Trump Lashes Out: 'Fake News Media' Refuses to Call Russia Probe a 'GIANT AND ILLEGAL HOAX'

[DonViejo]

Source: Mediaite



by Ken Meyer | Feb 8th, 2019, 9:24 am

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The president started his Friday by parroting Fox News’ Gregg Jarrett for saying that Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Richard Burr hasn’t found evidence yet to prove the Trump-Russia collusion theory.

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Interestingly, this doesn’t touch on how Burr indicated that there are still a number of open questions, even if his upcoming report will primarily focus on the Obama administration’s response to Russian election-meddling.

Next up, Trump cited a piece from The Hill opinion writer John Solomon, who seems to be is accusing House Intelligence Committee chairman Adam Schiff (D-CA) of hypocrisy for meeting Fusion GPS Founder Glenn Simpson recently in Aspen.

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Finally, Trump focused on his favorite enemy: the political press.

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[C_U_L8R]

1. Nice try, Spanky

No one believes you... and you are distorting what Senator Burr said.

[ProudMNDemocrat]

2. Trump cannot prove anything because Mueller has released NOTHING yet.....

Robert Mueller knows the truth of what went down during the 2016 Presidential campaign. Trump is only speculating. His tweets are getting more desperate sounding as more dominoes fall in his direction.

[Mc Mike]

3. "tRump Blubbers."

[PatSeg]

4. He's really freaking out this morning!

".....the VERY important Senate Intelligence Committee, after two years of intensive study and access to Intelligence that only they could get, just stated that they have found NO COLLUSION between “Trump” & Russia."

Do you suppose he's wondering how on earth that Senate intelligence Committee found NO COLLUSION in spite the fact that they had access to intelligence that only they could get? Trump knows what he did. Surely he knows the intelligence community does as well.

[Hortensis]

15. Lol. Someone reminded us of "Stupid Waterate" and

John Oliver's explanation for coining the term: “The relevant question isn’t so much, ‘What did the president know and when did he know it,’ as it is, ‘Is the president physically capable of knowing things at all?’ ”

So, no, guessing not. Logic probably never did take Trump where he wanted to go. And pretty sure his self awareness is at best about on the level of our cat's. Oliver (the cat) always looked ruffled and embarrassed when he missed a leap, anyway.

[PatSeg]

16. I suppose that is true

Donald Trump has lived in a superficial world of smoke and mirrors for decades, he probably thinks he can still change perception with lies, PR, and sleazy lawyers. He clearly is reality challenged and way out of his league.

He's not in Trump Tower anymore, something he is probably seriously regretting.

[Hortensis]

19. "reality challenged and way out of his league"

Oh, yes.

Another thing we need to get out of this is significantly better control of white collar crime. One issue is that leaving society enough looseness to be free does the same for criminal elements. IT may help a lot in sifting bugs out of the flour.

The kind of people Trump attracts caused me to wonder about such a thing as criminal personality. Turns out, sure, and those with criminal traits tend to think differently from others. Even if they've been very successful legally, many don't value the success that comes with operating from within the law. The gross, arrogant stupidity we're seeing is also pretty common, and they're reportedly often surprised and outraged when the law finally does catch up with them and treats them like criminals. Instead of winners.

Sounds to me like everyone who's been indicted, and "unindicted", so far.

[PatSeg]

21. Oh yes

I am amazed as the amount of white collar crime that goes without investigation or indictment in this country. Yet a person can be arrested, even shot for "driving while black" or talking back to police.

I remember a time when white collar crimes were usually strictly enforced and people in the financial or business community were often intimidated by investigators. The atmosphere during an SEC audit was something to behold. I've been through it and remember how even the smallest infractions were taken very seriously. Alcohol consumption usually increased noticeably during such weeks! Of course, this was due to laws implemented after the Crash of 1929 and the Great Depression.

Over the years, especially during the Reagan administration, regulations were chipped away bit by bit until it started to look like a free-for-all for con artists and grifters. Someone said that people in finance took the movie Wall Street not as a warning, but more as a "How to" lesson.

Yep, "gross arrogant stupidity" has become very common and I am often astounded at how such incompetent people like Trump and his cronies have survived decades skirting the law every chance they get. Eventually they may be held accountable, but the damage they've done cannot be undone.

