President Donald Trump on Wednesday touched on concerns over Paul Manafort’s decision to cooperate with the government as part of his plea deal, saying if his former campaign manager tells the truth, “it’s 100 percent.”
“If he’s honest and he is, I think he’s going to tell — as long as he tells the truth, it’s 100 percent,” he told reporters on Wednesday morning. “He was with Ronald Reagan. He was with Bob Dole. He was with (John) McCain. He was with many, many people. That’s what he did. Paul Manafort was with me for a short period of time. He did a good job. I was, you know, very happy with the job he did. And I will tell you this, I believe that he will tell the truth. And if he tells the truth, no problem”
Trump: If Manafort tells the truth, there will be "no problem" pic.twitter.com/kD6OgyPH3v
— TPM Livewire (@TPMLiveWire) September 19, 2018
For Manafort that is…
Don Jr. not so much…
He used lots of words. Many people are saying he used strong, powerful words! Far more words, and bigger words, than Hillary would use. Believe me, very good!
Yeah, but Trump’s version of the truth is a far cry from the reality of the truth.
The perception of the primary goal of Mueller’s mission has been corrupted. The nation’s election system was interfered with by Russia. That’s a huge concern, and needs sussed out and urgently addressed. Yet everyone talks about what Mueller has on Trump, can he bring him down, can any of Mueller’s other targets and indicted/convicted perps help him bring Trump down.
Do you see anyone ask “Does Manafort have information about the Russians that would help Federal and State authorities defend against election tampering?”
No, I didn’t think so. It’s all about what threat does he represent to Trump. Yet Trump is not the damned primary objective Rosenstein layed out in appointing Mueller.
"And if he tells the truth, no problem, it’s 100 percent” that even the GOP lickspittles in the Senate will vote to convict on the tremendous, bigly, most beautiful articles of impeachment in the history of forever.