Tag: Flynn

There is a Nut Job in the White House. But it’s not Mr. Comey.

In which out idiot-in-chief embarrasses himself, the Russians, and all Americans with his middle-school mentality.

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According to the NY Times, “President Trump told Russian officials in the Oval Office this month that firing the F.B.I. director, James B. Comey, had relieved “great pressure” on him.”

Trump dazzled the officials with his mastery of tact by (allegedly) saying “I just fired the head of the F.B.I. He was crazy, a real nut job,”.

Yeah.

He then went on to say “I faced great pressure because of Russia. That’s taken off.” and “I’m not under investigation.”

Let that sink in a moment.

Let’s recap:

  • Trump calls the former F.B.I. head “crazy” and “a real nut job”
  • Trump tells the Russians he was under great pressure
  • Trump says firing Comey relieved that pressure
  • Trump says he’s no longer under investigation.

How does any of this make sense? There’s only one scenario where it might; Trump thinks the Russians are as stupid and clueless as he is.

Somehow he thinks that the Russians don’t read, only watch Fox news, and live in Trumpland where everything Trump says is true.

One can only imagine what the Russians thought.

I have no words.

 

A Pretty Fair Definition of Obstruction.

Obstruction: a thing that impedes or prevents passage or progress; an obstacle or blockage.

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Trump directly asked Mr. Comey to end the investigation on Flynn, according to an associate of Mr. Comeys.

That’s a pretty fair definition of obstruction. One would actually be hard pressed to state a better one.

Comey declined of course, and one can only imagine what must have been going through his mind; “Does Trump have any idea what he’s doing?”

Of course that’s the question every reasonably intelligent person has been asking for a long time. Trump has displayed none of the behaviors, principles, and attitudes that Americans expect in a President and many, if not all, of the actions of someone blindly attempting to claw their way out of a very deep hole, a hole they dug.

The House Oversight Committee has sent a letter to the F.B.I. asking for all information on any conversations between Mr. Comey and Trump. We can only hope such records exit.

As unreal and disgusting as Trump’s actions are, they aren’t really that surprising. Trump has made his ignorance, arrogance, untruthful nature, and stupidity apparent long before any vote was cast.  But the real kicker is the silence from the Republican party.

One would hope that some Republican would stand up and say “enough”.

But for the most part, there’s been silence.