He’s losing’ it. But that doesn’t mean he won’t use it.by digby
America, your president is very upset. He’s tweeting like a madman.Flailing wildly about the person he defeated a year into his presidency. This is not normal. None of this is normal.
That’s lunacy. And Projection. And panic.
But don’t feel too much schadenfreude. He’s still the most powerful man in the world. And if they really want to do this they probably can. And frankly, I’m not sure that anyone would try too hard to stop him.
People didn’t really give a shit when the Republican Convention went full Salem Witch Trial,after all. The press just kept pimping her emails and a good many Democrats figured she deserved it. So, don’t be too surprised if Hillary Clinton actually get prosecuted for something. I’m watching MSNBC right now and they’re going on and on about how Clinton “had to know” about the funding of Fusion/GPS and how this really “raises questions” even though it’s completely irrelevant to anything.This is how these scandals work. They are empty, but the press eagerly takes the right’s bullshit and spreads it around (“just asking questions”) until everyone thinks there must be something to it or the media wouldn’t be talking about it all the time.
A GOP strategist on TV last week said he was surprised to find the base in his home state livid because the one thing they really wanted was to see Hillary Clinton locked up. Don’t think Trump and Sessions don’t know that. If they decide to fight fire with fury, they could do it. Don’t put it past them.
Update: Trump’s lawyer Ty Cobb gave a statement saying these tweets have nothing at all to do with the Mueller investigation, no sirree. He wouldn’t want anyone to think the president is trying to obstruct justice again …
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