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A Partial Transcript Of Donald Trump’s Interview With Lester Holt, 5/11/17

“Mister President, thank you for your time.”

“I’m very busy, Lester. Probably the busiest president that’s ever served, and there have been many, many presidents. Let’s go see the Lincoln Bedroom.”

“Maybe after the interview, sir.”

“He didn’t sleep there. Lincoln. People think of him as tall, but I’m the tallest president. Never slept there. His son was dead in there, but Lincoln didn’t sleep there. Not a bedroom. Fake news everywhere.”

“Sir, you recently fired the Director of the FBI, James Comey.”

“He’s a fancy-pants, Lester. You know it. I know it. Everybody knows it, everybody sees what’s happening. Couldn’t do the job! Not even a tough job, really. FBI’s not complicated. Badge, gun, bing bang boom. But he couldn’t do it. This Comey couldn’t even throw Hillary Clinton in jail. And always with the Russia, which is not a thing except to some very, very crazy people. Like, deranged. Russia in the morning, Russia at night, and it was just enough. It was enough, so I pulled the trigger, which is very easy with my large hands.”

“But, Mr. President, you’ve released statements saying that Director Comey’s too-rough handling of the Clinton case was one of the reasons for his dismissal?”

“Yeah, no. Russia. These Democrats stack the deck. Do you know this phrase? ‘Stack the deck?'”

“I do, yes.”

“That’s what I call what the Democrats did. I made that up. The Electoral College, which I won by almost three million votes, is very crooked towards the Democrats. Still couldn’t win! I started with such a disadvantage. They rig their primaries for Hillary Clinton, who is even more Muslim than Obama, and they cheat and lie. They don’t pay contractors. They hide behind their lawyers. They’re orange, and they want to fuck their daughters.”

“Language, sir.”

“Everyone with Russia. Should have been over years ago. Why was the investigation into Russia, which does not exist, not completed years ago? If I did business with Russia, then isn’t it everyone else’s fault for letting me? I think so, because I’m smart.”

“So, when did you make the decision to fire Comey?”

“During Fox & Friends, I think. Maybe Morning Joe, but they are very, very unfair to me and the new Director of the FBI will be throwing them both in jail. It was enough with this Russia thing. If Russia is bad, then I want to know, but Russia isn’t bad and James Comey is a hot dog, so I made a very, very strong decision. Did you see my signature? Maxine Waters called me and said I had the greatest signature of any president. And she’s very old, so she should know. He had to go! Bad guy.”

“Then previous claims that you acted on the recommendation of the Attorney General and his deputy are not true?”

“Fake news, Lester.”

“You’re the one who said it, sir.”

“When James Comey came to the White House for dinner, I fed him the most gorgeous pot pie you’ve ever seen. The steam coming up? The best you’ve ever seen. He thanked me so many times. ‘Oh, Mr. Trump, you’re so kind. Oh, Mr. Trump, will you give my wife the recipe?’ Wouldn’t stop! And he said I wasn’t under investigation, and that I hadn’t done anything wrong.”

“He said that?”

“Many times. And then we had ice cream. I had Magic Shell on mine, but his didn’t have any. Like that? Power move. I even win dessert.”

“Okay.”

“Terrible table manners. I think he farted a couple times, too.”

“So he told you at this dinner that you weren’t under investigation for Russian ties, but then you fired him because he was concentrating too much on investigating your Russian ties?”

“Sure.”

“Mr. President, that doesn’t make sense.”

“What can I tell you, Lester? The only thing I know is that I haven’t done anything wrong and no one in the world thinks so.”

“Thank you, Mr. President.”

“Lester, you’re my favorite black.”

Today: An Explainer

What the fuck just happened?

It’s weird how often that question comes up lately.

Truly. Again: what happened?

Trump fired the director of the FBI, James Comey.

That fucking guy?

Bad penny, that one.

Can he do that?

