GOP Says: Trump isn't corrupt, just incompetent

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Amadeus

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Before Comey’s testimony about his private interactions with President Trump had even concluded, Ryan joined an effort already underway among GOP lawmakers to place it in the best possible light for Trump.

“Of course there needs to be a degree of independence” between federal law enforcement and the White House, Ryan said. But he added, “The president’s new at this. He’s new to government, and so he probably wasn’t steeped in the long-running protocols that establish the relationships between [the Justice Department], FBI and White House. He’s just new to this.”

Ryan later made clear that he was “not saying it’s an acceptable excuse” and that his remark was “just my observation.” But he was one of many GOP lawmakers willing to minimize Trump’s alleged meddling and demands for loyalty as the fumblings of a political tyro — or the behavior of a real estate mogul accustomed to having his orders followed.

“It has to still be legal and right and all that, but I think a lot of it is — he’s used to being the CEO,” Rep. Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), an early Trump endorser, said Wednesday after Comey’s preliminary statement was published.
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I find it funny, sad -- but not surprising -- that the Republicans best defense of Trump is that he's simply not fit for office.
 
total misread..
“The president’s new at this. He’s new to government, and so he probably wasn’t steeped in the long-running protocols that establish the relationships between [the Justice Department], FBI and White House. He’s just new to this.”
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prior to watergate there was the Unitary presidency, whereby all executive agencies "served" (i.e. were unified) under the POTUS.

The idea of floating independent bodies is relatively new,and completly foreign to a private sector guy like Trump.
 
anatta said:
total misread.. prior to watergate there was the Unitary presidency, whereby all executive agencies "served" (i.e. were unified) under the POTUS.

The idea of floating independent bodies is relatively new,and completly foreign to a private sector guy like Trump.
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How did I misread anything? Either Trump is fit for office or he's not. If doesn't have the skills to do the job (e.g. can't comply with or understand basic ethics), he shouldn't have applied for the position.

I'm amazed that people buy flat-out incompetence as an excuse.
 
Obama was incompetent on many levels. Absolute Zero private sector experience, just to get the ball rolling.

Besides, Trump has said republicans are incompetent and they manifestly, are lol.
 
anatta said:
total misread.. prior to watergate there was the Unitary presidency, whereby all executive agencies "served" (i.e. were unified) under the POTUS.

The idea of floating independent bodies is relatively new,and completly foreign to a private sector guy like Trump.
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Oh, so according to you and your flimsy, bullshit excuse making, Dumpster Donnie thinks it's still 1974, eh?

That still makes him incompetent and unfit to be President.

Try again.
 
Amadeus said:
How did I misread anything? Either Trump is fit for office or he's not. If doesn't have the skills to do the job (e.g. can't comply with or understand basic ethics), he shouldn't have applied for the position.

I'm amazed that people buy flat-out incompetence as an excuse.
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I'm not amazed you continue to lie about the news.......no one except brainless demmycrats have called Trump incompetent......and I'm surprised they still do so after their failure with the Comey testimony......
 
PostmodernProphet said:
I'm a typical Trumptard and I continue to lie about the news.......no one except brainless repugnants have called Trump competent......and I'm surprised they still do so after their failure with the Comey testimony......
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And also like a typical Trumptard, you continue to live in denial.

Every time Dumpster Donnie does something that embarrasses you fuckers, you just deny it and pretend like it didn't really happen.
 
It's all they can go with. The truth is he is both naive and corrupt. That why he is dangerous to the US.
 
The difficulty is that President Trump is so incompetent and silly that he doesn't even grasp the concept of 'truth'.
 
I don't need to be "steeped in government protocol" to know that you do not use your influence to tell a cop to stop investigating your employees or friends. '
What a load of horseshit.
 
PostmodernProphet said:
I'm not amazed you continue to lie about the news.......no one except brainless demmycrats have called Trump incompetent......and I'm surprised they still do so after their failure with the Comey testimony......
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you are still waiting for him to shoot someone on fifth avenue so you can cheer huh brain infection
 
Cypress said:
I don't need to be "steeped in government protocol" to know that you do not use your influence to tell a cop to stop investigating your employees or friends. '
What a load of horseshit.
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Consciousness of guilt is easy to find. Each attempt was made when they were alone at the specual instance and request of Trump.

The only defense is whether the potus is above the law.

More elegantly, the legal question is : can the president use his power of office to pressure a sitting FBI director to stop an active criminal investigation of potus' former employee using extortionate implied threats of termination, and upon failing effort, then attempt to halt the investigation by following through on those threats by actual termination both as punishment for failing to comply and to alter the course of the investigation directly by removal of the leader of it.

If the answer is yes, Trump skates, if no, he can be indicted and jailed and impeached.
 
anatta said:
total misread.. prior to watergate there was the Unitary presidency, whereby all executive agencies "served" (i.e. were unified) under the POTUS.

The idea of floating independent bodies is relatively new,and completly foreign to a private sector guy like Trump.
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EVERYTHING about running a government is foreign to Orangetweet.
 
Micawber said:
Consciousness of guilt is easy to find. Each attempt was made when they were alone at the specual instance and request of Trump.

The only defense is whether the potus is above the law.

More elegantly, the legal question is : can the president use his power of office to pressure a sitting FBI director to stop an active criminal investigation of potus' former employee using extortionate implied threats of termination, and upon failing effort, then attempt to halt the investigation by following through on those threats by actual termination both as punishment for failing to comply and to alter the course of the investigation directly by removal of the leader of it.

If the answer is yes, Trump skates, if no, he can be indicted and jailed and impeached.
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From what I understand, the legal experts indicate he cannot be indicted. It's an obvious obstruction of justice, but legally, he can get away with it. With the Republican House, impeachment is also off the table. For now.
 
evince said:
Putin isn't as competent as you claim her greasy sock boy
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I would say that Putin is very competent at what he does. He hoodwinked Bush and Trump, and probably got the better of Obama. Problem is, it's easier to be a villain than a hero in a liberal democracy vs. a dictatorship or oligarchy. Putin doesn't have to worry about human rights, the will of his people, freedom of the press, political opponents, etc.
 
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