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Monday was likely one of the worst days of Michael Cohens life, and he had it coming. Connected to a variety of scandals ranging from Russia to Stormy Daniels, the presidents personal lawyer saw his office and hotel room raided by the FBI. To boot, we learned that Cohen allegedly keeps bobble-heads of President Trumps eldest sons on his desk. He likely wont be embarrassed by that bit, so deep runs his loyalty to Trump. Cohen told Vanity Fair last fall, "Im the guy who would take a bullet for the president." Cohen is afflicted by the same generic bravado that Trump has seeping out of his pores, pulling his macho act whenever its time to stick up for his boss or threaten journalists. But as much as he seems to consider himself a friend of Trumps, Monday made it very clear that he remains merely an employee.
The president addressed the raid at the start of his scheduled meeting with officials at the White House to discuss responses to Syria dictator Bashar al-Assads latest chemical attack on his own people. Trump really only stuck up for Cohen once: "So I just heard that they broke into the office of one of my personal attorneys a good man." The "they" Trump was referring to? Federal authorities who had a warrant. "Its a disgraceful situation. Its a total witch hunt. Ive been saying it for a long time."
This is where he pivoted to talking about himself, and stayed there through the remainder of one of his signature rants. The act has been tired for a while now, but Trump delivered this performance at an extraordinary moment. But if you pick through his word salad, you will find the meat. The raids are a very big deal, as is the president responding as if he and his friends are above the law. As long as Trump denies knowing about the $130,000 Stormy Daniels hush-money or shouts "No Collusion!" loud and often enough, he operates as though the field is unbalanced against a wealthy, white, straight president. "This is really now on a whole new level of unfairness," Trump told reporters. (For reference, "unfair" is Alabama handing out a 65-year prison sentence for an 18-year-old for the death of a friend who was killed by the police.)
Trump argued that these lawful raids vetted and authorized by Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein were "an attack on our country." Thats in a different zip code than "witch hunt," the term Trump used on Twitter early Tuesday morning after claiming incorrectly that "Attorney-client privilege is dead!" Trump once again tried to nationalize his own problems and ethical issues, an authoritarian staple if there ever was one. Later, he intimated that he has not ruled out the possibility of firing Special Counsel Robert Mueller. But even if he does, the investigation will continue in Muellers absence. The presidents intellectual laziness is well known, but even he should have bothered to learn that.
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thegoose
(3,115 posts)LSFL
(1,109 posts)Are we constantly forced to envision Trumps baby baster? I know he is a dick but why do these connotations dog every headline?
I cannot recall ever speculating on the performance characteristics of Obama's crotch cannon.
I think trump likes everyone thinking about his dick.
thegoose
(3,115 posts)Real men who have everything working don't have a decades-long history of visiting prostitutes or porn stars (unless that's their kink). And they don't boast about how avoiding VD was the same as going to Vietnam. Dumpy is a ridiculous piece of shit. And yes, Tiny Hands wants you to imagine how hugely throbbing his Cheeto is. He said it on the debate stage!
But he IS a dick.....