June 8-10, 2017: Former F.B.I. Director Calls Trump a Liar - Infrastructure Week Fizzles

 

6/8/17: Former F.B.I. Director Comey spends the day testifying in front of Congress. Five times he implies or refers to the president as a liar. He has detailed notes on their interactions. 

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Five times Comey implies or refers to the president as a liar.

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Asked why he kept such notes, when he never felt the need under Bush 43 or Obama, he says in respect to Trump: 

I was honestly concerned he might lie about the nature of the meeting so I thought it important to document. That combination of things [Trump’s request for loyalty, among others] I had never experienced before, but had led me to believe I got to write it down and write it down in a very detailed way.

 

James Comey testifies under oath.

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SPEAKING LIARS, right-wing thinkers applaud newly-elected GOP member of the House of Representatives, Greg Gianforte. During a heated campaign, Gianforte body-slams a British reporter when the chap has the audacity to ask what the candidate thinks about healthcare. The attack never happened, Gianforte and his campaign manager claim. The story is “fake news.” 

A local Fox News reporter and other witnesses back up the victim’s claims. It’s not fake news.

 

BLOGGER’S NOTE: In July, Gianforte pleads guilty to misdemeanor assault and agrees to donate $50,000 to the Committee to Protect Journalists. 

By December 9, 2017, polls will show that 51% of Americans think Trump is not “honest.” Only 36% will think he is.

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6/9/17: The delusional leader of the Free World wakes up in a chipper mood. Having watched Comey’s testimony, as filtered through Fox & Friends, Trump tweets, “Despite so many false statements and lies, total and complete vindication...and WOW, Comey is a leaker!” 

In reality, it seems Comey was fired because the president wanted to kill the Russian investigation. 

Obstruction of justice comes to mind. So say articles in the Chicago Sun-Times, the Baltimore Sun, USA Today, The Hill, Time, National Review, and stories on CNN, NBC and even BBC News.

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6/10/17: “Infrastructure Week,” proclaimed on June 6, draws to a close. Since no one seems to notice, the president’s only tweet of the day tries to draw attention. With nothing better to do on a lazy Saturday, he pulls out his trusty iPhone: “America is going to build again. Under budget and ahead of schedule. Time to put #AmericaFirst! #Infrastructure-Week…” 

No one cares, because the president can’t stay on message long enough to get his plans across to the American people. It’s like having a gerbil in the Oval Office. It doesn’t help that the infrastructure plan has not actually been released. Finally, it doesn’t help to know that fiscal hawks in Congress are as excited about spending $1 trillion on anything as they would be about contracting Zika.