Giuliani says Trump knew Cohen was working on the Trump Tower Moscow deal "all the way up to...November of 2016" https://t.co/jaZDn41gAJ
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) December 16, 2018
So Trump Org was pursuing a business deal with Moscow for months after he was told by the FBI that Russia was interfering in the election. During this time, he publicly argued that the Russia sanctions should be dropped.
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The president is now regularly referring to those who cooperate with law enforcement as "rats." It's an interesting position for the leader of the Republican party. https://t.co/JAamC8YJ1H
— Greg Miller (@gregpmiller) December 16, 2018
And here's Andrew McCarthy of National Review.
Sir, in mobster lingo, a ‘rat’ is a witness who tells prosecutors real incriminating info. Perhaps a different word? Searches of lawyer’s offices common enough that DOJ has a procedure for them. Here it yielded evidence of crimes you said he should be jailed for. You should stop. https://t.co/EV1txBYrhz
— Andy McCarthy (@AndrewCMcCarthy) December 16, 2018
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Remember, Michael Cohen only became a “Rat” after the FBI did something which was absolutely unthinkable & unheard of until the Witch Hunt was illegally started. They BROKE INTO AN ATTORNEY’S OFFICE! Why didn’t they break into the DNC to get the Server, or Crooked’s office?
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 16, 2018
"Why didn’t they break into the DNC to get the Server?"
Because the DNC was the crime victim, not the perpetrator.
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The idea that Flynn was a hapless dupe of the FBI is so painfully ridiculous.
— David French (@DavidAFrench) December 14, 2018
He was one of the premiere intelligence officers of his generation. He knew what he was doing, and he didn't just lie to the FBI. From Mueller's filing today: pic.twitter.com/QdcXuf4dGB
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Some in the GOP seem to be minimizing the gravity of Trump's alleged campaign finance misdeeds. That's a big mistake. His reported actions defied the letter and the intent of campaign finance law. The evidence mounts that POTUS committed felonies: https://t.co/dmZKLf2mRi
— David French (@DavidAFrench) December 14, 2018
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House Majority Leader, Keven McCarthy, 2018:
It looks like what [Democrats will] focus on is just more investigations. I think American is too great of a nation to have such a small agenda. [...] There are other problems out there that we really should be focused upon. And my belief is, let’s see where we can work together — let’s move America forward.” “We have investigated this for a long period of time. [...] Both sides have come up with nothing in the process. I think we should put the American people first.”
Kevin McCarthy in 2015 bragging that the Benghazi investigation (which lasted more than two years, yielding no evidence of criminal acts) damaged Hillary Clinton:
What you’re going to see is a conservative speaker, that takes a conservative Congress, that puts a strategy to fight and win. And let me give you one example. Everybody thought Hillary Clinton was unbeatable, right?
But we put together a Benghazi special committee. A select committee. What are her numbers today? Her numbers are dropping. Why? Because she’s untrustable. But no one would have known that any of that had happened had we not fought to make that happen.
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2018
Hatch dismisses allegations of Trump crimes over hush money.
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) December 10, 2018
Asked if he had any concerns, Hatch said: “The Democrats will do anything to hurt this president.” Told it was alleged by SDNY, Hatch told me: “Okay but I don’t care; all I can say is he’s doing a good job as President”
2010
"We conservatives. . . believe in the rule of law, the enforcement of our law, and the Constitution as written." http://is.gd/hnxGx
— Orrin Hatch (@OrrinHatch) November 18, 2010
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Then:
3 Chief of Staffs in less than 3 years of being President: Part of the reason why @BarackObama can't manage to pass his agenda.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 10, 2012
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Reporter: Do you know anything about Rod Rosenstein wearing a wire?
James Comey: I can’t comment on that.
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How Donald Trump Shifted $1.1M Of Campaign-Donor Money Into His Business:
On the day Donald Trump became president of the United States, while inauguration festivities were still in full swing, he officially launched his 2020 reelection campaign. Donations poured in from more than 50,000 people across the country. But according to the latest federal filings, Trump still has not donated a penny of his own, while his businesses continued to charge the campaign for hotels, food, rent and legal consulting. That means the richest president in American history has turned $1.1 million from donors across the country into revenue for himself. Read more
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Totally clears the President. Thank you!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 7, 2018
I know reading isn't your thing, buddy, but that's not what the latest filings say.
Fake News coverage can’t change the reality that Mueller’s late Friday dump demonstrates yet again no evidence connected to President. It also indicates SDNY is asking that Cohen receive a 4 year prison sentence, longest so far, because as we have said he’s still lying.
— Rudy Giuliani (@RudyGiuliani) December 8, 2018
And "nope' again.
Prosecutors indicated that Individual #1, the president, directed Cohen in a scheme to illegally hide hush money payments in order to protect his presidential campaign. Also, prosecutors did not justify the length of the Cohen's recommended sentence based upon a belief that Cohen is still lying. They justified it based on the seriousness of his crimes. Lying to investigators are among Cohen's many crimes, but there was no suggestion in the filings that prosecutors believe he is continuing to lie, but carry on making stuff up. It will not change the truth.
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“I'm going to surround myself only with the best and most serious people.” -Donald Trump speaking to WaPo in 2015
Yesterday, Donald Trump said his former secretary of state, Rex Tillerson, was as dumb as a rock and lazy as hell.
Mike Pompeo is doing a great job, I am very proud of him. His predecessor, Rex Tillerson, didn’t have the mental capacity needed. He was dumb as a rock and I couldn’t get rid of him fast enough. He was lazy as hell. Now it is a whole new ballgame, great spirit at State!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 7, 2018
How did a self-described "stable genius" fail to notice during Tillerson's job interview that the man he would nominate for the most important diplomatic position in the world is as dumb as a rock?
Background: Rex Tillerson recently said that Trump would "often" announce something he wanted to do and Tillerson would need to warn him that his actions would be illegal. That Trump would frequently want to do illegal things comes as no surprise to anyone with a speck of insight into Trump's personality.
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November 16, 2018: Trump discussed his written responses to Mueller's questions.
My lawyers don't write answers. I write answers. I was asked a series of questions. I've answered them very easily... very easily.
Rudy
Rudy Giuliani in an interview with Elaina Plott for The Atlantic (December 6):
Answering those questions was a nightmare It took him about three weeks to do what would normally take two days.
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Pretty amazing: Without saying a word, Robert Mueller can knock 25 points off a president’s approval rating. https://t.co/qUgEunOPxY
— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) December 6, 2018
Well dozens of indictments and accumulating guilty pleas could be exerting a drag effect.
Anyway, here's what poll averaging shows.
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