Trump, Giuliani strategizing leaves White House in the dark

[riversedge]

Source: cnn



Updated 1:37 PM ET, Thu May 3, 2018


(CNN)Rudy Giuliani's cable rollout as a member of President Donald Trump's legal team, and the torrent of statements he made Wednesday night, caught many in the White House offguard and flat-footed, highlighting the continued chaotic nature of the President's communications strategy.

Giuliani told CNN Thursday he and Trump are in sync.


"You won't see daylight between me and the President," Giuliani said in an interview. "The strategy is to get everything wrapped up and done with this so that it doesn't take on a life of its own."........................................


Several White House officials were also taken aback by Giuliani's dramatic interview Wednesday night. One White House aide said Giuliani's interview "stunned and shocked" communications staff, most of whom weren't expecting it...............................

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/03/politics/rudy-giuliani-donald-trump-communications/index.html

[Happyhippychick]

1. I used to hate the sound of that man's voice, now I welcome it.

Keep talking Rudy. Keeeeeep talking!

[Arkansas Granny]

3. I turn down the volume and used closed captioning. Reading it isn't as bad as listening.

I agree with your statement. By all means, Rudy, keep talking.

[Happyhippychick]

5. Ha! Great idea, I will do that!

[MBS]

11. yes, please; just keep on ranting away.

[Quixote1818]

2. It sound like they just want to admit everything and try to put it behind them

However, the only problem is that they have been lying for months now. This should have been the strategy right at the beginning.

[Honeycombe8]

4. Not to me. Sounds like they want to deny everything, and put it behind them.

If able to, manufacture "evidence" to show the investigation what its conclusion should be, so no need to continue investigating. "We resolved everything for you."

What's interesting is that the payment to Stormy...that it was a campaign violation...is not against Trump directly. That mainly would affect Cohen, since he's the one that did it. Even if Trump knew, and that can be shown, Trump can say that he didn't know this or that, because Cohen handled everything and assured him everything was done by the book.

[0rganism]

7. to me it seems like you're both correct

sounds like they want to have it both ways, but doing that and not getting busted is going to require significant reworking of a large body of established law.
the degree to which we the people allow the shenanigans to proceed unhindered will reveal much about our national character.

[Honeycombe8]

14. Okay, well...we have all bases covered, then!

[Pluvious]

10. The goal is to get past it all while still having GOP majorities to back them

November is looming.

As Hannity is so smugly fond of taunting...
"Tic tock tic tock."

[paulkienitz]

6. Giuliani will never wash off the Trump stank now

Like everyone else who gets pulled into Trump's agenda, he is permanently fouled by it and will never recover any positive legacy he might otherwise have had.

[Scarsdale]

22. Poor Rudy.

After this, he won't even be able to get another cousin to date him, let alone marry him! Hey, Maleria has a sister who might need a green card.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

8. Done in two weeks means A) Giuliani out in 2 weeks, or B) Ghouliani insulates himself in 2 weeks

I think Ghouliani is there more for his own purposes than tRump's. Wants to try to build attorney-client work-product shield to protect himself. It won't work.

[duforsure]

9. I think you could be right

But is he smart enough to understand that ? Sometimes like last night he doesn't strike me as being that bright, and thinks he's smarter than everyone else, just like trump. I don't think it'll work either.

[Honeycombe8]

15. Ohhhh...I hadn't thought of that. Bernardo is smarto. nt

[Bernardo de La Paz]

17. Not much smarto. I'm only speculating. I Am Not A Lawyer and I don't play one on TV :) . . . nt

[Honeycombe8]

19. Is that like, "Results may vary"? LOL. nt

[Bernardo de La Paz]

20. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results :) . . . nt

[benld74]

12. "done with this so that it doesn't take on a life of its own" ?

Giuliani is taking illegal substances nt

[Cognitive_Resonance]

13. Let's see if new super lawyer Flood changes his mind about getting involved with this mess. nt

[wishstar]

16. Exactly my thought on this mess!

[Bernardo de La Paz]

21. He has already changed his mind once. He first declined the role about a month ago. . . . nt

[moondust]

18. How long has The Ghoul been working for Drumpf?

Since the 80s? 70s? Did he allow Drumpf to do whatever he wanted all those years in NY?

"You won't see daylight between me and the President" sounds like a partner in crime.

[Nitram]

23. It's all about Rudy with Rudy. Two narcissists are two too many to fashion a coherent legal

strategy. Send in the clowns!