Breaking......Trump has been sending messages to Mueller.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/08/08/donald-trump-exchanged-private-messages-special-counsel-mueller/547917001/

WASHINGTON – President Trump has publicly called the widening federal investigation into Russia's election meddling a "witch hunt." But through his lawyer, Trump has sent private messages of "appreciation" to special counsel Robert Mueller.

"He appreciates what Bob Mueller is doing,'' Trump's chief counsel John Dowd told USA TODAY in an interview Tuesday. "He asked me to share that with him and that's what I've done.''

Trump's legal team has been in contact with Mueller's office, and Dowd says he has passed along the president's messages expressing “appreciation and greetings’’ to the special counsel.

“The president has sent messages back and forth,’’ Dowd said, declining to elaborate further.

[NightWatcher]

1. Maybe if trump sends him an Edible Arrangement, Mueller will go easy on him.

[Skidmore]

2. Trying to coopt him or compromise

him as h did Comey? Set up for firing?

[matt819]

3. Just wanna let you know that you have a pretty nice special prosecutor's office

It'd be a shame if anything happens to it. Two Scoops

[atreides1]

4. Not buying it!!!

Not until Mueller confirms this! And if true, then his investigation loses any semblance of integrity!!!

[Tommy_Carcetti]

8. I suspect this is all half-true.

I'm thinking Trump has sent Mueller a message, but they aren't about "appreciation." And Trump, like his son, is attempting in vain to get ahead of a bad story.

It won't work. And eventually we'll see what the "messages" really were.

[uponit7771]

11. +1

[MoonRiver]

5. He's launching the "charm" offensive!

[gratuitous]

9. Spelling counts

"Smarm" isn't spelled with "c-h".

[MoonRiver]

13. Lol

[Thrill]

6. Full of shit

[dalton99a]

7. Smells like bullshit

[bathroommonkey76]

28. Trump is up to his eyes in bullshit- I suspect it's true. n/t

[haele]

10. If this is true, Drumpf is showing he doesn't really want the job in the first place.

"I'd appreciate it if you start announcing you've found something around November, maybe? Just give me enough of a heads up so I can find someplace nice to retire to after I announce victory and hand it all over to Pence..."

Dementia is a tough disease.

Haele

[FSogol]

12. How cute. I bet Mueller's staff got a big chuckle out of that.

[lamp_shade]

14. Exchanged?????

[librechik]

17. yeah back and forth wha???

[dixiegrrrrl]

30. you know, like emails...

Trump says something smarmy and Mueller keeps it for evidence, like that tweet today where Trump apparently spilled yet more classified beans.
Mueller could have his email program automatically send a message that they got an email.

Back and forth has numerous meanings.

[lunatica]

15. Hahaha! A lawyer that tells the truth and leaks and gossips about his client?!

Sure. Yeah.

[kentuck]

16. Totally inappropriate!

And his lawyers should know it.

[madinmaryland]

18. Fake News?

[Tommy_Carcetti]

19. Suppression Polls! nt

[GeorgeGist]

20. More obstruction?

Lawyers trying to distract.

[kentuck]

21. Yep.

"Call him up and see if you can get some information..."

More obstruction.

[cheyanne]

29. I hope that Mueller had a record of what Dowd said.

In some slimey way Trump is trying to discredit Mueller.

[spanone]

22. he's out of his fucking mind

[tanyev]

23. Dear Bobby, do you like me? Check yes or no.

[Weekend Warrior]

24. The President can't send messages back and forth.

I'm feeling a bit foolish for not understanding that.

[Weekend Warrior]

25. This.

Trump Jr. was told that that information would be provided by the Russian government. Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner and then-campaign chairman Paul Manafort also attended the meeting.

[Stuart G]

26. Now..who is Trump doing this to?..A professional, who has prosecuted "many" and....

who has a best friend, a fellow named James Comey, who was fired by this Trump person. Whatever Trump says or does, will not affect Bob Mueller. Bob Mueller will not be conned by anyone. In fact, I guess that one of the lawyers that has been hired is indeed a specialist on con artists...Trump is just digging deeper and deeper and he doesn't know it..

[CountAllVotes]

27. Is he tweakkking Mueller now?

Better take that tweekkker acct. away from his grimy little hands!