President Donald Trump told reporters on Thursday that he would still "like to" testify before special counsel Robert Mueller, who is investigating alleged ties between the Trump campaign and Russia's 2016 election meddling as well as potential obstruction of justice charges.
"Yes, I would like to," Trump told CNN's Jeff Zeleny during an event on new tariffs against China.
This is the second time that Trump has said this.
He said the same thing back in January.
After that Trump's lawyers walked the statement back.Trump says he's "looking forward" to meeting Mueller's team in Russia probe https://t.co/kVdcoybW8Y pic.twitter.com/4BWFUR86tC— POLITICO (@politico) January 25, 2018
But one of those lawyers was John Dowd, and he just quit in disgust, so maybe it's time to "Let Trump be Trump" as his campaign staff were fond of saying back in 2016.
And we certainly know that Mueller is prepared for this Q and A.
Hell he even has a list of questions he'd like to ask:
The legal team of the special counsel investigating Russian interference in the 2016 election has reportedly identified four main topic areas they hope to discuss with President Trump in a proposed sit-down interview.
Investigators working for Robert Mueller want to ask Trump about a highly scrutinized 2016 Trump Tower meeting between Russians and several Trump campaign officials, his involvement in a misleading statement about his son's role in the meeting, and his firing of both his national security adviser Michael Flynn and FBI Director James Comey, sources familiar with the situation told CNN.
Mueller's investigators also hope to learn the extent of Trump's knowledge of the phone calls Flynn made with Russians before joining the White House. Flynn was fired for lying to the FBI about that communication.
Oh yeah, I would like to hear the answers to those questions as well.
Trump's attorneys will likely each take a leg so that Trump would have to drag them down the hallway to keep him from talking directly to Mueller's team, but I think that if somebody were to call him out on Twitter and suggest that he did not have the guts to face them, that Trump would have to take that bait.
Who do we think would be best to issue that challenge?
Joe Biden?
Hillary Clinton?
Or perhaps Rosie O'Donnell?
Al Franken breaks social media silence to reveal he asked FBI to investigate Jeff Sessions’ Russia falsehoods
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'“That the attorney general would fire the man who was tasked with investigating him raises serious questions about whether retaliation or retribution motivated his decision,” he writes. “It also raises serious questions about his supposed recusal from all matters stemming from the 2016 campaign.”'
DeleteJeff Sessions appears to be just as slimy as Trump! Way past time both of them be dropped/eliminated/fired/impeached from their offices.
DeleteThey are not supporting us or our country in any way!
How come this story is not getting more traction?
DeleteMcCabe was tasked with investigating Jeff Sessions over his testimony's "lack of candor" in front of Congress.
DeleteWow. Isn't that a coincidence (of vindictive retribution) that he cites "lack of candor" when he fired McCabe.
America has always been in danger of belonging to anyone or no one. Like an orphan child in a home, America has fallen prey to predators.
ReplyDeleteDonald is one. Putin is one. Faux news is one. The rich men who spill money forth to hold our constitution in their interpretations to suit themselves are one.
We will be hard pressed to stay afloat in years to come now that the pandoras box has been opened.
Now, America goes to the highest bidder. Those that still cling to the myth that we are an honorable law abiding country will soon weep when they see that the sheeple don't care and those with money own this country.
The American dream was also a myth. We all agreed once that Donald Trump's make America great again was code for him to take it for his oligarchs here in this country. Tis why the Republican and the Democrats are quiet as Donald daily disassembles our countries law ans rules. He is given consent by those that want and have the means to take.
We the people are a myth. We must either fight the good fight, or put our tail between our legs and shut the fuck up.
Idiot. The best thing to do would be to plead the fifth. At this point, it won’t save him because he already couldn’t keep his damn mouth shut.
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Deletehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTACH1eVIaA
"so hes saying my people are so smart they would elect a murderer???"A rapist, A adulterer, A Conman...
He prides himself on his ability to lie and distract. That wont fly with Mueller.
