>>> THIS WHOLE THING WAS A TAKEDOWN ATTEMPT AT THE
PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES,
A HONESTLY YOU OUGHT TO BE
ASHAMED OF YOURSELVES FROM THE
WAY YOU REPORTED SO DISHONESTLY.
>> A DIE TRIBE ON HONESTY FROM
PRESIDENT TRUMP HIMSELF.
WE CAN RUN THROUGH OUR TOP FIVE.
FIRST ON TRANSPARENCY.
>> I THINK MOST OF YOU WOULD
AGREE TO THIS, I’M THE MOST
TRANSPARENT PRESIDENT PROBABLY
IN THE HISTORY OF THIS COUNTRY.
>> THE TRUTH, TRUMP HIMSELF
REFUSED TO SIT FOR AN INTERVIEW
WITH ROBERT MUELLER AND HE’S
RIGHT NOW REFUSING TO COOPERATE
WITH CONGRESSIONAL
WITH CONGRESSIONAL INVESTIGATIONS AND THE ONLY
PRESIDENT IN DECADES NOT TO HAND
OVER HIS TAX RETURNS.
NOT TO MENTION HE’S ALL BUT
ELIMINATED THE WHITE HOUSE PRESS
BRIEFING.
BRIEFING. ANOTHER STATEMENT THAT DIDN’T
QUITE RING TRUE TO US, HAS TO DO
WITH RUSSIA.
WITH RUSSIA. >> I DON’T SPEAK TO RUSSIANS
ABOUT CAMPAIGNS.
ABOUT CAMPAIGNS. WHEN I WENT TO WISCONSIN,
MICHIGAN, PENNSYLVANIA, I DON’T
SAY LET’S CALL RUSSIA.
IT’S A HOAX.
>> THE TRUTH NOT ONLY DOES THE
MUELLER REPORT REVEAL AT LEAST
140 CONTACTS BETWEEN MEMBERS OF
THE TRUMP CAMPAIGN AND RUSSIANS,
THERE WAS ALSO THIS GEM OF AN
OVERTURE.
OVERTURE. >> RUSSIA, IF YOU’RE LISTENING,
I HOPE YOU’RE ABLE TO FIND THE
30,000 EMAILS THAT ARE MISSING.
>> ANOTHER LIE THIS MORNING,
TRUMP CLAIMING THAT HE RESPECTS
THE RULE OF LAW.
>> I RESPECT THE COURTS, I
RESPECT CONGRESS, I RESPECT
RIGHT HERE WHERE WE’RE STANDING.
>> RESPECT, THIS WHOLE ROSE
GARDEN TANTRUM WAS AN
ANNOUNCEMENT TRUMP WILL NO
LONGER WORK WITH DEMOCRATS ON
ANYTHING, INCLUDING OVERSIGHT,
AS FOR THE COURTS REMEMBER THE
DOZENS OF ATTACKS ON JUDGES WHEN
RULINGS DIDN’T GO HIS WAY.
AND FINALLY THE LIE TO END ALL
LIES.
LIES. >> I DON’T DO COVER UPS, YOU
PEOPLE PROBABLY KNOW THAT BETTER
THAN ANYBODY.
THAN ANYBODY. >> YOU’VE BEEN INDICTED
BASICALLY FOR ONE.
THIS IS THE PRESIDENT WHOSE
SIGNATURE IS ON CHECKS TO
MICHAEL COHEN WHO PAID HUSH
MONEY TO A PORN STAR.
THE TABLE IS BACK.
CHUCK, I NEED YOUR CALMING --
YOUR BLOOD BOILS LISTENING TO
HIM.
HIM. >> HE DOES DO COVER UPS, JUST
NOT PARTICULARLY WELL AS I SAID
EARLIER.
EARLIER. HERE
HERE HERE’S THE INTERESTING THING TO
ME, NICOLE.
ME, NICOLE. REMEMBER THE "ACCESS HOLLYWOOD"
TAPE, NOT THAT I WANT TO CONJURE
THAT UP REALLY BUT HE SAID LATER
IT WASN’T HIS VOICE OR MAYBE IT
WAS NOT HIS VOICE, HE CAN TAKE
UP AND SAY IT’S DOWN, TAKE WHITE
AND SAY IT’S BLACK.
WHEN HE SAYS THAT THE REPORT,
THAT THE MUELLER REPORT SHOWED
NO COLLUSION, NO WRONG DOING,
IT’S ALL A HOAX, A WITCH HUNT,
THAT’S ONLY IF YOU DON’T READ
IT.
IT. BECAUSE IF YOU READ IT, IT’S
EXACTLY THE OPPOSITE.
