Posted on 07/24/2019 2:46:21 PM PDT by Red Badger
After Special Counsel Robert Mueller protested on Wednesday that he wasn't familiar with Fusion GPS, which is largely credited with producing the dossier that prompted the entire Russia investigation for which Mueller was hired, Donald Trump Jr. fired off a blistering series of tweets ripping Mueller for his claim, including “2 years and almost $50,000,000 & and he doesn't have a clue to how it started? GTFO.”
Trump Jr. launched his fusillade after Sean Davis of The Federalist noted, “Mueller was asked if Fusion GPS was the Steele dossier-producing firm referenced in Mueller's report (it is). Mueller says he has no idea who that is. Mueller was asked if he knows who Glenn Simpson is. Also clueless. Then says facts in his report are 'outside his purview.'"
Mueller was asked if Fusion GPS was the Steele dossier-producing firm referenced in Mueller's report (it is).
Mueller says he has no idea who that is.
Mueller was asked if he knows who Glenn Simpson is. Also clueless.
Then says facts in his report are "outside his purview." — Sean Davis (@seanmdav) July 24, 2019
Trump Jr. fired off, “How can anyone credibly say they investigated something without looking at any of the origins of the entire thing... it’s dumbfounding. 2 years and almost $50,000,000 & and he doesn’t have a clue to how it started? GTFO.”
How can anyone credibly say they investigated something without looking at any of the origins of the entire thing... it’s dumbfounding.
2 years and almost $50,000,000 & and he doesn’t have a clue to how it started? GTFO https://t.co/Ky1RjHqVaR — Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) July 24, 2019
He added, “Does anyone honestly believe that after two years and $50 million Robert Mueller does not know anything about fusion GPS given that it was the genesis of the entire investigation? Has he not opened a paper, even a leftist, one or watched TV in that time? Tough to believe.”
Does anyone honestly believe that after two years and $50 million Robert Mueller does not know anything about fusion GPS given that it was the genesis of the entire investigation?
Has he not opened a paper, even a leftist, one or watched TV in that time?
Tough to believe. https://t.co/x25WxGNY3j — Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) July 24, 2019
Trump Jr. had a hilarious response after Sean Davis noted, “I'm not sure anyone could have done more to discredit Mueller's report and investigation than Mueller is doing right now. He can't answer simple questions about his own investigation, fumbles answers about his own report, and seems utterly befuddled by what's happening.”
Trump Jr. noted succinctly, “Maybe he really is a Republican?”
Maybe he really is a Republican? https://t.co/IO4PZeQmav — Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) July 24, 2019
After Rep. Mark Meadows noted that Rep. Jim Jordan had asked Mueller why Joseph Misfud, a key DOJ witness who had helped precipitate the collusion conspiracy idea, lied three times but wasn’t charged although Mueller had charged people connected to Trump with lying, Trump Jr. tweeted, “He apparently lied three times to the investigators and he wasn’t charged??? WTF? You think anyone on the campaign would get that same privilege?”
He apparently lied three times to the investigators and he wasn’t charged??? WTF? You think anyone on the campaign would get that same privilege? pic.twitter.com/z2hx7IisPI — Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) July 24, 2019
Back in March, when Trump Jr. was interviewed by Fox News’ Howard Kurtz on "Media Buzz,” he was asked whether he thought Mueller's investigation wanted to find President Donald Trump guilty of crimes. He responded, "I think so because they didn't find anything, but the reality is there was nothing there to find. Now I don't believe for one second that there's not one person on that team whose dream it would not have been to take down Donald Trump — I stand by that 100 percent."
Trump Jr. also blasted the media for their coverage, stating, "They lied to the American public for two years. They did a terrible disservice to this country, to journalism as a profession. I think they've done irreparable damage to the faith that the average American is going to have in terms of mainstream journalism. I think it's a blight on our republic on democracy and on our Constitution — that's not going to come undone very quickly."
Listen to Levin right now... Muller is a front. It should be called the Weismann report... I say inquisition.. is there a way we can get Weissman sent to Leavenworth?
I have NEVER seen such an utter and abysmal failure to tarnish, taint or destroy a politician (though Trump really isn’t one, thank God) after SO MUCH time, money and effort had been put into it.
Not even close.
Cool.
Very much SWEETER then the other.
Jerry Nadler should be jailed for elder abuse after what he did to Bob Mueller
Chuck Todd and the staff at the Washington Post probably don't know what Fusion GPS is either. That's the advantage of the total bias of living in a liberal elite bubble. I guess it explains why they were all surprised Trump was elected... Only know felling elites - and watching a few focus groups is NOT the same as having a clue.
