On staff following orders, Trump says - 'Nobody disobeys me'

By David Alexander and Alexandra Alper

 

U.S. President Donald Trump attends the 2019 White House Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, U.S., April 22, 2019. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump dismissed questions from reporters on Monday about his staff's reluctance to carry out his orders and the chances of impeachment proceedings in the U.S. Congress, days after the Mueller report highlighted both issues.

 

The 448-page report from U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller on his investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election revealed staff and associates sometimes ignored requests from Trump to deliver messages, including one to fire Mueller.

 

"Nobody disobeys me," Republican Trump said when asked if he was worried about his orders not being followed. He made the remark at the White House during an annual Easter celebration.

 

Mueller's report said that the 22-month investigation did not establish that the Trump campaign coordinated with Russians during the 2016 election campaign, but Mueller did find "multiple acts by the president that were capable of exerting undue influence over law enforcement investigations."

 

According to the report, White House Counsel Don McGahn had been on the brink of resigning when Trump told him to ask Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein to fire Mueller. Trump then denied using the word "fire," according to McGahn's retelling to Mueller.

 

Trump lashed out at the report on Twitter later on Monday.

 

"Isn’t it amazing that the people who were closest to me, by far, and knew the Campaign better than anyone, were never even called to testify before Mueller," Trump wrote.

 

Mueller's report drew upon interviews, notes and communications with Trump advisers. Trump's personal lawyer during the campaign, Michael Cohen, pleaded guilty to crimes as did campaign chairman Paul Manafort and Trump's first national security adviser Michael Flynn.

 

Mueller's report drew upon dozens of interviews, notes and communications with White House advisers.

 

Asked on Monday whether he was concerned about the threat of impeachment on allegations of obstruction of justice as some Democrats have called for, Trump said, "Not even a little bit."

 

U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren, who is running for the Democratic presidential nomination, on Friday said Congress should begin the process of removing Trump from office. Other Democratic leaders have played down talk of impeachment, just 18 months before the 2020 election.

 

Republicans have stood by Trump and while an impeachment effort might succeed in the Democratic-controlled House of Representatives, it was unlikely to do so in the Republican-led Senate. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Monday House Democrats' views vary on how to proceed.

 

Trump, speaking from the White House balcony on Monday, returned to favourite topics of his by touting the strong United States economy and saying his administration was rebuilding the military "to a level never seen before."

 

"Our country is doing fantastically well, probably the best it has ever done economically," he said.

 

(Reporting by David Alexander and Alexandra Alper; writing by Caroline Stauffer; editing by Kevin Drawbaugh and Grant McCool)

 

 

-- © Copyright Reuters 2019-04-23

Too late now trump. You have lied and misinformed nearly 10,000 times since inauguration, nobody going to trust your word, except your fanatical base.

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1 hour ago, webfact said:

Nobody disobeys me," Republican Trump said 

Mega-lomania on blatant display

As he President of the U.S., they better not. What would a Democrat say? As President of the U.S., I am going to tell you to do something, but if you think it's not a good idea, that's ok.  Really!  Our President, the businessman. It's about time. Get use to it you phoney Polititions. 

 

Nobody disobeys me. Funny. Be grateful they disobeyed. Had they not used good, sound judgment and disobeyed your orders in this case, there might have been reason for Mueller to bring charges against Trump. When the report was first issued, Trump was calling it beautiful. Now that it reveals how loose his ship is, and how unethical the man is in his machinations, he is embarrassed. 

Edited April 23, 20197 yr by spidermike007

LOL. If he only knew.....

1 hour ago, webfact said:

"Nobody disobeys me,"

 

Good. Whatever they are shoving in your face, tell them whatever will make them the most annoyed and frenzied. They all hate you anyway so theres nothing that will change them. 

So his staff *did* do the illegal things he asked of them, and they lied to Mueller?

Just now, Thainesss said:

 

Good. Whatever they are shoving in your face, tell them whatever will make them the most annoyed and frenzied. They all hate you anyway so theres nothing that will change them. 

He is the master at it.

To be fair, Stormy Daniels *did* obey his order when he asked her to spank him with a roll-up magazine with his face on the cover!

3 minutes ago, Thakkar said:

To be fair, Stormy Daniels *did* obey his order when he asked her to spank him with a roll-up magazine with his face on the cover!