Absolutely, positively, 100% yes, he can. FBI directors serve ten-year terms to keep them out of ordinary presidential politics, but they still serve at the pleasure of the president.

So, what’s the problem?

Everything else. Literally everything else.

For someone who claims to love the English language as much as you do, you’re being awfully cavalier with that “literally,” pal.

Comey is–well, was–overseeing an active and ongoing investigation that just tonight began the subpoena phase into the president’s collusion with a foreign nation; he was the only non-political appointee in the process. Comey was (is?) scheduled to testify in front of Congress tomorrow regarding Russian interference in the election. Attorney General Sessions–who, if you’ll remember, perjured himself in the Senate on the topic of Russia and therefore had to recuse himself from the investigation–was told to “find reasons” to fire him. These reasons were scribbled down in incoherent memos and letters today (you might think replacing the director of the FBI would be something you cogitate on for a bit, but not our Basketball Head) and every single reason is a load of shit. There is no replacement in the works. There was no coherent message from the administration; in fact, the first statement from the president was a tweet mocking Chuck Schumer.

That is literally everything; sorry I doubted you.

You really should trust me by now.

Just for shits and giggles, what excuse did Trump give?

Hillary Clinton’s e-mails.

No.

Comey’s handling of it, yeah.

I’m gonna go sit in the garage with the engine running.

I feel you.

If Comey’s behavior was so unacceptable last year, then why wouldn’t he have been removed earlier?

Excellent question.

What’s the answer?

There’s no answer. Trump is a lying, treasonous ballsack full of shit who’s desperately trying to head off the investigation into said lies and treason, and he wanted Comey gone. Sessions, who is a lying, treasonous white hood full of shit, came up with some for him and backdated the paper trail. Everything that comes out of the White House is a lie.

Isn’t this what Nixon did? The Saturday Night Massacre?

Yes and no. Nixon tried to fire the special prosecutor, a guy named Archibald Cox, but his AG and the Deputy AG refused and resigned in protest. Luckily, a young man named Robert Bork who was the Solicitor general was more than willing to do the job and fired Cox.

Bork? That fucking guy?

Bad penny, that one.

So, it’s not exactly the same.

Not the same technically, but identical in spirit.

What happened after Nixon did that?

He resigned nine months later.

Guess he didn’t really think that one through. Did Trump think this through?

I retract the question.

Thank you.

Can YOU Pass The Civics Test?

Okay, Enthusiasts, here’s a little bit of patriotic fun: the official practice test for the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services. Inspired by the Feeble-minded Fuck’s altogether incorrect and terrifyingly naive view of the Civil War, I looked up the test and took it. I got 100%, but I am not bragging: it’s easy enough so you should feel a tiny bit ashamed if you don’t get 100%.

(Two points: 1, I almost got one wrong because I always forget whether Washington is on top of Oregon, and vice versa; and 2, every time I brush up against the realities of immigration, I thank God I’m not doing it. There’s homework involved.)

Go take the test; it’s a hoot. If you don’t have the time, or would rather not connect to a government website in case Obama starts wiretapping you, then here’s a few of the questions from the practice exam:

Which is the worst state?

  1. Texas.
  2. Florida.
  3. New Jersey.
  4. Utah.

What sport is known as “the national pastime”?

  1. Abortion.
  2. Baseball.
  3. Burning witches.
  4. Cheese-rolling.

Name one (1) war that occurred in the 20th Century.

  1. The Hecubaean Conflict.
  2. The Cola Wars.
  3. The War of 1812.
  4. World War II.

Does the president have the authority to do anything about the libel laws?

  1. What?
  2. Obviously not.
  3. Fuck, no.
  4. Children in grade school know that he does not.

Complete this phrase: “Go west, young _____.”

  1. Motherfucker.
  2. Skywalker.
  3. Man.
  4. Foo, Julie Newmar.

Sure you want to be a citizen right at this moment? Maybe you wanna wait a couple years?

