‘A long winter’: White House aides divided over scope, risks of Russia probe
"Part 52, some of Russian meddling stuff from F6 big ones..."
President Trump and Russia's President Vladimir Putin talk during the family photo session at the APEC Summit in Danang, Vietnam, on Nov. 11. (Jorge Silva/Associated Press)
By Ashley Parker and Carol D. Leonnig November 19 at 4:49 PM
Six months into a special counsel’s investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, White House aides and others in President Trump’s close orbit are increasingly divided in their assessments of the expanding probe and how worried administration officials and campaign aides should be about their potential legal peril, according to numerous people familiar with the debate.
Some in the West Wing avoid the mere mention of Russia or the investigation whenever possible. Others take solace in the reassurances of White House lawyer Ty Cobb that special counsel Robert S. Mueller III will be wrapping up the probe soon and the president and those close to him will be exonerated. And a few engage in grim gallows humor, privately joking about wiretaps.
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The president himself, however, has warmed to Cobb’s optimistic message on Mueller’s probe. Cobb had initially said he hoped the focus on the White House would conclude by Thanksgiving, but adjusted the timeline slightly in an interview last week, saying he remains optimistic that it will wrap up by the end of the year, if not shortly thereafter.
Did any other of the Trump side, or anyone at all, ever express publicly they hoped Mueller would wind it all up by Nov. 23rd? Three days from now. Guess some did, yet what was Cobb thinking at the time? When was that? Ok, it was August 2017 .. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-russia-lawyer/white-house-lawyer-cobb-predicts-quick-end-to-mueller-probe-idUSKCN1AY26N .. and it's understandable Cobb would express optimism, at least publicly, about their hot spot. It is weird though Cobb saying then too that Mueller's investigation was narrow. Damn odd, as we've read Mueller's brief was broad. In July we knew Mueller could investigate any crimes he came over .. https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/07/mueller-can-follow-the-rabbit-hole-wherever-it-goes/534525/ .. while investigating Russian election meddling. Cobb musta been spinning then, eh, though if he now told Trump Mueller had wrapped it up with his first indictment it's not hard to believe Trump might warm to that idea too.
So we have a president commenting publicly on an ongoing investigation. A president exhibiting arrogance and authoritarian disdain for the important traditional independence of the Department of Justice. A president under investigation attacking a valuable and important democratic institution. A president holding true to form. See
- In his brief career as president and a candidate for president, Mr. Trump has attacked virtually every major institution in American life: Congress, the courts, Democrats, Republicans, the news media, the Justice Department, Hollywood, the military, NATO, the intelligence agencies, the cast of “Hamilton,” the cast of “Saturday Night Live,” the pope and now professional sports. He has attacked the Trump administration itself, or at least selected parts of it (see Sessions, Jeff), and even the United States of America (“you think our country’s so innocent? .. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/04/us/politics/putin-trump-bill-oreilly.html ”). .. https://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=134892638 -
Trump says, "I'm not really involved..." So, it's fair, and just, to say, "Then why don't you just shut the fuck up about it."
Note: This post has evolved from Part 53 to Part 53(a) as 'resident Trump deserves to stand alone in his crap.
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