Trump Claims Comey Memos Vindicate Him, Laments Flynn’s Life Destroyed

on April 12, 2018 in Washington, DC.
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Following the release of ousted FBI Director James Comey’s memos Thursday night, President Donald Trump responded with indignation, insisting that that the memos vindicate him and complaining that former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn’s life was “destroyed.”

In a tweet published shortly after the memos were released Thursday night, Trump claimed that the memos show there was “NO COLLUSION and NO OBSTRUCTION” and called the Russia investigation a “witch hunt.”

Trump followed up Friday morning with a tweet suggesting that Flynn was treated unfairly while Comey faced few consequences for actions that angered Trump. The President tweeted his defense of Flynn even though the memos allege that Trump told Comey he believed Flynn had “serious judgment issues.”

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  1. Sun rises in the East TOTALLY vindicates me. No Collusion, no Obstruction. WITCH HUNT.

  2. Living in his head must be a horror show.

  3. Avatar for eglot eglot says:

    So he says in one tweet that the memos vindicate him, while the next one claims Comey was lying. Which is it, the truth or lies? Or have you totally lost sight of which is which?

  4. Well, one difference between Trump and Caligula was that Caligula had six months of moderate, sane rule before going bat-shit crazy. He was also a lot younger than Trump.

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