The job of a President is something only 45 people in the history of the U.S. have ever experienced. So to say that it’s a tremendously difficult taks is an understatement. This means that in order to even attempt to do this job, you need to have people you trust around you. People that will say and do what you ask them to do.
I’m not talking about “talking heads” that repeat the mantra of the day or week. That’s easy. I’m taking about the real work of getting things done. The work that never gets talked about or is ever seen by the public.
In the second volume of the report we got a peek into the workings of the Trump administration and this particular paragraph caught my attention:
Two days after directing McGahn to have the Special Counsel removed, the President made another attempt to affect the course of the Russia investigation. On June 19, 2017, the President met one-on-one in the Oval Office with his former campaign manager Corey Lewandowski, a trusted advisor outside the government, and dictated a message for Lewandowski to deliver to Sessions…
Mueller Report Volume 2, Page 5
At this point Trump has tried to make his wishes (remove the Special Counsel) followed by at least two different people. One is the White House Attorney and the other is a trusted advisor. And yet:
One month later, in another private meeting with Lewandowski on July 19, 2017, the President asked about the status of his message for Sessions… Lewandowski did not want to deliver the President’s message personally, so he asked senior White House official Rick Dearborn to deliver it to Sessions. Dearborn was uncomfortable with the task and did not follow through.
Mueller Report Volume 2, Page 5
There are two issues here; first why does he surround himself with people whom he cannot trust? We are talking about an old man, this cannot be his first rodeo. Second, does everyone else know his wishes are either unethical and/or illegal except for him?
It’s almost as if he’s being managed by parents in the room. That’s the only analog I can think of. For those without kids, it’s akin to babysitting your annoying little brother or sister.
Let that sink-in for a second…
