Deep breath: taking the plunge: I believe Whiny Donny when he says he does not know

[question everything]

anything.

I believe Heraldo Rivera who says that Whiny Donny is not a liar.

Why? Because he is too lazy to immerse himself in anything that requires thinking (as opposed to grabbing women). As he himself admitted about his meeting with the Canadian prime minister: he just blurted whatever came into his empty, cavernous brain. He hears what Fox people say and then blurt them back. And when it fizzles, he does Emily Litella : "Never mind." (A beloved Gilda Radner character on SNL, for the youngsters among us).

Yes, there are several reporters dedicated to check his facts which are mostly wrong but this is because he does not bother, does not think that he has any obligation to check the facts. His "base" loves him not for what he says but for the way he says whatever it is that he says.

I believe him that he did not know about the payment to Stormy and that he did not know about any collusion with Russia. In the same way that Christie did not know about the bridge. These people - both with a bombastic talking style - surround themselves with minions who pride themselves in knowing what is good for the boss.

Yes, he admires Putin whose minions offer to help so why not take it? Keeping the Russian creditors at bay also helps.

Normal people and voters would wonder whether such is appropriate for the "leader of the free world" but this is a different matter. Some may bring up Reagan as someone who did not bother to do homeworks, either. Also, it is probably not a coincided that both administrations took extra effort to dismantle what previous administrations achieved - just for the sake of undoing it. A different topic.

Which brings me to hope that once we take the House - can't wait for November - that we should be very careful about the articles of impeachment. To know precisely what are the charges. Does using the White House as means of enriching one and one's family considered High Crime and Misdemeanor? I hope so. I think that, in contrast to Clinton, it will be hard to go after lying to federal agent, because, as I mentioned, above, he has no idea what the truth is.

OK, start shooting..



One can wonder whether this is how a President should behave and this is a different matter. From

[sharp_stick]

1. I never used to agree with this

but the more I get to know Trump the more I think he really is a moron.

Nobody has ever told him no so he's been raised to think that everything he does is correct. As you said, he's surrounded by people who are pretty much as narcissistic as he is, but they're also smarter and have no problem doing terrible things to advance them both.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

2. I'd believe it except for the fact that Dolt 45 is a control freak.

He might not have known the specifics of the Stormy Daniels NDA because Cohen, his fixer, was the zookeeper walking behind the elephant with a shovel and a bin bag, cleaning up another one of Trump's messes, which he was expected to do. But I do think Trump knew what was going on with the Russians. He was too cozy with too many of them not to have known.

[shanti]

3. He can be both

a liar and an idiot....just saying.

[get the red out]

4. He didn't have to understand the plan intricately

To ok the plan, and Trump has no problem with breaking the law either. Dumb, lazy criminals are still criminals.

[Sampan]

5. One problem that I see with your position: he doesnt delegate to that degree. Hes a control freak

[question everything]

7. No, he does not. And people who surround someone like that are very adept

at making the ideas as if they came from the freaks on top.

I remember a co-worker who literally changed his idea in mid sentence when he realized that the boss - no, not exactly a control freak - was coming with a different idea.

The trick for people like that is to never let the boss to know that the idea came from them. This is how they lose their jobs at the White House.

Wonder whether Ivanka has mastered this to perfection.

[ginnyinWI]

6. well why did it take him so long to deny knowing about the payment?

It's uncharacteristic for him not to hit back at any accuser immediately. I think it scared him.

Ignorance of the law is no excuse, as the saying goes.

I've long been saying that he is ignorant, and too stupid to know he is ignorant, and his personality is too flawed to allow him to listen to anyone consistently.

[question everything]

8. After "60 Minutes" it was clear even to him that the story was out. Perhaps Ivanka said something

So it was easy to say, as he has been saying with Russia - who me?

[CatMor]

9. trump is a liar, has always been a liar going way back...

there is no way I believe any lawyer would do a contract without a client's knowledge and no way do I believe any lawyer would pay out 130,000. or any amount of his own money without the clients knowledge. Geraldo is full of Fox nonsense.

[brooklynite]

10. I've always thought it was perfectly reasonable to assume this...

Trump's job was to go to audiences of adoring fans and give his stump speech. He didn't need to be involved in any of the planning or organizational details.

[question everything]

11. Also, wanted to add that he sold himself as a successful businessman

and it is not just the bankruptcy; he did not even build this "empire." He got it from daddy..