>> RIGHT.
>> RIGHT. >> SO I DON’T KNOW THAT I’M
GOING TO SAY ANYTHING RIGHT NOW
THAT’S GOING TO MAKE YOU FEEL
MUCH BETTER.
MUCH BETTER. BUT IT’S DEEPLY DISTURBING TO
SEE THIS JUXTAPOSITION OF
FALSEHOOD AND FACT.
THE PRESIDENT CAN’T KEEP IT
TRAGT
TRAGT STRAIGHT.
STRAIGHT. IT HAS TO BE WHAT?
AN ATTEMPT TO COVER UP.
>> IT IS SO CENTRAL TO WHO HE IS
AS PRESIDENT.
AS PRESIDENT. IT IS, AS CHUCK SAID DURING THE
CAMPAIGN.
CAMPAIGN. I THINK EVEN BEFORE THE ELECTION
IT GOT OUT THAT EVEN THOUGH HE
WAS FORCED ESSENTIALLY TO
DELIVER A HOSTAGE TAPE STYLE
APOLOGY FOR THE "ACCESS
HOLLYWOOD" TAPE, HE WAS
ATTRACTED TO CONSPIRACY
THEORIES, THIS WASN’T ME --
THANK YOU, WE RELIED ON YOUR
GREAT REPORTING AND ANALYSIS
AFTER THAT BRIEFING -- THIS IS A
PRESIDENT THAT WILL STAND BEFORE
GOD AND COUNTRY AND LIE HIS YOU
KNOW, BLEEP, OFF.
>> IT’S INTERESTING HE’S REFUTE
REFUTING THE COVER UP LANGUAGE
NANCY PELOSI HAS USED.
IF THERE’S ONE THING THE
PRESIDENT HAS BEEN GOOD AT AS
FAR AS HIS MESSAGING, HE PICKS A
PHRASE, A SIMPLE PHRASE AND USES
IT OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN.
I FEEL LIKE THE USE OF COVER UP
BY NANCY PELOSI IS THAT PHRASE
THAT CAN STICK AND DRIVE HOME
THE POINT THAT DEMOCRATS ARE
MAKING.
MAKING. BUT THIS IS ALSO A PRESIDENT WHO
HIS ENTIRE KIND OF POLITICAL
ETHOS IS HE SAYS SOMETHING ONE
DAY AND SOMETHING COMPLETELY AT
ODDS ANOTHER DAY.
BUT HE SAYS SOMETHING THAT
ALLOWS HIS SUPPORTERS TO BELIEVE
WHAT THEY WANT TO ABOUT WHAT
HAPPENED.
HAPPENED. THE OTHER THING THAT MAKES HIM
GET PLAUSIBLE DENIEBLT.
AND THAT’S WHAT THIS PRESS
CONFERENCE WAS ABOUT.
BY SAYING I DON’T DO COVER UPS,
HE’S TRYING TO COMBAT THAT
TALKING POINT BY NANCY PELOSI.
>> I AGREE.
AND I THINK COVER UP IS THE
ATTACK ON DONALD TRUMP THAT HAS
THE BENEFIT ONE OF BEING TRUE,
TWO OF CROSSING OVER FROM
EVERYTHING THAT MUELLER LOOKED
AT TO WHAT WE KNOW TRUMP IS
GUILTY OF, BEING AN UNINDICTED
CO-CONSPIRATOR IN THE SOUTHERN
DISTRICT OF NEW YORK, AND
COVERING UP SEX WITH A PORN
STAR.
STAR. IF YOU CAN’T UNDERSTAND RUSSIA
SHARING THE GOAL WITH TRUMP IN
2016’S ELECTION.
2016’S ELECTION. EVERYONE UNDERSTANDS COVERING UP
SEX TO KEEP IT FROM EMBARRASSING
YOUR FAMILY, WHICH IS THE MOST
GENERATION EXPLANATION OF WHAT
WENT ON THERE.
THIS SMEAR OF BLAMING THE MEDIA,
PUTTING UP THE POSTER BOARD ON
THE STEPS OF THE MUELLER
CAMPAIGN.
CAMPAIGN. THIS HAS HIT HIM NOT JUST
EMBARRASSING BUT WHERE IT CAN BE
POLITICALLY DAMAGING BY HIM.
>> HE’S ALWAYS DRIVEN THAT HE’S
UNDER ATTACK AND RESPONDS TO
EVERY ONE SAYING THEY’RE OUT TO
GET ME.
GET ME. HE SAID IT TODAY, ALL THE
DEMOCRATS ARE OUT TO GET ME.
>> ALL OF US.
