NYT Trump Told Russians Firing ‘Nut Job’ Comey Eased Pressure From Investigation

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wtf?

if this is real, he is dead re: the comey thing.

Trump already admitted in that Holt interview that he basically fired Comey because of the Russia investigation. While this further backs that perspective up, I don't think it is necessary to establish his motives behind Comey's dismissal. Trump seemed to go out of his way to make it clear why he did it.

Mueller will surely appreciate Trump making his work easier

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Specifically the conspiracy theory is that Trump fired Comey because he wanted to stop the "Russia/DNC hack" investigation. There is absolutely nothing in this leaked doc that says that this was the reason for Comey's  firing, nor has Trump ever said that this was the reason, nor is there any other evidence for this theory. However the Trump derangement syndrome people are so desperate for validation of their conspiracy theories that they jump all over docs like this and imagine they say things that they don't.

Likewise, you are so desperate to find justifications for everything Trump does, that you consume the first excuse you see on Breitbart or fringe YouTube videos, no matter how weak its standing or logic is.

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Like, how the actual inks does this not end with him being removed from office?

Rule of law, ethics, etc, mostly applies only when the other party controls the White House.

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I can't believe people like EnglishPete actually exist, and actually think like this. Even if Trump said "I fired Comey because of the investigation. That was the only reason, and I intended to obstruct justice," he would still find a way to analyze those sentences and come up with a way where Trump didn't actually mean it.