McCain Says Trump Should Provide Evidence Or Retract Wiretap Claims

[DonViejo]

Source: Talking Points Memo



By ESME CRIBB Published MARCH 12, 2017, 10:38 AM EDT

Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) said Sunday that President Donald Trump should either provide proof for his claims that President Barack Obama "wire tapped" his phones at Trump Tower or retract those unsubstantiated allegations.

"I think the President has one of two choices: either retract or to provide the information that the American people deserve," McCain said on CNN's "State of the Union."

On Monday, McCain told reporters that Congress should not investigate Trump's claims unless there's reason to believe that his allegations may be true.

"If there’s no basis for it, then there’s no reason for an investigation,” McCain said. "It’s his obligation to tell the American people why he made the allegation that he did." He called Trump's accusations "unprecedented" and said he has never "seen anything like this."

Read more: http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/mccain-trump-should-provide-evidence-or-retract-wiretap-claims

[lark]

1. McCain is like a broken clock, correct and truthful twice a day.

Must be midnight because he's totally right on this. drumpf just wants to slow down the investigation against him by giving them a different target. That's why Nunes snd Chaffetz were all over this, it was the excuse they were promised for not doing their jobs nd ferreting out orange assface's treason.

[Zambero]

4. This alleged wiretapping brouhaha is a sideshow diversion

meant to distract from much larger issues at hand. Trump lies daily, and skillfully uses them to his advantage. The more time spent on stuff like this, the less time focused on the extent of the Trump campaign's collusion with Russians during the last presidential election. And as Maddow has suggested, is there a quid-pro-quo that is now in the works, given that "goods were delivered as promised"?

[lark]

5. Sure looks like that

Just waiting for the curtains to open on his let's love Russia play. You know damn well it's coming and he's just trying to get this out of the way first, so it's not so 100% obvious to the ignorant Faux viewer.

[SHRED]

2. Ooh...tough guy

I'm sure Donny is shaking with fear.

[dalton99a]

3. Trump: "McCain is a loser. He got captured."

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

19. Yes and Drumpf fought his war against VD

That was dangerous.

[turbinetree]

6. Hey, McCain this posted in another thread

And as one of the 65 million that voted against the sexual predator, why are you not saying anything about this issue, and demanding a NEW ELECTION, because you have sworn to defend the institution of the Constitution and its Oath and what Flynn did, was against those principles and against the law and this FBI agent broke the laws:




http://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/small-world--4

[INdemo]

7. This is just the beginning of letting Trump off the hook

WTF..Trump accused Obama of committing a crime
Its not about just saying "oh I misspoke"

[old guy]

8. McCain?

Nobody pays any attention to him any more. They put him on so he looks relevant, but sadly he probably won't remember he was on TV today.

[still_one]

9. or what John, what are you going to do? Nothing

[Hekate]

10. Kick

[FakeNoose]

11. Trump is strangely silent - he got the deflection he wanted

Of course the charges against Obama are groundless. That wasn't the point!
The point was to take the heat off Trump himself, while everyone figures out his collusion with the Russians.

We won't be fooled, or deflected.

The targets are Trump, his Putin-loving buddies, and the Russians.

[Ilsa]

12. Saw part of that. McCain sounds half dead.

Very low energy interview. Sounds like he wants to go back to bed for the next four years.

[SCVDem]

13. I worry about the biggest distraction of all.

This moron will pop a nuke just for attention.

Looks like North Korea's Un is this decades Saddam.

All talk and bullshit makes an easy target.

[Achilleaze]

14. republican Comrade Casino owes a yuuge apology to America

...and to every single citizen, as well as to the last honorable President of the USA.

He should get down on his knees to apologize, and to beg forgiveness.

But instead he will probably act like the draft-and-tax dodging republican a-hole he has consistently shown himself to be, and tweet a crapload of "alternative facts" to try and shift the blame on to someone else.

He is the freaking "republican family values" role model extraordinaire.

[NastyRiffraff]

15. He won't provide evidence

because there is none. He won't retract because he never admits he was wrong.

Are Republicans incapable of embarrassment?

[LiberalLovinLug]

18. I think they must be

He can and will just never say anything. Its now out there. His wide-eyed deplorables have already lapped it up. And it only goes one way. Now he just sits back and lets the MSM spend another day on it debating what his "non answer" means. And WE will know he just made it up along with Bannon and that hate radio shock jock, but if he never admits he just ran with a headline without checking it out first, his base will take that as a denial. Sometimes I just bang my head at how easy it is for that side to get away with shit like this.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

16. Mr. Minority President tRump: Put up or shut up. . . . nt

[mountain grammy]

17. How to be a maverick

say all the right things in public, then support the agenda in private.. no courage here.

[noneof_theabove]

20. New idea

McCain Says Trump Should Provide Evidence Or RESIGN

Accusing someone of a crime that is untrue is against the law, at a minimum charge of libel.

Trump does not need to go and hide he needs to be permanently removed.
Before he totally destroys this county.
Wait, what?
Oh Pr*sident Bannon is the puppet master for the liar-in-chief.

Well that means the gene pool needs a good bleaching.

[Kimchijeon]

21. Yeah well we'll see what happens... I doubt anything.

Can only hope though.

[dchill]

22. K&R.