jlf1961
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Lets see the facts:
about his son's statement concerning his talks with the Russians:
“I do want to be clear that the president was not involved in the drafting of the statement and did not issue the statement.” — Sekulow on NBC News on July 16
“The president didn't sign off on anything. … The president wasn't involved in that.” — Sekulow on ABC News on July 12
But the truth was:
“The president weighed in as any father would, based on the limited information that he had.” — White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders, after The Washington Post reported that Trump had changed the statement at the last minute to be more misleading.
So, yes he did have something to do with the statement his son gave on his son's meetings with the Russians.
Of course, that is, according to Bosco, fake news, even though the facts were confirmed by the White House, it is still fake.
On the power of the president to give pardons:
“Pardons are not being discussed and are not on the table.” — Sekulow on July 21
Trump's own words via twitter:
While all agree the U.S. President has the complete power to pardon, why think of that is the only crime so far is LEAKS against us. FAKE NEWS.
So pardons were being discussed.
On the firing of FBI director Comey.
The denials
“No one from the White House. That was a DOJ decision.” — Sean Spicer on May 9
Asked whether Trump had already decided to fire Comey and asked Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein and the Justice Department to craft a justification for it: “No.” — Huckabee Sanders on May 10
“He took the recommendation of his deputy attorney general, who oversees the FBI director. … He has lost confidence in the FBI director, and he took the recommendation of Rod J. Rosenstein.” — Kellyanne Conway on May 10
The confirmations
“I was going to fire Comey … Oh, I was going to fire regardless of recommendation.” — Trump on NBC News on May 11
“On May 8, I learned that President Trump intended to remove Director Comey and sought my advice and input.” — Rosenstein on May 19
Comey was fired because of the Russia investigation.
The denials
“That's not what — let me be clear with you — that was not what this is about. That's not what this is about.” — Vice President Pence on May 10
Rosenstein's memo contained no mention of the Russia investigation and instead focused on Comey's unusual announcements about the Hillary Clinton investigation during the 2016 campaign: “I cannot defend the Director's handling of the conclusion of the investigation of Secretary Clinton's emails, and I do not understand his refusal to accept the nearly universal judgment that he was mistaken.” — Rosenstein on May 9
“Based on my evaluation, and for the reasons expressed by the Deputy Attorney General in the attached memorandum, I have concluded that a fresh start is needed at the leadership of the FBI.” — Attorney General Jeff Sessions in a letter May 9
The confirmation
“And in fact, when I decided to just do it, I said to myself — I said, you know, this Russia thing with Trump and Russia is a made-up story.” — Trump to NBC on May 11
That Michael Flynn discussed sanctions with Russia's ambassador
The denial
“They did not discuss anything having to do with the United States’ decision to expel diplomats or impose censure against Russia. … What I can confirm, having spoken to him about it, is that those conversations that happened to occur around the time that the United States took action to expel diplomats had nothing whatsoever to do with those sanctions.” — Pence on Jan. 15
The confirmations
Asked whether Flynn discussed sanctions related to Russia's alleged 2016 election interference: “Right.” — Spicer on Feb. 14
“So just to be clear, the acting attorney general informed the White House counsel that they wanted to give, quote, 'a heads-up' to us on some comments that may have seemed in conflict with what he had said to the vice president in particular. … The issue, pure and simple, came down to a matter of trust, and the president concluded that he no longer had the trust of his national security adviser.” — Spicer on Feb. 14
“What I would tell you is that the vice president became aware of incomplete information that he'd received on February 9, last Thursday night, based on media accounts.” — Pence spokesman Marc Lotter
So, to put it bluntly, our esteemed President has, by his own admission and those of his staff, been lying through his teeth on just about everything he has called 'fake news' on the grounds that none of it ever happened.
Then he, or members of his staff, confirm that it did, in point of fact, happen as reported.
Now the real insanity in all of this is not in the actions of the President or his staff, but in those people, who even after the white house confirms the story as run, was indeed true and to the point, still claim that it is all 'fake news.'
I am of the opinion at this point that if God himself were to appear in the form of a burning bush (or burning New York Times or Washington Post building) and announce in a booming voice that Trump has been lying and misleading the American public, these same people would call it 'fake news' and that God was a liberal.
The fact is that every politician in Washington, and every president elected in the age of TV and electronic social media has lied to the American People, from the famous "I did not have sexual relations with that woman" to "I only fired the FBI director after advised to do so by the Attorney General."
Honesty has as much in common with American national politics as horse shit in a west Texas pasture has to do with the price of tea in China or how well Manchester United is playing this season.
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