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riversedge

(70,186 posts)
Fri Mar 15, 2019, 12:01 PM Mar 2019

Trump says 'there should be no Mueller report'

Source: Politico





03/15/2019 10:33 AM EDT


President Donald Trump on Friday insisted there should be no report from special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia probe, denouncing the investigation as "illegal."

"So, if there was knowingly & acknowledged to be 'zero' crime when the Special Counsel was appointed, and if the appointment was made based on the Fake Dossier (paid for by Crooked Hillary) and now disgraced Andrew McCabe (he & all stated no crime), then the Special Counsel...should never have been appointed and there should be no Mueller Report," the president tweeted Friday.

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The House on Thursday passed a resolution 420-0 urging the Justice Department to make Mueller’s findings and full report public and available to Congress. Senate Republicans, however, blocked the bill.

The president on Friday also complained that the probe was only started as an excuse for Democrats losing the 2016 election....................................







Read more: https://www.politico.com/story/2019/03/15/trump-mueller-investigation-1222895



whow. trumpy sure has his panties in a tight wad this morning over the upcoming Mueller report.
I do not think I have heard him call it illegal previously.













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Trump says 'there should be no Mueller report' (Original Post) riversedge Mar 2019 OP
It's worth impeaching this motherfucker BeyondGeography Mar 2019 #1
I am beginning to think that now. riversedge Mar 2019 #8
Absolutely. dalton99a Mar 2019 #12
it was worth it the day he was inaugurated. maxsolomon Mar 2019 #17
Yup BeyondGeography Mar 2019 #21
Yep ck4829 Mar 2019 #50
are they breathing down your neck, Donny? rurallib Mar 2019 #2
I sent Thoughts and Prayers earlier...(n/t) Moostache Mar 2019 #15
From someone who's claimed no involvement duforsure Mar 2019 #3
Translation: chafing is uncomfortable. defacto7 Mar 2019 #4
Learned a new word... N_E_1 for Tennis Mar 2019 #5
Here are The Donalds tweets related to OP..... riversedge Mar 2019 #6
Once this sick orange bastard is Scarsdale Mar 2019 #39
If you are innocent then you have nothing to worry about wasupaloopa Mar 2019 #7
Why did so many trumpers tell so many lies about so many Russian contacts? William Seger Mar 2019 #9
yet another count of obstruction of justice in plain sight. unblock Mar 2019 #10
At some level I agree with him. Gore1FL Mar 2019 #11
We shouldn't have a president that requires one. notdarkyet Mar 2019 #42
"Now let's investigate Hillary" dalton99a Mar 2019 #13
+1000. Heartstrings Mar 2019 #34
Precisely what any totally innocent person would say... RockRaven Mar 2019 #14
Donnie must have gotten his law degree from Trump University. sinkingfeeling Mar 2019 #16
Beware the Ides of March maxsolomon Mar 2019 #18
tRump is still getting away with impeachable offenses. nt yaesu Mar 2019 #19
So did Bush 1 & 2 and Reagan. The last honest Republican was Eisenhower. OMGWTF Mar 2019 #33
Not The Dossier Lie Again DallasNE Mar 2019 #20
Note that he cannot make a persuasive case beyond these scattershot talking points. maxsolomon Mar 2019 #24
There should be no massacres in houses of worship, either... forgotmylogin Mar 2019 #22
Trump knows what he's done, so he knows procon Mar 2019 #23
And Trump is an illegal President. world wide wally Mar 2019 #25
Why does NO ONE call him on this? Mr. Ected Mar 2019 #26
Is he *really* saying durablend Mar 2019 #27
After what he said yesterday, military, bikers, police etc. It wouldn't be a surprise. dewsgirl Mar 2019 #29
Is anyone at all surprised? dewsgirl Mar 2019 #28
THERE SHOULD BE NO TRUMP n/t BamaRefugee Mar 2019 #30
Only Clinton investigation would be legal? safeinOhio Mar 2019 #31
Of Course, There Should Be No Report Detailing My Crimes, Said the Criminal... dlk Mar 2019 #32
'there should be no Mueller report' ut oh Mar 2019 #35
He's scared. That's good. We'll get the report - between Nancy and Mueller, it will happen. ehrnst Mar 2019 #36
Whine, whine, whine . . . Bill Mayer calls him a whiny little b*tch . . he fills that bill perfectly pdsimdars Mar 2019 #37
He sounds like my 5 year-old trying to get out of some shit... SKKY Mar 2019 #38
Recalling * BadgerKid Mar 2019 #40
I've decided that there also should be no gravity, gravity should be illegal. Volaris Mar 2019 #41
Embarrassingly desparate. stopbush Mar 2019 #43
One word, IDIOT. iluvtennis Mar 2019 #44
Trump is a cornered rat. He knows it. He's completely losing his shit at this point. nt Progressive Jones Mar 2019 #45
Message auto-removed Name removed Mar 2019 #46
So this will be one of their positions. Does it have any legal basis? Honeycombe8 Mar 2019 #47
Trump is much too stupid to know how stupid his "no report" comment was/is. Stuart G Mar 2019 #48
Kick ck4829 Mar 2019 #49
Sounds like someone read some of it to him..... OnDoutside Mar 2019 #51
Crooks always get desperate duforsure Mar 2019 #52
The majority of voters said Trump should not be president. LastLiberal in PalmSprings Mar 2019 #53