[Hortensis]

23. Chipping away at regulations and procedures, replacing

with new laws that actually legalize and instill crime and corruption into our systems, and of course both underfunding regulatory and investigatory agencies and appointing corrupt administrators.

The bigger idiots by far are those who've been suckered into thinking voting doesn't matter.

I'm running behind on Whitaker's hearing. He "just" refused once again to answer yes or no to a question and gave a weasely response instead. When Rep. Jackson-Lee asked "so that is a no," he said he didn't think she could assume anything from his answer. (!)

Clearly still in his "gross arrogant stupidity" period. Funny in its way, but I'll enjoy the prosecutions that will be following more, if for nothing but his personal business activities.

[PatSeg]

24. Clearly in his "gross arrogant stupidity" period

That's for sure. I've watched a lot of House and Senate hearings, but I've never seen anyone quite like this fool. I was almost expecting Jackson-Lee to step down and smack him in the face, "Just answer the damn question Spanky!" Telling the committee chairman that his "five minutes are up" were beyond anything I could imagine. Definitely falls under "gross arrogant stupidity" though!

[Hortensis]

25. Wonderful image and spot on.

I bet her family was egging her on, too.

[PatSeg]

29. I'd have to sit on my hands!

I think a lot of committee members will be hitting the bar later!

[Hortensis]

32. Lol. "Mr. Chairman, I see that your 5 minutes is up--"

Chairman Jerry was laughing with the rest.

He's also one of four chairs who recently sent a letter to AG Whitaker about more than $9000 he seemingly pocketed instead of distributing it to "harmed consumers" of World Patent Marketing's scams. Just one item...

Wish there weren't far too many important things on their list ahead of mowing his ass.

[PatSeg]

33. Its starting to look like a SNL skit already

I wonder if they'll tackle it.

God, this guy's voice is really starting to grate on my nerves

[paleotn]

5. Reminds me of an old 70's song.

Freak out!!!

[BlueStater]

6. I'm not reading his crap right now. I'm in no mood.

I just wish he'd shut the fuck up permanently.

[Perseus]

7. Amen

Many of us do too. He is the GIANT and ILLEGAL HOAX...what a piece of sh^* the orange buffoon is.

[William Seger]

8. Being obnoxiously self-obsessed is one thing

... but it's the delusions that make him dangerous.

[duforsure]

9. More signs of desperation

Only people that are guilty act like this.

[ffr]

14. +1 Cannot wait to hear what Nadler finds out and how many ways M.W.'s story doesn't fit

Poor, poor, Matthew Whittaker, what ever will he do. The big tough guy with everything to hide.

[left-of-center2012]

10. Trump's still in his bedroom, watching Fox News

Tweeting out what he hears them say.
Trump knows it's true,
'cause Fox said so.

It's 'Executive time'.

[dweller]

11. he didn't write those ...

too grammatically correct and calm, sounds more like Stephen Miller

✌🏼️

[ffr]

12. Haven't and won't read anything that Gaslighter in Chief has to say. Must stay focused

while being gaslighted.

[bluestarone]

13. All them cheese burgers are going to

Blow up inside him!!! You know he's ready to EXPLODE by what he's seeing and saying!! We need to sit back and WATCH his world EXPLODE!!!!

[itcfish]

17. Have Your Friend

the Pecker at the National Enquirer do that for you!

[area51]

18. So says the fake prez. n/t

[sinkingfeeling]

20. Why do I visualize a huge gorilla jumping up and down and pounding his

chest when I read his tweets?

[0rganism]

22. and the FAKE DOJ refuses to call president's behavior OBSTRUCTION

that asshole can fuck right off

[Blue Owl]

26. Precisely because it is NOT a giant and illegal hoax

It's very real, Donald... Very real...

[ProfessorGAC]

27. Ummmm! Because He's Utterly Crazy?

Winning this gig is literally the worst thing that ever happened to this Silverspoon fraud!

[underpants]

28. GPS fusion didn't write the dossier, they bought it

Dumbass

[thegoose]

30. What president royalist like this???

Fucking asshole.

[thegoose]

31. My phone autocorrected

Talks to royalist. Even it has an opinion!