Trump told advisers that he wants Jeff Sessions to arrest Omarosa over her book

[Miles Archer]

https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2018/08/death-spiral-why-omarosa-totally-triggered-trump

In the days before Omarosa Manigault Newman rolled out her White House tell-all, Unhinged, Donald Trump’s advisers were hoping he wouldn’t engage with the book, believing it would only elevate her claims and help sell more copies. “Just ignore it,” one told me, while even Melania Trump told her husband to let it go, Axios reported. Of course, this being Donald Trump, he ignored their counsel and went to war. Now advisers fear his rage at Manigault Newman is fueling irrational outbursts that bolster the claim in her book that Trump said the “n-word” during an Apprentice outtake.

In recent days, Trump has called Manigault Newman “crazed,” a “lowlife,” and a “dog” on Twitter. His campaign filed an arbitration suit against her seeking “millions.” And Trump told advisers that he wants Attorney General Jeff Sessions to have Manigault Newman arrested, according to one Republican briefed on the conversations. (It’s unclear what law Trump believes she broke.) Another Republican recounted how over the weekend Trump derailed a midterm-election strategy session to rant about Manigault Newman’s betrayal. In an effort to change the narrative, the White House announced yesterday that Trump had revoked former C.I.A. director John Brennan’s security clearance. But that only ignited a new public-relations crisis. A former West Wing official compared Trump’s erratic behavior this week to the P.R. nightmare he created by attacking grieving Muslim-American Gold Star parents during the 2016 campaign. It’s a “death spiral,” the former official said.

Advisers and friends offered differing theories to explain Trump’s nuclear response to a book that has failed to top the best-seller list, even while Trump has campaigned against it. “He’s known her for 15 years and thinks it’s a personal betrayal,” the former West Wing official said. Others said Manigault Newman’s well-oiled media rollout ignited Trump’s fury. “She is doing everything perfect if her ultimate goal is to troll Trump,” another former official said. One longtime Trump friend said Trump is so reactive to Manigault Newman’s book because he instinctively trusts women more than men. Throughout his career, he has allowed women to get close to him, from his early assistant, Norma Foerderer, to Rhona Graff, to Hope Hicks.

[Leith]

1. And He Takes Another Step Towards Establishing His Dick-tatorship

Arrest a person for writing a book? Does he really think she or anyone else broke a law here? Time for hair furor to get the fuck over himself.

[Ms. Toad]

14. He is the law, as far as he's concerned.

So anyone opposing him should be arrested.

[Zambero]

2. Now THAT would certainly spike sales

Bonafide idiots never seem to know when it's time to to shut up and move on.

[irisblue]

3. 🤦

🤦

[greatauntoftriplets]

4. Is he going to hold a book burning next?

[magicarpet]

5. Yes,.... Yes,.. Atty Gen Sessions should arrest Omarosa...

.. .. because she is making trDump look like a liar and a fool. The US Army should gather a firing squad and shoot her at sun rise. That we'll be a lesson to others not to speak badly of trDump.

[Historic NY]

6. Little Man, can't take what he dishes out on others.

[Scurrilous]

7. He should be arrested for that hair.

[Johnny2X2X]

8. This is not funny and he's close to having it done

If Trump starts arresting his critics, who's going to stop him? Certainly not the KGBOP in Congress.

[marylandblue]

9. Right now, White House lawyers, Jeff Sessions and Chris Wray are stopping him

[Johnny2X2X]

11. And he wants to replace Sessions

Trump would have already jailed anyone who's criticized him if he could, he's been systematically removing obstacles to this type of thuggery since he took office.

[marylandblue]

13. Sessions has hung on despite all Trump's attacks.

Maybe he has a trick or two up his sleeve?

[Johnny2X2X]

17. Sessions is a scumbag himself

So sad that we are relying on a White Supremacist like Sessions to protect us from brutal dictatorship.

I've said it before, this ends in genocide if Trump isn't stopped.

[Hortensis]

10. I took his calling her a "dog" right out the gate all wrong.

What sounded like an opening factory-whistle call to his base was actually steam blasting out his orifices.

Classic narcissistic raging at her is much, much better, of course. I read the Repub leaders are in despair at getting their election messages out over Trump's furies.

And itm, Fox has to cover Aretha and remind their viewers of her place in their lives.

[underthematrix]

12. Please proceed

Link to tweet

[dalton99a]

16. +1

[spanone]

15. full on dictator don

[C_U_L8R]

18. That's not how any of this works.

But hold on just until I load up on popcorn. This ought to be spectacular.