Has Donald Trump entrapped himself? According to a ‚CNN‘ analysis, he has. President Donald Trump…
Has Donald Trump entrapped himself? According to a ‚CNN‘ analysis, he has.
President Donald Trump may be doing special counsel Robert Mueller’s job for him, according to CNN .
After news of Trump stripping former CIA director John Brennan of his security clearance had hit the headlines, the White House offered an explanation for the maneuver, with press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders issuing a statement, alleging that Brennan was fired over “wild outbursts on the internet and television,” and “conduct characterized by increasingly frenzied commentary,” according to Vanity Fair .
It did not take long for the narrative to fall through. Less than 24 hours after Sanders’ statement, Trump told a reporter that Brennan was fired over ties to Robert Mueller’s probe into Russian election meddling.
“I think that whole – I call it the rigged witch hunt – is a sham. And these people led it! So I think it’s something that had to be done,” the POTUS said, according to C NBC.
The firing prompted John Brennan to author a column for the New York Times, in which he called Donald Trump’s claims of not having colluded with the Russians “hogwash,” noting that his security clearance had been revoked because Trump wanted to silence him.
“It’s almost as if the president is connecting the dots for Robert Mueller,” Tapper said, according to The Hill, adding that “despite the best efforts of the White House staff to act as if this decision was about protecting classified information, President Trump made it clear it was actually about punishing one of his fiercest critics. “
