General Discussion

Bernardo de La Paz

(60,320 posts)

44. Trump admitting to OBSTRUCTION: admitting he lied about meeting in his statement in July 2017

Sun Aug 5, 2018, 12:26 PM

Aug 2018

Flying home from Germany on July 8 aboard Air Force One, Trump personally dictated a statement in which Trump Jr. said that he and the Russian lawyer had “primarily discussed a program about the adoption of Russian children” when they met in June 2016, according to multiple people with knowledge of the deliberations. The statement, issued to the New York Times as it prepared an article, emphasized that the subject of the meeting was “not a campaign issue at the time.”

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-dictated-sons-misleading-statement-on-meeting-with-russian-lawyer/2017/07/31/04c94f96-73ae-11e7-8f39-eeb7d3a2d304_story.html
(July 31, 2017)

Mueller's probe was already launched by then, of course. Hence OBSTRUCTION.

This is the statement one of his lawyers attempted to fall on his sword for a little later.

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

Recommendations

0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

45 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

Trump's family is at war and he is throwing Don Jr. under the bus to save his own ass. [View all] Doodley Aug 2018 OP

Never thought of it this way. He may not be as stupid as he seems. Maraya1969 Aug 2018 #1

He's cagy, but I wouldn't call him especially smart... Wounded Bear Aug 2018 #10

Of all the morons who became president, he's the smartest! Doodley Aug 2018 #13

A stable moron mgardener Aug 2018 #36

You're right. I didn't mean to call him smart. Maraya1969 Aug 2018 #15

I wasn't trying to give his intelligence any credit! Doodley Aug 2018 #12

I misspoke. I should have never used the word, "smart" It was a moment Maraya1969 Aug 2018 #19

I think you're correct. Like King Lear, I hope that a time comes when he realizes how mad he's been. Doodley Aug 2018 #24

He has a special kind of "intelligence" Mr.Bill Aug 2018 #33

Tony Schwartz always said as much kskiska Aug 2018 #2

I think so. Doodley Aug 2018 #14

The only joy I have during this abomination of an administration is Moostache Aug 2018 #3

Heeeere's Donnie! unblock Aug 2018 #5

Thread winner. sandensea Aug 2018 #38

A GoFundMe page is needed! Doodley Aug 2018 #16

When he is a lame duck he can pardon anyone exboyfil Aug 2018 #4

They knew it would happen eventually. unblock Aug 2018 #6

I doubt they imagined such a monster. Doodley Aug 2018 #18

Let him pardon himself. colorado_ufo Aug 2018 #42

Perhaps Trump should AVOID the IDES of August . ProudMNDemocrat Aug 2018 #7

Trump crossed the great yellow river of pee. Doodley Aug 2018 #21

Ides of August is the 13th unc70 Aug 2018 #34

Caesar had to "Beware the ldes of March." colorado_ufo Aug 2018 #43

Good observation -- you may be right about that. Who does the Donald have allegiance to? KPN Aug 2018 #8

Comrade Dirty Donny* is THE republican family-values role model Achilleaze Aug 2018 #9

I would not have said so, were it not for the fact that Repugs support everything he does. Doodley Aug 2018 #23

Hey, Junior. Run out there and draw their fire... Wounded Bear Aug 2018 #11

He doesn't care if jr is convicted...he will use the pardon... Sancho Aug 2018 #17

I agree this was about sacrificing Jr but... jcgoldie Aug 2018 #20

Very good point. He will then plead he doesn't write his own Tweets. Doodley Aug 2018 #22

the Mueller charges if they include anything under the RICO statute will send the message beachbum bob Aug 2018 #25

I wonder how much $$$ Don Jr has free and clear of his dad TexasBushwhacker Aug 2018 #37

Quite possibly the most craven thing I've ever seen. Oneironaut Aug 2018 #26

K & R & Tweeted SHRED Aug 2018 #27

Bbbbbut, "lawyer"/fixer Michael Cohen begs to differ! Leghorn21 Aug 2018 #28

I don't see it that way. The son has ADMITTED being there. That is a given. Honeycombe8 Aug 2018 #29

Didn't Junior testify under oath? Fiendish Thingy Aug 2018 #30

So is Eric actually the "smart" one? Zambero Aug 2018 #31

An interesting thesis, quite reasonable. Maybe they're all hoping he'll die, and given his... NNadir Aug 2018 #32

Under the SHORT bus, I'd say. sandensea Aug 2018 #35

He knows he'll pardon Don Jr. bucolic_frolic Aug 2018 #39

Weirdly Shakespearean ChazInAz Aug 2018 #40

As I recall Donald resigned from his buisnesses the day before he was inaugurated. gordianot Aug 2018 #41

Trump admitting to OBSTRUCTION: admitting he lied about meeting in his statement in July 2017 Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2018 #44

hell throw him under the bus then pardon him- laundered jr TalenaGor Aug 2018 #45