Donald Jr.: My father said he 'hoped' Comey would let go of investigation

[brooklynite]

Source: The Hill

Donald Trump Jr. defended his father Saturday after former FBI Director James Comey's testimony, saying that his father never told the ousted top cop to end investigations into former National Security adviser Michael Flynn, but merely told Comey he "hoped" that he would.

"I think it's clear that everything that went on in the Comey testimony was basically ridiculous," Trump told Fox's Jeanine Pirro on Saturday.

Read more: http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/337279-donald-trump-my-father-said-he-hoped-comey-would-let-go-of

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[Doitnow]

1. Sure, then he went and fired him because he has said many times he did it because of the

"Russia thing."

[Warpy]

2. Uh, sonny, you weren't there.

Unless you want to tell us you heard the tapes your daddy is denying exist so he won't have to produce them, that is.

Either way, he's obstructing an investigation and either you're talking through your nether hole or you've just sunk him.

[Hoyt]

3. That's the only defense he has, and it's BS, Junior.

[chelsea0011]

4. So, when Dad said he hoped you would go away, you didn't get the hint?

[geek tragedy]

5. Elder Wastrel Son not any brighter than Lesser Wastrel Son. nt

[Scarsdale]

21. Just as clueless

as Agent Orange daddy. Where is princess Ivanka on this, she usually gets her face in any camera that is in the area. We already heard from zombie Eeeeric.

[politicat]

6. Sorry, asshat jr. There's case law on this. An order phrased as a hope is still an order.

1995, NLRB ruling.

H/T to Language Log

http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=33207

Excerpt below:

Andrew Strom, “Workers Understand a Boss’s ‘Hopes’“, on labor 6/9/2017:

According to the sworn testimony of former FBI Director James Comey, President Trump pulled him into a private meeting in the oval office and said, about the FBI’s ongoing investigation of former national security advisor Michael Flynn, “I hope you can let this go.” One question raised by the testimony is whether it was reasonable for Comey to interpret President Trump’s statement as a directive. While labor law does not have a direct answer, the National Labor Relations Board has held that when a company president expresses his “hope” to a worker, it can be coercive.

In a 1995 case, KNTV, Inc., the company president had a private meeting with a reporter where the president told the reporter, “I hope you won’t continue to be an agitator or antagonize the people in the newsroom.” The NLRB found that the statement was coercive in large part because it was made by the company’s highest ranking official and it was made in a meeting that the reporter was required to attend alone. Sound familiar?

[Eyeball_Kid]

7. Who in this entry represents the height of arrogance? Any guesses?

[luvMIdog]

8. Holy shit at the end she is suggesting Trump Jr should run for office

Stop the insanity! Okay this is crude but I gotta say it what a butt licker Jeanine is

As if we do not have enough fucking Trump's in the White House

[jrthin]

9. So says donny jr. as they're all being led off to prison. nt

[Grassy Knoll]

10. Son Of Sam Hears A Dog Barking...

....

[mackdaddy]

11. A lot like "I'm going to make you an offer..... that you cannot refuse" N/t

[elmac]

12. RICO RICO RICO for the whole lot of them nt

[Bluepinky]

13. They are two very repulsive people.

One is a lying pile of excrement and the other enables and promotes his lies.

[Skittles]

14. yes, we heard about his gentle nudging from when he was in private business

[Granny M]

15. But your daddy said

he didn't say that.

[sprinkleeninow]

16. "One lies and the other swears to it." eom

[DeminPennswoods]

17. Own goal right there

nt

[Bernardo de La Paz]

18. This is tRump version of "Hope and Change". His hope is his COMMAND. . . . nt

[CozyMystery]

19. The way I see it, his father didn't say anything to Comey...

but the President of the United States did. Big difference in roles.

[beachbum bob]

20. So Trump's son just VERIFIED what trump said to Comey, so has the media caught on to this?

[Maeve]

22. You putz, you just called your father a liar!!!!

You blew it entirely...dingleberry doesn't fall far from the arse.

[judesedit]

23. Yeah....after he kicked everyone out of the room. Like Don Jr said

"You know my father...when he tells you to do something..." Well Comey isn't Drumpf's kid or employee. We all know what asshat meant by "I hope...."

[Zorro]

24. TPM comment

The Trumps = The Stupid Corleones, with every member of the family named Fredo.