Trump, July 2017: Tweet more

regional man of no-mystery, really

Good line from The Globe and Mail here: "It’s as if the administration is trying to convince Americans that, when it comes to its relationship to Russia, it has something to hide. And if at first you don’t succeed in persuading people that you’re hiding something, well, try and try again."

Cry for him, won't you?

https://www.axios.com/trump-v-everyone-2457859131.html

Meanwhile Joe Scarborough on why he's leaving Republican Party.

That is the biggest not-news around. I thought he had left years ago!

Oh the problems.

NEW: Probes question if Trump team used campaign data to help Russians target key districts with Clinton fake news https://t.co/QBNCPl3XyV

— Kristin Roberts (@KLR_Editor) July 12, 2017

I was glad to see a few talking heads last night willing to at least tip-toe up to the line that Two-Scoops not knowing about the meeting with the Russian lawyer and Goldstone beggars belief, but things like this put it in stark relief (assuming this is accurate, of course):

I just ran Lexis news article searches.

Trump NEVER mentioned HRC's 33,000 emails before Jun 9, 2016. After, he mentioned almost daily.

— Pé Resists (@4everNeverTrump) July 11, 2017

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Trump NEVER mentioned HRC's 33,000 emails before Jun 9, 2016. After, he mentioned almost daily.
6:41 PM - 11 Jul 2017

He heard some people saying some things

Why I feel much better!

The W.H. is functioning perfectly, focused on HealthCare, Tax Cuts/Reform & many other things. I have very little time for watching T.V.

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 12, 2017

lmao

tbf, if you watch 8 hours a day, that's only 1/3 of the day.

I think I pointed this out not long ago, but we're getting to the point where it's no longer enough for him to just lie. It has to be the biggest and the best lie, the lie that lies at the polar opposite of the truth. Why the hell not.

CAn't wait to see Trump's post impeachments righteous anger tweets of innocence and betrayal

just lol @ this idea that Daddy Trump didn't know about this meeting, he literally promised a major speech on Clinton corruption four hours after the meeting was scheduled

Because he's such a reactive brainstem, the entire investigation could easily hinge on figuring out what exactly he was reacting to at any given moment. Like, he doesn't just sit in an empty room and come to a decision all on his own.

Trump: I Don't Even Own a TV

I wonder which cable news talking head intimated that Trump was spending too much time watching TV.

uhhh how would he know, he doesn't watch it

I don't even know what this Twitter thing is that people keep referring to. Sad!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 12, 2017

http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/341621-trump-i-have-very-little-time-for-watching-tv

"White House officials tells us President Trump has been watching plenty of TV news this week, when he's had nothing on his public schedule,” tweeted Washington Post reporter Philip Rucker.

Nooooo, gtfo.

lol at them tattling on him like hall monitors

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pi2ggOReI50

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Igyl0WO2mXM

https://lieu.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/rep-lieu-sends-letter-regarding-conduct-attorney-general-sessions

I read the Trump tweet Ned linked as him complaining. Is he not?

WHEN is he not?

'I didn't win the election the way I wanted to win it! Not fair!'

poor guy

that's why i think the glamorization of trump as some kind of 'alpha male' is so hilarious since his twitter feed is basically him just whining 24/7

For anyone confused, here's a succinct summary of events.

Fox News running with "BUT Clinton did it too!" narrative

Nicely done, comrades.

Has there been any attempt at an explanation as to why Emin apparently swindled Rob Goldstone and sent an unconnected lawyer to talk sanctions instead of someone with dirt? Because that part doesn't really make sense (and of course, there's no reason to believe it's true)

guys guys there's plenty of fumbling incompetence to go around

SO TIRED of lazy, boring tu quoque

latin, sounds like something a coastal elitist would use

what's latin for "libtears"

suspensus chads in floridia

This is my great fear. That this is somehow a strategy. It's beyond cynical https://t.co/WYxVDri93Z

— Chuck Todd (@chucktodd) July 12, 2017

did you idiots really not notice this "strategy" for forty years until the world's least subtle political messenger starting doing it https://t.co/ofXzW4vGcX

— slackbot (@pareene) July 12, 2017

Has there been any attempt at an explanation as to why Emin apparently swindled Rob Goldstone and sent an unconnected lawyer to talk sanctions instead of someone with dirt? Because that part doesn't really make sense (and of course, there's no reason to believe it's true)

The going theory is that the lawyer was working for Denis Katsyv - who was fighting a money-laundering charge linked to the Magnitsky evidence. Katsyv's father used to be governor of the Moscow Region (the bit around Moscow that is not Moscow itself) and is friends with Aras Agalarov - who made most of his billions building offices, malls, etc, in Moscow Region. Aras is Emin's dad.

According to emails released Tuesday by Trump Jr., on June 3, 2016—shortly after Trump had secured the Republican presidential nomination—Aras was in a meeting with Yury Chaika, the prosecutor general of Russia, who had been in the post since 2006.

Well, no - according to the emails, Trump Jr. received an email claiming this meeting happened - this doesn't need to be true (and as Fred points out it doesn't match with what happened next) for this to be bad news for Jr.

Fortunately the deplorables have a sane view on this oh wait.

http://i.imgur.com/MvNbKh7.png

i want to see the emails on that thread after the meeting

so this is what Dems are going to run and lose with in 2020

http://www.tattooedmartha.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Tattooed-Martha-Broken-Record-Ombre-Wall-Art-7.jpg

This is an exchange worth watching. Lindsey Graham pushes Wray several times on Don Jr.'s emails. Wray tries dodging. Graham won't let him. pic.twitter.com/n8H9jCrAUD

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) July 12, 2017

One disturbing takeaway: does Chuck Todd still hit the spacebar twice after a period?

Graham will vote yes

Lindsey Graham is worthless, and obviously showboating here, but okay, irl lol.