Trump, June 2017: From [Covfefe] with Love

"Look! A boat!"

lol how did that leak prior to the testimony tomorrow?

Not a leak at all -- hosted on the committee site, etc. Prepared remarks released in advance are standard; it's the Q/A where things will get interesting on the day.

Trumps gonna spend the whole day talking about how he is not under investigation.

Whereupon John Ashcroft rose from his hospital bed, pointed at Comey, and said to Trump in a firm voice, "At any rate, he is the attorney general." After which he collapsed on the bed.

then they all made out

I see Comey's statement also confirms Trump's claim re: Comey telling Trump he was not personally under investigation

yeah that stuck out to me, too

I mean this Is going to be the FOX narrative now, "FBI Director confirms Trump's innocence"

the classic Comey "impartiality" god I hate this guy

so much integrity, the best

I said the White House Counsel should contact the leadership of DOJ to make the request, which was the traditional channel. He said he would do that and added, “Because I have been very loyal to you, very loyal; we had that thing you know.” I did not reply or ask him what he
meant by “that thing.”

I like how this is a Word document.

haha I was about to quote that bit

First of all, he asked if he was under investigation then. Who knows what the status is now. Also, there is I assume a legal difference between Trump personally and the Trump campaign. First you get the people under him, then you work the way up. Big fish is last to be caught.

He said he would do that and added, “Because I have been very loyal to you, very loyal; we had that thing you know.” I did not reply or ask him what he meant by “that thing.” I said only that the way to handle it was to have the White House Counsel call the Acting Deputy Attorney General. He said that was what he would do and the call ended.

That was the last time I spoke with President Trump.

yeah this guy doesn't sound like a NYC gangster con artist POS at all.

ha xp

I did not reply or ask him what he meant by “that thing.”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6QKqFPRZSA

Beat me to it,

"You know the thing about the thing we talked about? Well, I appreciate your loyalty, but I'm going to need you to do another thing for me. And maybe, one day, you'll need a thing from me. And I will be loyal to you."

the whole thing reads vaguely like the first person account of an abuse survivor

Daddy Long Arms is one!

Don Corleone: Bonasera, Bonasera. What have I ever done to make you treat me so disrespectfully? If you'd come to me in friendship, then that scum that ruined your daughter would be suffering this very day. And if by chance an honest man like yourself should make enemies, then they would become my enemies. And then they would fear you.

Bonasera: Be my friend. Godfather.

(Bonasera bows toward the Don and kisses the Don's hand.)

Don Corleone: Good. Someday, and that day may never come, I'll call upon you to do a service for me. But until that day, accept this justice as a gift on my daughter's wedding day.

yeah "that thing" is total organized crime talk lol

is releasing his opening statement wise? or is this mostly journalists going "exert executive privilege all you want, here's what he would have said"

also reminds me of:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxGjPCOpbv0

"did you talk to our friend about that thing"

is releasing his opening statement wise? or is this mostly journalists going "exert executive privilege all you want, here's what he would have said"

― Charles "Butt" Stanton (Neanderthal),

He's preempting social media wars. Daddy Long Arms is a media pro.

Comey didn't release it, it's on a government site. Comey is a private citizen.

in all honesty though, Trump's inner circle is a pretty tough bunch of dudes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wf4EQWag2Aw

True. But it's a way to stop rumors from spreading about testimony.

My fave online comment right now:

Also, the pee tape is real. He's obsessed with it. Bringing it up, unprompted, 3.5 months after he was briefed on it to Comey for no reason.

Got a point.

Good news everyone!

https://poll.qu.edu/national/release-detail?ReleaseID=2462

How the hell did short attention span Trump remember that Comey had said he wasn't under investigation on three separate occasions?

2-1 opposed to pulling out of Paris Accords, overall approval at new low (34%), over half believe Trump did something either illegal or unethical re: Russia

xp

How the hell did short attention span Trump remember that Comey had said he wasn't under investigation on three separate occasions?

he remembers when people say his name

Even if this Comey account was not considered proof of obstruction of justice, the Coats and Rodgers and McCabe and maybe Rosenstein (probably) closed door testimony will further establish a pattern.

It's like what they say about actors: If they're listening, you're talking about them. xp

there are no closed door sessions currently scheduled for any of those guys

xp

bathroom stall

Even if this Comey account was not considered proof of obstruction of justice, the Coats and Rodgers and McCabe and maybe Rosenstein (probably) closed door testimony will further establish a pattern.

lol none of this matters, Paul Ryan is never going to allow articles of impeachment to be drafted let alone introduced, in the House.

otm imo

Right wing media already spinning this as a huge win for Trump.

http://images.tritondigitalcms.com/6616/sites/115/2017/04/26202750/thing.jpg

Right wing media already spinning this as a huge win for Trump.

― frogbs, Wednesday, June 7, 2017 7:54 PM (six minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

yeah but this is different from everything else exactly? rw media has spun everything as a trump win, they'll spin his death as an epic escape from the losers of earth.

Well...it kinda is. For all of us.

fwiw

A congressional aide with direct knowledge tells @KenDilanianNBC that Comey's prepared testimony was released today at Comey's request

— Bradd Jaffy (@BraddJaffy) June 7, 2017

Perhaps related

By releasing his prepared remarks, Comey just ensured that Trump can't change his mind at the last minute & try to invoke exec privilege.

— Caroline O. (@RVAwonk) June 7, 2017

New favorite short story writer.

lol none of this matters, Paul Ryan is never going to allow articles of impeachment to be drafted let alone introduced, in the House.

― Old Lynch's Sex Paragraph (Phil D.), Wednesday, June 7, 2017 6:52 PM (forty minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

otm imo
― sleeve, Wednesday, June 7, 2017 6:53 PM (thirty-nine minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

So do you believe there is practically nothing Trump could do to get him impeached?

murrrrder

maybe.

Maybe shoot Paul Ryan