Trump Was Repeatedly Warned That Ukraine Conspiracy Theory Was 'Completely Debunked'

[yortsed snacilbuper]

Trump was repeatedly warned by his own staff that the Ukraine conspiracy theory that he and his lawyer were pursuing was “completely debunked” long before the president pressed Ukraine this summer to investigate his Democratic rivals, a former top adviser said on Sunday.

Thomas P. Bossert, who served as Mr. Trump’s first homeland security adviser, said he told the president there was no basis to the theory that Ukraine, not Russia, intervened in the 2016 election and did so on behalf of the Democrats. Speaking out for the first time, Mr. Bossert said he was “deeply disturbed” that Mr. Trump nonetheless tried to get Ukraine’s president to produce damaging information about Democrats.

Mr. Bossert’s comments, on the ABC program “This Week” and in a subsequent telephone interview, underscored the danger to the president as the House moves ahead with an inquiry into whether he abused his power for political gain. Other former aides to Mr. Trump said on Sunday that he refused to accept reassurances about Ukraine no matter how many times it was explained to him, instead subscribing to an unsubstantiated narrative that has now brought him to the brink of impeachment.

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[underpants]

1. Yeah but what did Hannity tell him?

Or what did he hear on Fox News?

[Cartoonist]

2. Birther brain

Trump isn't interested in the truth.

[malaise]

3. He also knew that the birther crap was made up but

that didn't stop him - he's the fucking king of all things fake.

[Docreed2003]

4. There's no convincing a man who creates his own warped reality

[gratuitous]

5. Trump heard a pleasing lie

Rather than dropping it when he was told it was a lie, he clung all the more firmly to the story he wanted to believe was true, not actual truth. Unfortunately for Trump, not everyone in the country depends for their paycheck on being agreeable to his moods and whims. We don't have to sign on to his delusions, and we don't have to take seriously the people who do.

[randr]

6. It is never about the substance

There was no damaging info in Hillary's emails either. Just the suggestion of wrong doing is all he needs to propel his line of bullshit.
He knows there is no there there. Imagery is all he plays with.

[ooky]

7. "Debunked" is not an issue for President Dennison.