John Kelly: Trump Is ‘Somewhat Embarrassed, Frankly’ By Russia Probe

White House Chief of Staff John Kelly is seen as US President Donald Trump attends a meeting at the Customs and Border Protection National Targeting Center in Sterling, Virginia on February 2, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / MAN... White House Chief of Staff John Kelly is seen as US President Donald Trump attends a meeting at the Customs and Border Protection National Targeting Center in Sterling, Virginia on February 2, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / MANDEL NGAN (Photo credit should read MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images) MORE LESS
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During a new sit-down interview with NPR published Thursday evening, White House Chief of Staff John Kelly said that despite the President’s consistent insistence that the Russia probe is a “witch hunt” President Trump is also “embarrassed” by the whole ordeal.

“It may not be a cloud, but certainly the President is, you know, somewhat embarrassed, frankly,” he said. “When world leaders come in, it’s kind of like you know Bibi Netanyahu is here and he who’s under investigation himself and it’s like, you know, you walk in and you know the first couple of minutes of every conversation might revolve around that kind of thing.”

When asked if he would consider special counsel Robert Mueller’s probe into Russian meddling in the 2016 election and the Trump campaign a “witch hunt,” as Trump so faithfully reiterates, he said he believes there is “nothing there.”

“Something that has gone on this long without any real meat on the bone, it suggests to me that there is nothing there, relative to our president.”

Listen to the full interview here.

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  1. “Something that has gone on this long without any real meat on the bone, it suggests to me that there is nothing there, relative to our president.”

    Oh, I doubt that Trump is embarrassed as much as he is angry … and worried. It must be nice if you can really ignore and compartmentalize like that, Kelly. Just wait a short time to see what the investigation reveals…
    Oh, by the way … how do you like yours cooked?

  2. I will be happy when Trump is embarrassed enough to resign. Frankly, I doubt whether trump is embarrassed by the Russia probe at all… he is simply unhappy that it is cutting into his grifting.

  3. It’s the administration of justice – “embarrassment” isn’t a factor.

  4. Kelly continues to disgrace himself, and us.

  5. I call bullshit. Trump is incapable of feeling embarrassment.

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