If the information that has emerged to date is the most inconvenient set of circumstantial evidence, then the president has some of the worst luck ever. He and his inner circle just happening to have continued interaction with Russians, having interconnected financial and political objectives, and ongoing secrecy and misinformation, etc...this is all just really completely coincidental?
And his lack of interest in pursuing investigation and spearheading the protection of America to make sure the Russian interference never happens again and to find the guilty parties is just what, laziness? Like OJ swearing to find Nicole's murderer and then going to play golf instead?
So if the man is totally innocent, or this is the most elaborate frame job in human history, why doesn't he at least stop doing things that can only explained by guilt? If the man is innocent why act so guilty? Quick to temper. Incoherent denials. Made up persecution. Outrage. Aligning with shady characters. Changing stories. Suppression of truth and facts. Attacks on media and critics. Continued appointment of cronies. Threats. Retreating to an inner circle of family. Being a general unsympathetic jerk. Vilifying investigators and ideals of justice. Never listening, compromising, or recruiting to his way of seeing things. Targeting his emotional appeals to the most idealogical low-information voters rather than making logical factual explanations to the academics and educated who could clear him.
If he is truly truly innocent, he could behave so much more dignified and innocent. In pure strategic terms, his choices in words and actions and tone send the message to most Americans: yes I am guilty, I am acting like a criminal. He could 100% fool people so much more easily, or project his innocence (if he is) so much more effectively...but he won't or can't.
There can only seemingly be one of two conclusions from an objective read of him: he is either as guilty as the facts and he appears, or he is really really really stupid. Maybe both.
"The Bear will not quilt, the Bear will not dye!"
And his lack of interest in pursuing investigation and spearheading the protection of America to make sure the Russian interference never happens again and to find the guilty parties is just what, laziness? Like OJ swearing to find Nicole's murderer and then going to play golf instead?
So if the man is totally innocent, or this is the most elaborate frame job in human history, why doesn't he at least stop doing things that can only explained by guilt? If the man is innocent why act so guilty? Quick to temper. Incoherent denials. Made up persecution. Outrage. Aligning with shady characters. Changing stories. Suppression of truth and facts. Attacks on media and critics. Continued appointment of cronies. Threats. Retreating to an inner circle of family. Being a general unsympathetic jerk. Vilifying investigators and ideals of justice. Never listening, compromising, or recruiting to his way of seeing things. Targeting his emotional appeals to the most idealogical low-information voters rather than making logical factual explanations to the academics and educated who could clear him.
If he is truly truly innocent, he could behave so much more dignified and innocent. In pure strategic terms, his choices in words and actions and tone send the message to most Americans: yes I am guilty, I am acting like a criminal. He could 100% fool people so much more easily, or project his innocence (if he is) so much more effectively...but he won't or can't.
There can only seemingly be one of two conclusions from an objective read of him: he is either as guilty as the facts and he appears, or he is really really really stupid. Maybe both.
"The Bear will not quilt, the Bear will not dye!"