Trump changes course, says he would 'absolutely' report foreign campaign intelligence to FBI
Source: USA Today
WASHINGTON President Donald Trump said Friday he would "absolutely" report political dirt dug up by a foreign country to federal authorities, seeking to quell a controversy over comments he made a day earlier in a high-profile interview.
"Of course you give it to the FBI or report to the attorney general or somebody like that," Trump told Fox and Friends in a live interview Friday. "Of course you do that. I thought it was made clear."
The president told ABC News' George Stephanopoulos earlier this week that he'd accept dirt on his 2020 opponent from a foreign government and might or might not turn it over to the FBI. Trump argued that such information amounts to "opposition research" widely used by campaigns.
Read more: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/06/14/donald-trump-says-he-would-report-foreign-campaign-intel-fbi/1442381001/
50 Shades Of Blue
(9,928 posts)Mr. Evil
(2,825 posts)You just don't say you're doing it.
ZeroSomeBrains
(638 posts)Iliyah
(25,111 posts)2016 comes to mind.
BeyondGeography
(39,351 posts)Can we stop pretending he wants to be impeached now?
Eyeball_Kid
(7,429 posts)diva77
(7,629 posts)Dennis Donovan
(18,770 posts)"If I thought anything was incorrect or badly stated, I'd report it to the attorney general, the FBI, I'd report it to law enforcement absolutely."
What if the info was factual and well written?
underpants
(182,631 posts)Obvious follow up question
Pantagruel
(2,580 posts)and create elaborate lies to conceal the true purpose of that meeting with the Russian lawyer tied to the Kremlin?
underpants
(182,631 posts)sop
(10,106 posts)Reportedly, Jr.'s still sticking to his original story about the Trump Tower meeting in 2016, calling Cohen's (and others') contradictory testimony "lies."
sop
(10,106 posts)Tiggeroshii
(11,088 posts)unblock
(52,126 posts)in fact, "ok, then, if i told you i knowingly accepted opposition research from a foreign government, would you cover it up for me" would be the second question he would ask when interviewing candidates for dfbi.
the first question, of course, would be, "do you want to be my next director of the fbi?"
Fullduplexxx
(7,846 posts)sop
(10,106 posts)It still is for Democrats. For Trump, not so much.
FakeNoose
(32,596 posts)Chump never admits he's wrong, he never makes a mistake, never takes responsibility for anything he says. But he sure does a hell of a lot of back-peddling.
LiberalLovinLug
(14,165 posts)That's the part that is just dumbfoundingly jaw dropping. You though it was made clear???
No. No it wasn't made clear. In fact the opposite was made clear. Yet his deplorables will lap it up. "See? ya dumb libtards, he's always said he'd not use it and report it immediately to the FBI, a bunch of fake news if anyone says otherwise!" That ability to spin 180 on a dime is shared by his cult followers as well.
durablend
(7,456 posts)Tomorrow he'll claim he never said the first thing to begin with.
sop
(10,106 posts)It's Trump's only skill, and he's very good at it.
get the red out
(13,460 posts)"Of course I'll tell Mom before sticking my hand in the cookie jar next time, I thought I made that clear (as crumbs fall out of his mouth)"
Bernardo de La Paz
(48,965 posts)NCjack
(10,279 posts)and their appointees.
KSNY
(315 posts)Question is: will the mainstream media fall for it?
duforsure
(11,885 posts)Whenever he fails to get support, just like happened when they had the racists marching and he said there good people on both sides after they killed that woman. He confessed yesterday when he made his statement knowing the truth will soon expose him for conspiring with Putin.
emmaverybo
(8,144 posts)Maine-i-acs
(1,499 posts)If there was ever a presser someone might be able to ask.
Botany
(70,448 posts).. Russian contacts in 3016?
kacekwl
(7,014 posts)It was Crystal clear the first time. This time you are lying. Got it.
Doreen
(11,686 posts)Blue Owl
(50,282 posts)n/t
Chemisse
(30,803 posts)He laid in right on the line. He is perfectly fine with committing a crime. It makes perfect sense to do so; anybody would! And he will be doing it in the next election, whenever he can. He basically invited other nations to 'come on down!'
But now it's back to flagrant lying, with no more skill than a three-year-old.
DeminPennswoods
(15,265 posts)and he will contradict himself.
Hotler
(11,396 posts)truthisfreedom
(23,140 posts)Before he was for it again, until he was against it again, until...
Hes just completely full of shit.
trusty elf
(7,380 posts)Danascot
(4,690 posts)he made his initial statement because he's aware he did it in 2016 and he was trying to say it was A-OK for him to have done it then.
Captain Zero
(6,787 posts)Nt