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In reply to the discussion: Morning after tweet - he's up! [View all]BumRushDaShow
(170,094 posts)40. The thing is
He could have dipped and dodged around the stuff happening with Flynn. Manafort, and Page, et al, and like a good little mafioso, he could have used them as a firewall to establish his separation from their dealings. But once he tried to interfere on behalf of Flynn, things escalated, he had a temper tantrum, and that has lead us to what is happening today.
The "obstruction of justice" thing is actually "new" and only casually associated with the collusion stuff. And theoretically, the firing of Comey might have been pooh-poohed somewhat by investigators, but his continued actions (including his codified salacious remarks to Russian officials as to "why" he fired Comey), plus his continued tweeting, have helped to establish his intent.
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Only Trump and his legion of fools believes that Mueller has "found zero proof"
Mr. Ected
Jun 2017
#16
He's just too narcissistic to understand that he and some in his cabinet are unable
mdbl
Jun 2017
#32
Keep on tweeting fat boy. Tweet yourself directly to jail and don't pass go or collect $200.
BigmanPigman
Jun 2017
#70
And guess what? He is on a "campaign style tweet storm" against Hillary this afternoon!
BumRushDaShow
Jun 2017
#84