1. My disagreement here is I don't think "chaos and dysfunction" of Trump campaign makes it less likely something really bad is at core of Russia story. Quite the opposite.https://twitter.com/blakehounshell/status/965388848300634113 …
-
Show this thread
-
2. Remember this line from All The President's Men: "The truth is, these are not very bright guys, and things got out of hand" -- that was true of Nixon White House & true here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enyM_htgeWM …
7 replies 86 retweets 504 likesShow this thread -
3. Key here is Trump's management style: he likes to set up rival fiefdoms of loyalists competing for his approval by independently doing him favors (shutting up a porn star here, making a deal the the Russians there).
9 replies 47 retweets 329 likesShow this thread -
4. So not a grand conspiracy but a businessman candidate who mutters, "who will get Russian deals for my empire?" And his sons & cronies compete please the old man.
10 replies 44 retweets 309 likesShow this thread -
5. So: not a centralized conspiracy with Trump giving orders, but rather him overseeing tacit agenda. And when FBI closes in, he doesn't know what happened but knows he doesn't want it public, so he obstructs.
18 replies 52 retweets 378 likesShow this thread -
Loading seems to be taking a while.
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.