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From Trump’s perspective it was a “witch-hunt” investigation which hamstrung his Presidency from the start. And in fact by the end there was not compelling evi

by zaroth 8y ago

From Trump’s perspective it was a “witch-hunt” investigation which hamstrung his Presidency from the start. And in fact by the end there was not compelling evidence that Trump or his Campaign coordinated with Russia at all. There were many dirty tricks and bad actors which served to perpetuate the investigation, which by the way cost many many millions for innocent people to defend themselves against. And they are innocent until proven guilty. Trump knows he did not collude or conspire or cooperate with Russia to defeat Clinton, and yet the investigation grinds on for hundreds of days while he is trying to enact policy to improve the lives for millions of Americans. That’s his mindset. Flynn, Papadopoulos, and Cohen lied to Congress or investigators, which impeded the investigation, and were charged for it. No such charges were brought against Trump.

valine 8y ago
We don’t have to speculate about what trump’s mindset was at the start of the investigation. The mueller report gives precise details about trumps state of mind. After learning about the investigation for the first time Trump slumped back in his chair and said to attorney general Jeff sessions “Oh my God. This is terrible. This is the end of my Presidency. I'm fucked. You were supposed to protect me.” That is not the reaction of an innocent man.
- zaroth 8y ago
  The actual quote, from the Report; > ”Oh my God. This is terrible. This is the end of my Presidency. I’m fucked.” > How could you let this happen, Jeff?” The President said the position of Attorney General was his most important appointment and that Sessions had “let [him] down,” contrasting him to Eric Holder and Robert Kennedy. > Sessions recalled that the President said to him, “you were supposed to protect me,” or words to that effect. The President returned to the consequences of the appointment and said, “Everyone tells me if you get one of these independent counsels it ruins your presidency. It takes years and years and I won’t be able to do anything. This is the worst thing that ever happened to me.” And I’d say the same thing as a completely innocent man in the same position. Trump truly was fucked, badly, for hundreds of days. Sessions was supposed to protect Trump from a special counsel which did in fact derail his Presidency to pursue a fruitless investigation. By any account, if the media had their way, it would have been the end of his Presidency. I’m sort of amazed by his grit in getting through the whole thing intact. Many times I expected he would resign just to try to escape it. I can’t imagine millions of people and almost the entire mass media absolutely convinced that you’re an agent of Russia, Clapper on CNN saying you’re Putin’s asset, all without any evidence.
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by zaroth 8y ago

valine 8y ago

We don’t have to speculate about what trump’s mindset was at the start of the investigation. The mueller report gives precise details about trumps state of mind. After learning about the investigation for the first time Trump slumped back in his chair and said to attorney general Jeff sessions “Oh my God. This is terrible. This is the end of my Presidency. I'm fucked. You were supposed to protect me.” That is not the reaction of an innocent man.

zaroth 8y ago
The actual quote, from the Report; > ”Oh my God. This is terrible. This is the end of my Presidency. I’m fucked.” > How could you let this happen, Jeff?” The President said the position of Attorney General was his most important appointment and that Sessions had “let [him] down,” contrasting him to Eric Holder and Robert Kennedy. > Sessions recalled that the President said to him, “you were supposed to protect me,” or words to that effect. The President returned to the consequences of the appointment and said, “Everyone tells me if you get one of these independent counsels it ruins your presidency. It takes years and years and I won’t be able to do anything. This is the worst thing that ever happened to me.” And I’d say the same thing as a completely innocent man in the same position. Trump truly was fucked, badly, for hundreds of days. Sessions was supposed to protect Trump from a special counsel which did in fact derail his Presidency to pursue a fruitless investigation. By any account, if the media had their way, it would have been the end of his Presidency. I’m sort of amazed by his grit in getting through the whole thing intact. Many times I expected he would resign just to try to escape it. I can’t imagine millions of people and almost the entire mass media absolutely convinced that you’re an agent of Russia, Clapper on CNN saying you’re Putin’s asset, all without any evidence.
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