>> >> YES, THE MEDIA OF THE
DEMOCRATS.
DEMOCRATS. THEY’RE OUT TO GET ME.
THAT TAPE OF ME TELLING RUSSIA
TO DISCOVER THE EMAILS I WAS
JOKING.
JOKING. HE HAS AN EXPLANATION FOR
EVERYTHING.
EVERYTHING. CHUCK MAKES A GOOD POINT SAYING
WHITE IS BLACK.
HE IS SHAMELESS ABOUT DOING THIS
IN A WAY WE HAVE NEVER SEEN FROM
A PRESIDENT, PROBABLY TOO MANY
POLITICIANS THROUGHOUT AMERICAN
HISTORY.
HISTORY. THE WAY HE SPRINKLES HIS REMARKS
WITH, YOU KNOW THIS, YOU AGREE
WITH THIS, HE’S TALKING TO THE
PRESS, THE PRESS CAN’T RESPOND,
HE’S DELIVERING A MONOLOGUE.
YET HE’S GIVING THE IMPRESSION
THERE’S AGREEMENT IN THE CROWD,
THE MEDIA, BROADLY SPEAKING,
WHAT HE’S SAYING IS THE TRUTH
BECAUSE HE KNOWS THE ONLY PERSON
ON CAMERA IS HIM SAYING THAT,
HE’S TRYING TO DELIVER THAT
IMPRESSION.
IMPRESSION. IT’S ANOTHER THING WE MIGHT
REFER TO AS THE TELL.
>> I LOVE THE TELLS.
>> THE OPPOSITE IS TRUE.
THAT’S HOW HE’S RESPONDED TO THE
SITUATIONS, BELIEVING HE CAN
TALK HIS WAY OUT OF IT AND SAY
IF I’M AGAINST IT, IT’S BECAUSE
PEOPLE ARE AGAINST ME.
IT’S BECAUSE OF UNPURE MOTIVES
ON THEIR SIDE, NOT BECAUSE
INVESTIGATORS ARE FOLLOWING THE
FACTS, THE MEDIA IS PURSUING THE
TRUTH.
TRUTH. IT CAN NEVER BE THAT.
IT HAS TO BE THEY’RE OUT TO GET
ME.
ME. >> SO MUCH OF GOING AGAINST HIM
IS SORT OF THE WAY YOU HANDLE A
TEENAGER, BECAUSE THE CONDUCT IS
PET
PET PEJ LANCE.
PEJ LANCE. WHAT’S BEEN OPERATEIONALOPERATIO
DO DEMOCRATS GO UP AGAINST
SOMEONE SAYING UP IS DOWN, BLACK
IS WHITE, YES IS NO?
>> I THINK IT’S BEEN VERY
DIFFICULT BECAUSE WHEN YOU DEAL
IN A WORLD OF FACTS IT’S
COMPLICATED TO DEAL WITH
SOMEBODY WHO DOESN’T ENJOY FACTS
AT ALL.
AT ALL. HERE’S THE THING.
I THINK THAT NANCY PELOSI’S USE
OF THE TERM COVER UP WAS VERY
INTENTIONAL TODAY AND ALSO
BECAUSE I THINK SHE WANTS TO
DRAW A LINE BETWEEN WHAT
HAPPENED WITH RICHARD NIXON THAT
WE ALL UNDERSTOOD TO BE ABOUT A
COVER UP AND WHAT’S GOING ON NOW
WITH THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED
STATES.
STATES. AND IT’S IMPORTANT TO DRAW THAT
LINK BECAUSE THEN IT PUTS YOU ON
A PATHWAY TO TRY TO DEAL WITH
ACCOUNTABILITY.
ACCOUNTABILITY. I ALSO THINK PELOSI IS A
GRANDMOTHER AND THERE’S
SOMETHING YOU KNOW ABOUT BEING A
GRANDMOTHER THAT HELPS YOU DEAL
WITH THIS KIND OF CHILDISH
BEHAVIOR.
BEHAVIOR. SO I THINK THAT HELPS AS WELL.
>> DO YOU AGREE THAT’S WHAT THE
DEMOCRATS HAVE TO MANAGE?
>> I THINK THEY DO.
I THINK THEY HAVE TO RESPOND IN
A WAY THAT’S REALLY NOT IN KIND.
THE OTHER THING I WOULD SAY IS
FOR DEMOCRATS, WHAT THEY’RE
LOOKING AT DOWN THE LINE IS TO
HOLD THIS PRESIDENT ACCOUNTABLE.
AND YOU CAN’T DO IT BY MEETING
HIM WITH EVERY SINGLE BLOW.
BUT YOU CAN DO IT BY USING