Trump Just Exposed the "Corrupt Intent" Mueller Needs

[UpInArms]

Donald Trump has a habit of incriminating himself. No one understands this better than the people who work for him. In Bob Woodward’s new book, Fear, Trump’s aides reportedly describe how they’ve scrambled again and again to stop him from exposing the extent of his paranoia and dishonesty. But the president has thwarted them. He can’t stop talking about himself, especially on Twitter. And when he does, he broadcasts his corruption.

The author who’s going to bring down Trump isn’t Woodward. It’s Trump.

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On Monday, Mueller received that evidence. He didn’t get it from Woodward or anyone quoted in the book. He got it from Trump. And it wasn’t in an email or a secret audio recording. It was on Twitter. There, the president lambasted Sessions for allowing the Justice Department to indict two pro-Trump congressmen: Chris Collins, charged with insider trading, and Duncan Hunter, charged with stealing campaign money for personal use. “Two long running, Obama era, investigations of two very popular Republican Congressmen were brought to a well publicized charge, just ahead of the Mid-Terms, by the Jeff Sessions Justice Department,” Trump wrote. “Two easy wins now in doubt because there is not enough time. Good job Jeff…”

There’s no handy way to spin this tweet. You can’t argue, as Trump’s attorneys have in the Comey case, that Trump fired an official for malfeasance and knew his replacement would continue the investigation. In the tweet, Trump explicitly denounced the Justice Department for bringing charges based on thorough investigations. He made clear his objection: that the charges hurt his party. And he complained that the indicted congressmen were “very popular.” That’s crucial. It shows that Trump wasn’t saying he wished the congressmen had been indicted sooner so that other Republicans could have replaced them on the ballot. Trump was implying that he wished the congressmen had been allowed to carry the Republican banner through the election without being indicted at all.

Read more at https://amp.slate.com/news-and-politics/2018/09/trumps-jeff-sessions-tweet-is-the-corrupt-intent-mueller-is-looking-for.html

[MyOwnPeace]

1. Beautifully said.......

Well thought out - and that's what we're gonna' need to get this job done.
And Mueller is the man to do it.

Just wish it would happen like......yesterday!!!!!!!

Support the truth - Get Out The Vote!!!!!

[BigmanPigman]

2. Add that to the list of impeachable crimes

that Kavanaugh will ignore when he makes his "non biased" decisions on the impeachment of a sitting president. Man, we are screwed.

Call your senators in DC [phone]

[proglib217]

8. The die is cast

As you said, "we are screwed." And we're likely to remain screwed, S. Ct.-wise, for a good 20-30 years.

[Pepsidog]

3. Great analysis and enjoyable read. Keep tweeting yourself into prison Dotard

[D23MIURG23]

4. I have no idea why Mueller is still interested in interviewing dump

If you are looking for corrupt intent, it oozes out of his fucking pores daily. The man openly rants about how he is "fighting back" against the Justice Department and investigations into his conduct. He openly talked about how he had russia on his mind when he fired Comey. He openly fulminates about how the DOJ should go after his political opponents for no reason in particular. Seriously, what more do you need? Do you think this might constitute a pattern guys?

Investigating dump for corrupt intend is like trying to confirm the death of a body with a severed head. You wouldn't think it would be necessary to check for vitals.

[Scurrilous]

5. K&R

[grantcart]

6. Give him a permanent microphone

[blue-wave]

7. Yup

definitely intent to obstruct. But geez, how much more is there that we do not know about....yet.