The legal jeopardy increases by the day
A heightened sense of unease gripped the White House on Thursday, as President Trump lashed out at reports that he’s under scrutiny for obstructing justice, aides repeatedly deflected questions about the probe, and Vice President Pence acknowledged hiring a private lawyer to handle fallout from investigations into Russian election meddling.
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A defiant Trump at multiple points Thursday expressed his frustration with reports about that development, tweeting that he is the subject of “the single greatest WITCH HUNT in American political history,” and one that he said is being led by “some very bad and conflicted people.”
Defiant like a three-year-old who wants that god damn package of candy in the grocery store right now god damn it.
Trump, who only a day earlier had called for a more civil tone in Washington after a shooting at a Republican congressional baseball practice in Alexandria, Va., fired off several more tweets in the afternoon voicing disbelief that he was under scrutiny while his “crooked” Democratic opponent in last year’s election, Hillary Clinton, escaped prosecution in relation to her use of a private email server while secretary of state.
It’s so typical of Don, telling everyone to be nicer while carrying on being just as revoltingly nasty as ever himself. His ego is the 8th wonder of the world.
Before the day ended, the White House was hit with the latest in a series of cascading headlines relating to the Russian probe: a Post story reporting that Mueller is investigating the finances and business dealings of Jared Kushner, Trump’s son-law and adviser.
“The legal jeopardy increases by the day,” said one informal Trump adviser, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss conversations with White House aides more freely. “If you’re a White House staffer, you’re trying to do your best to keep your head low and do your job.”
And, I suspect, wondering if you should leave tomorrow or today.
Sen. John Cornyn (Tex.), the second-ranking Senate Republican, said he retains confidence in Mueller and that he’s seen nothing so far that would amount to obstruction by Trump. His assessment, Cornyn said, includes the testimony last week by Comey, who said he presumed he was fired because of Trump’s concerns about the FBI’s handling of the Russian probe.
“I think based on what he said then, there doesn’t appear to be any there there,” Cornyn said. “Director Mueller’s got extensive staff and authorities to investigate further. But based on what we know now, I don’t see any basis.”
Why? Why does he not see “any basis” in that entrapment din-dins for two? Why does he not see “any basis” in Trump’s insistence on emptying the Oval Office before leaning on Comey to drop the investigation of Flynn? Why?
Or in Trump openly stating that he had the Russian investigation on his mind when deciding to fire Comey. I mean…
All this can be sorted out by one simple constitutional amendment to the effect that the President immediately upon election rises to a position several thousand feet above the law.
I think this could be sorted out by a simple constitutional amendment that says any presidential candidate has to be able to pass a simple civics test at least at the 7th grade level. Donny would never have been allowed to run.
I’ll bet if Trump talked to his one-time lawyer Roy Freaking Cohn (!) he could think of a bigger witch hunt.
While we’re at it…. I think this could be sorted out by a simple constitutional amendment that says any presidential candidate has to be able to pass a psychological test similar to those given to military personnel put in control of nuclear weapons.
They also have to know what the phrase “nuclear triad” refers to.
Nuclear triad? That’s a Chinese gangster gone ballistic, right?