Thread by @Monaheart1229

Trump gave an interview in FULL defensive mode this afternoon, and now the NYT are breaking ⤵️ that DOJ have talked to WH @ 'some' of what the report will contain tomorrow. His behavior indicates that Trump knows he's far from exonerated. #WednesdayWisdom
nytimes.com/2019/04/17/us/…

2-"WASHINGTON — Robert S. Mueller III’s findings will be public on Thursday, but some of them will not be news to President Trump.Justice Department officials have had numerous conversations with White House lawyers about the conclusions made by Mr. Mueller, the special counsel,

3-"in recent days, according to people with knowledge of the discussions. The talks have aided the president’s legal team as it prepares a rebuttal to the report and strategizes for the coming public war over its findings.A sense of paranoia is taking hold among some of

4-"Mr. Trump’s aides, some of whom fear his backlash more than the findings themselves, the people said. The report might make clear which of Mr. Trump’s current and former advisers spoke to the special counsel, how much they said and how much damage they did to the president

5-"providing a kind of road map for retaliation. The discussions between Justice Department officials and White House lawyers have also added to questions about the propriety of the decisions by Attorney General William P. Barr since he received Mr. Mueller’s findings late

6-"last month. Mr. Barr and his deputy, Rod J. Rosenstein, determined that Mr. Trump did not illegally obstruct justice and said the special counsel found no conspiracy between the Trump campaign and Russia’s 2016 election interference. Mr. Barr told lawmakers that officials were

7-"“spying” on the Trump campaign, raised ominous historical parallels with the illegal surveillance of Vietnam War protesters and pointedly declined to rebut charges that Mr. Mueller’s investigators were engaged in a “witch hunt.” Spokespeople for the White House and the Justice

8-"Department declined to comment. Mr. Barr, who plans a news conference at 9:30 a.m. Thursday to discuss the special counsel’s report, refused to answer questions from lawmakers last wk about whether the department had given the White House a preview of Mr. Mueller’s findings."