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Kelly describes Trump as an "idiot" and "unhinged," Woodward reports. Mattis describes Trump as having the understanding of "a fifth or sixth grader." Dowd describes Trump as "a fucking liar," and would end up in "orange jump suit" if he talks to Mueller cnn.com/2018/09/04/pol…
“This guy is mentally retarded," Trump said of Sessions. "He's this dumb southerner," Trump told Porter, mocking Sessions by feigning a southern accent.

Trump said that Priebus is "like a little rat. He just scurries around."
Then, in an even more remarkable move, Dowd and Sekulow went to Mueller's office and re-enacted mock intvw. Their goal: to argue Trump couldn't possibly testify because he was incapable of telling the truth.
"He just made something up. That's his nature," Dowd said to Mueller
Cohn saw a draft letter he considered dangerous to national security in Oval Office, fearing it could jeopardize ability to quickly detect North Korean missile launch. "I stole it off his desk," Cohn told an associate. "I wouldn't let him see it. ... Got to protect the country."
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"He dug in. But doesn’t have a plan, offered no numbers.” Trump also tried to get Rs to go nuclear to change filibuster rules, but McConell said it wouldn’t happen
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"Short of any big intervention or breakthrough, we are headed to a shutdown."

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NEWS: Michael Flynn just deflated Trump’s contention that he was duped into lying to FBI. "I was aware" that lying to FBI investigators was a crime when he did so over interactions with Russians, Flynn tells judge

"I do not" seek to withdraw the plea, Flynn tells the judge.
Judge Sullivan asks Flynn's attorney Stephen Anthony if Flynn was "entrapped by the FBI." Anthony says, "No, your honor." Per @kpolantz
Trump and some of his allies have downplayed Flynn’s lies to the FBI, but Judge Sullivan said: “A high-ranking official of the government" making false statements in the White House is a "very serious offense.”
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Nancy Pelosi said at a private reception for departing members this afternoon that Trump’s remarks at the White House today amounted to a “tirade,” a person in room told me.

It’s similar to what she said publicly, but it shows how Democrats viewed the meeting as off-the-rails.
At a different meeting, Pelosi privately told colleagues of Trump: “It’s like a manhood thing for him. As if manhood could ever be associated with him. This wall thing,” per aide in the room
Pelosi to colleagues: “It was so wild. It goes to show you: you get into a tickle contest with a skunk, you get tinkle all over you.”
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🍿#Fear🍿

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It's as bad - or worse - than our darkest fears.

Excerpts from the article:
“Fear,” a forthcoming book by Bob Woodward... paints a harrowing portrait of the Trump presidency, based on in-depth interviews with administration officials and other principals.
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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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🔥Fear by Bob Woodward🔥General John Kelly said Trump was “an idiot,” and it was “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.” huffingtonpost.com/entry/donald-t…
💥Remember that Trump said he would choose the BEST people... This is what he thinks of the USAG that he appointed- only to protect him... He thinks he’s “ mentally retarded, a dumb Southerner and a lousy attorney....💥and yet, he appointed him.
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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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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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Holy crap. 🔥

When a POTUS' "closest aides" have to steal papers off the Oval Office desk so the President doesn't get us into a nuclear war, that's when you know it's time for the #25thAmendmentNow. #TuesdayThoughts
"He's an idiot. It's pointless to try to convince him of anything. He's gone off the rails. We're in crazytown," Kelly is quoted as saying at a staff meeting in his office. "I don't even know why any of us are here. This is the worst job I've ever had."cnn.it/2LWPxS6
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