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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsCNN Sources: DOJ report does not confirm Trump's wiretap claim
(CNN)Two government officials told CNN Friday evening that the classified report the Justice Department delivered to House and Senate investigators does not confirm President Donald Trump's allegations that President Barack Obama wiretapped him during the campaign.
The sources, speaking on condition of anonymity, spoke with knowledge of the classified report's contents.
When asked if the DOJ's documents would confirm Trump's as of yet wholly unsubstantiated allegations, House Intelligence Chairman Devin Nunes told CNN, "I don't think so" as he walked into a room to read the report.
Ranking member Rep. Adam Schiff, a California Democrat, said he was "absolutely confident" the DOJ report would not back up Trump's allegation.
The sources, speaking on condition of anonymity, spoke with knowledge of the classified report's contents.
When asked if the DOJ's documents would confirm Trump's as of yet wholly unsubstantiated allegations, House Intelligence Chairman Devin Nunes told CNN, "I don't think so" as he walked into a room to read the report.
Ranking member Rep. Adam Schiff, a California Democrat, said he was "absolutely confident" the DOJ report would not back up Trump's allegation.
http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/17/politics/justice-department-wiretap-congress/index.html
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CNN Sources: DOJ report does not confirm Trump's wiretap claim (Original Post)
spanone
Mar 2017
OP
ginnyinWI
(17,276 posts)1. someday at his sanity trial,
this will be evidence.
A man who so desperately needs to be right that he convinces himself of it, in the face of all reality to the contrary.
pat_k
(9,313 posts)2. DT never admits error or defeat. Never.
PBS
The Choice 2016
Transcript
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/film/the-choice-2016/transcript/
TIMOTHY OBRIEN, Author, TrumpNation:
Roy Cohn taught Donald how to come out punching, how to use lawsuits like machine gun bullets, and take a no-prisoners approach to City Hall, to your business opponents, to anyone else who might get in your way. And I think Donald reveled in that.
NARRATOR:
But with damning evidence of racial discrimination, the company was forced to settle. Nevertheless, Donald didnt admit any wrongdoing and even declared the outcome a victory.
TONY SCHWARTZ:
This is a classic example of where Trump begins to demonstrate something he talks about all the time today, which is hes a counterpuncher. So somebody comes after him and says that hes done something nefarious and horrible, and he just goes back at them with all guns blazing you know, Boom, boom, boom! and admits nothing. Never admit anything. Never say you made a mistake. Just keep coming. And if you lose, declare victory.
And thats exactly what happened there. He lost as clearly as you can lose, but he loudly proclaimed his victory.
Roy Cohn taught Donald how to come out punching, how to use lawsuits like machine gun bullets, and take a no-prisoners approach to City Hall, to your business opponents, to anyone else who might get in your way. And I think Donald reveled in that.
NARRATOR:
But with damning evidence of racial discrimination, the company was forced to settle. Nevertheless, Donald didnt admit any wrongdoing and even declared the outcome a victory.
TONY SCHWARTZ:
This is a classic example of where Trump begins to demonstrate something he talks about all the time today, which is hes a counterpuncher. So somebody comes after him and says that hes done something nefarious and horrible, and he just goes back at them with all guns blazing you know, Boom, boom, boom! and admits nothing. Never admit anything. Never say you made a mistake. Just keep coming. And if you lose, declare victory.
And thats exactly what happened there. He lost as clearly as you can lose, but he loudly proclaimed his victory.
triron
(22,023 posts)3. why not simply "denies"?? wtf is all this double talk?