Wall Street Journal hits Trump for bumbling the Russia scandal, calls on him to disclose everything

[applegrove]

by Taylor Link at Salon

http://www.salon.com/2017/07/18/wall-street-journal-hits-trump-for-bumbling-the-russia-scandal-calls-on-him-to-disclose-everything/

"SNIP............


“Release everything to the public ahead of the inevitable leaks,” the board wrote. “Disclose every detail that might be relevant to the Russian investigations. That means every meeting with any Russian or any American with Russian business ties. Every phone call or email. And every Trump business relationship with Russians going back years. This should include every relevant part of Mr. Trump’s tax returns, which the President will resist but Mr. Mueller is sure to seek anyway.”

The editorial board argued that full, immediate disclosure would cause less damage than the slow drip of reports coming from the media.

“If there really is nothing to the Russia collusion allegations, transparency will prove it. Americans will give Mr. Trump credit for trusting their ability to make a fair judgment. Pre-emptive disclosure is the only chance to contain the political harm from future revelations,” the article said.

The Journal warned that if Trump’s approval rating stays below 40 percent, then all Republicans will suffer the consequences, likely leading to a win for Democrats in the House, which would only lead to more intense investigations


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[applegrove]

1. Self preservation.

[Mike Nelson]

2. Bad advice...

...Trump can't release everything... he's a crook. Wall Street Journal can't be that stupid, can they?

[Freethinker65]

3. Drip. Drip. Drip.

[malaise]

4. He can't

It's going to be horrific -the climax is coming.

Stay away from the fan.

[Princess Turandot]

5. Even if 45 was pure as newly fallen snow (hah) re: Russia's actions, their plea will go nowhere...

Providing information on his interactions with Russia would be an acknowledgment that there is a reason for the voters to be concerned about the possibility of Russian interference. He is simply not capable of publicly admitting that Russia might have influenced any votes, much less that they were very likely the reason that he won the electoral college. Even if he was in truth completely unaware of what they were trying to do prior to the election (hah), and therefore not to blame legally, I'm not sure he'd act any differently.