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DonViejo

(60,536 posts) Mon Mar 6, 2017, 03:41 PM Mar 2017

Hayden: Trump 'Forgot That He Was President,' Could See Wiretapping Proof

Source: Talking Points Memo

By MATT SHUHAM Published MARCH 6, 2017, 1:45 PM EDT

The former director of the CIA said Monday that President Trump could simply demand proof that his phones had been tapped from the intelligence community, and that perhaps Trump “just for a moment forgot that he was President,” in making the claim without proof.

Michael Hayden told “Fox and Friends” that “my instinct is no,” President Obama did not order that Trump be wiretapped. The White House has demanded that Congress investigate Trump's claim.

“It looks as if the President just for a moment forgot that he was President,” Hayden continued. “Why didn’t he simply use the powers of the presidency to ask the acting director of national intelligence, the head of the FBI, to confirm or deny the story he apparently read from Breitbart the evening before?”

“President Trump, in order to clear this up, could he demand to see this? Again, it would be unprecedented, but we’re in unprecedented circumstances," Hayden said.

Read more: http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/hayden-trump-forgot-that-he-was-president

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Hayden: Trump 'Forgot That He Was President,' Could See Wiretapping Proof (Original Post) DonViejo Mar 2017 OP

The tweet had nothing to do with proof or even wiretaps. briv1016 Mar 2017 #1

I'm not sure "It worked" is the right way to put it al bupp Mar 2017 #3

I don't think it worked... Blanks Mar 2017 #4

I agree that was his intent. Pacifist Patriot Mar 2017 #5

He was seething with narcissistic rage over speech being drowned out by Sessions/Russia scandal wishstar Mar 2017 #2

he's the puppet of heaven05 Mar 2017 #6

Fox still desperately trying to hold the hand of an unqualified and uninterested dilettante. Orsino Mar 2017 #7

briv1016

(1,570 posts)

1. The tweet had nothing to do with proof or even wiretaps.

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Mon Mar 6, 2017, 03:49 PM

Mar 2017

He was distracting the media from Sessions until he could release his Muslim Ban 2.0. It worked.

al bupp

(2,194 posts)

3. I'm not sure "It worked" is the right way to put it

Reply to briv1016 (Reply #1)

Mon Mar 6, 2017, 04:25 PM

Mar 2017

I think maybe "stepped in it" might be a better fit.

Blanks

(4,835 posts)

4. I don't think it worked...

Reply to briv1016 (Reply #1)

Mon Mar 6, 2017, 04:25 PM

Mar 2017

CNN already had guests assuring the viewing public that there'll be lawsuits on the Muslim ban by the end of the day.

Pacifist Patriot

(24,654 posts)

5. I agree that was his intent.

Reply to briv1016 (Reply #1)

Mon Mar 6, 2017, 04:44 PM

Mar 2017

I'm not certain the ultimate outcome will be to his liking.

wishstar

(5,272 posts)

2. He was seething with narcissistic rage over speech being drowned out by Sessions/Russia scandal

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Mon Mar 6, 2017, 04:24 PM

Mar 2017

and he couldn't resist venting his racist jealous hatred of Pres. Obama fueled by the recent right wing accusations blaming Pres. Obama for all of the Trump WH woes.

heaven05

(18,124 posts)

6. he's the puppet of

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Mon Mar 6, 2017, 05:13 PM

Mar 2017

who is really running this country, prezidents bannon and miller. So yeah, he doesn't get to do anything but be president in NAME ONLY. Remember, bannon was not close when he started his tweet storm against a real POTUS. The puppet boy had kicked bannon and pributt off the plane to florida.

Orsino

(37,428 posts)

7. Fox still desperately trying to hold the hand of an unqualified and uninterested dilettante.

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Tue Mar 7, 2017, 02:39 PM

Mar 2017

They would love for any of us to belIeve that this was a momentary aberration, but it is entirely consistent with the rest of Man-Baby's adult life.

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