Trump voicing concerns about son being entangled in Mueller probe

[pnwmom]

Source: CNN

President Donald Trump is concerned about whether his son Donald Trump Jr. might have exposure in the special counsel's Russia investigation, leading to his increasingly frenzied public agitation over Robert Mueller, sources close to the White House tell CNN.

Trump has been concerned for months now that the Mueller probe could reach his family, and potentially his son-in-law Jared Kushner, but his focus has turned to his namesake in recent weeks, one person who speaks with Trump frequently tells CNN. This is one of several reasons Trump has upped his public attacks on Mueller, because he doesn't want him touching his family, the person adds.

Trump Jr. and his attorney have insisted he has always told the truth. But his claims publicly and to the Senate Judiciary Committee that he never told his father about the 2016 Trump Tower meeting with a Russian attorney promising dirt on Hillary Clinton have been contradicted by others in Trump's orbit. Michael Cohen, Trump's longtime attorney and former fixer, is said to be prepared to testify that the President knew about the Trump Tower meeting ahead of time sources with knowledge of the matter told CNN. Trump has denied knowing about the meeting before it happened.

Others who have been close to the President -- including his former White House communications director, Anthony Scaramucci, and former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon — have suggested the President at the very least knew shortly after the fact.


Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2018/08/04/politics/trump-concerned-trump-jr-mueller/index.html

[TheCowsCameHome]

1. Translation: Don Jr. can't keep his trap shut, and I'm worried.

Sing, baby, sing.

[bitterross]

17. More like "I raised him to be the same selfish, narcisist I am. So he'll turn on me"

He know the apple didn't fall far from the tree. Trump raised Jr. to be as big a piece of crap as he is and he know Jr. will save his own ass over his father any day.

It's just a matter of who turns on whom first.

[KCDebbie]

2. Awwwww! Daddy Douche is worried about Douche Jr?

[iluvtennis]

18. Naw, Daddy Douche is only worried about himself. This rant is just his consciousness of guilt.

[pecosbob]

3. Should have thought about that before you ran for fake president

on a graft platform.

[rurallib]

4. As if he gives a shit about his kids - he's only worried about his own hide

May be time to send junior and the SIL on a secret mission to Moscow. Putin knows how to silence folks

[Honeycombe8]

8. I think he does have a thing about family. Like a mob boss. They are supposed to carry the flame.

They have been in training all their lives. They carry his genes, the pride of the family. Jr. especially. Ivanka to a lesser extent because she's is female (his thinking, not mine), although she is the one who is in his heart the most.

[atreides1]

24. Training!!!

You give Trump too much credit for having any kind of paternal instinct...his kids are more like dogs to him...once their usefulness is gone, he'll toss them out like yesterday's garbage!!!

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

26. Heart? That SOB doesn't have a heart.

He likes Ivanka best only because he thinks she's hot. He's always treated his other kids, especially Don Jr., like crap. I think all of them are suffering from some kind of Stockholm Syndrome, trying to get him to love them because they don't know what a proper father is like. He cares about his family only to the extent they are a reflection on him, but they'll go under the bus with everybody else if he thinks that's necessary to save his own ugly orange hide.

[True Blue American]

21. Yes, because

Trump did not raise his kids. Ivana did. Trump had very little to do with his first 3 until they grew up and were useful. But then they attached themselves to Trump like glue. Capying his crooked ways.

[bucolic_frolic]

5. "I alone can fix it."

Proceed, Maestro.

[yonder]

10. +1.

[Fortinbras Armstrong]

6. Don Jr has always told the truth aboiut the Trump Tower meeting

Even though his story has changed significantly several times.

[Honeycombe8]

7. Who is speaking w/Trump regularly and leaking to the press? I don't see that happening.

The people with access to him is a small select group. Unless it's someone in the House or Senate, but Trump isn't likely to reveal weakness to any of them.

Not sure what to think about this.

But if the family didn't do anything wrong, there won't be any evidence of wrongdoing.

[turbinetree]

9. Are you losing sleep traitor ........................is your son losing sleep...........

you made your proverbial bed.......................

[riversedge]

11. No sympathy from me.

[SergeStorms]

12. Resign.

I'm sure Congress could get the Mueller investigation called off if you simply resigned, and took Mike Pence with you.

[precient]

13. SNL

I remember an old SNL with a skit about Mike Ditka's Christmas. The skit was all about Ditka firing every member of his family. That's how I see Trump, this crazy guy who tosses anyone who doesn't measure up or threatens him. My bet is Ivanka is the last Trump standing.

[CentralMass]

27. This might be the episode.

https://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/ditka/2859815

[RockRaven]

14. Maybe someone other than FoxNews finally explained the situation to him

Otherwise he should have been that concerned the day the "If it's what you say I love it" email came out.

[Cryptoad]

15. My Cryptoadic Crystal Ball sees,,,,,,,,

a orange jump suit for JR in New Yorker State Prison!

[GusBob]

16. Who tweets at 3am EST?

Someone who can't sleep?

Who can't sleep?

Someone with a guilty conscience

[sakabatou]

19. He doth protest too much

[Botany]

20. So Trump Jr's son and other members the Trump team worked with the Russians to steal ....

... the White House and rig our elections and now his dad is worried?

[duforsure]

22. This is exactly what happens

When you are corrupt, and treasonous , and have your family involved in so much corruption, and in this position you're under a microscope, and having it exposed. Karma is a bitch. Stupidity and arrogance is not an excuse.

[beachbum bob]

23. lying to federal agents in an investigation AND being a criminal,,,trump's son has plenty

to be worried about, same as his dad.

If you have done nothing wrong, you should have little worries.

[BadGimp]

25. I hope for his sake he is not trying to engender sympathy for his or Mango Jr's plight...

That Dog won't hunt!

Especially when you consider that he that he may be the least sympathetic person alive today...

Here is my personal reaction: