President Trump is now aggressively attempting to point fingers after news broke that General Michael Flynn has agreed to cooperate with federal prosecutors under special counsel Robert S. Mueller III in exchange for information that could potentially be disastrous for The Chief.
In a tweet venting what could be either frustration or fear, Trump said:
So General Flynn lies to the FBI and his life is destroyed, while Crooked Hillary Clinton, on that now famous FBI holiday “interrogation” with no swearing in and no recording, lies many times…and nothing happens to her? Rigged system, or just a double standard?
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 3, 2017
In a subsequent tweet, he elaborated on his earlier message, accusing a “totally Crooked Hillary” of deleting and “acid” washing 33,000 emails, ending his tweet with an indignant “No Justice!”:
Many people in our Country are asking what the “Justice” Department is going to do about the fact that totally Crooked Hillary, AFTER receiving a subpoena from the United States Congress, deleted and “acid washed” 33,000 Emails? No justice!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 3, 2017
The tweet that started it all was the one he made on Saturday, where Trump essentially defended Flynn, saying:
I had to fire General Flynn because he lied to the Vice President and the FBI. He has pled guilty to those lies. It is a shame because his actions during the transition were lawful. There was nothing to hide!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 2, 2017
Following that tweet, experts came forward to say that the message further contributes to a case of President Trump obstructing justice.
According to DOJ veteran and former Assistant Deputy Attorney General Bill Yeomans:
“I think the obstruction case was already substantial – both circumstantially and through Trump’s own words.
“This tweet certainly contributes to the case. He knew Flynn lied to the FBI when he pressed Comey to drop the case and then fired Comey. Mostly disturbingly, however, the tweet shows either that the president is utterly clueless about his own jeopardy or he truly believes he is beyond accountability because neither his base nor Republicans in Congress will hold him responsible.”
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