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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsOh, that explains it. They gave Trump a different IG Report
Trump tweeted in response to FBI Director Christopher Wray's comments on the report:
I dont know what report current Director of the FBI Christopher Wray was reading, but it sure wasnt the one given to me, Trump tweeted. With that kind of attitude, he will never be able to fix the FBI, which is badly broken despite having some of the greatest men & women working there!
Wray also told ABC on Monday that the inspector general did not find political bias or improper motivations impacting the opening of the investigation or the decision to use certain investigative tools during the investigations. He rejected characterizing the bureaus work as that of the deep state a term Trump has used.
I think thats the kind of label thats a disservice to the men and women who work at the FBI who I think tackle their jobs with professionalism, with rigor, with objectivity, with courage, he said. So thats not a term I would ever use to describe our workforce, and I think its an affront to them.
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Now it makes sense. Like intelligence reports, they didn't give him the actual, real one!
redstatebluegirl
(12,264 posts)5X
(3,971 posts)5X
(3,971 posts)hedda_foil
(16,368 posts)5X
(3,971 posts)did you see the animated impeachment thing in the Wash Post? must have been made for dotard.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/12/10/trump-impeachment-inquiry-told-with-maps-dancing-rudys/?arc404=true
hedda_foil
(16,368 posts)thegoose
(3,115 posts)The FBI is "badly broken despite having the greatest men and women working there."
That's like saying "The food at that restaurant is horrible, even though it's prepared by the finest chefs."
What an asshole.
Kablooie
(18,571 posts)He ignores and doesn't have the capability to read detailed, text reports so he probably was given a different report.
greatauntoftriplets
(175,697 posts)Tanuki
(14,893 posts)Per The Warning, by Anonymous:
During the presidents briefings, aides were told to reduce information down to PowerPoints with a single bullet point
"Early in Trumps presidency, the author said that Oval Office briefers were first told not to bring lengthy documents or summaries and, if they had to bring paper to their meeting with Trump, to use PowerPoint slides. But that soon proved to be too much information for the president, who couldnt digest too many slides. Briefers were then told to keep things to a maximum of three bullet points, even for complicated issues, like military readiness or the federal budget. And when the president still struggled to comprehend the three bullet points, briefers were advised to keep their meetings with Trump down to just a single bullet point.".....(more)