{"id":34623,"date":"2017-05-12T09:29:13","date_gmt":"2017-05-12T16:29:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=34623"},"modified":"2017-05-12T09:33:12","modified_gmt":"2017-05-12T16:33:12","slug":"scared-shtless-der-fuhrer-trump-threatens-to-cancel-all-future-press-briefings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=34623","title":{"rendered":"Scared Sh*tless: Der Fuhrer Trump Threatens to Cancel ‘All Future Press Briefings’"},"content":{"rendered":"

The fallout from Donald Trump’s incompetently executed firing of FBI Director James Comey continues to rain down hard on his administration. Not only did he transparently interfere with an active investigation of his collusion with Russia, but he admitted as much in an interview with NBC’s Lester Holt.<\/p>\n

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At one point in the interview, Holt pressed Trump “Did you ask, am I under investigation?”<\/em> Trump responded saying that “I actually asked him, yes. I said, if it’s possible, will you let me know, am I under investigation? He said, you are not under investigation.”<\/em><\/p>\n

That is a wholly inappropriate question for a president to ask an FBI director under any circumstances. But in this case, Trump already told Holt that the dinner where this occurred was one where Comey was seeking to stay on as director. So Trump was actually tying Comey’s job prospects to the investigation. Elsewhere it was reported that Trump had tried to extract a loyalty pledge from Comey, which Comey refused.<\/p>\n

These comments are literally impeachable offenses all by themselves. Trump’s intimidation tactics were obvious and intolerable. Not surprisingly, the media reported on what he said, which always makes him mad. But this morning’s tweetstorm included some frightening suggestions of a tyrannical mindset:<\/p>\n

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As a very active President with lots of things happening, it is not possible for my surrogates to stand at podium with perfect accuracy!….<\/p>\n

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 12, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n