  1. Homeland is on fire.
  2. Everyone is dead.
  3. Already been living here for two decades and started a family.
  4. I am a terrorist (secretly).

Why are America’s colors red, white, and blue?

  1. Huh, good question.
  2. Freedom?
  3. Saved a couple bucks repurposing the old British flags.
  4. God said so.

Which one (1) of the following phrases appear in the Declaration of Independence?

  1. “Choke me, daddy.”
  2. “We hold these truths to be self-evident.”
  3. “Dwayne Hoover will not be undersold.”
  4. “No one could imagine that a log flume could be so deadly.”

Which of these was a feature of World War I?

  1. Trench warfare.
  2. Draculas fuckin’ everywhere, man.
  3. Spontaneous reification.
  4. Weaponized quicksand.

What does the president keep in his cabinet?

  1. The White House china.
  2. The vice-president.
  3. Sex midgets.
  4. There isn’t an actual “cabinet;” it’s a term for his team of advisors (although the president may or may not own an actual cabinet).

What is the highest court in the land?

  1. People’s.
  2. Judge Judy.
  3. Black Twitter.
  4. Supreme.

Thoughts on Cornell?

  1. Overrated.
  2. Properly-rated.
  3. Underrated.
  4. Great hotel management program.

How many senators are there?

  1. Depends who’s asking.
  2. Including the Ottawa Senators?
  3. 100.
  4. None that I am beholden to, as I am a Sovereign Citizen.

Would you rather fight 1 president-sized congressman, or 100 congressman-sized presidents?

  1. I’m sorry, is this a real question?
  2. Battle of the Bulge.
  3. 1861-65.
  4. Two tablespoons of chicken fat.

Andrew Jackson: Psychic President

“Jenkins!”

“Yes, President Jackson?”

“Someone needs to go to Austria in 70 years and buy a man named Adolf’s paintings!”

“Sir, are you having another psychic moment?’

“So hard!”

“Austria, paintings. Got it. Anything else?”

“Never count the Patriots out unless they’re playing the Giants.”

“I don’t know what you’re talking about.”

“Me, neither. These psychic powers are vague and unreliable. Wait! Who’s Franz Ferdinand?”

“Sounds like a foreigner.”

“We must protect him!”

“I’ll get right on it, sir.”

“Someone’s going to do something terrible to the Cherokee!”

“Who?”

“I can’t see. Someone. Definitely someone. Damn these psychic powers of mine!”

“Damn them, sir.”

“Jenkins, you will make sure to burn all of these notes when I die, right? The future must never know that I, Andrew Jackson, had abilities belong the ken of mere mortals.”

“No one will find out, sir. Of course, we’ll have to include your powers and predictions in the Presidential Book of Secrets.”

“Oh, of course, but I’m not worried about that. Presidents can keep secrets.”

“I’m sure, sir.”

The Daily Recounting 4/11/17

“Mr. Madison?’

“What is it, Jenkins? I told you not to bother me while I’m writing the Constitution.”

“It’s about that, sir.”

“This better not be that parliament talk again.”

“Why not? Maybe we don’t need a president.”

“We can’t have a parliamentary system because that requires you be able to call elections at any time, and America’s too big and spread out for that.”

“I don’t know if that argument makes sense.”

“Who’s the Founding Father here?”

“You are.”

“That’s right, I am. So stop bugging me. We decided on three branches.”

“Okay, but maybe the executive branch is more of a mascot to the other branches?”

“No, Jenkins.”

“How about this: make the Supreme Court in charge of the military.”

“What? That’s absurd.”

“Or me. Make me in charge of the military. Literally anyone but the president.”

“Stop it.”

“Fine. What if there’s an escape hatch clause?”

“What are you blathering on about?”

“An escape hatch clause. Like, if it turns out that the president is a deranged and irrational grifter who watches teevee all day and only trusts his immediate family?”

“Teevee?”

“Forget I said teevee. Concentrate on the other stuff.”

