Hot and Heavy
The B.S. is flying hot and heavy. The leftist/liberal/progressive/democrat (LLPD) media is in full attack mode. Serious accusations are being made. Abuse of Power. Obstruction of Justice. Conspiracy. Cover up. And so on. These allegations sure sound disturbing. They sure sound troubling. They sure sound concerning. The trouble is, however, they are either misleading or down right lies.
First the misleading:
Many media sources today indignantly proclaimed that President Trump shared classified information with the Russians. This claim was extremely misleading because it implied this was wrong and/or illegal. Nothing could be further from the truth. It turns out that the President himself has full discretion in regard to information sharing. The information shared revolved around ISIS’s newfound ability to make bombs that look like laptop batteries. Access to that information was, in essence, humanitarian and also part of our ongoing war against Islamic terrorism. A war that we SHARE, by the way, with the Russians. When this was explained to the media by General McMaster, the LLPD media then shifted focus implying, instead, that sharing the information compromised the source of the information (which was Israel) which might then withhold information in the future because of it. Wrong! A spokesman for the State of Israel debunked this immediately with a statement that: “Israel has full confidence in our intelligence sharing relationship with the United States and looks forward to deepening that relationship in the years ahead UNDER PRESIDENT TRUMP”, -Ron Dermer, Israeli Ambassador to the United States. (emphasis mine). (Source: Adam Goldman, et. al. The New York Times, 5/16/17).
Now, the downright lies:
1: Trump fired Comey because Comey asked for more resources for the Russian investigation. Wrong! Rod Rosenstein, Deputy Director of the Justice Department flat out denied that this was so. (Source: LA Times, 5/10/17)
2: Trump’s firing of Comey led to bad morale at the FBI. Wrong! Turns out that “Morale among agents had taken a beating MONTHS BEFORE Comey was fired.” (Source: Yoshi Gestentner 5/11/17 on the Public Broadcasting System [PBS] TV.)
3: The White House is trying to block the Russian Investigation. Wrong! “The White House has NOT in any way impeded the investigation. – Andrew McCabe (acting DIRECTOR of the FBI) (emphasis mine).
4: Trump lied that Comey told him that he wasn’t under investigation. Wrong! Comey also told Senator Chuck Grassely the SAME EXACT thing. And this has been verified by Senator Dianne Feinstein, who was also present.
5: Trump tried to stop Comey’s investigation of Michael Flynn. Wrong! Trump’s exact words were: “He (Flynn) is a good guy. I hope you can let this go.” (Source: Kurtis Lee, LA Times, 5/16/17). Sounds to me more like a wish (note the word “hope”) than a threat.
There are other lies that can be identified AND debunked, but these should suffice to make clear exactly what’s going on. So, please, dear readers, pass these refutations on, both on line and by word of mouth. The LLPD are attacking our President with lies, false innuendo, made up narratives and fake news. And they are doing it skillfully enough that it’s hard, sometimes, to see through the smoke and mirrors. Please don’t let them succeed.