'Impossible for you to escape justice': Brennan fires back at Trump

[DonViejo]

Former CIA Director John Brennan on Monday fired back at President Donald Trump over his latest tweet attacking the investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.

After Trump claimed that there is no “smocking gun” proving his campaign conspired with Russian officials, Brennan responded by gloating that the president must know he’s in deep legal jeopardy to post such frantic and misspelled messages on social media.

“Whenever you send out such inane tweets, I take great solace in knowing that you realize how much trouble you are in and how impossible it will be for you to escape American justice,” Brennan wrote. “Mostly, I am relieved that you will never have the opportunity to run for public office again.”

Link to tweet

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https://www.rawstory.com/2018/12/impossible-escape-justice-trump-torched-former-cia-director-latest-unhinged-mueller-attack/

[kentuck]

1. The responses in the tweet are rather disturbing.

There seems to be some people willing to overlook all evidence to protect their cult leader?

[Beakybird]

2. Some people - like the Senate.

[Pluvious]

9. And Russian 'bots

Until the funding runs out...

[Laura PourMeADrink]

3. So why does he say that? That he won't be able to run again? Let's just say there

Isn’t an impeachment - even if high crimes are found by Mueller. What would stop him from running? If they somehow manage to produce indictments that aren’t stricken - that wouldn’t necessarily preclude him from running either. Or is Brennan just assuming GOP won’t give him the nom?

[JenniferJuniper]

4. "you will never have the opportunity to run for public office again"

Sounds he's talking about more than impeachment or not getting the nomination.

[Hortensis]

5. Perhaps he just means in practical reality.

The Republicans are supporting their president now out of partisanship, and because they haven't yet been forced to face up to the results of the Trump-Russia investigation, but they won't reelect him. He's already proven weak, cowardly and profoundly incompetent, and that's not what even his most ardent followers thought they were getting or will choose for again.

Amendment: LiberalFighter just pointed out that congress could disqualify Trump from running for office again as part of the removal process. Guessing they undoubtedly would.

But fwiw, if not barred, Trump could run for president as a convicted felon and even from prison, although he couldn't fulfill his duties as president from prison.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

6. Well, dolt that he is..can't imagine him being stupid enough to run again if his chances

are slim to none.. You made me think....if I was a gop senator I would think long and hard about sticking with him when something worse comes out of Mueller. When it does, they will already have to explain why they supported him for so long. Even if IQ45 doesn’t run again, they will still need to explain. Bottom line they are screwed in 2020.

May all be moot - haven’t heard IQ45 mention running again or being prez for life lately. Also rumblings he hates his job and hates DC.

[Hortensis]

7. "Bottom line they are screwed in 2020."

With IQ45, yes.

Btw though, two from Trump's WH staff just left for new jobs with the Trump 2020 campaign. Trump is posturing to his base, and no doubt deluding himself, about a second term. I'm with you in believing he'd love to be out of this. The trap he created for himself is closing in fast, but I'm guessing in his happier moments he still thinks there's an ego-fulfilling way out.

[ffr]

8. Chilling smackdown