This conflicts with the Justice Department’s position on Trump’s tweets, as well as Trump’s position on Trump’s tweets.https://twitter.com/CarolLeonnig/status/1024691489513857024 …
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Which, later down the line, they can then pull all together and argue that Trump distinguishes between suggestions and directives, and knows how to do both. All by way of arguing that his actions (in any of these instances) are not attempting to obstruct justice.
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@PressSec just repeated the “opinion” language from the podium about this morning’s tweet, so this is the position of both the White House and Trump’s outside lawyers.Show this thread -
“The president is not obstructing, he’s fighting back,”
@PressSec says, accusing Comey, Strzok, and McCabe of “corrupt” actions.Show this thread -
“They’ve still come up with nothing in regard to the president.” -
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Rudy on today’s Trump tweet, speaking on CNN now in New Hampshire: “He expresses his opinions on Twitter.”
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On the back-and-forth with Mueller on whether Trump will sit for a voluntary interview: “Yesterday, we got a letter back” in response to the prior counteroffer from Giuliani about the terms under which Trump would sit.
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I hope they celebrate his indictment with an Amazon gift card!
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They can’t have it both ways. Previously Spicer said that Trump’s tweets were policy.
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Then let's all agree his opinion = his state of mind.
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