Trump Says His Investigators are ‘Sick and Dangerous People’ Who May Have Committed Treason
UPDATE 4:55 p.m. EST: Nine hours later (!!!), President Donald Trump completed his Twitter thread — by suggesting his investigators are guilty of treason.
….big, fat, waste of time, energy and money – $30,000,000 to be exact. It is now finally time to turn the tables and bring justice to some very sick and dangerous people who have committed very serious crimes, perhaps even Spying or Treason. This should never happen again!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 19, 2019
President Donald Trump commented directly on the findings released Thursday by Special Counsel Robert Mueller via his favorite social media platform. And he appears to be accusing his former White House counsel Don McGahn of fabricated the notes at the root of some of the most damning evidence of obstruction of justice detailed in the 448-page report.
Changing the dismissive terminology surrounding the nearly two-year investigation, going from “witch hunt” to now, the “Crazy Mueller Report,” Trump said that “statements made by certain people” are “fabricated & totally untrue.” He then warned “watch out for people that take so-called notes,” claiming that “the notes never existed.”
Trump added that he did not agree to an interview with Mueller’s team, because he felt some of the statements made about him were “total bullshit.”
Statements are made about me by certain people in the Crazy Mueller Report, in itself written by 18 Angry Democrat Trump Haters, which are fabricated & totally untrue. Watch out for people that take so-called “notes,” when the notes never existed until needed. Because I never….
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 19, 2019
…agreed to testify, it was not necessary for me to respond to statements made in the “Report” about me, some of which are total bullshit & only given to make the other person look good (or me to look bad). This was an Illegally Started Hoax that never should have happened, a…
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 19, 2019
While Trump supporters have eagerly parrotted the oversimplified findings of Attorney General William Barr that there was simply “no collusion and no obstruction” of course the findings of the report are far more complex than a four-word political catchphrase.
One of the most damning details regarding obstruction is the news that Trump asked Don McGahn to fire Special Counsel Robert Mueller, but McGahn refused. McGahn’s detailed notes from these meetings support the allegation.
McGahn eventually quit the White House, telling colleagues Trump demanded he do “crazy shit.”
Ironically, McGahn’s unwillingness to follow through on Trump directions may very well have been what saved the Trump presidency. So the commander in chief attacking McGahn seems an interesting tact.
Incidentally, Don McGahan is mentioned on 66 pages in the 448-page report.
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