BS?
Weissman was laughing his ass off all day I’m sure...
There ya go! Very sweet!
Mueller is a retarded homo...
The lie is the weapon used most often by the criminal. He’s gotten away with a lot...and continues because many criminals never stop unless incarcerated or eliminated.
“... the democrats just held a press conference where they were basically saying thanks to Mueller while also saying goodbye to the whole collusion/obstruction case against Trump.”
The problem for them is that Trump is running .... and he will remind everyone of what the demokraps did and stand for ... lies, hoaxes, spying and destroying innocent people. Depending on how well Barr restores the rule of law in going after the perpetrators ... there is no easy place for the entrenched demokraps to hide.
I thought it meant Gee,Time For Orangejuice.
Remember when Blasey Ford sounded like a 12 year old? Wonder if Mueller sounded feeble on purpose? These AH’s are running for the tall grass. IMO.
Mueller sounded like a retarded homo with Alzheimer’s...
Paying a guy with clear dementia $30 million dollars to lead an investigation into a crime that never happened does not permit me to feel sorry for him. He knew he wasn’t up to the task when he took the job. He basically sat on his @$$ for three years collecting a check for doing nothing. But he was already on a cushy government pension when he took the job, so he was used to it.
Considering what he did to Mike Flynn he deserves no sympathy whatsoever. He should be spending his remaining years in the mental ward of a federal prison.
Yep it was worse than the dud Nadler feared it might be.
Not so quick, feeble minds advance quickly, sometimes in a matter of months.Ronald Reagan was fine when re-elected in ‘84, by ‘87 he was not his old self. Be kind to old people, they can’t help it. Not excusing his actions when he was younger.
Sounds like perjury.
Don Jr is right on. WTF? It was tax payer money that paid for this crap. Our frickin money, hows that make you feel? PO is only a start for me.Trump Jr. also blasted the media for their coverage, stating, "They lied to the American public for two years. They did a terrible disservice to this country, to journalism as a profession. I think they've done irreparable damage to the faith that the average American is going to have in terms of mainstream journalism. I think it's a blight on our republic on democracy and on our Constitution — that's not going to come undone very quickly."
True as far as it goes. But my take on it is that We-the-people need a lesson on having “faith . . . in terms of mainstream journalism.”Granted that it’s an egregious, expensive lesson, but in reality freedom of the press is not predicated on the conceit of journalistic objectivity. Freedom of the press is predicated on the right of the people to speak, and print, their opinions and beliefs. Note well, I did not say that people are entitled to lie.
Remember, the Constitution - before and after the passage of the Bill of Rights - was not intended to change the rights of the people except as explicitly stated. Hence, the original absence of a bill of rights - and the inclusion in the Bill of Rights of the Ninth Amendment:
The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.Viewed in that way, we understand - and Scalia explicitly stated - that the right to sue for libel was not touched by the First Amendment - or any other part of the Constitution. When 1A speaks of ”the” freedom of the press it means the freedom - and limitations thereof - which existed when 1A was ratified. That’s why courts agonize over pornography definition - the Constitution did not touch the law against pornography.OK, libel law still exists untouched by 1A - so what? So the Warren Court’s 1964 New York Times v. Sullivan decision - which abridges the right of public officials in general and judges in particular - is bad law. The decision was unanimous, yes - but then, Morrison v. Olson would have been unanimous, too, but for Justice Scalia - and Scalia wasn’t on the court in 1964. And nobody thinks that Morrison can be relied on as a precedent to argue stare decisis in court. Events proved Scalia was the only one who was right.
Germane facts not before the Court in 1964 include the fact that journalism is a cartel. There is even a 1945 SCOTUS decision to the effect that the AP violated Sherman AntiTrust Act. And journalism is an ideological - not just a business - cartel. Democrats go along and (famously) get along with the ideology of that cartel. The upshot of which fact is that Democrats don’t get libeled - and Republicans routinely do. That wasn’t obvious in 1964 because plaintiff Sullivan was a Southern Democrat - someone who today can best be compared with David Duke, the Democrats’ (and journalists’ - but I repeat myself) favorite “Republican.”
It is the fact that Republicans get libeled routinely - and that they accept that they do not have recourse in the courts - which produces the Political Correctness environment of today. De facto, it entitles the Democrats not only to their own opinions but to their own facts. And the upshot of that is a gunman shooting up the Republican Congressional baseball team, and the fascist organization which calls itself “antifa.”
Republicans must defy Sullivan and sue for libel. And SCOTUS must accept the case. Can anyone visualize Kavanaugh and Thomas agreeing not to hear it?
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