So, after Trump met with Putin privately, Trump left the meeting and declared that he believed Putin's denial of election meddling, rather than accept the reports of the American Intelligence agencies. Apparently any reports that imply that his election may have less legitimacy is part of "deep state conspiracies," and American Intelligence agencies are less credible to Trump than Putin's claims. After all, if Putin were lying about that sort of thing, Trump would be able to know based on his shrewd understanding of other people, and I guess that's also how he knows that there is a deep state conspiracy trying to undermine his presidency.
This leaves an interesting question for Americans, and possibly more importantly intelligence community operatives. They have been told that the POTUS does not have confidence in their findings. That POTUS takes the word of the leader of the foreign government that the say engaged in election disruption over theirs. At this point, how can they keep their job? Hasn't the POTUS essentially declared that they are at best incompetent, and at worst engaging in a conspiracy to undermine the POTUS, and improved relationships with an important foreign power?
There is a lot of damage being done here, one way or another, and maybe that's what is needed. But if Trump, and the Republican Party do believe that there is this vast state conspiracy in play, they are should be getting rid of those involved in such a conspiracy. If, on the other hand, they believe that Trump is trying to degrade American intelligence agencies, are they going to stand by and allow that to happen? Or maybe they believe something less "active," but still deleterious to American interests, the question is just where is the line before they have to seriously look at impeachment proceedings?
- Stormy Daniels
- Trump Charity lawsuit by New York Attorney General
- FBI investigation (it keeps being called a Russian Collusion investigation, but I'm pretty sure more to it than that at this point)
- North Korea
- The Space Force
- The Border Wall
- Alien Children Detention/family separation
- Presidential Pardons
- Civil War Monuments
- Muslim Travel Ban
- China Tariffs/Trade
- Canada-G7 Tariffs/Trade
- NAFTA
- Puerto Rico response
- Military Parade in Washington
- World Trade Organization
- Covfefe Syndrome
- NATO
- Russia/Putin relationship
Giuliani still there as Lawyer
John F. Kelly still there as Chief of Staff - 6-29-2018 Trump says "Things Happen."
Jeff Sessions still there as Attorney General
Sarah Huckabee Sanders still there as Press Secretary, rumors continue to be denied.
Mike Pompeo - Secretary of State
John Bolton - National Security Advisor
Marc Short - White House Legislative Affairs Director - no denial of plans regarding his departure prior to the 2018 midterms.
Kirstjen Nielsen - Homeland Security Secretary
Joe Hagin - White House deputy Chief of Staff is resigning.- reported June 19th
Scott Pruitt - EPA Director - Resigned 7-5-2018
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