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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTrumps Tweets ARE Official Statements
We have gotten to the point in Trump's LiarLand where it is no longer feasible to reconcile today's lies with previous lies.Link to tweet
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White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer said Tuesday that Trump's tweets should be taken as official statements, contradicting other White House officials who have tamped down on the official nature of the tweets in recent days.
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"The president is president of the United States," Spicer said, "so they are considered official statements by the president of the United States."
.... Sanders told reporters shes not aware of the tweets being vetted by a lawyer.
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"The president is president of the United States," Spicer said, "so they are considered official statements by the president of the United States."
.... Sanders told reporters shes not aware of the tweets being vetted by a lawyer.
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And the biggest lie now is "no collusion" because the death penalty comes into play for treason.
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Trumps Tweets ARE Official Statements (Original Post)
L. Coyote
Dec 2017
OP
As I said: Best-case scenario for Trump is that Dowd faked a US government statement.
DetlefK
Dec 2017
#1
+1, and writing something IN THE NAME OF AND WITH TRUMPS PERMISSION Trump wrote it legally.
uponit7771
Dec 2017
#2
i prefer to think of it as the cowardly lying sack of sh*t defense, but ok, troll works too.
unblock
Dec 2017
#5
2 Questions: 1) Has Trump disavowed himself of the tweet? 2) Did he fire his lawyer for malpractice?
ollie10
Dec 2017
#8
Situation has devolved legally, Trump knew Flynn lied to FBI and did nothing for weeks.
L. Coyote
Dec 2017
#9
DetlefK
(16,423 posts)1. As I said: Best-case scenario for Trump is that Dowd faked a US government statement.
uponit7771
(90,347 posts)2. +1, and writing something IN THE NAME OF AND WITH TRUMPS PERMISSION Trump wrote it legally.
unblock
(52,274 posts)3. "official" doesn't make it any more truthful.
when it gets to court, their *sworn* position (if it's not "i don't remember" ) will be that every single tweet could possibly have been a lie, just trying to entertain his followers, not meant to be taken seriously, just a joke, etc.
L. Coyote
(51,129 posts)4. What you are describing is the
unblock
(52,274 posts)5. i prefer to think of it as the cowardly lying sack of sh*t defense, but ok, troll works too.
NanceGreggs
(27,816 posts)7. "It was just locker-room talk." n/t
ollie10
(2,091 posts)8. 2 Questions: 1) Has Trump disavowed himself of the tweet? 2) Did he fire his lawyer for malpractice?
L. Coyote
(51,129 posts)9. Situation has devolved legally, Trump knew Flynn lied to FBI and did nothing for weeks.