I hope you can let this go

[CarlV]

aka obstruction of justice.

reuters.com
Trump asked Comey to shut down Flynn probe: source | Reuters
By Mark Hosenball | WASHINGTON
3 minutes
Politics|Tue May 16, 2017 | 6:30pm EDT

WASHINGTON President Donald Trump asked then-FBI Director James Comey to shut down an investigation into ties between former White House national security adviser Michael Flynn and Russia, an associate of Comey, who has seen the memo, said on Tuesday.

The associate told Reuters that the details of the document as first reported by the New York Times were accurate.

“I hope you can let this go,” Trump told Comey, according to the language of the memo, which the source confirmed.

The White House denied the report in a statement to reporters, saying it was "not a truthful or accurate portrayal of the conversation between the President and Mr. Comey."

The memo was written by Comey immediately after his meeting in the White House Oval Office with Trump one day after Flynn resigned over his contacts with Russians.

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-us...KCN18C2Q8?il=0

[bobabode]

T'Rumplestiltskin is finding out what happens when you fuck with the FBI.

[Oerets]

Just what is it gonna take for the supporters of the orange one to see the truth?


Barney

[donquixote99]

Originally Posted by bobabode

T'Rumplestiltskin is finding out what happens when you fuck with the FBI.

"Don't fuck with the FBI" should probably rank right at the top of the list of classic blunders, right after "never get involved in a land war in Asia."

Just hope Trump doesn't run the list....

[donquixote99]

Originally Posted by Oerets

Just what is it gonna take for the supporters of the orange one to see the truth?


Barney

For the hard core (25-30%) just about nothing will do it as long as Trump keeps fighting. Only when he surrenders or dies will the bond be broken.

They may 'see the truth,' but it won't matter, they still will stay loyal.

[Rajoo]

In the eyes of many of Trump's supporters, he is an outsider elected for the express purpose of draining the swamp (lay waste the establishment). As long as the establishment is still there and Trump keeps pointing his fingers at others, they will believe him. He is their hero and Trump will always find a scapegoat.

[CarlV]

Originally Posted by Rajoo

In the eyes of many of Trump's supporters, he is an outsider elected for the express purpose of draining the swamp (lay waste the establishment). As long as the establishment is still there and Trump keeps pointing his fingers at others, they will believe him. He is their hero and Trump will always find a scapegoat.

And instead he made the White House into an even bigger swamp.

[merrylander]

It even has Caffretz ready to subpoena Comey's notes. Guess he plans to run for the Bishop's seat in the Senate.

[merrylander]

Originally Posted by CarlV

And instead he made the White House into an even bigger swamp.

Reminds me I just had our septic tank pumped out.

[whell]

I hope Democrats can let this go. But I suspect that they'll just find something else to obsess about.

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/dc/read...-conversations

Comey will also testify that he told the President on three separate occasions that he was not personally the target of the federal intelligence investigation—assurances Trump spoke about publicly. A key caveat, however, is that Comey told Trump he was reluctant to make that information public “because it would create a duty to correct, should that change,” per the statement.