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DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
Sun Feb 18, 2018, 10:10 AM Feb 2018

Former Obama aide: Trump 'exploiting the death of children' to undercut Russia probe

Source: The Hill




BY REBECCA SAVRANSKY - 02/18/18 08:47 AM EST

A former Obama aide ripped President Trump for criticizing the FBI in the wake of the Florida high school shooting and saying the bureau was spending too much time trying to prove Russian collusion with the Trump campaign.

"Exploiting the death of children to undercut the Mueller investigation. I am speechless," Tommy Vietor, who served as a spokesman for former President Obama's National Security Council, tweeted.




Trump late Saturday tweeted about the shooting, saying it was not acceptable that the FBI missed "many signals" sent out by the alleged gunman.

Read more: http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/374430-former-obama-aide-rips-trump-hes-exploiting-the-death-of-children-to
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Former Obama aide: Trump 'exploiting the death of children' to undercut Russia probe (Original Post) DonViejo Feb 2018 OP
Sad - but not surpised! Laf.La.Dem. Feb 2018 #1
Doesnt this idiot know Proud liberal 80 Feb 2018 #2
Good point, but fuck speechless BeyondGeography Feb 2018 #3
+1 2naSalit Feb 2018 #4
THIS BumRushDaShow Feb 2018 #5
yep -nt poboy2 Feb 2018 #7
It's run of the mill trump, TV Cha Feb 2018 #6

Proud liberal 80

(4,167 posts)
2. Doesnt this idiot know
Sun Feb 18, 2018, 10:32 AM
Feb 2018

That there are hundreds of FBI agents all over the country investigating thousands of cases and people. The Florida FBI has nothing to do with the Russia investigation

BeyondGeography

(39,377 posts)
3. Good point, but fuck speechless
Sun Feb 18, 2018, 10:41 AM
Feb 2018

The time for fainting couch phrases has long passed. It’s a brawl, Tommy. He loves it when you act like you’ve been kicked in the nuts.

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