Whose campaign was the subject of an active fbi Counter Intelligence investigation, so there really is no historical prescription in terms of what you ought to do, in terms of what might count as normal behavior in that circumstance. But still, for the last couple of days, even this white house, with its very unusual situation and its unusual relationship to political norms in general, for the last couple day, even this white house in its unusual accepted the basic principle that a president shouldnt fire the person leading an investigation into his campaign because the president doesnt like that investigation. For the past couple days the white house at least halfheartedly try to explain the firing of fbi director james comey as something other than what it looks like. They produced a memo from the Deputy Attorney general saying the firing was about the fbi directors handling of the Hillary Clinton email investigation last year. They produced the Vice President of the United States to
Themselves on a story that we have been covering pretty intensively for the last couple of weeks. Its this astonishing policy decision by the Trump Administration to specifically target dying kids or kids who are receiving medical care that was keeping them alive in this country and that they cant get in other places. The Trump Administration specifically targeted those families last month and sent them these letters. Boilerplatelete letters advisin them they had 33 days to stop their lifesaving medical treatment and gettous of th out country. With no way to appeal, no second chances, nothing. Initial contact, final declaration. Trump Administration Never announced this policy decision. They just sent out these letters and i guess maybe hoped that they would get to do this without too many people noticing because, hey, its just immigrants, so who cares. Well, those brave families went public with the fact that they had received these letters. In some cases, these kids went public with
A u. S. Intelligence official who had worked at the white house went to the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community. And ukraine is already at the center of an existing political scandal. There is a known effort underway by donald trump and his lawyer Rudy Giuliani to pressure ukraine to launch an investigation into joe biden, who donald trump fears as a potential opponent in 2020. And if youre wondering if donald trump would be stupid enough to enlist a Foreign Government in dirtying up his opponent again after the russia cloud that hung over the first two years of his presidency, seems like we should take his word for it. Your campaign this time, if russia, if china, if someone else offers you information upon it, should they accept it or should they call the fbi . I think maybe you do both. I think you might want to listen. I dont think theres nothing wrong with listening. If somebody called from a country, norway, we have information on your opponent. Oh, i think id want to
Specifically targeted those families last month and sent them these letters. Boilerplate letters advising them they had 33 days to stop their lifesaving medical treatment and get out of this country. With no way to appeal, no second chances, nothing. Initial contact, final declaration. Trump Administration Never announced this policy decision. They just sent out these letters and i guess maybe hoped that they would get to do this without too many people noticing because, hey, its just immigrants, so who cares. Well, those brave families went public with the fact that they had received these letters. In some cases, these kids went public with the fact that their families had received these letters. Resulting publicity and nationwide revulsion, i think its fair to say, over this action by the Trump Administration, which would quite literally single out these kids and young people and end their lives, deliberately, right, youre getting lifesaving medical care that you cant get anywhere el
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