maxsolomon

(33,290 posts)
17. it was worth it the day he was inaugurated.
Fri Mar 15, 2019, 12:35 PM
Mar 2019

IDGAF if the Senate are cowards. put that label on his orange ass and say it every time you mention his name.

rurallib

(62,406 posts)
2. are they breathing down your neck, Donny?
Fri Mar 15, 2019, 12:06 PM
Mar 2019

Feeling a bit uncomfortable? Feeling like you're getting closed into a box?
Warm sympathy and best wishes.

duforsure

(11,885 posts)
3. From someone who's claimed no involvement
Fri Mar 15, 2019, 12:07 PM
Mar 2019

Saying "No Collusion" over and over again , sounds to me like someone is guilty as hell in power trying to obstruct justice, and from becoming exposed , not something an innocent person would ever say. He's guilty, guilty ,guilty, and he knows it. republicans are criminals, hate groups, and russian assets now.

N_E_1 for Tennis

(9,715 posts)
5. Learned a new word...
Fri Mar 15, 2019, 12:10 PM
Mar 2019

Because he’s never done anything of the sort, how is he responsible for not knowing what the word meant? He just learned it is not a sick bird of prey.

riversedge

(70,186 posts)
6. Here are The Donalds tweets related to OP.....
Fri Mar 15, 2019, 12:11 PM
Mar 2019













....should never have been appointed and there should be no Mueller Report. This was an illegal & conflicted investigation in search of a crime. Russian Collusion was nothing more than an excuse by the Democrats for losing an Election that they thought they were going to win.....

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Donald J. Trump
?Verified account @realDonaldTrump
2h2 hours ago

So, if there was knowingly & acknowledged to be “zero” crime when the Special Counsel was appointed, and if the appointment was made based on the Fake Dossier (paid for by Crooked Hillary) and now disgraced Andrew McCabe (he & all stated no crime), then the Special Counsel.......
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Scarsdale

(9,426 posts)
39. Once this sick orange bastard is
Fri Mar 15, 2019, 02:32 PM
Mar 2019

removed from office, this will never happen to another president. Next time, and all times after that, people will take seriously threats of Russia or any other country interfering with US elections. The next president will be required to show his tax returns and a full medical report. THIS should have happened with this clown, but the gop allowed their idol to storm right through all the rules. The gop along with Russia and China are responsible for the disaster living in the WH. He is a disgrace to humanity. A seriously mentally ill asshole, with no morals, no intelligence and no respect for anyone, even himself.

William Seger

(10,778 posts)
9. Why did so many trumpers tell so many lies about so many Russian contacts?
Fri Mar 15, 2019, 12:13 PM
Mar 2019

If Mueller doesn't answer that, then we'll need another investigation.

unblock

(52,191 posts)
10. yet another count of obstruction of justice in plain sight.
Fri Mar 15, 2019, 12:14 PM
Mar 2019

seriously, how is this not anything other than a blatant attempt to interfere and shut down a criminal investigation?

it doesn't even matter if it's an investigation into donnie and/or his family. it's a criminal investigation and he's trying to shut it down.

that's obstruction of justice, plain and simple.

