W.H. officials claim they planned for Trump to push Putin, then Trump refused to run the play

[Miles Archer]

White House officials claim they had planned for Trump to push Putin on election interference, using the DOJ indictment of 12 Russians as leverage, and then Trump refused to run the play 👇

https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-digs-in-against-criticism-on-multiple-fronts-1532129844?redirect=amp#click=https://t.co/lYSutzQR2K …

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[tanyev]

1. Hellooo? You are working for a treasonous asshole. What more will it take for you to see that?

[exboyfil]

2. Well that audible went to hell

Who did he think he was - Tom Brady.

[peekaloo]

3. Ol' Bone Spurs called an audible and punted.

or took a knee.

[exboyfil]

4. Actually it looked like Peyton Manning

On the first offensive play in the Super Bowl against the Seahawks.

[peekaloo]

6. that still makes me laugh!

[Achilleaze]

5. The republican Draft-dodger-in-Chief dodged his responsibility to America

Pretty damn sucky of the republicans to so glaringly chicken out and fail to protect America's interests.

[C_U_L8R]

7. Turned chicken, eh?

With all that bluster, it's pretty obvious Trump would be a coward.

[coti]

15. Cowardice is the interpretation most favorable to Trump in this situation nt

[NoMoreRepugs]

8. Sounds to me a bit like some WH Officials are

trying to cover their asses and create the illusion they aren't complicit in selling out America.

[peggysue2]

14. Absolutely!

They know this weasel is doomed and want a record to clear themselves of accountability when it all collapses.

Subtlety is not a strong suit with this crew.

To me this is akin to the Trumpster dropping a new NFL attack to deflect from the rolling charges of treason following Helsinki.

Isn't working. Anyone and everyone working for the Trumpster Administration is tainted with the overwhelming stink of disloyalty to the country.

[catbyte]

9. He's a goddamned coward. It's so evident that he's scared shitless of Putin.

[Garrett78]

10. Be they WH officials or Democrats or media members, everyone needs to drop all pretenses.

Putin is a murderous dictator who is trying to undermine trust in democratic institutions and is interfering in elections, in both the US and Europe. And all signs point to Trump being beholden to Putin due to money owed or kompromat, or both. Meanwhile, Trump is alienating allies and poses a national security risk.

That's what I would say, rather than even bothering to suggest Trump might stand up to Putin. Drop the pretenses--let's not pretend like Trump standing up to Putin is even under consideration. We all know it isn't.

Stop with the "I can't understand why he isn't taking a tougher stand against Putin" garbage. And stop engaging in debate those silly Trump minions who argue that Trump is being tough on Russia.

Be blunt and tell it like it is.

[Nevilledog]

11. Point I think people are missing.....

... Why the fuck did the DOJ have any contact with the White House about the 12 indictments?. Since when does the Executive branch dictate when the Judicial should carry out its legal authority?. What if trump said NOPE, you can't release them? We're missing something here.




P.S. Since when is it appropriate for the SUBJECT of an investigation to make ANY decision about how the prosecutors are proceeding?. This is nuts.

[JHB]

12. It's been several days. If they're still working for him, they're ok with it.

Whining anonymously to journalists doesn't cut it.

[Vinca]

13. Don wouldn't confront Putin face-to-face if you promised him a lifetime of free

bankruptcy lawyers. He's a serious wimp. Big tough guy on twitter, big ass baby in person.

[BadGimp]

16. You Know What This Means Right?

#PutinsWinsAgain and the GOP is now #ThePartyOfPutin