If you didn’t watch today’sU.S. House Intelligence Committee’s hearing of FBI Director James Comey, you saved yourself a four-hour headache and a boatload of sadness. A lot happened, but in short, well …
If u thought Trump was an illegitimate President before, after this hearing, u think he is a lying, Russian-puppet, illigetimate President.
— Ana Navarro (@ananavarro) March 20, 2017
Basically, all of Trump’s claims that President Obama wiretapped him have been debunked, and we know that the FBI is investigating links between Russian election tampering and Trump and his team and supporters. Both of those things were confirmed by Comey, on the record.
This is an extraordinary moment. The President of the United States’s own FBI Director and NSA Director are debunking his claims. pic.twitter.com/Wg1wxWHN3F
— Bradd Jaffy (@BraddJaffy) March 20, 2017
At this point, the only person who refuses to give up the wiretap(p) story is Trump himself. He is so fixated on maintaining this persecution conspiracy falsehood that it’s become more important than anything else–like, say, finding out the truth about literally anything. He keeps tweeting out words that are actively destructive and dangerous to the country he’s been elected to run. But because words do matter, California Representative Adam Schiff (the ranking Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee) took it upon himself to teach Trump what words mean.
Here’s just one of Trump’s many, MANY tweets on the issue:
The Democrats made up and pushed the Russian story as an excuse for running a terrible campaign. Big advantage in Electoral College & lost!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 20, 2017
Let’s see if Schiff can give him some perspective.
Mr. President, the Russians hacked our election and interfered. No one disputes this now, but you. This is what is called “fact”. https://t.co/izJhR5xRrf
— Adam Schiff (@RepAdamSchiff) March 20, 2017
As you will see during our hearing, Mr. President, there is no evidence Mr. Obama tapped your phones. This is what is called “fiction.”
— Adam Schiff (@RepAdamSchiff) March 20, 2017
Your suggestion British wiretapped you & jape with Merkel are harming our relationships with key allies. This is called “collateral damage.”
— Adam Schiff (@RepAdamSchiff) March 20, 2017
The intelligence community concluded the Russians will interfere again. This is why full investigation is important to country. Please stop.
— Adam Schiff (@RepAdamSchiff) March 20, 2017
Words. They have meaning. It’s a lesson so simple that it would fit right into an episode of Sesame Street. You know, if Trump weren’t trying to defund PBS.
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