.MaddowBlog: Pres. Trump's line on the Mueller report takes a confusing turn.
About a month ago, asked about a possible report from Special Counsel Robert Mueller, Donald Trump said he was eager to read the findings. “I look forward to seeing the report,” the president told reporters.
Yesterday, during a brief Q&A, Trump flipped back to his original position, telling reporters, “I look forward to seeing the report.” And while the reversal was notable on its own right, part of what made this interesting was the rhetorical journey the president took before arriving at this point.TRUMP: I have no idea. No collusion. No collusion. I have no idea when it’s going to be released. It’s interesting that a man gets appointed by a deputy; he writes a report.
On the first point, I have no idea why that’s relevant. On the second, Trump’s election victory was smaller than most modern presidents’ victories. And on the third point, I have no idea what Trump was trying to say. Again, even for Trump, the argument is just odd. “Out of the blue”? Mueller has led a special counsel investigation for nearly two years. He and his team have indicted dozens of people, including several members of the president’s inner circle. There’s an expectation that he’ll report to the Justice Department on his findings. There’s nothing “out of the blue” about any of this.
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