Trump Shoots Down Independent Russia Investigation: 'I Don't Think You Need It'
Source: Mediaite
by Ken Meyer | 10:09 pm, May 13th, 2017
During Donald Trumps interview with Foxs Jeanine Pirro, the president was asked about whether he would allow for an independent investigation in order to establish that his 2016 campaign did not collude with Russia. Pirro asked about this because Trump could keep taking blowback over James Comeys firing if the president didnt resolve the questions about Russia more quickly.
During the interview, Trump talked about how James Clapper said there was no evidence of his campaigns collusion with Russia (even though Clapper somewhat refuted this during the week). Pirro asked Trump that, if he was sure that he and his campaign were clean, why not have an independent commission get it out of the White House so the case gets closed.
Trump said he was fine with the investigations being held in the House of Representatives and the Senate, because they are being held by very ethical, very smart people. Trump said he would allow the Congressional investigations to take their time because I dont want it ever to be a question again, that there was no collusion.
Pirro said that until Trump takes the matter off the table, the country wont be able to focus on his accomplishments while people play politics with the negative details. When Trump said hed let the investigations continue as is, Pirro asked once more so no independent investigation?
Read more: http://www.mediaite.com/tv/trump-shoots-down-independent-russia-investigation-i-dont-think-you-need-it/
beachbum bob
(10,437 posts)sure....we don't an "independent one"....
CanonRay
(14,112 posts)thanks for fixing that.
Marthe48
(17,015 posts)because that's the ONLY way we don't need an independent investigation.
WePurrsevere
(24,259 posts)you have nothing to lose and a lot to gain. IME this is not how an innocent person/party behave.
The constant blowing off, lying, obfuscating, deflecting, projecting, etc Trump and the Republican cabal keep doing are just making them all look much more guilty.