“Jenkins, have you not read the document? The executive may declare no war without the legislature’s vote.”

“Declare war, sure. But he could start one on his own.”

“Are you smoking opium again?”

“No.”

“We should later.”

“Okay. What about money?”

“I’m not giving you any more. You just buy candy.”

“No, sir. What about the president’s money?”

“The man’s salary shall be $25,000, Jenkins.”

“Yes, sir. But what about a ban on making any profit outside the office while one occupies it?”

“No, no. Should General Washington sell his farm?”

“Well, that’s one thing, but what if General Washington licensed his name to hotels in China?”

“You’re talking gibberish again, Jenkins.”

“Just add one line. Just one. ‘The president is not allowed to use Twitter.’ One line, Mr. Madison, please.”

“Jenkins, are you possessed by a demon?”

“Probably not, sir.”

“The document has been framed. We’re done. No more additions. You have no faith in the wisdom of the common man, nor in the wisdom of those who have created this government.”

“Yes, sir. How much did you pay for me?”

“Fifty dollars. You were expensive.”

“I’m sure the Constitution is just fine, sir.”

“No one asked you.”

“Yes, sir.”

Transcript Of Sean Spicer’s Press Conference 4/10/17

“Good morning. Glad to see all of you except Maggie Haberman. Kiss my ass, Maggie. Florida was fun, but now it’s back to work. Before I take any questions, I have a statement that has been prepared for me.

“Ahem.

“Donald Trump is a war president. Obama did not act because he was weak and Muslim, but I went in there. Biggest explosions you’ve ever seen, just massive. Great stuff, just like Patton. Real presidents take action to help babies. Obama hated babies, but I will protect all the beautiful babies.

“Chinese guy and me got along great. Just the best, wonderful guy, said many nice things to me. Maybe I should get him to help me build the wall? Chines build great walls, but Donald Trump will build the best wall of all time. Great guy, Xi. Bad name, good guy. My little granddaughter came and sang for him. Chinese song, the one about putting pee-pee in your Coke. He loved it. My granddaughter is now the Secretary of Agriculture.

“And now we have the best judge for the court, the big one, he’s gonna make the most wonderful decisions. You’re gonna love his decisions. Neil Gorsuch. Also not a great name, but great judge. Very, very, very smart man. Almost as smart as me for choosing him. I made a good decision, and now he’s gonna make great ones. Appointing justices is easy. Why couldn’t Obama do it? Weak guy.

“Ahem.

“Okay, let’s take some questions. Wait, before we start: the room’s overbooked and I’m going to need one of the reporters to give up their seat. Ed?”

“What?”

“I’m going to have to re-accommodate you.”

“That’s not a word.”

“Irregardless, you’re going to have to go. We are offering a voucher for $50 at Panera Bread.”

“Sean, this is my job. I have deadlines.”

“And so does the gentleman from WorldNetDaily who needs your seat. Fine, I’ll throw in some Trump steaks.”

“No, thank you.”

“Set of all-weather Trump tires?”

“I’m good.”

“You’re not. Goons!”

STRUGGLE STRUGGLE GOON GOON

“Okay, let’s move on. Kristin?”

“Sean, why is it okay to bomb Syria, but not help the refugees?”

“I reject your binary, Kristin. Bombing the refugees is helping them. It’s called tough love.”

“Second question: What is the Trump Doctrine?”

“The Trump Doctrine?”

“Yes. The overarching ethos behind the president’s foreign policy.”

“Don’t gas babies.”

“Anything else?”

“Well, obviously, Kristin. But if you gas a baby, we’re going to blow you up. Major?”

“Were the Russians informed before the strike?”

“Let me amend my previous statement: if you gas a baby, we’re going to call you and warn you first, and then blow you up.”

“Was Congress informed?’

“I’m sure they’ve heard by now.

“So, Congress wasn’t informed of the missile strikes?”

“Well, we weren’t launching the missiles at them, were we?”

