Even as controversy over collusion with Russia continues to swirl around the Trump administration and members of the Trump family, Fox News has steadfastly attempted to downplay the seriousness of the daily revelations regarding the White House and Russia.
So it was a surprise to see Jim Kessler, a co-founder of the centrist Third Way think tank, on Fox Tuesday afternoon saying that while the president may be able to weather the attention of the press, but could easily be brought down by the legal challenges which lie ahead:
“It’s a public battle in the press that they’re doing pretty well, they don’t know how to wage a legal battle. I think we just crossed into a new zone of seriousness about these Russia allegations, and it’s gone into a DEFCON 5.”
The release of emails by Donald Trump Jr. via Twitter only made the matter worse for the administration, Kessler noted:
“These are very, very disturbing emails. This is basically dealing with Russian agents, Russian spies — this smells a lot like collusion.”
Could the emails be enough to lead to impeachment? To that, Kessler commented:
“I think there is a there, there. I’m not sure this administration lasts the entire term because of this, and it’s getting worse every day.”
Kessler also remarked that it now seems war has broken out between members of the White House and the Trump family, meaning they could all wind up being charged with serious crimes:
“I also think that we just saw Donald Trump Jr. sort of abandoning Jared Kushner and Paul Manafort and going in his own direction. You’ve got three very, very vulnerable senior people now not on the same page. I think this is trouble for them and deservedly so, frankly.”
Sounds like the rattlesnakes are starting to turn on each other. Couldn’t happen to a more deserving brood of vipers.
"Not sure [Trump] lasts because of this" – @ThirdWayKessler on @DonaldJTrumpJr emails – extraordinary comment on @FoxNews calls it Defcon 5 pic.twitter.com/jgYgxv3dzP
— AP du Plessis (@ap1pel) July 11, 2017
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