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White House dusting off Mueller playbook as pressure mounts
AP via Yahoo ^ | 9/27/19 | JONATHAN LEMIRE, ZEKE MILLER

Posted on 09/27/2019 3:47:15 AM PDT by Libloather

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is dusting off its playbook from the special counsel's Russia investigation.

Caught off guard by the speed at which a whistleblower's claims have morphed into an impeachment inquiry, President Donald Trump and his team are scrambling to respond.

They're turning, at least for now, to some of the same strategies they used to counter special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation.

The basic tactics deployed by the short-staffed White House: Attempt to discredit government officials at the heart of the story. Dispatch Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani and other allies to muddy the picture. Lean on Republicans in Congress to provide cover.

And, most of all, presidential counterattacks.

(Excerpt) Read more at news.yahoo.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Editorial; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: impeach; mueller; russia; trump
I'm pretty sure the AP will be investigating Gropin' Joe's crimes any day now...
1 posted on 09/27/2019 3:47:15 AM PDT by Libloather
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To: Libloather

President Donald Trump and his team are scrambling to respond NOT! one more example of the scumbag media frustrations


2 posted on 09/27/2019 3:52:50 AM PDT by ronnie raygun (nicdip.com)
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To: Libloather

What is now....almost three decades since the AP said anything relevant or truthful?


3 posted on 09/27/2019 3:54:46 AM PDT by pepsionice
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To: Libloather

Respond to what?

They dealt the death blow when they released everything to the public.


4 posted on 09/27/2019 3:56:16 AM PDT by FlipWilson
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To: Libloather

The “investigation” isn’t supposed to find anything. The ‘Rats know it’s bogus.

The investigation exists in order to be talked about.


5 posted on 09/27/2019 3:59:21 AM PDT by NorthMountain (... the right of the peopIe to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
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To: Libloather

“They’re turning, at least for now, to some of the same strategies they used to counter special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation.”

I certainly hope they are NOT turning to the same strategies, such as turning over a million documents, tiptoeing around so as not to be accused of obstruction of justice, allowing the democrats full access to the White House top lawyer, and refusing to expose felonious activity of the deep state thugs by refusing to declassify classified documents.

It should be relatively easy to isolate the traitorous White House staff who cooperated with the CIA spy.


6 posted on 09/27/2019 4:01:24 AM PDT by odawg
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To: Libloather

Just because the scumbags are shooting their mouth’s of again does not warrant much concern from the Whitehouse. Remember the old saying “consider the source”.


7 posted on 09/27/2019 4:02:24 AM PDT by heshtesh
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To: Libloather

Catched off guard with impeachment? Yeah it’s not like the Dems were working on that sinds 2016!


8 posted on 09/27/2019 4:02:29 AM PDT by knighthawk (We will always remember We will always be proud We will always be prepared so we may always be free)
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To: Libloather

The Mueller playbook? You mean how the AP and other fake news outlets colluded with deep state haters to advance an absolutely FALSE story using leaks from deep state haters in order to overturn the 2016 election.

FUAP.


9 posted on 09/27/2019 4:05:29 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer (The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.)
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To: Libloather

The investigation should turn to Joe Biden’s effort to stop the investigation into his son’s role in Burisma Holdings.


10 posted on 09/27/2019 4:15:34 AM PDT by jonrick46 (Cultural Marxism is the cult of the Left waiting for the Mothership.)
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To: Libloather

One way for pressure to mount is for AP to turn away from Trump...oh, wait...


11 posted on 09/27/2019 4:17:41 AM PDT by stevem
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To: Libloather

Wow. Just wow. When we refer to a willing an complicit media in the service of enemies of America, AP is a textbook example.

They are enemies of this Republic.


12 posted on 09/27/2019 4:33:39 AM PDT by rlmorel (Trump to China: This Capitalist Will Not Sell You the Rope with Which You Will Hang Us.)
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To: ronnie raygun

President Trump doesn’t scramble. Only rats do that.


13 posted on 09/27/2019 4:52:00 AM PDT by Phillyred
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To: Libloather

I don’t believe any of this horseshit fake news story.


14 posted on 09/27/2019 5:58:36 AM PDT by chris37 (Monday, March 25 2019 is Maga Day!)
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To: Libloather

Yahoo News has this “scandal” story up on their page in blinking cherry red so you can’t possibly miss it.

The media is going to ride this one all the way into the brick wall.


15 posted on 09/27/2019 6:11:39 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog (Patrick Henry would have been an anti-vaxxer.)
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To: Phillyred
President Trump doesn’t scramble. Only rats do that.

and Fran Tarkenton


16 posted on 09/27/2019 6:12:19 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog (Patrick Henry would have been an anti-vaxxer.)
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To: FlipWilson

You’re right about blowing this up. The Rats were counting on executive privilege to allow them to drive a cover-up narrative. Trump pulled the rug out from under them and this new hoax goes nowhere.

Pelosi is so far behind the curve she was talking about a cover-up after all the documents and materials were released.


17 posted on 09/27/2019 6:13:11 AM PDT by Gahanna Bob
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To: Libloather

The media meme is Trump is depressed, shell shocked and stunned.

I do not believe any of that garbage. He has dealt with sabotage before. He is mad, obviously, as he should be—and he will deal with it like a boss.


18 posted on 09/27/2019 6:23:06 AM PDT by SoFloFreeper
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To: Libloather
They're turning, at least for now, to some of the same strategies they used to counter special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation.

Strategies?

The AP and Yahoo must be referring to the only strategy that Trump used, and that was THE TRUTH, which he and his team used against the complete fraud that was the Russia collusion story.

There is no better strategy anywhere than using the TRUTH and facts. The only time fraudulent charges win, is when the country as a whole turns a blind eye to the truth, and that's not about to happen.

Trump didn't need to invent a strategy based on the truth. The truth is self-evident, and democrats could not hide the truth.
19 posted on 09/27/2019 7:33:28 AM PDT by adorno
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To: Libloather

What a load of BS.


20 posted on 09/27/2019 11:44:55 AM PDT by lasereye
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