Deletedotard always IS "lOOking forward"
ReplyDeleteinto his own 'smart' empty mind.
https://www.politicususa.com/2018/03/22/trump-appoint-chief-staff.html
Delete"rump considered firing his chief of staff this month and not naming a successor, according to three people familiar with the discussions. Trump has mused to close associates about running the West Wing as he did his business empire, essentially serving as his own chief of staff"
he did his business empire, essentially serving as his own chief of staff"
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HA HA what a moron.
All he does is sit around in his fucking robe most of the day watching Faux news. Of course,that would be nothing new. He gets nothing done as it is, already.
Deletehttps://www.rawstory.com/2018/03/trump-might-ditch-new-lawyer-mueller-probe-first-meeting-report/
ReplyDelete'“diGenova can reasonably claim a lack of conflict when his wife represents clients like Mark Corrallo, who has spoken to special counsel Robert Mueller’s team about how the President and his team responded to the revelations regarding the June 2016 Trump Tower meeting that Donald Trump Jr. and other campaign officials had with a group of Russians.”'
https://www.rawstory.com/2018/03/leaked-document-reveals-cambridge-analytica-used-duck-dynasty-politico-sway-facebook-users-trump/
https://www.rawstory.com/2018/03/jared-kushner-now-involved-3-separate-investigations-alleged-illegal-activity/
ReplyDelete"There was the recent announcement that the IRS is looking into some of his holdings to find out if they’re on the level, because they believe there could be potential criminal activity there.
The most recent investigation, that was launched just yesterday, is from the New York City Regulators from the Department of Buildings, that are investigating Jared Kushner for potentially filing false data"
O/T
ReplyDeleteNo words: Trump signing the $1.3 trillion spending bill
Austin serial bomber was part of a Christian survivalist group that spoke of weapons and dangerous chemicals - as authorities reveal he had a list of future targets to continue his reign of terror
It appears Conditt's devout Christian family had no idea of his problems.
'What is clear from listening to that video, is that this was very troubled young man who was talking about the challenges in his life that led him to take the actions he took,' Manley said, adding that there were no mentions of terrorism or hate in the clip.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5532313/Austin-bomber-Mark-Conditt-Christian-survivalist-group.html
Track Palin's devout Christian family have no idea of his problems. Will the Alaskan legal system realize Palin's problems? When?
DeletePast President Barack Obama?
Delete"Trump signing the $1.3 trillion spending bill "
"The White House on Thursday night temporarily exempted South Korea from the new steel and aluminum tariffs, which were imposed under a rarely used trade law that allows the president to take trade action to protect national security interests. That exemption is pending a successful conclusion of talks to amend the 2007 free trade agreement between the U.S. and South Korea, which took effect six years ago, U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said earlier this week."
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/03/23/trump-trade-talks-south-korea-443220
Let us pray
ReplyDeleteHe gets his way.
All the photos of late of Trump are horrible. He's a mental and physcial mess and shows it to all of us daily.
ReplyDeleteHe's hiring horrible folks now and is going to push America to war which is deplorable. Pray that the asshole is impeached SOON!
Russia has been planning this F O R E V E R. I mean a long ass time. B O O M!
DeleteOh. Shit. What was That?
Your dumbass plan blowing up in your Russian faces.
Shrug. Be careful what you wish for there Ruskkkies!
https://www.politicususa.com/2018/03/23/trump-signs-ridiculous-spending-bill-while-repeating-lie-that-our-military-is-depleted.html
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"The rant went on and on and on. Trump had guest stars (members of the cabinet), and the whole point was to avoid taking more than a couple of questions.
Trump promised the American people a press conference, but what came out of his mouth were the ramblings of a wannabe authoritarian who is frustrated that he doesn’t have unilateral power."
As he sits in the chair with his gigantic ass spread out I would rather not visualize it perched on the museums gold toilet. Yuk.
