Posted on 05/01/2019 10:19:30 AM PDT by komivi
As the Russia investigation heated up and threatened to shadow Donald Trump's presidency, he became increasingly concerned. But the portrait painted by special counsel Robert Mueller is not of a president who believed he or anyone on his campaign colluded with Russians to interfere in the 2016 election.
Instead, the Trump of the Mueller report is gripped by fear that Americans would question the very legitimacy of his presidency. Would Trump, the man who put his name on skyscrapers and his imprint on television, be perceived as a cheater and a fraud?
To Trump, his victory over Hillary Clinton was both historic and overwhelming, though he won millions of votes less than did the Democratic candidate.
If people thought he'd won with the help of Russia, that glorious victory might be tainted.
Just a month after Election Day, on Dec. 10, 2016, reports surfaced that U.S. intelligence officials had concluded Russia interfered in the election and tried to boost Trump's presidential bid.
The next day, Trump went on Fox News and called the assessment "ridiculous" and "just another excuse." The intelligence community actually had "no idea if it's Russia or China or somebody," he argued.
(Excerpt) Read more at news.yahoo.com ...
Cat got your tongue?
We may have a live one here.
IBTZ.
Put on Wagner's RIDE OF THE VALKYRIES and lets go! :-)
IB4TZ!
l try to encourage new posters. How ever, ZOT.
Until you come out of hiding, you may not last long enough to EVER post here again!
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Trump depicted in Mueller report feared being called a fraud
Michael Balsamo, Associated Press
Associated PressMay 2, 2019
May 1st IATZ. I raise my glass of Dole juice to our departed troll.
Well to be fair, newbies cannot post. Every time they post a reply a moderator must review it and approve it. That can take 30 minutes, 60 minutes, maybe never.
Gee like a freebee.
Confidence is HIGH... i say again CONFIDENCE IS HIGH!
IBTZ!!
This thread was posted in the early afternoon, so that excuse doesn’t hold water.Not to mention the fact that a n00b can now post a thread withing 24 hours of joining? That was NEVER true here, but is obviously true now.
Maybe the corruption will sink into the mantle and take DC with it.
That kitty is Doogle-worthy!!
Republicans POUNCE!
The n00b posted and ran. Liberal troll, I imagine. /Captain Obvious
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