Trump decides to 'go on the attack' over FBI probe

[DonViejo]

One White House official says his tweet appearing to confirm obstruction probe came out of nowhere.

By JOSH DAWSEY 06/16/2017 11:44 AM EDT

President Donald Trump has smarted all week over the stories about the special counsel probe zeroing in on him and his close associates, according to a White House official, spending hours in the White House obsessing over the coverage.

And Trump’s bombshell tweet on Friday morning — appearing to confirm that he’s now under investigation for obstruction of justice and attacking his deputy attorney general — is part of a broader decision by the president to “go on the attack,” the official said.

“I am being investigated for firing the FBI Director by the man who told me to fire the FBI Director! Witch Hunt,” Trump tweeted on Friday, apparently referring to Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, who appointed Robert Mueller as special counsel to overtake the sprawling Russia probe.

That he would confirm he is under investigation came out of nowhere, this official said. "I don't think we have been formally told he's under investigation," the official said. "He was commenting on Twitter on all the stories that are out there."

Trump has been told repeatedly not to post such missives on Twitter but has decided he is in for a political fight, according to one outside adviser briefed on the strategy. Advisers have told him to use his Twitter to boost his political message or attack Democrats instead of talking about the legal case. But Trump doesn't trust others to share his message, this person said, because they don't want to share it the way he does.

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[Cary]

1. Amazing

[Eliot Rosewater]

2. We know McConnell, Ryan and other prominent GOP are in on the Russian money deal, so they

wont do the right thing.

So who will?

Trump will push us into a constitutional crisis, will not care if people start beating on each other, he wont care and in fact will love it if we do.

So we CANT do that.

Republicans, dear GOD, please DO SOMETHING!

[Wellstone ruled]

13. Got to hand it to State AG's for

going after the Trump Crime Family. Story this AM about Eric and Donnie being investigated for fraud and theft.

Dipstick Donnie has pissed off the most conservative Agency in the Federal Government and that is the FBI. And now it is pay-back time.

[EarlG]

3. Trump goes on the attack

[BumRushDaShow]

6. DUzy

for the DUzy king!

[leftstreet]

8. LOLOL

[herding cats]

16. That's about right!

[YCHDT]

17. lofl

[justiceischeap]

4. As Ted Lieu tweeted this morning

Please keep tweeting sir, thus revoking all rights to executive privilege.

[Leith]

20. Hear! Hear!

in this one instance, let tRump be tRump.

[Stuart G]

5. Strongly reminds me of ..."I am not a crook"...from Nixon...

....but he was a crook....and Nixon... could never have won..and..............................................

neither can Drump.....He has lost, and perhaps, he doesn't know it...

....In another post, Mueller has hired 13 of the finest anti-corruption lawyers available..

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10141801068


.That team smells blood, and that blood and corruption is what that team will devour. Trump has not got a chance. He can do what he wants, attack what he wants, and say what he wants. it doesn't matter. They will get him...why?...................

well...........................he is crook too.

[Turbineguy]

7. He has to convince himself that he's the victim.

[Stuart G]

10. Maybe you are correct, he needs to convince himself..but..

he will be unable to convince anyone else. He is no victim. He did what he did, and said what he said...as stated in the above post...He is a crook....and the only way out..........is what happened to Nixon..

Trump Resigns....Pence pardons them all...or just Trump...

[oxbow]

12. This is how he keeps the alt reality bubble from popping

These tweets are just to fire up his base. As long as the base supports him, GOP members of congress will be unlikely to cross him. This is how he stays in power...

[Turbineguy]

15. I am reminded

of the scene in the Hunt for Red October where Ramius steers the sub at high speed into the approaching torpedo which he hits and destroys before it could arm.

Maybe trump wants to get impeached while he still has friends who will get him off the hook.

[oxbow]

18. He definitely wants to leave

He may have some greater plan in mind, like you mentioned.

Otoh, there's lots of reporting out there on how much he dislikes being potus. Still, his ego can't take resigning and being called a loser/quitter. I think this is just his unconscious trying to deal with the conflict by self-sabotaging to get what it wants.

[Turbineguy]

21. You may be right.

He certainly seems to be his own worst enemy. But that's not unusual.

[kwassa]

9. When is Trump not on the attack?

When he is admiring himself in the mirror?

[CousinIT]

11. What a whineybitch. He'd do well for himself to STFU & cooperate

Trump is not being subjected to NEARLY the intense legal scrutiny, attacks and abuse Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama have been subjected to all their lives (much of it most recently from HIS own band of terrorists). IF HE WAS, he'd never have been sworn in to begin with.

He gets ZERO sympathy from me.

Who wants to take up a collection to send poor little whiny-ass Donnie some Pampers and some Midol and some pacifiers?

Ugh!

[jpak]

14. Proceed Mr. Presisent

[Cha]

19. Uh.. that's what he has been doing. What got him into

deep shite.

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