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"He’s an idiot. It’s pointless to try to convince him of anything. He’s gone off the rails. We’re in Crazytown. I don’t even know why any of us are here. This is the worst job I’ve ever had." washingtonpost.com/politics/bob-w…
This is all bananas. But: Whoa.

"After Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad launched a chemical attack on civilians in April 2017, Trump called Mattis and said he wanted to assassinate the dictator." washingtonpost.com/politics/bob-w…
Honestly, read this whole article. It's completely amazing. Good work on this book by up-and-coming Post reporter [checks notes]
In a phone call, Woodward assured Trump that the book would be accurate.

"Well, accurate is that nobody’s ever done a better job than I’m doing as president," Trump replied. washingtonpost.com/politics/2018/…
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Looks like Flynn aided three investigations: REDACTED criminal investigation, the Mueller probe and REDACTED. Even the subject header of the third is redacted in the full document.
A, B and C (though another set of black bars could be C).
No, that's C. Because the first set of redacted subheads is B(ii). That subhead is redacted entirely.
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Trump says if they "had protection [guns] inside" the synagogue, "the results would have been much better."
"To see this happening again and again and again, it's just a shame," he says.

He's asked if there's anything that can be done.

"Look at the violence all over the world. The world is violent. The world is a violent world."
Says mass shooters should get the death penalty without having to "wait years and years."

"I think they should very much bring the death penalty into vogue."
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That key July 1 calendar entry recorded by Kavanaugh came up by the Republican prosecutor. Despite how it overlapped with Ford's allegations, the prosecutor let him walk away from it. wapo.st/2DCojkR
And after asking that pointed question about the most obvious candidate for bolstering Ford's claims ... the Republicans began asking their own questions.
It's always safer to assume coincidence; clearly Graham (next up) wanted to spit fire. But the timing certainly didn't hurt Kavanaugh.
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If you read this description it is so clear that Russia was successful in installing chaos in the White House. The danger that a fractured US poses is almost unquantifiable. washingtonpost.com/politics/bob-w…
Kelly said of Trump: “He’s an idiot. It’s pointless to try to convince him of anything. He’s gone off the rails. We’re in Crazytown. I don’t even know why any of us are here. This is the worst job I’ve ever had.”
Mocking Sessions’s accent, Trump added, “This guy is mentally retarded. He’s this dumb Southerner. … He couldn’t even be a one-person country lawyer down in Alabama.”
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Meanwhile “Crazytown” WH per new Woodward book: After a mock Mueller interview in which Trump stumbled, contradicted himself and lied about the Russia investigation, Trump lost it and started ranting “This thing’s a goddamn hoax. I don’t want to testify” washingtonpost.com/politics/bob-w…
🤭Chyrons on Woodward’s bombshell book FEAR on the nervous breakdown of Trump’s presidency

Trump lawyer told him: Don’t testify. It’s either that or an orange jumpsuit

Trump lawyer worried Mueller interview would expose Trump as an idiot

Mattis compares Trump to 5th/6th grader
🔥 From Bob Woodward’s new book: Current and former WH staffers, officials & lawyers describe Trump as an “idiot,” “unhinged,” “liar,” “moron,” “erotic,” “incapable of telling the truth,” “off the rails,” “has the understanding of a 5th or 6th grader”… w/ and w/o expletives.
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After one discussion about North Korea, Defense Secretary Jim "Mattis was particularly exasperated and alarmed, telling close associates that the president acted like — and had the understanding of — ‘a fifth- or sixth-grader.’ ”
"In one small group meeting, (chief of staff) Kelly said of Trump: 'He’s an idiot. It’s pointless to try to convince him of anything. He’s gone off the rails. We’re in Crazytown. I don’t even know why any of us are here. This is the worst job I’ve ever had.'"
"Mocking Sessions’s accent, Trump added, 'This guy is mentally retarded. He’s this dumb Southerner. … He couldn’t even be a one-person country lawyer down in Alabama.'"
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"He’s an idiot. It’s pointless to try to convince him of anything. He’s gone off the rails. We’re in Crazytown. I don’t even know why any of us are here. This is the worst job I’ve ever had.” -- White House Chief of Staff John Kelly on Trump goo.gl/ckGwLt
"This guy is mentally retarded. He’s this dumb Southerner. … He couldn’t even be a one-person country lawyer down in Alabama." -- Trump on Jeff Sessions
Trump reportedly told his staff that his second speech on Charlottesville, condemning white supremacists and neo-Nazis, was "the biggest fucking mistake I’ve made"
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Bob Woodward’s new book reveals a ‘nervous breakdown’ of Trump’s presidency wapo.st/2LVev45?tid=ss…
John Dowd was convinced that Trump would commit perjury if he talked to Mueller. He staged a practice session to try to make his point. Dowd peppered Trump with questions about the Russia probe, provoking stumbles, contradictions and lies until Trump eventually lost his cool.
A central theme of the book is the stealthy machinations used by those in Trump’s inner sanctum to try to control his impulses and prevent disasters, both for the president personally and for the nation he was elected to lead.
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New @realBobWoodward 448-page book describes “an administrative coup d’etat” and a “nervous breakdown” of the executive branch during @realDonaldTrump presidency. washingtonpost.com/politics/bob-w…
“He’s an idiot. It’s pointless to try to convince him of anything. He’s gone off the rails. We’re in Crazytown. I don’t even know why any of us are here. This is the worst job I’ve ever had," @WhiteHouse Chief of Staff Kelly reportedly said of @realDonaldTrump.
According to the @realBobWoodward book, @POTUS told @SecretaryRoss: “I don’t trust you. I don’t want you doing any more negotiations. … You’re past your prime.”
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