Published on Dec 20, 2017 by Mike Malloy If only we could dismiss Sean Hannity, Jeanine Pirro, Laura Ingraham and the other well-paid propagandists at Fox News as though they were harmless drunks at the end of the bar, ticking off their conspiracy theories to anyone who will listen. Unfortunately, the guy sitting on the next stool is the president of the United States, and he’s all ears.
President Trump watches cable news for four to eight hours a day, according to a report in The Times last weekend. Mr. Trump has disputed that number, but not the fact that his TV diet consists overwhelmingly of Fox’s sycophants, who have now gathered around one insistent message aimed at their No. 1 fan: Fire Robert Mueller now. Full story: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/12/opinion/fox-news-robert-mueller.html [originally aired December 18, 2017] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IE4CrjbCsrk [with comments]
From "stashed December 18, 2017:"
Trump predicts exoneration in Russia investigation as allies fear a 'meltdown' Trump privately seems less frustrated about the investigation President tells friends and advisers that he expects Mueller to soon clear him of wrongdoing There's no indication that the probe is in its final stages http://www.cnn.com/2017/12/18/politics/trump-russia-investigation/index.html
FBI warned Trump in 2016 Russians would try to infiltrate his campaign WASHINGTON — In the weeks after he became the Republican nominee on July 19, 2016, Donald Trump was warned that foreign adversaries, including Russia, would likely try to spy on and infiltrate his campaign, according to multiple government officials familiar with the matter. The warning came in the form of a high-level counterintelligence briefing by senior FBI officials, the officials said. A similar briefing was given to Hillary Clinton, they added. They said the briefings, which are commonly provided to presidential nominees, were designed to educate the candidates and their top aides about potential threats from foreign spies. The candidates were urged to alert the FBI about any suspicious overtures to their campaigns, the officials said. [...] https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/fbi-warned-trump-2016-russians-would-try-infiltrate-his-campaign-n830596 .. more: https://www.google.com/search?q=trump+fbi+russia
Trump reportedly believes Mueller will write a letter publicly exonerating him soon President Donald Trump believes the Russia investigation will soon wrap up and that special counsel Robert Mueller will release a letter clearing him of any wrongdoing, CNN reported. White House counsel Ty Cobb characterized CNN's story as "largely false and unprofessional," but did not respond to requests to clarify whether Trump believes he will be exonerated. The investigation has shown no signs of wrapping up soon, and legal analysts and multiple media reports indicate that Mueller is ramping up his focus on Trump and whether he obstructed justice when he fired FBI director James Comey. http://www.businessinsider.com/trump-believes-mueller-will-clear-him-in-russia-probe-2017-12
Key Officials Push Back Against Trump Campaign’s Claim That A Federal Office Illegally Turned Over Emails To Special Counsel In an interview with BuzzFeed News, a senior lawyer with the GSA disputed the Trump campaign's assertions about the decision to turn over emails written during the presidential transition to the Mueller investigation. The Special Counsel's Office pushed back as well. https://www.buzzfeed.com/chrisgeidner/the-trump-campaign-claims-a-federal-office-illegally-turned
Can Donald Trump fire Robert Mueller? And how would it work? President Donald Trump has the ability to fire Jeff Sessions and/or Rod Rosenstein Rosenstein has continuously offered a full-throated defense of Robert Mueller's integrity http://www.cnn.com/2017/12/18/politics/donald-trump-robert-mueller/index.html
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