he gloated behind locked doors then, but how long will Trump manage to remain in office? Will he really make it through even a single term?
Edit: Vox put out a very dismissive piece on the Taylor/Schindler/Mensch industrial complex this morning. https://www.vox.com/world/2017/5/19/15561842/trump-russia-louise-mensch
I think they are non-journalists who get raw information, some more solid than others, and who don’t always know what to do with it but like putting stuff out there. I don’t know anything about Taylor’s sources, but he is definitely putting himself on the line with this one.
Gloating about being able to obstruction of justice b/c he’s the president so that the russians wouldnt think hes the dumbass baboon he really is. I suppose he said while flanked by the american flag while KAC picked at her feet on the couch…
He picked this fight with the IC not the other way around.
So I guess the play here is, if he just comes out and says he is obstructing justice, will anyone do anything about it? I suppose we’ll have to wait and see.
What a perfect way to start a european diplomatic tour…You cant tweet from 40k feet…
Oh but he was probably joking… you know he’s such a joker after all…