Every trump cult accusation is a confession

Trump Pushed IRS Investigations Into Political Enemies Like James Comey, Andrew McCabe According to John Kelly

Kelly told the Times in an article published on Sunday that, as the outlet put it, “Trump’s demands were part of a broader pattern of him trying to use the Justice Department and his authority as president against people who had been critical of him, including seeking to revoke the security clearances of former top intelligence officials.”

This page is a permanent link to the reply below and its nested replies. See all post replies »

Ryderbike

The Times reported in July that Comey and McCabe were picked, what the IRS claimed was arbitrary, for audits. Comey had his 2017 return audited, while McCabe had his 2019 return audited. Comey learned about his audit in 2019, while McCabe heard of his in 2021.

According to the Times:

Mr. Trump regularly made his demands in response to news reports in which he thought his perceived enemies made him look bad. The president would carry on about having them investigated to the point that Mr. Kelly thought he needed to tell the president that what he wanted was highly problematic, explaining, in sometimes heated conversations, that what Mr. Trump wanted was not just potentially illegal and immoral but also could blow back on him.

justanothername · 51-55, M

@Ryderbike Trump is that much of a narcissist that he gets upset if there is no media spotlight on him, irrespective of the attention that it’s bringing.

sunsporter1649 · 70-79, M

@Ryderbike And of course no demonocrat would ever dream of having the irs audit anyone of an opposition party, right?

Ryderbike

@sunsporter1649 read the whole thing. John Kelly confirms Trump was trying to use the department of justice to go after his perceived enemies. That’s called weaponizing ,

sunsporter1649 · 70-79, M

@Ryderbike And of course no demonocrat would ever dream of having the irs audit anyone of an opposition party, right....