Thread by @FreedomFriesInc

(1) When did you first realize Trump's habitual dishonesty was worse than his contemporaneous politicians?

For me it was on 4/5/18 when he paused for a microsecond before answering a question on Stormy Daniels.

(2) I hear ya, everyone is gonna try to say they wised up to him as early as possible, whether we did or not.

Gratuitous lying doesn't come naturally to me so I choose to mea culpa every time when it comes to #Cult45 and the past 5-6 years.

This lie was the first step for me.

(3) I've tried to become as skilled as I can be at reading body language. It can save you a lot of trouble in your life, because actions speak louder than words.

It's one of the most important life maxims to remember.

Actions speak louder than words.

(4) Shortly after this slip up in April 2018, it became undeniable that Trump's instructions to personal attorney @MichaelCohen212 included making payments to Stormy Daniels & many others. Three years later we are finally on the verge of Congress receiving Trump's tax files.

(5) IMO there's nothing illegal or improper about agreeing to an NDA about matters that although embarrassing for any politician or married man, were not illegal. Where Trump messed up was using campaign funds for it.

We now have evidence it's been the habit of a lifetime.

(6) And like Bill Clinton & Richard Nixon, it was the lying about it after the fact that did more damage to his reputation & political future from that time on.

Imagine if Trump had not paused for that microsecond to answer with a lie? Things might have gone better for him.

(7) He could have fudged the answer or deferred for a few minutes or hours then been honest about it.

That's not Trump's style. Never has been.

Compulsive lying has been his MO since childhood. He learned it from his father, Fred Trump.

(8) In itself, lying is not enough for me to "fire" a politician in my mind. There has to be at least some kind of context, because they all lie, all of the time. Anyone who doesn't, has a short political career.

Lying when you know the truth is about to come out is foolish.

(9) For balance, here's an example of a Democrat who lied in that way. In the 2008 primary Hillary Clinton lied about landing under sniper fire in Bosnia. Only, she didn't, & can't have. If it were true then the US Secret Service & USAF failed to protect a FLOTUS & first kid.

(10) There are video and photos of Hillary and a teenage Chelsea Clinton landing safely on a secure runway and greeting press and others on the ground. As is required for any US VIP landing near a war zone.

So why did she lie about it?

Keep reading...

(11) Like most successful politicians of our time, HRC and DJT lied because it seemed the best thing to do in the moment, and they assumed they would get away with it.

This short term thinking is characteristic of NPD (narcissistic personality disorder) or a similar PD type.

(12) NPD has many subtypes. IMO Trump is at the severe end. There are a plethora of examples from his life to support this claim.

Most of my basis for saying this comes from listening to Mary L Trump, who knows the family secrets, and also happens to be a PhD psychologist.

(13) I had put the Stormy Daniels case to one side in 2018 while I focused on the policies of Trump in office. I will always support most of them; Where he & I diverged was after #TrumpLost & refused to go quietly for the good of the country.

#TheBigLie

Credit: @MeidasTouch

(14) And Trump's conduct since leaving office has only gotten worse. I know many who have so lost trust & confidence in American institutions that they don't believe he will ever be held accountable.

Investigators are closing in from multiple separate angles. More so each day.

(15) Whatever course law enforcement take with regard to Trump, there are going to be dangerous consequences, bc the clearly paramilitary groups who slavishly support his far right ideology are champing at the bit to play the role of freedom fighters (iso the terrorists they are)

(16) Don't however mistake their caution for inaction or surrender.

I've watched the DOJ & it's subsidiary the FBI spend years secretly investigating organized criminal groups (incl. the politically violent) then do a big reveal that should impress even the most hardened cynic.

(17) The signs of progress are everywhere if you know what to look for. I'll keep this thread shorter by not itemizing them here.

Summary: Take heart. America is on the mend, even today.

#CountryOverParty
#BuildBackBetter
#NeverForgetJan6

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