i think donald fraud blew it this week

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after begging and begging for the mueller investigation to be shut down, he finally got his wish and it was stopped with some key conclusions left dangling, and some notable targets left free from indictment.

barr's spin might have been clumsy and obvious, but it seemed quite plausible that donald fraud could ride out the bad news of the report itself, bouyed by the non-indictments, and the timing well in advance of the general election campaign, to survive one of the worst scandals in presidential history.


then he decided to say f*ck you to congress.

no cooperation, no complying with subpoenas, no documents, no tax returns, nothing, nada, zip, nope.


wtf is he thinking? no sooner does he scrape by with a pass for a mountain of high crimes and misdemeanors, he then has to turn around and create brand new ones, and piss of some republicans, too -- for what? to keep secret a report we've mostly seen already?

honestly, i think historians will look back on this week as the week he snatched defeat from the jaws of victory.

[Chin music]

1. I like that idea.

And i hope you are right. I can see the basis for that, from what you describe.

[C_U_L8R]

2. Trump worships at the altar of chaos

He is sick in the head and likely the most self-consumed asshole we've seen in our lifetimes

[saidsimplesimon]

3. "No publicity is bad publicity."

He is desperate to dominate the news cycle. OK by me, the more he whines, the better.

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4. there are less personally destructive ways to dominate the news cycle

he's got trade wars and war drums going on, is that not enough?

[saidsimplesimon]

5. I get the humour, good shot at the basket. You score, imo

[0rganism]

11. problem is the B-reel

the more that stock footage plays of him walking to the presidential helicopter or waving from the WH porch, the more he's viewed as "presidential" regardless of the crawl or the voice-over. dominating news cycles worked for Reagan, and it will probably work for Trump.

[saidsimplesimon]

13. Reagan was a pathetic invalid

in the last stages of dementia by the end of his term. If that is your comparison, then same, same.

[0rganism]

20. and Reagan won re-election by a landslide in 1984

be careful what you wish for

[saidsimplesimon]

21. Whoo, not my wish

I consider the bushit administration on par with ronnie raygun. My comments are on record at DU. My wish is we unite to kick the pretender sitting on the golden throne (hoping for a dump) to prison where he belongs. imo

[meow2u3]

6. In Trump's twisted mind, this is all a big, fat game

He's threatening this country for the sheer sport of it, just like the psycho he is! And he's bullying and strongarming Republicans in Congress and in the executive branch to do his corrupt, criminal bidding so they go to jail while he gets off scot-free (or so he thinks).

[corbettkroehler]

12. Best Explanation I've Read!

It sure explains many things. Given that we know that he thinks trophy hunts of endangered species qualify as "winning", it makes sense that he'd view government as a contact sport.

[CentralMass]

7. I honestly think that he can and will do anything he wants snd get away with it.

[Brawndo]

18. Yes, he can and he will, until we decide we've had enough

If we're going to ignore the Constitution in this country, then he is not a President and has no authority or protection. He and his cult are fair game and they're ridiculously outnumbered. They may find soon enough that they miss the Rule of Law.

[uponit7771]

8. Unnn, the premise here is Red Don had a choice of whether or not to say "F*ck You" to congress....

... I don't think he did.

Mueller didn't settle certain issues in his report ... those things can be settled by congress ... Red Don wants to prevent that

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10. i think he did himself more harm than good this week.

i think he could have taken the bad press for a few weeks, kept saying no indictment, and ride out the storm.

cranking it up to a major confrontation with congress is more likely to alienate some of the republicans in congress he needs to protect him. i'm not clear on what the real upside is for donald fraud. i mean, if this all-out obstruction war works and a less confrontational approach would not have worked, that implies that there's something in the redactions that he needs to be kept secret -- even though there was no indictment anyway.

i'm not sure what that can be. the unredacted stuff is damning enough.

[magicarpet]

9. As he has always done,... trDump is trying...

.... to put a happy face on his criminality and depravity. He is a Mafia thug and strong arms his way out of difficulties.

[saidsimplesimon]

14. Tries is the operative word.

Bulldoze the thug

[QED]

15. He's betting on the courts to save him. nt

On edit: damn autocorrect!

[lpbk2713]

16. I'm glad you can keep track.

I can't tell any more if one day or one week is any better or worse than another.

Trump is just a walking clusterfuck.

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17. i have to disagree with calling him a "walking clusterfuck"

usually he uses a golf cart.

[Norbert]

19. He never had victory in sight on this one

Even the redacted Mueller Report raised several questions. This hasn't and will not go away, especially with obstructionhe's done this week.