What a piece of shit... 'I think I’d take it': In exclusive interview, Trump says he would listen if foreigners offered dirt on opponents President Donald Trump may not alert the FBI if foreign governments offered damaging information against his 2020 rivals during the upcoming presidential race, he said, despite the deluge of investigations stemming from his campaign's interactions with Russians during the 2016 campaign. Asked by ABC News Chief Anchor George Stephanopoulos in the Oval Office on Wednesday whether his campaign would accept such information from foreigners -- such as China or Russia -- or hand it over the FBI, Trump said, "I think maybe you do both." (MORE: Mueller report highlights: Read the top moments from the 448-page report) "I think you might want to listen, there isn't anything wrong with listening," Trump continued. "If somebody called from a country, Norway, [and said] ‘we have information on your opponent' -- oh, I think I'd want to hear it." President Trump made the remark during an exclusive interview with ABC News over the course of two days, wherein Stephanopoulos joined the president on a visit to Iowa and back to Washington for a day inside the White House. Trump disputed the idea that if a foreign government provided information on a political opponent, it would be considered interference in our election process. (MORE: After Mueller report exposed Russian interference 'roadmap,' is US ready for 2020?) "It's not an interference, they have information -- I think I'd take it," Trump said. "If I thought there was something wrong, I'd go maybe to the FBI -- if I thought there was something wrong. But when somebody comes up with oppo research, right, they come up with oppo research, 'oh let's call the FBI.' The FBI doesn't have enough agents to take care of it. When you go and talk, honestly, to congressman, they all do it, they always have, and that's the way it is. It's called oppo research." President Trump lamented the attention on his son, Donald Trump Jr., for his role in the now-infamous Trump Tower meeting in June 2016. Stephanopoulos asked whether Trump Jr. should have taken the Russians' offer for "dirt" on then-candidate Hillary Clinton to the FBI. "Somebody comes up and says, ‘hey, I have information on your opponent,' do you call the FBI?" Trump responded. (MORE: President denies knowing about Trump Tower meeting with Russians, despite Michael Cohen's claim) "I'll tell you what, I've seen a lot of things over my life. I don't think in my whole life I've ever called the FBI. In my whole life. You don't call the FBI. You throw somebody out of your office, you do whatever you do," Trump continued. "Oh, give me a break – life doesn't work that way." (MORE: A Mueller report guide to collusion: What is it and what could we still learn?) "The FBI director said that is what should happen," Stephanopoulos replied, referring to comments FBI Director Christopher Wray made during congressional testimony last month, when he told lawmakers "the FBI would want to know about" any foreign election meddling. But on Wednesday, the president refuted Wray's sentiment. "The FBI director is wrong, because frankly it doesn't happen like that in life," Trump said. "Now maybe it will start happening, maybe today you'd think differently."
I said I would do the same thing when this first started 3 years ago. The only people in denial are the people who will pretend Biden or Hillary wouldn't do the same thing. You guys want every word of the Mueller report because it is "the truth and we deserve to know" If Haiti or Germany or Iran has irrefutable proof of something Trump did your team would trip over each other to get there first. I'm sure the Steele Dossier was all American huh bro? You're the one in denial. That's a symptom of TDS. A big one.
My dog barks at me if I grab the remote from under her when she's sleeping on it. One of us is right in that situation. TREASON!!!!! RUF RUF RUF
Saying without evidence Biden and Clinton did the same is just another way to excuse illegal conduct by the occupant of the White House. When Trump supporters absolutely can't deny his misconduct they get around it like children saying, but mommy, Joey and Hillary did it too! (Even if they didn't.)
A better description for the trump minions would be Trump Denial Syndrome because they deny everything he gets caught doing.
Apparently the respirator has been optional in the booth lately. Long term effects can be devastatng but the short term effects have already appeared. Your love and undying support for the idiot in the white house is hilarious.
Your post is the ultimate example of how devastating TDS can become when fed corporate media. I want Trump to lose to anyone who will end the wars we've been starting around the world. You want fucking Biden as long as he can beat Trump.
I am currently about 3/4 of the way through the Mueller report - it's not really difficult, even for a person like myself whose legal knowledge comes from watching Law & Order, but it's dense, lots of information, not like reading a novel. But you know we heard Trump say no collusion no collusion no collusion. Reminded me of the Chatty Cathy dolls from my childhood, you pulled a string and Cathy repeated a generally inane phrase. However, in the report Mueller's team said they could not prove collusion. Not the same. To legally prove collusion/conspiracy would require proof beyond reasonable doubt that the individuals involved knew what they were doing was illegal. The report says that they could not do so. Commentators have said in white collar crime proving intent is not easy. Someone walks into a bank, pulls a gun, says to the teller your money or your life, pretty easy to prove that person intended to rob a bank. Someone commits tax fraud or securities fraud, they can claim it was a mistake, they didn't understand complexities of the law and prosecutor might think that's bullshit but proving beyond reasonable doubt is another matter. Now there is no longer a question. There is no way even a very stupid person like Trump can claim to be unaware this is a violation, and most obviously it is not the same as normal diplomatic meetings. (If I meet a Bosnian who wants to talk about Nurk and I do so, that's not a crime. If I am a California for Warren volunteer and a Bosnian tells me he/she has some hot dirt on Joe Biden, listening to that is.)
