Trump 'seething' as Mueller probe reaches former aides
Source: CNN
Watching the developments unfold on the large television screens installed in his private residence, Trump was "seething," according to a Republican close to the White House.
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As revelations from the Russia investigation rocked Washington on Monday, Trump spent much of the day hunkered down, surrounded by only a handful of aides in the third-story living quarters of the White House.
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The West Wing suddenly was back in full combat mode, with an internal tug-of-war emerging over how aggressively Trump should seek to discredit Mueller and his investigation. Even as White House lawyers urged the President to avoid directly criticizing Mueller, other advisers -- including his former chief strategist Steve Bannon -- suggested he aggressively push back.
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During his morning session with his lawyers, Trump asked for an explanation of the federal grand jury indictment process, and why a sealed indictment was used, according to a senior White House official. He was also interested to know whether the indictments signaled that the investigation is speeding up toward its conclusion, the official said.
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Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/30/politics/donald-trump-mueller-reaction/index.html
A seething ignoramus...
iluvtennis
(19,863 posts)on his own and then ask questions. He wants to be spoon fed every damn thing. What an idiot is in the oval office.
LastLiberal in PalmSprings
(12,586 posts)This would be a good one to end on:
BumRushDaShow
(129,096 posts)NastyRiffraff
(12,448 posts)You and your fellow swamp dwellers are going down.
Liberalagogo
(1,770 posts)volstork
(5,402 posts)However, that violin is WAY too big!
BootinUp
(47,165 posts)Good start Sir!
groundloop
(11,519 posts)45* was gonna' by-God put an end to the leaks from within his administration. Now we have further evidence that, even in his darkest hour, 45*s closest allies and advisers can't be trusted not to leak.
Paula Sims
(877 posts)Mueller can't have too much evidence
paleotn
(17,931 posts)and Bannon, like all who start actually believing their own bullshit, wants to go down in flames fighting. Well? Go right ahead. See where that gets you, you dumb, drunk bastard. Not sure who I hate the most....shit gibbon or the drunk vagrant.
Yavin4
(35,441 posts)SergeStorms
(19,201 posts)Cheer up, Donnie. Your clothes will soon match your complexion.
kimmylavin
(2,284 posts)I feel sure the Republicans had a word for someone who just sits around watching TV all day, collecting money from the government...
mtngirl47
(990 posts)Seething, tweeting, watching the "large" television screens....I guess that means he's not screwing up the world for a little while.
Angry Dragon
(36,693 posts)dhill926
(16,346 posts)forgotmylogin
(7,530 posts)His morning session with his lawyers
...like there are more than one per day...?
Is this a normal Presidential thing?
FakeNoose
(32,645 posts)For some real fun, he should change the channel to MSNBC.
catbyte
(34,403 posts)yuiyoshida
(41,832 posts)makes me happy.