TFG slammed by former Pentagon chief: 'He believes he has Putin-esque like powers'

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Former Defense Secretary Bill Cohen said Friday that he was not surprised by new claims from former Defense Secretary Mark Esper, who is alleging in his book that former President Donald Trump once proposed launching a missile attack on Mexico.

“I must say I'm not surprised," Cohen said during an appearance on MSNBC. "We saw evidence of this, that former President Trump has no respect for the rule of law. He believes he has Putin-esque like powers.”

Cohen added, citing what he described as "high-level sources," that one of Trump's advisors had informed the president that his plans were illegal. "And he said, 'So what?' And the individual said, 'Well, you could be prosecuted." And he said, 'By whom?'"

"So the attitude is I can do anything," Cohen continued, "and I have absolute power. So this doesn't surprise me, that he would even talk about this."

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-slammed-by-former-pentagon-chief-he-believes-he-has-putin-esque-like-powers/ar-AAX04V3

[Irish_Dem]

1. Trump has good reason to believe he is untouchable.

He has never had consequences for any of this crimes.

[malaise]

2. He's had a few but they hardly mattered

Time to lock him up

[Irish_Dem]

3. Minor consequences that never prevented future crimes.

When he was POTUS, he went on a four year crime spree.

[Cha]

4. trump got Kicked out of Office by

81 Million Voters.. he's not exactly "untouchable".. and it NOT over.

Oh and Doesn't the presidente of Mexico support trump?

💙💛

[MyOwnPeace]

5. Says it all right there......

"And he said, 'So what?' And the individual said, 'Well, you could be prosecuted." And he said, 'By whom?'"

And as of today - there is STILL NO ANSWER!!!!!

[MerryBlooms]

6. Yep. Still committing crimes daily, laughing all the way to the bank.

[Bev54]

7. Yeah great slam him now in a book but the fucking coward didn't come forward when he had the power

to actually make a difference.

[wnylib]

12. Did he have the power to make a difference?

Suppose he went public with this information. What would have happened differently in the administration?

[Bev54]

14. Well he had a lot more power then, perhaps to do something about a 25th amendment

or at the very least bring it to the public, but to sit on it until you write a book seems to be the chicken shit republican way.

[jalan48]

8. Hopefully Garland sees Cohen's statements.

[UTUSN]

9. More proof that "beliefs" and "believing" are lethal in the wrong brains.

[Thunderbeast]

10. I can hardly wait for the Vicente Fox response!

His videos mocking TFG were precious.

[Escurumbele]

11. Reason why he MUST BE PROSECUTED for all his crimes, that will teach other republicans as well

that THEY CAN ALSO BE prosecuted.

[COL Mustard]

13. Bill Cohen....the man who gave us

Susan Collins. I'm sure she thinks that TFG learned a lesson or two along the way..........