Why Did Trump Go On Lester Holt And Contradict Trump Surrogates?

[Winston]

The Washington Post did a great job of outlining all the competing explanations for the Comey firing.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...eys-firing-a-timeline/?utm_term=.d8aaa7892a5e

Tuesday, May 9, 2017: Trump acted on the deputy attorney general’s recommendation

Wednesday, May 10, 2017: Trump had considered firing Comey for months, but acted upon DOJ’s recommendations

Thursday, May 11, 2017: Trump planned to fire Comey regardless of the DOJ’s recommendations

First the excuse was Comey was fired for the AG letter. Now, it's morphed into the FBI was in 'turmoil' And Trump comes out and admits to obstructing justice in the Lester Holt interview. He says he fired Comey for "made up Russia stuff"



Trump: I was going to fire Comey regardless of recommendation.

Trump Interview With Lester Holt: Russia Ties 'Made Up' Story by Democrats | NBC 6 South Florida

In an exclusive interview with NBC's Lester Holt, President Donald Trump said that when he decided to fire former FBI director James Comey, he said to himself: "You know, this Russia thing with Trump and Russia is a made up story. It's an excuse by the Democrats for having lost an election that they should have won."

Source: Trump Interview With Lester Holt: Russia Ties 'Made Up' Story by Democrats | NBC 6 South Florida Trump Interview With Lester Holt: Russia Ties 'Made Up' Story by Democrats | NBC 6 South Florida
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Why did Spicer, Pence, Huckabee-Sanders, and Conway, all have talking points that are contradictory to what Trump says.

Either. A. Trump is a big fat liar.
or B. Trump surrogates are big fat liars.
or C. They are all big fat liars.

 

[Rexedgar]

Stay tuned....DJT's foreign trip cannot come soon enough for him!

 

[TheGoverness]

Man, I'm so done with Trump at this point.

 

[lurchadams]

Trump has turned the white house into a total circus and has made our nation a laughingstock to the world.

 

[Winston]

Man, I'm so done with Trump at this point.

This presidency is a sham.

 

[WCH]

Trump gets on NBC [no less] and tells everyone what happened and he still get criticized. No wonder he's considering no more press briefings. The drive-bys and their followers are morons.

 

[Tanngrisnir]

The Washington Post did a great job of outlining all the competing explanations for the Comey firing.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...eys-firing-a-timeline/?utm_term=.d8aaa7892a5e





First the excuse was Comey was fired for the AG letter. Now, it's morphed into the FBI was in 'turmoil' And Trump comes out and admits to obstructing justice in the Lester Holt interview. He says he fired Comey for "made up Russia stuff"



Trump: I was going to fire Comey regardless of recommendation.

Trump Interview With Lester Holt: Russia Ties 'Made Up' Story by Democrats | NBC 6 South Florida



Why did Spicer, Pence, Huckabee-Sanders, and Conway, all have talking points that are contradictory to what Trump says.

Either. A. Trump is a big fat liar.
or B. Trump surrogates are big fat liars.
or C. They are all big fat liars.

Because he is arrogant and stupid.

Oh, and clueless.

Oh, and tone deaf

Oh, and completely unaware.

Oh, and little boy trying to play a man's game.

 

[Tanngrisnir]

Trump gets on NBC [no less] and tells everyone what happened and he still get criticized. No wonder he's considering no more press briefings. The drive-bys and their followers are morons.

What he told everyone, since it seems to have escaped your notice, is that he obstructed justice.

Pro-tip: admitting to obstruction of justice should get one criticized.

 

[TheGoverness]

Trump gets on NBC [no less] and tells everyone what happened and he still get criticized. No wonder he's considering no more press briefings. The drive-bys and their followers are morons.

He contradicted his own surrogates for the reason why he fired Comey. Like it or not, that is justification for criticism.

 

[WCH]

What he told everyone, since it seems to have escaped your notice, is that he obstructed justice.

Pro-tip: admitting to obstruction of justice should get one criticized.

That's your opinion. Comey was just the figurehead of the FBI...he did none of the work. Investigations continue regardless.

 

[ibelsd]

Trump has turned the white house into a total circus and has made our nation a laughingstock to the world.

Where the hell have you been? The world's been laughing at us since Clinton took office and has not stopped since. At least, now, half of the American public is in on the joke. The other half is busy occupying wall street and relentlessly "resisting" the Trump circus. Simmer down, grab some popcorn and enjoy. Oh wait. You're a progressive. Don't stop. You're the reason Trump is so damn entertaining. I Love Lucy wouldn't be interesting without Ricky running around, "Luuuuuuucy, what have you done!" I mean, clearly Trump is the star, but the progressives are an important sidekick in this American sitcom. The rest of us are kind of like the neighbors, just sort of along for the ride, laughing at the couple's hi-jinx with the audience.

