Experts horrified as Trump launches unhinged rant against ‘treasonous’ Mueller and FBI
Special counsel Robert Mueller and Donald Trump (Wikimedia Commons)
April 10, 2019
On Wednesday, President Donald Trump did a complete 180 from celebrating special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia report to attacking the rule of law for even letting it happen. In conversation with reporters on the White House lawn before leaving for Texas, Trump called it an “attempted coup” and blasted it as “treasonous.”
His remarks horrified veteran prosecutors, intelligence experts, and journalists, who promptly took to social media to denounce the president’s rhetoric:
This demonizing of legitimate DOJ investigations & employees is so dangerous & threatening to our democracy. https://t.co/1fpI07C0DI— Mimi Rocah (@Mimi Rocah) 1554906297.0
Well, so much for hope. President talking nonsense coup, while Barr throws out the seeds of a conspiracy- guess the… https://t.co/jOXKD7FO8M— Clint Watts (@Clint Watts) 1554907047.0
Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying war against them, or in adhering to their enemies,… https://t.co/zXpGGsmUR3— Andrew Feinberg (@Andrew Feinberg) 1554905628.0
The President is calling a Justice Department Investigation as an attempted “coup.” There’s bad history behind th… https://t.co/ip6Bfgl3lQ— John Avlon (@John Avlon) 1554904945.0
@Acosta Historically, when an authoritarian accuses his enemies of an attempted coup, that's a major warning sign.— Will Saletan (@Will Saletan) 1554906554.0
