President Donald Trump is facing enhanced public scrutiny after reports that the FBI opened an investigation into whether the President was secretly working for Russia.
The news broke roughly around the same time that stories were published of Trump’s effort to conceal conversations with Russian President Vladimir Putin from his own staff.
The President was unsurprisingly enraged by the news, taking to Twitter to disparage former FBI agents.
First, he went after former FBI Director James Comey.
Wow, just learned in the Failing New York Times that the corrupt former leaders of the FBI, almost all fired or forced to leave the agency for some very bad reasons, opened up an investigation on me, for no reason & with no proof, after I fired Lyin’ James Comey, a total sleaze!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 12, 2019
…Funny thing about James Comey. Everybody wanted him fired, Republican and Democrat alike. After the rigged & botched Crooked Hillary investigation, where she was interviewed on July 4th Weekend, not recorded or sworn in, and where she said she didn’t know anything (a lie),….
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 12, 2019
….the FBI was in complete turmoil (see N.Y. Post) because of Comey’s poor leadership and the way he handled the Clinton mess (not to mention his usurpation of powers from the Justice Department). My firing of James Comey was a great day for America. He was a Crooked Cop……
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 12, 2019
Then after Special Counsel Robert Mueller, his investigation, and—naturally—Hillary Clinton.
…..who is being totally protected by his best friend, Bob Mueller, & the 13 Angry Democrats – leaking machines who have NO interest in going after the Real Collusion (and much more) by Crooked Hillary Clinton, her Campaign, and the Democratic National Committee. Just Watch!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 12, 2019
Lyin’ James Comey, Andrew McCabe, Peter S and his lover, agent Lisa Page, & more, all disgraced and/or fired and caught in the act. These are just some of the losers that tried to do a number on your President. Part of the Witch Hunt. Remember the “insurance policy?” This is it!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 12, 2019
It’s more than likely that White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders will soon emerge to defend the President’s erratic tweet storm while assuring the public of his total innocence.
But if she’s going by her 2016 standards, that would be a different story.
When you're attacking FBI agents because you're under criminal investigation, you're losing https://t.co/SIoAxatCjp
— Sarah Sanders (@SarahHuckabee) November 3, 2016
And the public isn’t about to let her forget this tweet.
Because Trump attacks the FBI on a regular basis, Sanders’ words have generated a wealth of replies.
lol
— Brooke Binkowski (@brooklynmarie) January 12, 2019
#POTUSisaRussianAsset and you willingly work for him. Let me know when the @FBI stops by your house with a #warrant!
— Andres Diaz🇵🇷 (@fvgsocial) January 12, 2019
Truly the ONE TIME I agree with @PressSec.
— CallingYouOut (@CallinYouOnIt) January 12, 2019
This might be your best tweet. @SarahHuckabee
— Molly Jong-Fast (@MollyJongFast) December 4, 2017
This tweet has aged very, very well.
— New Year Steve (@sschreiber13) May 11, 2017
Oh. Aight. LOL pic.twitter.com/vdb7PJaEdJ
— Erick Fernandez (@ErickFernandez) May 11, 2017
But there was something more insidious behind the jokes about how well the tweet has aged.