RockRaven

(14,958 posts)
14. Precisely what any totally innocent person would say...
Fri Mar 15, 2019, 12:30 PM
Mar 2019

he's not tipping his hand at all. Could you imagine being a lawyer or PR person with a client like this?

DallasNE

(7,402 posts)
20. Not The Dossier Lie Again
Fri Mar 15, 2019, 12:49 PM
Mar 2019

The Dossier was introduced as part of a renewal of a FISA wiretap already in place because Carter Page was caught on a wiretap in place for the Russian he was calling. Another source was from an Australian diplomat that Popadoplous struck up a drunken conversation in London and that diplomat contacted American authorities. But sticking to the facts is not something Trump does.

maxsolomon

(33,290 posts)
24. Note that he cannot make a persuasive case beyond these scattershot talking points.
Fri Mar 15, 2019, 01:09 PM
Mar 2019

He can yell out some irrelevant distractions (McCabe, Strzok, etc.), but he can't say the Russians his campaign associated with weren't directly involved in the interference.

Collusion isn't even a crime, which probably why his lawyers have told him to say that, rather than Conspiracy.

forgotmylogin

(7,524 posts)
22. There should be no massacres in houses of worship, either...
Fri Mar 15, 2019, 01:01 PM
Mar 2019

but you know what they say, "Wish in one hand..."

procon

(15,805 posts)
23. Trump knows what he's done, so he knows
Fri Mar 15, 2019, 01:01 PM
Mar 2019

that Mueller also knows everything he's done. It's finally occurred to him that the old sage advice, 'Don't do the crime if you can't do the time', was written with him in mind.

As panic sets in, Trump will do something seriously outrageous in an attempt to stop the Mueller report.

Mr. Ected

(9,670 posts)
26. Why does NO ONE call him on this?
Fri Mar 15, 2019, 01:23 PM
Mar 2019

You are the (putative) President of the United States.

If something is illegal, you have the power to respond in legal fashion; tweeting and interviews are not the proper venue.

When in God's name will someone press him to explain how it's illegal, why it's illegal, and why he has offered ZERO in the way of defense, since he obviously could do so IF HE WASN'T GUILTY of crimes.

ut oh

(893 posts)
35. 'there should be no Mueller report'
Fri Mar 15, 2019, 02:03 PM
Mar 2019

and there should be no 'pResident tRump' either, but here we are......

 

ehrnst

(32,640 posts)
36. He's scared. That's good. We'll get the report - between Nancy and Mueller, it will happen.
Fri Mar 15, 2019, 02:04 PM
Mar 2019

They know how to make it happen.

 

pdsimdars

(6,007 posts)
37. Whine, whine, whine . . . Bill Mayer calls him a whiny little b*tch . . he fills that bill perfectly
Fri Mar 15, 2019, 02:22 PM
Mar 2019

SKKY

(11,803 posts)
38. He sounds like my 5 year-old trying to get out of some shit...
Fri Mar 15, 2019, 02:24 PM
Mar 2019

...His base eats it up though. I work with a lot of people who are MAGA 100%. They're asking the same question.

Volaris

(10,269 posts)
41. I've decided that there also should be no gravity, gravity should be illegal.
Fri Mar 15, 2019, 02:42 PM
Mar 2019

On the argument that I think I'd like to be able to fly like Superman.

My argument is just as valid as his, legally speaking anyways.

Come on, Robert, and drop the fuckin hammer already.

Response to riversedge (Original post)

Honeycombe8

(37,648 posts)
47. So this will be one of their positions. Does it have any legal basis?
Sat Mar 16, 2019, 11:22 AM
Mar 2019

Ergo: it doesn't matter whether crimes were found by the Special Counsel; what matters is that there were no known crimes at the time the Special Counsel was appointed.

I don't think there's a legal basis for that sort of argument. It's like saying the police have to have evidence of a crime before searching your car. That's not the law. The law is that there has to be "good cause" for the search.

I wonder.....

duforsure

(11,885 posts)
52. Crooks always get desperate
Sat Mar 30, 2019, 06:24 AM
Mar 2019

When they know the walls are caving in on them, and trump shows us all how desperate he really is now. He knows he's an illegitimate President, and what he did, and is scared he'll be exposed for it all, and he will be.

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