This is why I don't understand the argument that it's dumb for Trump to tweet. Isn't his best self-preservation strategy a political one?https://twitter.com/oknox/status/875324466842279936 …
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Replying to @poniewozik
Meaning, his best hope for protection is not a legal strategy, but continuing to keep Republican congress from turning. Tweets=pressure.
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Replying to @poniewozik
If they were carefully calibrated tweets aimed at protecting GOP support, perhaps. But, a lot of this is not doing that. At all.
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Replying to @chrisgeidner
Oh, I think it's just undisciplined rage tweeting. I just don't understand the argument that it puts him in more jeopardy
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Replying to @poniewozik
1. It puts his policies in jeopardy. (See, travel ban.) 2. It opens up more avenues for Mueller to investigate, which you don't want (obv).
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Replying to @chrisgeidner
Agreed on the travel ban, I'm thinking specifically about the Mueller investigation here
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Replying to @poniewozik
I just think about all of the times that he tweets something and the follow up is, "Well, that raises an interesting question!" Now, ...
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... Mueller can actually follow up on those things (if within the scope of his authority).
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