Who tipped off the FBI about the documents that I didn’t have that they came and planted and then took away that I want back because I declassified them?
I thought this would be too much of a hijack for the FBI thread, but who would have liked to see trump duke it out with J. Edgar Hoover? Show of hands.
According to a New York Times report, before Garland reached the podium, there was something the former president wanted him to know.
Shortly before Mr. Garland made the announcement, a person close to Mr. Trump reached out to a Justice Department official to pass along a message from the former president to the attorney general. Mr. Trump wanted Mr. Garland to know that he had been checking in with people around the country and found them to be enraged by the search. “The country is on fire” was the message that Mr. Trump wanted conveyed, according to a person familiar with the exchange. “What can I do to reduce the heat?”
Susan, thank you for providing the cite. I meant to include a link, but just forgot.
And yes, it sounds very much like a threat to me. I don’t think his support is as great as he thinks it is, but I don’t doubt there will be some more trouble. Bastard will gleefully watch the country burn.