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Now, personally, I have my doubts about Trump's involvement with Russia. I think he has a man-crush on Vladimir Putin, for some reason, but I highly doubt Putin and Trump were conspiring feverishly together, concocting a plan to destroy Hillary Clinton. Trump just isn't smart enough to get away with it for so long.
Let's assume Trump is innocent of any such wrongdoing. The obvious question becomes ... why does he care so much, then? Why does he try to obstruct, derail, and discredit the investigation at every turn? Does he not realize that that sort of behavior just makes him look guilty? I don't get it.
If I were Trump, and I KNEW I didn't do anything wrong, and I knew that the people closest to me also hadn't done anything wrong, I'd WANT Mueller to get to the bottom of the whole Russian thing. I'd be his best friend. Obviously, that's not the route Trump has decided to take.
Which leads one to think that ... maybe he is hiding something. Maybe he's trying to protect someone. Why else would he act the way he is acting? The only reason it's still so prominent in the media is BECAUSE of the way he acts. If he just acted like a normal president and an innocent person, the investigation would be way back in the background and wouldn't interfere with midterms, so don't give me that "he hates Mueller because Mueller will sabotage the republican party" bullshit.
Thoughts?
I'd love to see how you'd react to a meaningless hack job designed to destroy your reputation for political gain.
It's actually pretty easy. Even assuming it is a "hack job", which I'm pretty sure is not the case, you just need to step into it. You don't need to be a complete open book and pushover in private, but in public, you should make sure everyone knows you were working with Mueller to get to the truth and nothing but the truth, because THAT'S what's important. The national security of the United States. "Look how presidential I am, guys; I don't even care that I'm a subject of the investigation. Let's do what's best for the country." See how easy that is? How much better it would've made the president look?
Nope. Instead he obfuscates and gives life to conspiracy theories, all in an attempt to derail and discredit Mueller. Even if he is being treated unfairly (oh poor, poor rich boy President Donald Trump. He has it so tough ...), his rather dumb reaction was only ever going to play well with his base. He had an easy opportunity to win a complete and one-sided victory. Instead, he's made himself look guilty as hell for no reason.
Name one charge thats been confirmed.
Against?
And there you have it.
The investigation was always supposed to be about Russian meddling and POSSIBLE conspiracy between Russian operatives and elements of the Trump campaign. Trump was never more than a subject. He probably would have been out of the spotlight entirely by now if he just played along instead of acting like a guilty fuck.