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By Philip Rucker May 12 at 9:06 AM
President Trump suggested Friday that there may be tapes of his private conversations with FBI Director James B. Comey, whom he fired earlier this week, in an apparent attempt to threaten Comey about leaking to the press.
Link to tweet
In his tweet, Trump appears to suggest that he may have recordings of his communications with Comey. It is unclear if such tapes exist, however.
White House spokespeople did not immediately respond to questions about whether Trump had in fact taped his conversations with Comey.
Trump put the word tapes in quotation marks, indicating that perhaps there may be a record of some kind if not an actual audio or video recording.
He used a similar construct in two of his March 4 tweets accusing President Barack Obama, without any evidence, of wiretapping his campaign offices. Trump put the words wires tapped in quotation marks, which White House press secretary Sean Spicer later argued meant surveillance activities more broadly as opposed to physical wiretapping.
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Eyeball_Kid
(7,432 posts)Trumpy is batshit crazy. But his luck is running out.
Jarqui
(10,126 posts)during impeachment proceedings. This is getting more like Watergate every day except Nixon wasn't as nuts and a better liar.
NightWatcher
(39,343 posts)they can tear up the place looking for them. trump has suggested that there is a tape, so I hope they demand he provide them.
He should be getting an obstruction charge any minute now.
Jarqui
(10,126 posts)They might when they see their own political fortunes sinking but they won't accept that in the near future
regnaD kciN
(26,044 posts)..."Nixon wasn't as nuts" spoken about any other president. Remember, Tricky Dicky was the one who held late-night "conversations" with the portraits of his predecessors.
Jarqui
(10,126 posts)Nixon was truly wacky. A social introvert and loner. But considerably smarter than Trump. He knew how things worked in government. He wasn't as easy to nail in a lie.
RockCreek
(739 posts)To his own report of quid pro quo at that dinner.
Not to mention, the entire Russian investigation and any thing else he was privy to as FBI director.
I hope Comey sues him. Obama was too restrained regarding Trump's report of being tapped by him. Although, statute of limitations for that first tapping tweet won't have expired.
Kber
(5,043 posts)MineralMan
(146,317 posts)How did that turn out? I forget...
BumRushDaShow
(129,062 posts)Cha
(297,275 posts)rein him in?