Trump claims he did not fire Comey over Russia

[demmiblue]

Source: The Hill

President Trump claimed Thursday he did not fire James Comey as FBI director over the Russia investigation.

"Not that it matters but I never fired James Comey because of Russia! The Corrupt Mainstream Media loves to keep pushing that narrative, but they know it is not true!" he tweeted.

Link to tweet

Trump last year, however, cited investigations into Russia's interference in the 2016 presidential election in explaining his decision to fire Comey.

Read more: http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/390015-trump-claims-he-did-not-fire-comey-over-russia

[Botany]

1. Trump, "this Rush err thing"

For nothing being there Trump sure talks a lot about Russia.
BTW could he act any more guilty?

[demmiblue]

2. Thanks, I was looking for the video.

[Botany]

8. 100% Gaslighting

Gaslighting is a form of manipulation that seeks to sow seeds of doubt in a targeted individual or in members of a targeted group, hoping to make them question their own memory, perception, and sanity. Using persistent denial, misdirection, contradiction, and lying, it attempts to destabilize the target and delegitimize the target's belief.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaslighting

[MBS]

15. It's crazy-making. n/t

[riversedge]

13. **Trump *also* told the Russians -- in the Oval Office -- that firing Comey relieved "great pressure

I agree that this Trump comment is perhaps more or just as damning for Trump and this issue.




Mark Murray Verified account @mmurraypolitics

It wasn't just the Lester Holt interview.

Trump *also* told the Russians -- in the Oval Office -- that firing Comey relieved "great pressure" on him.

"I faced great pressure because of Russia. That's taken off."

Link to tweet

Link to tweet

[Iliyah]

3. Loyalty and Russian probe.

That has already been confirmed.

[Freethinker65]

4. Except for when he said the opposite

[Corgigal]

5. Not like you matter

...tick tock, tick tock.

[winstars]

6. I wasn't fast enough but here it is again

[lark]

7. Feeaking lying monster.

He is the one who told Lester Holt that he fired Comey "because of that Russia thing".

[Botany]

9. The public lying is part of Trump's pattern of "control"

It is not done by mistake.

[lark]

10. Exactly right.

He doesn't lie from dementia, he lies on purpose to confuse and deflect and so Faux will have something to run to excite and confuse his base. Of course, some of his lies are from ignorance, but somehow that ignorance is always self-benefitting.

[Botany]

11. see post # 8 in this thread

the lies are not by accident ..... hell he tells coal miners that their jobs are coming
back even though he knows that is a lie.

[PearliePoo2]

12. Really Donald? How about THIS?

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/19/us/politics/trump-russia-comey.html


"Trump Told Russians That Firing ‘Nut Job’ Comey Eased Pressure From Investigation"

WASHINGTON — President Trump told Russian officials in the Oval Office this month that firing the F.B.I. director, James B. Comey, had relieved “great pressure” on him, according to a document summarizing the meeting.

“I just fired the head of the F.B.I. He was crazy, a real nut job,” Mr. Trump said, according to the document, which was read to The New York Times by an American official. “I faced great pressure because of Russia. That’s taken off.”

[dembotoz]

14. somebody needs to explain to trump how video tape works....like a copy happens.....

and the copy can be replayed.

its not just live tv...on the zephyrs then gone......
tv used to be like that.
when cronkite reported the assassination of jfk....somebody had the foresight to actually film it....not commonly done those days.....
but now news departments record and save all kinds of shit....time for trump to figure that out

[empedocles]

16. Clearly put, thank you

[SWBTATTReg]

17. Liar Liar Pants on Fire! nt

[KPN]

18. The reason he starts with "Not that it matters" is because he knows he is lying and

Mueller has proof. If there were no proof, if it was in fact 100% about mishandling of HRC email investigation, he wouldn't say a thing.

This guy is so transparent except to those who are willing to be ruled by him (John Dean is dead on about his followers' fear-based submissive nature).

[BigmanPigman]

19. I guess the video of him saying he did it was

a result of mass amnesia. How stupid does he think liberals are, hoping they would not question this? We are not his deplorables...we have brain s and memories and video. DUH?