Deletehttp://www.newsweek.com/trump-nader-child-porn-charges-prison-mueller-849498
ReplyDelete"Nader, who is now cooperating with U.S. special counsel Robert Mueller’s probe and reportedly delivered grand jury testimony last month, attended a high-level meeting with the president’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, and former chief political strategist Steve Bannon at Trump Tower in New York in December 2016, just before Trump took office, according to CNN.
About a month later, Nader, former Blackwater head Erik Prince and a Russian banker linked to President Vladimir Putin all attended a meeting in Seychelles with Emirati crown prince Mohammed bin Zayed.
Nader is known as an adviser to Zayed and the United Arab Emirates. The meeting, according to media reports, was intended to set up a back channel between the Trump administration and Russia, and has become a focus of Mueller’s investigation.
Nader served as Zayed’s representative at the meeting, and Emirati officials believed Prince was there at the behest of Trump’s transition team, according to The New York Times. Mueller is reportedly looking at whether Emirati money ended up helping Trump."3/16/18
This is OT, but good reading: https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/23/opinions/playboy-model-who-told-of-affair-trump-shows-more-bravery-dantonio/index.html
ReplyDeleteI feel for McDougal. She is easily more moral than Trump and can actually feel remorse. It is outrageous that evangelicals and the GOP keep supporting this scumbag.
I had a Trumpster coworker say that the other woman, Stormy Daniels should be arrested for prostitution. I pointed out that it is just as illegal to hire a prostitute. And it was likely Trump paid his lawyer and the lawyer paid Stormy.
My coworker had never considered these points and seemed impressed by my logic. Guaranteed he’ll still support Trump and make excuses for him.
" the world is accustomed to Trump's lies -- it was 2,000 as of January" " Trump's behavior at a Lake Tahoe golf tournament where, according to the accusers, he separately had sex with both McDougal and Daniels.""What can be said about the married father of five, including an infant son at the time, who would be so brazen in his behavior? If the allegations are true, at every turn he seemed compelled to put his duplicity in the faces of people whom he supposedly loved. Was he looking for a thrill? Indulging a sadistic streak? Trying to prove something to himself?"
DeleteBADde$Td evarrr...
He’s an utter prick and proud of it. And the most powerful person in the world. God save us all.
Delete(Not literally god, but you get the sentiment.)
Melania has known about him for years and she still signed on. What does that say about her? A strong classy FLOTUS? Or weak and dirty? What kind of mother is she to bring a child into the devil's den? She can't even bother to do much about her bully cause. The biggest failure as a woman known in modern history. She is Catholic and needs to confess her sins. Stop enabling your psychopathic narcissist, Melania.
DeleteSorry little donnie, but it is not up to you whether to talk to Mueller or not, it is up to Mueller.
ReplyDeleteGet ready for perjury charges since trump can't open his mouth without lying.
How many sedatives are they going to have to pump into donnie before he sits down with Mueller.
ReplyDeleteMueller had better not allow "prepared" statements instead of answering the questions, of course they will need a translator to put trump's answers into English.
Who will he blame, Jared or Donnie Jr. for getting mixed up with the russians?
The truly scary thing is that Trump never drinks, and likely wouldn’t take sedatives by choice. He’s this crazy while being stone cold sober all the time.
DeleteAlso, anyone check out Kellyanne? I guess she told college kids that they should eat ice cream and French fries instead of doing fentanyl... If someone offered me fentanyl after having listened to that drivel, I’d gladly take it.
But.....he has the Best words! Problem is,he cant spell them.
DeleteTrump is a breathing STD.
ReplyDeleteTrump Campaign Officials Reportedly Encouraged Papadopoulos’ Foreign Outreach
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Sure. He's "like" to, but he won't.
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to it? Yeah, more "fake news" out of Trump's mouth. Looking forward to it like a root canal.
the easiest way to get trump to testify,tell him Obama would never do it.
ReplyDeleteThe Dixie Pixie is as slimy as the rest of them. LOCK HIM UP. p.s. mlaiuppa, I'd rather have a root canal.
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