Unhinged Donald Trump was screaming at his television before firing James Comey

[womanofthehills]

(you gotta love Bill Palmer) - this rings true!!

Donald Trump probably decreased his odds of surviving his Russia scandal today when he abruptly fired FBI Director James Comey, in what felt like a panic move out of desperation. Now that details are emerging regarding the circumstances leading up to Comey’s firing, it turns out Trump had become totally unhinged about the Russia investigation, to the point of simply screaming at the television whenever it came on.

That’s perhaps the most salient detail from a lengthy new piece from Politico, which has one White House aide claiming that Trump would “scream at television clips” that involved his Russia scandal (link). This helps to confirm the context in which Trump ultimately pulled the trigger on Comey: he simply couldn’t stand hearing about his Russia scandal anymore, and he somehow convinced himself that if he fired Comey, it would all magically go away.

This dovetails with Tuesday night’s on-air report during the Brian Williams show on MSNBC, which said that White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer was shocked at the widespread negative reaction to James Comey’s firing. It’s not that Spicer truly feels that way, of course, but rather that Spicer is attempting to speak for how Donald Trump views the matter.

My guess is Trump figured that the Democrats and his detractors would be fine with Comey being fired, because they already blame him for stealing the election from Hillary Clinton; he was too naive to realize that most of those same people have now been rooting for Comey to get to the bottom of Trump-Russia, no matter what they thought of Comey personally. So now that Comey’s firing has had the opposite effect from what Trump expected, and the Russia scandal is about to occupy even more of the cable news time that Trump simply can’t stop watching, you can expect him to have even more of a breakdown over it.

https://www.palmerreport.com/opinion/screaming-trump-comey/2714/

[Cha]

1. It most certainly was a panic move.. sheer desperation

as only a rigged in pervert would do.

what comey did was fucked up but what trump did is fucked up, too.

[Honeycombe8]

7. CNN writer said this was Trump's Nuclear Option.

I would agree with that. My guess is that Trump has wanted to fire Comey from Day One, but has been holding off. He reached a point where he couldn't take it any more. He went nuclear.

[ffr]

2. Let this be a lesson to the righties in the Bureau who drove Comey to take one for the team

last year.

No one is immune from tRump's wrath. Grifters have no loyalty to anyone else, but themselves. Now the FBI & DOJ are in crisis along with the rest of the country.

America's nightmare under Republican control is finally hitting home.

[Kablooie]

3. God I hope Trump has taken a bridge too far.

It would be such a relief to have him locked up.

[onetexan]

4. give 'em enough rope

& they'll hang themselves with it.

[gordianot]

5. Congress and Government have just run into a grinding halt.

The charge during Watergate was nothing else was being done. Once again nothing is being done by those who do next to nothing. Trump just made the swamp unassailable and released all the gators, snakes, and skeeters in his backyard. Trump may need a straight jacket even more than Nixon; God help us this demented asshole does not go nuclear.

[Honeycombe8]

6. Trump gave a few Repub Congressmen/Senators a heads up, I read.

More like he asked their opinion on what kind of hit he'd take for doing it. They apparently cleared it.

Just so we all know what key Repubs REALLY think about it.

No doubt he asked...who? McConnell? His stupid pal Nunez?

[Hortensis]

8. Here's the Politico article. Politico actually leans right, but

as it's positioned itself to serve the DC "insider" audience it needs to protect its credibility.

http://www.politico.com/story/2017/05/10/comey-firing-trump-russia-238192

For a good laugh:

"White House officials believed it would be a "win-win" because Republicans and Democrats alike have problems with the FBI director, one person briefed on their deliberations said."

Sure, a president's obvious move to full-on obstruction of justice WOULD delight just everyone...

[brer cat]

10. Predictable "reasoning" for a man who only thinks in 140 characters at a time.

Don't you wish someone had told him that the real "win-win" will be when he is fired?

[Hortensis]

11. It'll be no win for those feeding him thoughts for those 140 chars. :)

I actually don't doubt he's been warned off various actions many times already by those explaining they really will end up being all about him, no grandiose delusions needed.

After all, when he goes they'll all fall like rocks back to whatever obscure level most came from, and worse for those who've ruined their careers.

[TheBlackAdder]

9. The question to as is: Was the television talking back to him?

[L. Coyote]

12. Conspiracy to Obstruct Justice. Comey investigating Trump/co-conspirators for Hatch Act violations.

Truth-suppressing acts by co-conspirators Sessions, Flynn, Kushner create liable for Conspiracy to Obstruct Justice. 18 U.S.C. §§ 1621 to 1623 -- Given perjury, subornation of perjury, false declarations, the assertion of a false affirmative statement by an individual testifying under oath accompanied by other obstructive, evasive testimony, such as a false denial of knowledge or memory, an offense may exist. 18 U.S.C. §§ 371 and 372--conspiracies to commit any offense against the United States, or to prevent or retaliate in response to the lawful discharge of the duties of Federal officers ...

18 U.S. Code § 1505 - Obstruction of proceedings before departments, agencies, and committees

..... Whoever corruptly, or by threats or force, or by any threatening letter or communication influences, obstructs, or impedes or endeavors to influence, obstruct, or impede the due and proper administration of the law under which any pending proceeding is being had before any department or agency of the United States, or the due and proper exercise of the power of inquiry under which any inquiry or investigation is being had by either House, or any committee of either House or any joint committee of the Congress—

Shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 5 years or, if the offense involves international or domestic terrorism (as defined in section 2331), imprisoned not more than 8 years, or both.