Political Quotes

“back in the day when I was a trial lawyer and we had had a witness come to the stand who had made a big mistake-- who had said something that would hurt your case or, maybe, even decide it the wrong way or who had misrepresented someone--you went through a period of rehabilitating the witness, which meant, basically, asking friendly questions and trying to get that witness back into a credible position. Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't. This afternoon, President Trump attempted to rehabilitate himself for his performance in Helsinki, Finland. The President said: While I had a great meeting with NATO, raising vast amounts of money, I had an even better meeting with Vladimir Putin of Russia. Sadly, it is not being reported that way--the Fake News is going Crazy! I don't think that comment is going to rehabilitate President Trump from his performance in Helsinki. It was sad, heartbreaking, and, in many ways, infuriating to think that he stood within a few feet of this Russian tyrant and said he believed that man, Vladimir Putin, more than he believed the intelligence agencies--the Department of Defense and the Department of Justice--of the United States of America. That was what he said, and it was a moment that will not easily be forgotten. It is not something he can talk his way out of. He made similarly incoherent and jarring comments moments ago in an apparent damage control event.…”