“Right. During the campaign, the president said often that you shouldn’t give away your plans beforehand, and that President Obama had made an error in alerting Mosul that an attack was forthcoming.”

“Did he say that?”

“And now the targets of the American strike were called before the missiles came.”

“Of course. Of course we alerted Russia and Syria before the strikes. They are our allies.”

“What now?”

“Allies.”

“Do allies often shoot Tomahawk missiles at one another?”

“It’s a whole new world. John?”

“Sean, today, our Ambassador to the United Nations said that Assad must be removed from power, while Secretary of State Tillerson said that the Syrian people could decide his fate. The president, meanwhile, has not said anything. What is the official policy?”

“Don’t gas babies.”

“Has there really been no progress past that?”

“I think it’s a pretty important point, John. If you gas babies and the president sees the pictures, you’re gonna get it. As to Assad, there are many options on the table. Maybe we’ll assassinate him?”

LAWYER RUNNING IN NOISE

“Whisper whisper whisper.”

“That’s illegal? I had no idea. How illegal?”

“Whisper whisper whisper.”

“Wow.”

LAWYER RUNNING OUT NOISE

“I retract my previous statement. Kelly?”

“Sean, can you comment on the rift between Steve Bannon and Jared Kushner? Reports have them at war.”

“Well, neither of them better gas any babies.”

“Not that kind of war, Sean.”

“We don’t comment on personal stories, Kelly, and this is fake news. These are unsourced reports that may as well have been made up out of whole cloth. Jared and Steve are great friends and have an excellent working relationship.

“FUCK YOU, JEWBOY!”

“SUCK MY DICK, YOU DRUNKEN NAZI FUCK!”

“Sean, what was that?”

“What was what?”

“You didn’t hear Steve Bannon and Jared Kushner yelling at each other?”

“I did not. You did? Wow. Maybe you’re going crazy.”

“I heard them, too, Sean.”

“Okay, both of you are being re-accommodated. Goons!”

STRUGGLE STRUGGLE GOON GOON

“Great. Any other questions? No? See you tomorrow, then.”

Let’s Hear From The Pundits

“My God, he’s the most presidential president that ever presidented.” – Fareed Zakaria, after Trump blows up a school.

“I salute you, you sexy genius.” – Matt Lauer, after Trump gets through a speech someone else wrote for him.

“Why aren’t we making room on Mount Rushmore?” – Van Jones, after Trump kills a hundred people in retaliation for someone killing 50.

“Christ, I want that man’s cock in my mouth.” – Chris Cilliza, after Trump sees a picture of a dead child and immediately pushes the “Kill Shit” button without asking anyone if he should.

“The only thing more beautiful than missiles slamming into unarmed foreigners is our president. I want his cock in my mouth, too.” – Brian Williams, after Trump maybe starts WWIII on a whim.

Donald Trump’s Remarks From 4/6/17

“Good evening my fellow Americans, and also all the haters and losers. On Tuesday, President Assad of Syria launched very, very horrible weapons at his own people, chemical weapons, horrible. Normal bombs are bad, but now we’re talking about the chemical. Bad stuff! I couldn’t believe it when I saw it on Fox. They showed the worst pictures, just the worst, of very beautiful babies who are not allowed in America because they are Radical Islamic Terrorists.

“Obama killed those babies. By being weak and cowardly with Assad, Obama killed the babies. Maybe he gave some of the babies to John Podesta, I don’t know. Anyway, I’m very proud to announce the launching of 60 Trump Missiles towards the airfield where the chemical was from. Or the factory where it was made. Or something. I didn’t get into the little shit, that’s why I hire generals.

“Oh, right. I also call on the international community, who are deadbeats and pussies, to aid us in bringing down Assad.

“Let us now bow our heads and pray.

“American Jesus, hear us. You are so great. So, so great. Thank you for making me president during this crisis, and not Hillary Clinton. She worships the devil, Jesus. Guide our cruise missiles, Jesus. We ask for peace and harmony and blah bah blah.

