In the wake of long-awaited testimony from former acting Attorney General Sally Yates and former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, President Donald Trump claimed on Monday that neither had anything new to say.
Trump claimed that Clapper just “reiterated what everybody, including the fake media already knows.” He also said that Yates “made the fake media extremely unhappy” by saying “nothing but old news” in her testimony.
Yates made headlines by testifying that she warned the White House that Trump’s former national security adviser Michael Flynn could be “compromised with respect to the Russians” as a result of his “underlying conduct.”
She also testified that some lawyers in her department were told not to inform her about Trump’s original executive order barring immigrants from seven Muslim-majority countries until it was implemented.
Trump nevertheless insisted that the “fake media” was ignoring the real story “on surveillance,” though he did not offer any further details or evidence about that claim.
Director Clapper reiterated what everybody, including the fake media already knows- there is "no evidence" of collusion w/ Russia and Trump.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 8, 2017
Sally Yates made the fake media extremely unhappy today — she said nothing but old news!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 8, 2017
The Russia-Trump collusion story is a total hoax, when will this taxpayer funded charade end?
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 8, 2017
Biggest story today between Clapper & Yates is on surveillance. Why doesn't the media report on this? #FakeNews!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 8, 2017
This freak is truly pathological.
Did he then change the subject to his yuge Electoral College win?
In a vague sense Kid Glove is right.
It is “old news” that his admisnistration is crooked, secretive, vindictive, corrupt, incompetent, unconstitutional and, in no small way, treasonous.
The hearings were a nice reminder of what actual adults sound like when it comes to governance.* Like, no spinning tops, no word salads. Full sentences, actual responses. Although it’s only been a few months of this presidency, the election is so long (too long), and Trump and his circus have dominated news with their absurdist performance for over two years now. Can’t wait for him to exit stage left. It will be like waking up from some fever dream.
FUCK! I had 3:06 am in the “Twatterstorm Meltdown” Pool.
Who had 5:41 pm?