Trump Casually Throws His Entire Administration Under Bus, Admits Comey Firing Cover Story Was BS

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May 11 2017 2:04 PM
Trump Casually Throws His Entire Administration Under Bus, Admits Comey Firing Cover Story Was BS
By Ben Mathis-Lilley


The White House has been insisting ardently since Donald Trump fired FBI director James Comey on Tuesday afternoon that the initiative to ax Comey came from newly confirmed Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein. Here's spokesman Sean Spicer on Tuesday night:

It was all (Rosenstein) ... No one from the White House.

Here's vice president Mike Pence on Wednesday morning:

The president took strong and decisive leadership here to put the safety and security of the American people first by accepting the recommendation of the deputy attorney general to remove Director Comey as the head of the FBI ... The president's leadership here I think represents the kind of strong leadership that the American people were expect. They expect the president to act on the recommendations of those within the administration who are charged with oversight.

And here's spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Wednesday afternoon:

SANDERS: (Rosenstein and Attorney General Jeff Sessions) had come to him to express their concerns. The president asked they put those concerns and their recommendation in writing, which is the letter that you guys have received.

REPORTER: So it's the White House’s assertion that Rod Rosenstein decided on his own, after being confirmed, to review Comey’s performance?

SANDERS: Absolutely.

Above, you can see Trump tell NBC anchor Lester Holt that he had already decided to fire Comey before he ever met with Rosenstein and that he would have fired him regardless of what Rosenstein said. Said the president: "I was going to fire Comey, my decision. ... I was going to fire Comey. I was going to fire regardless of recommendation. ... He made a recommendation, but regardless of recommendation, I was going to fire Comey."

Welp!

[Demtexan]

1. His lies have lies.

He lies have so lies they are breeding.

[riversedge]

2. Being a rug is a good job is it not??

[WinkyDink]

3. "It's a LIE, but dammit, it's MY lie! Not Rosenstein's! And BTW, Fake News photos show Comey as

taller than me! NOT TRUE! PHOTOSHOP! I'm always the tallest person here!"

[Gothmog]

4. Who is surprised by trump lying?

[The Wielding Truth]

5. He muddies the water so there is doubt but his intent is totally clear and intent is what law is based

He is so over his head in deception and out and out bold face lies.

He bats the truth around so it is smashed, but when you stop and look at the intent and the reason for his inability to hold

accountability to himself, there is no integrity.

He is a shill to his own desires.

He has proven over and over again that he not one who you can trust to have your best interest at heart.

He and his co-conspirators must be removed from office as soon as possible.

[Grammy23]

6. Seems to me that part of tRump's strategy (if you can call it that)

is to float many stories and explanations. All are told with a straight face and fake sincerity. See Pence for the best example. Get so many stories flying around that there is chaos and confusion. What is the truth? Even seasoned journalists are struggling to keep up with all the variations on the Comey firing. This sees to be a Classic tRump tactic and we'll see how long the American people are willing to put up with it.

My sense is the ground is shifting under tRump and he is pretty frantic at this point. He is unfamiliar with anyone pushing back on his lies and fabrications. Is his Captain Queeg moment coming soon? We can only hope that it all gets caught live and recorded for posterity. And in case there are any diehards who refuse to believe their guy is a fraud, fake and all around sick-o.
god, I don't think we can tolerate much more of his crap.

[GeorgeGist]

7. Once again, Pence proves smarminess ...

is all he's got.

[Wednesdays]

8. He's not throwing anyone under the bus

He's saying, essentially, "So yeah, I did it. Whattaya gonna do about it?"