Trump: I’ll Cooperate If ‘Rules Are Fair’ | Talking Points Memo

The White House has made clear it thinks House Democrats’ impeachment inquiry is rubbish. But did President Trump open the door ever so slightly to cooperating on Wednesday?


This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=1254947
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I get cake! The bestest chocolate cake you’ve ever seen! And stuff!

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I’m just tired all over. I hope Nancy ignores this bullshit.

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Trump has no clue about how any of this works.

It’s just pathetic.
And wholly typical.

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Let me guess. No subpoenas, no documents and inquiry done at Trump Tower.

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what it means is:
Trump merely wants that phrase ”cooperate with impeachment” to be attributed to him. That way it can be quoted, and re-quoted ad nauseum by his sycophants.

That is his M.O.

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This is exactly like the dozens of “maybe Trump will sit down with Mueller” stories. The only function of such discussions is to make Trump seem reasonable and keep the focus on his decisions and his framing of the issues – in this case his current talking point about “fairness.” There never was the most remote chance he would be deposed, and there is no chance he will cooperate with the probe. None. TPM should be covering what the House chairs are saying.

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He’s just trying to run the clock. Doesn’t matter what the Democrats do, he’s just going to delay, delay, delay.

May as well pull the trigger on impeachment articles next week and just get it over with. Can continue all the court cases following that anyway.

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Dear President Trump,

Please blow it out your ass.

Sincerely,

The Legitimately Elected Democratic House of Representatives and the United States Constitution

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Ah, the fairness is embedded in the Constitution. You know, the THING you swore to protect and defend. On that day of your giant crowd. Remember? Are you in there? Hello?

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Translation: I’ll cooperate only if they find me innocent.

I’ll only accept the election results if I win.

I only like heroes who weren’t captured.

I am a wise and stable genius.

Fuck I’m stupid.

Mommy!

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TPM,
It’s not hard to tell. And it’s beside the point. He has no Constitutional say in this.

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It’s not in his hands anymore. The more he stonewalls, the more impeachment charges, and the harder and/or more politically damaging it is for Repubs to stand by him. Either way, they’re fucked, which is ultimately what most matters.

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Naw, he had his fingers crossed, so didn’t count.

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We respectfully and politely disagree, Fat Ass.

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IC Whistleblower ALERT: October 9, 2019, Statement from Counsel.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 9, 2019
Statement Concerning Alleged “Bias”
In light of the ongoing efforts to mischaracterize whistleblower #1’s alleged “bias” in order to
detract from the substance of the complaint, we will attempt to clarify some facts.
First, our client has never worked for or advised a political candidate, campaign, or party.
Second, our client has spent their entire government career in apolitical, civil servant positions in the
Executive Branch.
Third, in these positions our client has come into contact with presidential candidates from both
parties in their roles as elected officials – not as candidates.
Fourth, the whistleblower voluntarily provided relevant career information to the ICIG in order to
facilitate an assessment of the credibility of the complaint.
Fifth, as a result, the ICIG concluded – as is well known – that the complaint was both urgent and
credible.
Finally, the whistleblower is not the story.
To date, virtually every substantive allegation has been confirmed by other sources. For that reason
the identity of the whistleblower is irrelevant.
Andrew P. Bakaj, Esq.
Lead Attorney for the Intelligence Community Whistleblower
Mark S. Zaid, Esq.
Attorney for the Intelligence Community Whistleblower
- End -

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Dear Trump,

You can be impeached solely for non-cooperation, which better known as “obstruction”

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I’m sure Dumbbell Donald is outraged that there are more Dems on House Committees than Reps, and that just isn’t fair.

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So what happens if/when Twitter pulls the plug on his account, ideally the day he’s out of office? How will he communicate with the public then, through farts and spittle?

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Trump: If the ‘rules are fair’…
HYPOCRITE MUCH?

Is it fair to label WBs who are doing their job and are looking after American interests to be labeled as spies that should be dealt with in the old way - execution?

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