(MISLEADING HEADLINE) This story says Trump was "thinking" of asking Comey to investigate the allegation, which is what you'd do if you knew it was true but wanted to pretend you didn't. Be wary of media reporting that Trump *did* ask Comey to investigate. nypost.com/2018/04/12/com…
2/ I think we need more defense attorneys in public discourse. Any defense attorney can see Trump was trying to make Comey think the pee tape allegations were untrue without actually having them be looked into. His obsession with the allegation smells like consciousness of guilt.
3/ Mind you, I don't know if the allegations as laid out in Steele's dossier are on the nose. What I know for CERTAIN, from experience, is that Trump did *not* want the FBI to investigate what he did in his hotel room while in Moscow in 2013. He stood to gain *nothing* from that.
4/ Media: stop reporting Trump's words as fact. If he says to Comey, "I'm thinking of asking you to investigate..." do NOT report it as, "Trump wanted Comey to investigate..." Both because "thinking" isn't "asking" and because Trump's words and *actual* wants *aren't* synonymous.
