Trump says about Russia probe: ‘I could run it if I want’

[GMDino]

He's just used to lying.

He thinks everyone just believes what their "friends" say over the "truth".

He's delusional.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-says-about-russia-probe-i-could-run-it-if-i-want/2018/08/20/500aeacc-a4d2-11e8-97ce-cc9042272f07_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.77b3f98d7f43

Quote:President Trump on Monday took his attacks on the Russia investigation being led by special counsel Robert S. Mueller III in a novel direction, declaring that he could run the investigation himself if he wanted to.



“I can go in, and I could do whatever — I could run it if I want,” Trump said in an Oval Office interview with Reuters. “But I decided to stay out.”


He added: “I’m totally allowed to be involved if I wanted to be. So far, I haven’t chosen to be involved. I’ll stay out.”


On Twitter, in interviews and at public events, Trump has been relentless in his criticism of Mueller’s investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 presidential campaign. He has routinely decried the inquiry as a “witch hunt” and, as of last week, has fired or threatened more than half of the officials with leadership roles in the investigation, according to a Washington Post tally.


Trump’s attorney, Rudolph W. Giuliani, has previously argued that the president could end the Russia inquirye if he wanted to. But it is unclear how Trump would be able to run the investigation, which is examining, in part, whether there was any collusion between his campaign and Russia and whether he sought to obstruct justice.


In his interview with Reuters, Trump also voiced concern that if he agrees to sit down with Mueller, any statements he makes could leave him vulnerable to charges of perjury. Trump pointed to the possibility of a conflict between his testimony and that of former FBI director James B. Comey, one of his most vocal critics.

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How Trump has performed under oath before
With questions circling about President Trump giving an interview in one of his legal cases, his manner in past depositions hints at how he may behave. (Jenny Starrs/The Washington Post)


“So if I say something and [Comey] says something, and it’s my word against his, and he’s best friends with Mueller, so Mueller might say: ‘Well, I believe Comey,’ and even if I’m telling the truth, that makes me a liar. That’s no good,” Trump said.


Giuliani made a similar argument on Sunday. In an interview on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” he told host Chuck Todd that “truth isn’t truth,” a remark that he clarified on Monday was intended as a reference to a situation in which two people make statements that contradict each other.

He knows he is toast if he is interviewed because he's told so many lies he can't remember the truth. 

And he's been caught doing this before during other times he was sued.

What a maroon.

[jj22]

He's also back to saying "if" it was the Russians. He must have gotten a message from Putin to tone it down some.

He just can't quit the guy.

And as long as his supporters (secret or otherwise) continue to side with Putin over America why should he?