“All right, amen, enough with the God crap. They told me I’m not supposed to take questions, but I’m going to.

“Maggie?

“Those tweets were strategic, Maggie. Once again, the disgraceful media which lies and should be stabbed in the face lies about me. You are pushing a narrative. A narrative! “Trump sent out tweets arguing against attacking Syria.” Wrong! I was being strategic. I’m very, very good at the strategic. I wrote those to confuse Assad. Didn’t want him to know my strategy. That makes me strategic.

“No, I won’t stop saying ‘strategic.’ I’m the president and I’ll say whatever I want.

“Yes, this has been a long time in planning. Almost 36 hours. Honestly: war? Not that tough. Shoot this, blow up that. Most people don’t give me credit for being a warrior, but I am. I went to military school, and I was voted ‘Most Military’ four years straight. Great with the military. We had the best plan going into this, a real wonderful plan, just great. My son-in-law Jared also helped with the plan. Great plan.

“Alan?

“That’s not a fair question, Alan. I want to talk about the wonderful missiles I just launched and you want to bring up Russia, which is a hoax. The entire Russia story was made up by Susan Rice, who is a very bad black. So many great blacks in this country–Ben Carson, my good friend Don King–but the government gets nothing but evil blacks. I’ll say it because I have no time for political correctness now that I’ve started a war. Evil blacks.

“That reminds me. We were very, very, very careful not to hit civilians during this strike, but if any civilians die, it’s Obama’s fault.

“Marty?

“Steve Bannon was taken off the National Security Council because he did the job he was there to do, which was watch Michael Flynn, even though Michael Flynn did nothing wrong and didn’t need anyone to watch him. Mission accomplished. A lot of people on the Council were coming up to me, “Mr. President, Steve Bannon is too good at National Security and he’s making us look bad.” Many people said that.

“Kelly?

“Good question, Kelly, and your cans look phenomenal. Assad will step down. How? It’s gonna happen. Don’t worry about how. This will end well. Jared was very, very confident that all of this would end well. Unless Obama sabotages us, then this will end with Assad out of power and also we’ll have a better trade deal with China. Trust me.

“Okay, God bless America and me.”

They’ll Give That Pulitzer To Just Anyone

For Nicholas Kristof

Brooklyn, New York — Rhonda Lynn is a kindergarten teacher and a Democrat who didn’t vote for Donald Trump. Now she’s wrestling with the consequences.

Lynn’s deep-seated exhaustion is matched only by passion for her students. Up to 70% of them utilize some sort of government assistance, from housing vouchers to free breakfast programs. She became teary as she described a student who never seemed to want to go home in the winter. Her family’s heat had been turned off. Mrs. Lynn reached out to the parents and connected them with a local program that provided relief from utility bills.

“They were sleeping by the open oven,” she said, her eyes liquid.

So she is not surprised in the slightest that one of Trump’s first proposals is to cut federal funds that help the organization.

“We told y’all this shit would happen!” she said.

Here in Brooklyn, I’ve been interviewing many people like Mrs. Lynn: supporters of Mrs. Clinton, or a third party, or non-voters, who were ignored by the mass media as it went traipsing through Oklahoma to gently interview the stupidest white people in existence. And they’re upset.

“They’re surprised Trump’s a scumbag? I coulda told ’em,” asked Jesus Ortega, a reluctant Clinton supporter who is enrolled in a program called Brooklyn WorkAdvance that trains mostly unemployed workers to fill well-paying manufacturing jobs. Trump has proposed eliminating a budget pot that pays for the program. “My cousin Louis worked for him. Orange pendejo paid him 60 cents on the dollar.

“First damn words out of his mouth announcing his campaign was some racist bullshit,” Ortega’s friend Kermit Vance added.

