Ex-Nixon Lawyer John Dean: Trump Is ‘Actually A Wuss’

on September 7, 2018 in Washington, DC.
WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 07: John Dean, former White House counsel to President Nixon, attends a hearing on the nomination of federal appeals court judge Brett Kavanaugh to be an associate justice on the U.S. Supr... WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 07: John Dean, former White House counsel to President Nixon, attends a hearing on the nomination of federal appeals court judge Brett Kavanaugh to be an associate justice on the U.S. Supreme Court, in the Hart Senate Office Building on September 7, 2018 in Washington, DC. Kavanaugh was nominated by President Donald Trump to fill the vacancy on the court left by retiring Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images) MORE LESS
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John Dean, who served as White House counsel under President Nixon, let loose on President Trump on Twitter Saturday night:

Dean was responding to a series of Trump tweets complaining about the Russia probe — a near-constant thread for the President.

Dean has been an outspoken critic of Trump. Listen to his interview on “The Josh Marshall Podcast” here.

h/t Mediaite.

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  1. Thanks John for stating the obvious

  2. Avatar for dont dont says:

    Dean is right. Being called a wuss should set Spankee’s fingers on fire.

  3. I think we’ve moved from witch hunt to setting the torches to the kindling underneath the witch-burning post. Thank you, Mr. Dean!

  4. Quite remarkable how Old Guard Republicans have suddenly discovered Trump’s disgustingness – after the Midterm shellacking they received.

    At the least, Dean could have called him a “feckless wuss”.

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