 

[WCH]

He contradicted his own surrogates for the reason why he fired Comey. Like it or not, that is justification for criticism.

That seems to happen quite often in Trump's circle but, I doubt that's what stirred most of the criticism. It was merely the fact he fired him.

 

[Tanngrisnir]

That's your opinion. Comey was just the figurehead of the FBI...he did none of the work. Investigations continue regardless.

No, it's objective fact. He stated he got rid of Comey because of the Russian probe. Full stop.

That is obstruction of justice, whether you can accept the reality of it or not.

I'm guessing not.

 

[ibelsd]

He contradicted his own surrogates for the reason why he fired Comey. Like it or not, that is justification for criticism.

I think the only thing we can count on in this environment is that the Democrats will overreact to everything Trump does and the GOP will underreact to everything he does. Criticism does not seem to fall into either category. It is neither wild hysteria nor bending over backwards with excuses. As such, this sort of behavior cannot be expected from pretty much anyone. And? Just fine with me. I am perfectly entertained by it all.

 

[Rexedgar]

Trump gets on NBC [no less] and tells everyone what happened and he still get criticized. No wonder he's considering no more press briefings. The drive-bys and their followers are morons.

I agree someone's supporters are definitely moronic..........if the shoe fits, steal it!

 

[lurchadams]

Where the hell have you been? The world's been laughing at us since Clinton took office and has not stopped since. At least, now, half of the American public is in on the joke. The other half is busy occupying wall street and relentlessly "resisting" the Trump circus. Simmer down, grab some popcorn and enjoy. Oh wait. You're a progressive. Don't stop. You're the reason Trump is so damn entertaining. I Love Lucy wouldn't be interesting without Ricky running around, "Luuuuuuucy, what have you done!" I mean, clearly Trump is the star, but the progressives are an important sidekick in this American sitcom. The rest of us are kind of like the neighbors, just sort of along for the ride, laughing at the couple's hi-jinx with the audience.

Good one! If you're ok with how things are going right now I kinda envy you.

 

[WCH]

No, it's objective fact. He stated he got rid of Comey because of the Russian probe. Full stop.

That is obstruction of justice, whether you can accept the reality of it or not.

I'm guessing not.

No, that's what was assumed. The investigation continues so, there was no obstruction.

Trump contradicts spokeswoman on effect of Comey firing - CNNPolitics.com

 

[Winston]

Trump has turned the white house into a total circus and has made our nation a laughingstock to the world.

I'm waiting for the trump toadie who is going to replace comey to climb in the clown car. please be like.. sarah palin... oh, if we could squeeze some palin into the trump admin. america would be consumed by elevated levels of clown activity.

 

[Winston]

No, that's what was assumed. The investigation continues so, there was no obstruction.

Trump contradicts spokeswoman on effect of Comey firing - CNNPolitics.com

if we had a less Republican congress, they would put trump's impeachment for obstruction of justice on the house docket for next week.

 

[WCH]

if we had a less Republican congress, they would put trump's impeachment for obstruction of justice on the house docket for next week.

There's something missing in your conclusion...the investigation is ongoing. THEREFOR there's no obstruction. Zip, Zero , Nada

 

[Winston]

There's something missing in your conclusion...the investigation is ongoing. THEREFOR there's no obstruction. Zip, Zero , Nada

WTF is that supposed to mean? That's how you obstruct justice, by sabotaging active investigations. That's the crime.

 

[Deuce]

Trump gets on NBC [no less] and tells everyone what happened and he still get criticized. No wonder he's considering no more press briefings. The drive-bys and their followers are morons.

Because he tells everyone something different than what we were being told before, drawing into question which of the two stories is the accurate one.

 

[WCH]

WTF is that supposed to mean? That's how you obstruct justice, by sabotaging active investigations. That's the crime.

Firing Comey did nothing to the investigation on Russia. Trump actually said he wants to get to the bottom of Russian involvement in our elections.

 

[calamity]

The Washington Post did a great job of outlining all the competing explanations for the Comey firing.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...eys-firing-a-timeline/?utm_term=.d8aaa7892a5e





First the excuse was Comey was fired for the AG letter. Now, it's morphed into the FBI was in 'turmoil' And Trump comes out and admits to obstructing justice in the Lester Holt interview. He says he fired Comey for "made up Russia stuff"



Trump: I was going to fire Comey regardless of recommendation.

Trump Interview With Lester Holt: Russia Ties 'Made Up' Story by Democrats | NBC 6 South Florida



Why did Spicer, Pence, Huckabee-Sanders, and Conway, all have talking points that are contradictory to what Trump says.

Either. A. Trump is a big fat liar.
or B. Trump surrogates are big fat liars.
or C. They are all big fat liars.

Trump lies so much he can't even come close to keeping his story straight. :lol:

 

[WCH]

Because he tells everyone something different than what we were being told before, drawing into question which of the two stories is the accurate one.

He said Comey was gone regardless.