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?
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.
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.
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?
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.
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 -
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?
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?