ed note–as discussed both on this website and accompanying podcast, with the ante being upped earlier this month vis a vis the HoR being flipped in favor of the Democrats, Trump Inc has no choice but to up the ante as well.
What is sure to take place, and particularly once the new Congress goes into session in January, is a series of escalations on the part of both parties as each pulls out a bigger gun over the other and which at some point–either by accident or by some ‘3rd party’ (who always seems to know how to throw a lit firecracker in the midst of a tense situation that then results in both sides going ‘full-auto’ against each other) cannot end well for the rest of us who are caught in the middle.
nypost.com
In a wide-ranging, exclusive interview with The Post, President Trump said Wednesday that if House Democrats launched probes into his administration — which he called ‘presidential harassment’ — they’d pay a heavy price.
‘If they go down the presidential harassment track, if they want go and harass the president and the administration, I think that would be the best thing that would happen to me. I’m a counter-puncher and I will hit them so hard they’d never been hit like that,’ he said during a 36-minute Oval Office sitdown.
The commander-in-chief said he could declassify FISA warrant applications and other documents from Robert Mueller’s probe — and predicted the disclosure would expose the FBI, the Justice Department and the Clinton campaign as being in cahoots to set him up.
‘I think that would help my campaign. If they want to play tough, I will do it. They will see how devastating those pages are.’
But Trump told The Post he wanted to save the documents until they were needed.
‘It’s much more powerful if I do it then,’ Trump said, ‘because if we had done it already, it would already be yesterday’s news.’
Trump revealed his playbook just as Democrats are set to take over House committees in January where they are poised to investigate his potential business conflicts of interests, tax returns, Russia dealings and more.
With the GOP losing power in January, its congressional investigations into alleged Department of Justice misconduct in launching the Russia probe is expected to fizzle out.
In September, a group of Trump allies in the House – led by Rep. Lee Zeldin of New York – called on Trump to declassify scores of Justice Department documents they believe undercut the start of the Russia investigation and show bias against Trump.
The documents include Justice officials’ request to surveil Trump campaign adviser Carter Page and memos on DOJ official Bruce Ohr’s interactions with Christopher Steele, the author of a controversial dossier that alleged Trump ties with Russia.
Trump initially agreed to declassify the documents, including text messages sent by former FBI officials James Comey, Andrew G. McCabe as well as Peter Strzok, Lisa Page and Ohr. Trump allies believe the revelations will show favoritism toward Hillary Clinton and a plot to take down Trump.
Trump then reversed course, citing the need for further review and concern of US allies.
Trump added Wednesday that his lawyer Emmet Flood thought it would be better politically to wait.
‘He didn’t want me to do it yet, because I can save it,’ Trump said.
The president also pushed back on the notion that all the Justice Department documents should eventually be released for the sake of transparency.
‘Some things maybe the public shouldn’t see because they are so bad,’ Trump said, making clear it wasn’t damaging to him, but to others. ‘Maybe it’s better that the public not see what’s been going on with this country.’
I pray that this may be it. What so many truth loving Americans have been waiting for – Full exposure to Jewish complicity in destroying America by way of the Fed Reserve, doing 911, killing JFK, attacking the USS Liberty. ALL OF IT! – Let the light shine on the cockroaches Mr. President. The time is close for America to expose and destroy the blood sucking (((parasites))) forever!
Zionism is a cancer , Radiate it.
In the end the truth is all that matters and it will prevail. IMnsHO
TruthOutJournal, could not agree more with your words – if only this could come to fruition, finally, once and for all…how much longer can this sick and evil corruption keep going? at the pace things are at now, the only benefit from it is that it is serving to help wake more people up, but not enough people fast enough. i can only imagine what will be in store for 2019.
Trump cut his teeth living and working amongst the slimiest, most cunning and ruthless “ganstas” in the world. Some of that modus operandi has to have rubbed off.