• Trump says he was the target of "an attempted coup" with Mueller investigation
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-says-he-was-the-target-of-an-attempted-coup-with-mueller-investigation/2019/04/10/946d1b5c-5b77-11e9-842d-7d3ed7eb3957_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.84b3be2ee08e President Trump claimed Wednesday that he had survived “an attempted coup” and said he no longer cares about the forthcoming release of a report by special counsel Robert S. Mueller III because, in his view, he has been exonerated. Trump made his remarks to reporters a day after Attorney General William P. Barr told a House panel that he would release a redacted version of Mueller’s report “within a week” and that he has started to review the origins of the FBI’s investigation into whether Trump’s campaign illegally coordinated with Russia during the 2016 elections. Trump said he is hopeful that Barr would reveal “where exactly this all started.” “It was an illegal investigation. It was started illegally. Everything about it was crooked,” Trump claimed. “This was an attempted coup. This was an attempted takedown of a president, and we beat them. We beat them.” He's not leaving without a fight in 2020
Mueller is not safe
The enemies and counter revolutionaries must be purged for the good of the state! Trotsky attempted a coup!
As far as I’m concerned, Trump is a fascist dictator and I’m being proven more and more correct by the day.
President Trump claimed Wednesday that he had survived “an attempted coup” Well, either the report was a dried up grape and didn't find anything about you, or it was an attempted power grab exposing the workings of the people you choose to surround yourself with. You can't have both, Mr. President.
A "coup"? Trump is playing cards from the Erdogan deck. A bold move.
The worst thing is that he's just parroting what fox news is saying to him.
shut up fascist, nobody cares what delusion you're living in except for the idiots who share it with you.
Even if the report doesn't prove he did anything wrong, the way he's talking about it is grounds for a defamation lawsuit.
Even if he didn't originally collude with Russia, his blatant and repeated attempts to derail the investigation were a clear obstruction of justice. He can't helo himself when it comes to being a fucking crook.
Shit. He’s going full Erdogan.
At least Erdogan actually did survive a coup.
And the Republicans are complacent with all this, even encouraging this shit.
I think that's giving him a little too much credit. I'd call him a wannabe fascist dictator at best.
Give it a year and a half.
Donald Trump will never voluntarily leave office. If he loses in 2020, he will have to be removed by force. If he wins, he will continue running for office until his death. Mark my words. He will never surrender the seat of power, because it's all that protects him against criminal charges. He is a tyrant.
Where are we at now? The illegal investigation that totally exonerated him was in fact a coup attempt, but it didn't find anything and NO you can't see it. I guess they just hope we'll forget that the only thing that should be redacted before it goes to Congress is grand jury information, and that Barr is obviously redacting far more than that. Too bad the first thing on his desk after sending out a redacted report is going to be a subpoena for the full report.
Has any President after the term limit was created ever attempted to run again after their 2 terms are up? What needs to be done in that case?
Trump has made it the goal of his administration to undermine rule of law and human rights in this country. I hate to say it, but now might be a good time to invest in non-perishable foods, reinforced buildings, personal body armor, and firearms.
Not since it was restricted to two terms. He wouldn't be eligible for the ballot.
He wasn't eligible for the ballot in 2016 either.
qualified and eligible are very different things
"He's (Xi Jinping) now president for life. President for life. No, he's great," Trump said. "And look, he was able to do that. I think it's great. Maybe we'll have to give that a shot some day."
And all his supporters will scream he's a true American. Dear fucking god.
The attempt on his life has left him scarred and deformed.
im sorry but any window america had to legally stop this farcical tyrant has passed
Nah, I think we have a long ways to go yet before we've reached the point of no return. What we're seeing right now is a test of our justice system and congressional authority, I make no dispute there, and we're realizing just how many unwritten rules we took for granted under the assumption an administration would be operating under good intentions or at the very least a sense of honor. However, the rule of law is still in play (see: all the people associated with Trump's campaign who HAVE been charged with criminal conduct), and we still have an election next year. There may be meddling, but whether or not it's effective remains to be seen. There is a very real chance to flip the senate and the presidency next year as long as people get out and vote. Unprecedented though this situation may be, it's not unable to be salvaged yet.
Still convinced it was one he orchestrated to seize power.
I wish I could laugh at this, but I wouldn't put it past him to try and use that defense for a power grab.
During the 2016 election he: Failed to put his assets in a blind trust Failed to disclose his tax returns and finances Failed to register as a foreign agent when he was acting in the service of the Russian government Encouraged acts of terrorism All of those things should have resulted in his name being stricken from the ballot.
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