Conway: Mueller Probe ‘Political Proctology Exam’ On Trump, Who Emerged ‘Clean’

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White House counselor Kellyanne Conway on Thursday compared special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation to a “political proctology exam” on President Trump who emerged from the metaphorical procedure unscathed.

Where asked about the “unflattering” aspects of the report that show the President in his most untethered form, Conway was dismissive.

“So? Intent matters and that’s the whole point here. What all these people have had to say over millions of words, thousands of hours on TV, in print, on Twitter, has zero legal significance. What matters is what the Department of Justice of the special counsel concluded here, which is no collusion, no obstruction, and complete exoneration, as the President says. This has been a political proctology exam and he’s merging with a clean bill of health. There’s no other way to look at it.”

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  1. Avatar for robg robg says:

    What an asshole

  2. I don’t give a flying f*ck what KAC has to say nor do I care about Rudy. Her response is not news.

  3. Just like you ran your hands briefly under water and claimed to your mom that they were all clean now.

  4. Using more of her famous alternative facts.

  5. I like that metaphore, but do not share the conclusion…

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