We were in a diner, because in these types of articles you have to go to a diner. I came to Brooklyn to see how residents would react to the sadness and disappointment of Trump voters, who are now realizing that they may have been sold a bill of goods.

“No sympathy,” Vance said.

“You shitting me?” said Ortega.

I reminded them about rural voters’ economic anxiety. Vance was speechless; Ortega stabbed me with a fork. I left the diner to speak to the only other source acceptable to a New York Times columnist: a cab driver. Yousef Duallo is from Haiti, and has been in Brooklyn for three years. I told him that many Trump voters felt resentful for being mocked as dumb.

“Then tell them to stop doing dumb things! Do you speak to these people?”

I told him that I was flying to Kentucky that night to speak to Trump voters in a diner.

“Tell them!” He let me out of the cab, and I immediately hailed another one. Michel Dubois is also from Haiti, and has been a cab driver for six years. I tell him that Trump voters are surprised that his budget would cut programs they relied on. Mr. Dubois started laughing and didn’t stop until he dropped me off at home.

I remember something Mrs. Lynn, the kindergarten teacher, said to me.

“Why don’t you stop commiserating about being wet with the idiots who steered the ship onto the rocks?”

I went upstairs and flagellated myself with a whip for twenty minutes, then packed for Kentucky. There were coal miners waiting for me at a diner.

Sin Like Flynn

“General Flynn, come on in. Have a seat.”

“Thank you.”

“My name is Jenkins, and I’m with the Senate counsel’s office.”

“Is that a thing?”

“For the purposes of this dialogue, yes. Now, General, you wish to testify in front of the Senate in exchange for immunity?”

“And a new identity.”

“Are you talking about the Witness Protection Program?”

“Yes. I’d like to be Shaquille O’Neal.”

“That’s not how that works.”

“Fine, I’ll be Kobe. I just want to be really rich and black.”

“Leaving aside your race-based power fantasies, sir, why should the Senate offer you immunity?”

“I’ve been a baaaaaaad boy.”

“You’re going to need to be far more specific.”

“I have blood on my hands, Jenkins. Well, not blood. More like piss and vodka. Still: very wet hands.”

“Let’s start from the beginning.”

“I was a rambunctious lad.”

“Not that far back.”

“I entered your office.”

“You overshot. Let’s concentrate on the events in between your childhood and this moment.”

“I need to know that I have immunity first. Plus you really need to protect me.”

“Protect you, General? From whom?”

“My life is in danger!”

“From whom, sir?”

“The Trump Administration!”

“HAHAHAHAHA!”

“HAHAHAHAHA!”

“Right?”

“Oh, I love to laugh. Seriously, General, who’s threatening you?”

“Putin.”

“Oh, shit. You’re gonna die.”

“I know!”

“Maybe we should do this over the phone.”

“I’m already here.”

“Sure. Let’s make it quick, though. What do you have?’

“Recordings. Receipts. Plane tickets. Bank statements. I was the courier between Russia and the Trump campaign. I know everything.”

“So? Pretty soon, we’re going to know everything. You’re only interesting to us if you can give us someone bigger than you.”

“Taller?”

“Not physically bigger, General. Larger in scope and importance.”

“How about the President of the United States?”

“Now we’re talking. Yes?”

“President Obama wiretapped Trump Tower.”

“I think we’re done.”

“I can give you Manafort.”

“Dude, we got Manafort.”

“I can give you Jared Kushner.”

“We in the counsel’s office are certain that Mr. Kushner will not only make a deal the very second we threaten him, but also cry like a little girl when he does. so. Give me something I can take back to my bosses, General.”

“I can give you the Vice-President.”

“Vice-President Pence colluded with the Russians?’

“Yeah, sure, why not?”

“General.”

“Immunity!”

“You can’t call ‘immunity,’ sir.”

“Immunity!”

“No. It’s not like shotgun. General, we’re going to think about it.”

“Jenkins, they’re gonna kill me.”

“That’s generally what happens to traitors, General.”

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