 

Liberalism ^

1 hour ago, simple1 said:

Too late now trump. You have lied and misinformed nearly 10,000 times since inauguration, nobody going to trust your word, except your fanatical base.

As an American citizen of some 68 years, I have learned that the words "lie", "misinformed" and "trust" is are word tossed about freely, both by politicians and posters in this forum. 

That's only because nobody listens to him

8 minutes ago, Nyezhov said:

He is the master at it.

No, he is merely the President of the United States of America exercising Freedom of Speech. 

54 minutes ago, rjwill01 said:

As he President of the U.S., they better not. What would a Democrat say? As President of the U.S., I am going to tell you to do something, but if you think it's not a good idea, that's ok.  Really!  Our President, the businessman. It's about time. Get use to it you phoney Polititions. 

 

Maybe they better not. But that already have. Repeatedly.

Edited April 23, 20197 yr by bristolboy

19 minutes ago, Benmart said:

No, he is merely the President of the United States of America exercising Freedom of Speech. 

In other words, it's not illegal to lie so therefore it's okay.

'Nobody disobeys me'

 

Of course it's true, he wouldn't say it otherwise.

 

His father was born in Germany, a wonderful place in Germany.

 

 

He is the buffoon that just keeps on giving lol he has 0 creditably no wonder the rest of the world leaders laugh at him ahhh so frikin funney

53 minutes ago, bristolboy said:

Maybe they better not. But that already have. Repeatedly.

 

Maybe people need to rethink him hiring the "best people".

1 hour ago, Thainesss said:

1 hour ago, Thakkar said:

To be fair, Stormy Daniels *did* obey his order when he asked her to spank him with a roll-up magazine with his face on the cover!

 

Liberalism ^

 

You’re right. It is rather progressive of Trump to enjoy a good spanking by a porn star. He’s certainly more progressive than me.

4 hours ago, webfact said:

Trump, speaking from the White House balcony on Monday, returned to favourite topics of his by touting the strong United States economy and saying his administration was rebuilding the military "to a level never seen before."

The balcony speech is the traditional annual WH Easter egg roll launch. In the true spirit of Easter, he used the speech to brag about his “achievements”

 

As Jesus said upon his resurrection, “if thou has gots it, thou must flaunt it.” 

Thank goodness for him his staff does not do what he says or he would be facing obstruction charges. 

6 hours ago, webfact said:

President Donald Trump attends the 2019 White House Easter Egg Roll

 

 

That look on theEaster Bunny’s face says, “Yikes!! A talking carrot with tiny hands!”

4 minutes ago, Thakkar said:

 

 

That look on theEaster Bunny’s face says, “Yikes!! A talking carrot with tiny hands!”

 

That is a f'ing hilarious picture. Saturday Night Live writers are kicking themselves that they couldn't come up with something that absurd.

4 hours ago, Benmart said:

As an American citizen of some 68 years, I have learned that the words "lie", "misinformed" and "trust" is are word tossed about freely, both by politicians and posters in this forum. 

What are you saying - trump doesn't lie and misinform, although it's proven he does so nearly every day and with increasing frequency. Some examples...

 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/01/21/president-trump-made-false-or-misleading-claims-his-first-two-years/?utm_term=.09b438672c29

 

https://www.huffingtonpost.com.au/entry/trump-lies-mueller-report-twitter_n_5cbe2484e4b0f7a84a73abe8

Trumph the last great president of the United States, hehehe

Shades of 1930 Germany "ZIGHEIL TRUMP" 

6 hours ago, rjwill01 said:

As he President of the U.S., they better not. What would a Democrat say? As President of the U.S., I am going to tell you to do something, but if you think it's not a good idea, that's ok.  Really!  Our President, the businessman. It's about time. Get use to it you phoney Polititions. 

 

Wow, have you been living under a rock?  The reason Trump was asked the question was because the Mueller report cited over a dozen times that his staff directly disobeyed him.  And that's the documented cases which doesn't include other instances we don't even know about, or when Trump gave illegal orders....like when he told Border Agents to not allow asylum seekers into the country (they disobeyed Trump there as well).  America would be in deep trouble if officials actually obeyed Trump's every order. 

What a Bozo! ????