Trump suggests Joe Scarborough may be a murderer, wants investigation

[Shadows]

President Trump dredged up a notorious old mystery citing the bizarre death 16 years ago of a young female staffer in the office of then-congressman and current “Morning Joe” co-host Joe Scarborough. The story of Lori Klausutis has dogged Scarborough on the Internet since she was found dead in his Florida district office on July 19, 2001. Although Scarborough was out of town — and the medical examiner later ruled she had died after falling and hitting her head on a desk — conspiracy theorists have long speculated, with no reliable evidence, that Scarborough could have been somehow involved in Klausutis’ death. And now the president appears to be joining in. “So now that Matt Lauer is gone when will the Fake News practitioners at NBC be terminating the contract of [MSNBC president] Phil Griffin? And will they terminate low ratings Joe Scarborough based on the “unsolved mystery” that took place in Florida years ago? Investigate!” Trump tweeted.

As Gawker once pointed out, “There is zero evidence to suggest that Joe Scarborough had anything to do with the death of Lori Klausutis. The local medical examiner eventually said that an “undiagnosed heart condition” contributed to her death that was ruled “an accident,” according to The Hotline. “ Toronto Star reporter Daniel Dale dug up Scarborough’s response to a 2003 Vanity Fair column that attempted to tie Scarborough to the death of Klausutis. Scarborough then listed “facts” that Vanity Fair failed to include in the column, including “Lori worked in my annex office,” “I met her no more than three times,” “I was never alone with her” and “I didn’t leave Congress because of her death.” Scarborough said that Vanity Fair’s “shameful reporting spawned a thousand conspiracy theories.”

Back in 2010 liberal blogger Markos Moulitsas and Scarborough were in the middle of a Twitter feud when the MSNBC star was forced to defend himself against the rumors -- again. “You have a long history of spreading lies suggesting I am a murderer,” Scarborough wrote after Moulitsas mentioned the “story of a certain dead intern.” It’s unclear if Trump’s calls for an investigation would spark any new law enforcement action in Florida, where there is no statute of limitations on murder. Florida’s controversial attorney general, Pam Bondi, is a longtime Trump supporter.

http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2017/11/29/trump-dredges-up-old-allegations-msnbc-star-joe-scarborough-and-dead-woman-once-found-in-his-office.html

[Dr. Arch]

What the hell is wrong with Trump recently? These are new levels of unhinged even for him.

[Sir Mohamed]

Dude... he's mentally sick. Very sick.

[BudgieForce]

What the hell is wrong with Trump recently? These are new levels of unhinged even for him.

I'm genuinely starting to believe he has dementia. Not trying to be mean or funny.

[Since I'm the mad scientist proclaimed by myself]

The investigation may be doing bad things for his psyche.

[Sir Mohamed]

What the hell is wrong with Trump recently? These are new levels of unhinged even for him.

I'm genuinely starting to believe he has dementia. Not trying to be mean or funny.

Could be. I hear that more and more often in real life from various people. Just yesterday at lunch my boss suggested exactly this. Not saying he's an expert, but it sounds plausible.

I remember there was a discussion a possible invokation of the 25th amendment in the final years of the Reagan presidency due to his Alzheimer's. Maybe we see that happening again.

[MasterJedi]

What the hell is wrong with Trump recently? These are new levels of unhinged even for him.

Dementia is progressing.

[Santander]

Dude... he's mentally sick. Very sick.

Well 90% of Republicans probably agree with him, so it can't be just mental sickness/retardation, unless that's the case for the 90% as well.

Stupidity is contagious.

[Brittain33]

My mother is a senior who lives among seniors and has been saying "dementia" for over a year.

[Doimper]

What the hell is wrong with Trump recently? These are new levels of unhinged even for him.

He implied that Ted Cruz's father killed JFK. No, they're not.

[America's Sweetheart ❤/𝕿𝖍𝖊 𝕭𝖔𝖔𝖙𝖞 𝖂𝖆𝖗𝖗𝖎𝖔𝖗]

What the hell is wrong with Trump recently? These are new levels of unhinged even for him.

He implied that Ted Cruz's father killed JFK. No, they're not.

Yeah, this isn't surprising in the least.

[ProudModerate2]

Dude... he's mentally sick. Very sick.

[Bacon King]

On top of dementia, don't forget that Trump also routinely experiences amphetamine psychosis, considering he's been routinely taking the stuff for over twenty years now

[Atlas Has Shrugged]

On top of dementia, don't forget that Trump also routinely experiences amphetamine psychosis, considering he's been routinely taking the stuff for over twenty years now

[Citation Needed]

[#TheShadowyAbyss]

Its becoming clear Trump is showing signs of early onset dementia

[junior chįmp]

On top of dementia, don't forget that Trump also routinely experiences amphetamine psychosis, considering he's been routinely taking the stuff for over twenty years now

[Citation Needed]

Lol @ Trump supporters demanding citations.

What Bacon is saying is what many people are saying....many people

[Green Line]

Trump, SICK and WRONG.  Ivanka needs to stage an intervention.  She is the only hope at this point.

[Kingpoleon]

Trump, SICK and WRONG.  Ivanka needs to stage an intervention.  She is the only hope at this point.

I can see the headlines for tomorrow, either: “Ivanka’s Coup Succeeds, Crowned Empress”; or “Jared’s ‘Coup’ Fails, Ivanka Named New Heir”

[Sumner 1868]

In fairness this was a meme started by Dailykos back in the 2000s when Scarborough was viewed as a Dubya hack.

[An American Tail: Fubart Goes West]

On top of dementia, don't forget that Trump also routinely experiences amphetamine psychosis, considering he's been routinely taking the stuff for over twenty years now

[Citation Needed]

Yeah, gonna need a citation on the amphetamines.

[AtorBoltox]

In fairness this was a meme started by Dailykos back in the 2000s when Scarborough was viewed as a Dubya hack.

Maybe hold the president to a higher standard than random bloggers?

[Sumner 1868]

In fairness this was a meme started by Dailykos back in the 2000s when Scarborough was viewed as a Dubya hack.

Maybe hold the president to a higher standard than random bloggers?

I'm not that naive.

[💥💥 brandon bro (he/him/his)]

The investigation may be doing bad things for his psyche.

This. Trump is getting turned on by a close ally who he stuck his neck out for in February even after getting sacked. Trump values loyalty and is extremely transactional and is losing his mind because Flynn (someone who he thinks he did a solid for) is revealing the dirty on him.

Holy mother of God can I not wait to see how he handles it when Kushner turns on him. What are the odds on Trump retweeting openly anti-semitic things when this happens? Looking pretty good.

[Val]

It’s probably because Joe is releasing an Anti-Trump Christmas Album lol

[Fuzzy Bear]

I see why he does this.  People push at him.  He pushes back.  Folks with unclean hands demand Trump's head routinely.  Trump pushes back, and he doesn't fight according to Hoyle.

I hardly think Trump suffers from dementia.