Discussion: White House: 'The President Is Not Obstructing, He's Fighting Back'

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“The President is not projecting his own guilt onto others, he is incapable of feeling guilt,” she added.

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New meaning to “an opinion is like an asshole”.

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The president is not obstructing; he’s throwing himself on the floor, crying, screaming and kicking until someone finds his pacifier.

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Good luck with that.

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Sarah, protip: just stop at “The President is not obstructing justice.” Or if you can manage the phrasing, just answer “No” (it’s less volatile as an attack-ad soundbite). Then answer other questions.

When you attempt to explain what he’s doing, it really don’t sound so good. You are not doing your boss any favors.

You’re welcome.

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Fighting back is why it is called obstruction.

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Or best of all (you’ll love this one, you wretched person): a sneering, snide, “If you’ve got legal questions, go ask a lawyer”

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Sarah

Have you forgotten the rules?

1st RULE: You do not take your legal strategy from RUDY GIULIANI.
2nd RULE: You DO NOT take your legal strategy from RUDY GIULIANI.

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Difference without distinction.

He is “fighting back” against a legal criminal investigation - as President, that is the very definition of “Obstruction of Justice.”

Besides that, since the Mueller’s work involves investigating criminal interference of our elections by a foreign power, Trump’s interference constitutes a violation of his sworn duties as President and his oath of office.

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“He didn’t kill the prosecutor, judge and witnesses. He’s just fighting back.”

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Same as Nixon, right Sister Sarah? Just “fighting back”.

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Trump “is not obstructing, he’s fighting back.”

Let’s hope she really does know those two things are not mutually exclusive just for the sake of argument. She’s is such a bald-faced liar, shill and all-around rotten human being that her bullshit is not worth repeating. She’s not a real spokesperson in any real sense for tRump. I bet she doesn’t really have many interactions with him at this point. All she really is, is a 24 hour apologist working overtime on making nonsensical excuses for an inexcusable and indefensible boss.

Gawd, she makes me sick.

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Trump’s tweet was “not an order, just the president’s opinion”. What does that even mean? Unfortunately, Trump is the effing president, and his tweets count. Sander’s performance at the WH press briefing today was despicable. Why can’t she look questioners in the eye? Corruption in the Mueller investigation? If she’d look around her workplace, she’ll see corruption aplenty, past & present.

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The Department of Justice on Monday told a federal district court judge In Washington, D.C. that Donald Trump’s tweets are “official statements of the President of the United States.”

Edited to add another quote:

Judge Amit Mehta asked DOJ attorneys to explain “how official [the tweets] are, are they statements of the White House and the President.” In a response filed Monday (PDF), DOJ attorneys said “the government is treating the statements upon which Plaintiffs rely as official statements of the President of the United States.”

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Is our only hope at this point that Dems take at least the House in November so that there is at least some level of Congressional oversight and threat of consequences of the Trump administration? The president and his mouthpieces are seeming to become more brazen by the week and it’s not like Mueller has made any damning accusations public yet. I have no faith at this point that the current members of Congress will do anything, and it’s my understanding that they are the only or primary holders of Trump’s fate.

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Shades of “When the President does it, it’s not illegal.” A pale imitation of the original.

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Fine, so the illegitimate POTUS is fighting justice. GOT IT.

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I’d have to check to be certain, but I believe Trump himself has said his tweets are official statements.

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They soooooo think they have everyone fooled with asinine nonsense like this. Pathetic.

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