GOP congressman: Trump may lack language 'discipline' to avoid appearance of investigation interfer

[babylonsister]

http://www.cnn.com/2017/06/15/politics/kfile-gop-congressman-trump-discipline/index.html

GOP congressman: Trump may lack language 'discipline' to avoid appearance of investigation interference

By Andrew Kaczynski, CNN

Updated 11:38 AM ET, Thu June 15, 2017


(CNN)Republican Rep. David Schweikert said in a radio interview Thursday that President Donald Trump might lack the language discipline to avoid giving the appearance of interfering in an investigation .

Schweikert said Trump may not have learned the discipline because he's not from the "political class." Schweikert made the comments on NPR's "Morning Edition" during a discussion about possible obstruction of justice by Trump in the FBI's investigation into Russia's influence in the 2016 election.

"I'm at the point where we also have to be real careful from the standpoint that we have a President that's not from the political class," the Arizona Republican said. "The learning of the disciplined use of language and what certain words mean in our context -- if you're not from this world you may not have developed that discipline."

"Sometimes when you're as we were just hearing, saying, 'tell the world I'm not the subject of the investigation,' well the very fact of asking you to tell the world may be a violation of -- because you asked them to tell the world," added Schweikert. "I mean think about that circle."

Earlier, Schweikert said Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation was actually "healthy" because it would sort truth from conspiracy related to the President.

"This may be one of those occasions where we're going to have to go through several months of the news cycle and discomfort to finally figure out, saying, 'OK, this was just ill-used language. This is absolutely innocent, or here's something that's been wrong,'" he said.

[Docreed2003]

1. It's amazing to me the lengths of debasement these clowns wil go for the manchild

[jaysunb]

2. LOL !

Does this idiot know how many times Trump has been in legal situations ? He know exactly how it works.

[klook]

3. We have to give him a break here. English is his 2nd language.

Trump is accustomed to screaming and flinging poo most of the time.

[beachbum bob]

4. Words matter when spoke by Democrats but not conservatives?

Words get people killed

[LOL Lib]

9. Like when Dump suggested that 2nd amendment people could do something to stop Hillary.

IOKIYAR to suggest gun violence against a political foe.

We can't even joke about such things on the internet without a visit from MIB

[gratuitous]

5. "This was just ill-used language . . . absolutely innocent"

Trump is smart enough to clear the room when he wants to knuckle someone into doing something unethical or illegal, but we're supposed to believe that he's just inartfully ignorant of the way things are supposed to be done? I may have been born at night, but it wasn't last night, Mr. Schweikert.

[brooklynite]

6. He apparently also lacks the body discipline to avoid appearance of sexual harassment.

[spanone]

7. I usually wipe this kind of shit off my shoes before i go into the house

[Vinca]

8. Trump has probably been sued more times than all our presidents combined. If he hasn't figured out

how to keep his mouth shut, he deserves everything he gets.

[leftstreet]

10. Translation, he doesn't lie as well as we can?

hmm...

[QED]

11. Schweikert is an idiot - said indivisible groups incite violence

Schweikert: Indivisible Groups 'Incite Violence' and 'Light Cars on Fire'

"Dated June 5, the letter [from Schweikert] warns:

Be on the lookout.

Groups called 'Resistance,' 'Stronger Together,' 'Indivisible,' 'We Are the People,' and 'We feel the Bern' are far left front groups determined to inflict the kind of violence that we have never seen before.

These groups believe that even Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren are too moderate. They drive a radical social agenda and will stop no turn to 'clash with police,' 'incite violence,' 'light cars on fire,' 'incite mass arrests,' 'and use women, children, and families to mass confusion.'"

http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/arizona-congressman-david-schweikert-indivisible-groups-violence-9409712?utm_source=Newsletters&utm_medium=email

[luvMIdog]

12. The GOP nominated someone that can't communicate in his mother tongue- priceless

[Tommy_Carcetti]

13. His language is a non-dealing. nt

[ProudLib72]

14. Let me get this straight

First it was alternative facts because the president can't lie (even though he tells the truth only 5% of the time).

Second it was "Give him a break. He's new at this".

Now it's that he lacks language discipline because he is not a politician?

Are you fucking kidding me?! You elected this asshole to the office of president. Stop making excuses and start admitting he was never cut out for the job.

[matt819]

15. You mean. . .

the way Vincent "The Chin" Gigante pretended be crazy while he headed up the Genovese crime family in NY?

Maybe 45 will go with the diminished capacity defense.

Or the just plain batshit crazy defense.

Or the "unable to assist in his defense" defense.

As for the non-Russian dealings - I'm sure there was no quid pro quo of any sort regarding the Miss Universe pageant. Or the double the market price for his Miami mansion. Or the hundreds of millions of secretly purchased properties. Yeah, Donnie Two Scoops. We get it. You're crazy (wink, wink).

[Nevernose]

16. It's not MY fault I robbed that bank!

I just lack discipline. How am I supposed to know the intricacies of the banking system? I don't work for Goldman Sachs!

[tanyev]

17. I believe that's why the other highly qualified candidate called him temperamentally unfit.

[Gothmog]

18. Trump is an idiot

[WinkyDink]

19. Poor man-baby! He only knows legal terms such as "eminent domain," "bankruptcy," "graft," "income-

tax evasion," and "You're fired!"

He reached age 71 never having heard the words "emolument," "nepotism," "Russia," and "truth."

[Proud Liberal Dem]

20. Incompetence, Ignorance

Do Republicans realize that whatever "excuse(s)" they come up with to absolve Trump simply don't look good and they (and even Democrats) would (rightly) NEVER excuse a Democratic President from potentially colluding with a foreign power to influence an election and/or attempt to obstruct an investigation into the alleged collusion on the basis of incompetence and/or ignorance. So, why is it ok for Trump? Also, why is it ok that several members of his (mis-)Administration either refuse to answer lawmakers' questions or "can't recall" much of what has happened in their jobs?