From the Daily Mail:
President Donald Trump once called his new defense attorney in the Senate impeachment trial, Ken Starr, a 'lunatic' and a 'disaster' who was 'off his rocker.'
Trump's harsh comments came during a 1999 Today Show interview that recently resurfaced during a segment on MSNBC with host Andrea Mitchell.
At that time, Starr was investigating former President Bill Clinton and drafting the 'Starr Report', which became the basis for the 1998 impeachment.
Trump was a public supporter of Clinton and would register as a Democrat in August 2001.
When asked by Matt Lauer if Clinton should be impeached, Trump directed his criticism to Starr and his handling of the process.
'I think Ken Starr’s a lunatic. I really think that Ken Starr is a disaster,' he said.
He added: 'I hated the way the president handled it, it was a long and terrible process. I really think that Ken Starr was terrible.'
In the same interview, he would later refer to Starr as 'wacko' and suggested he made Hillary Clinton's life miserable.
'She’s had a very tough life the last few years. I mean, what could be tougher than that?,' he said, according to The Washington Post.
'I mean, can you imagine those evenings when he’s just being lambasted by this crazy Ken Starr, who is a total wacko? There’s the guy. I mean, he is totally off his rocker.'
And people thought that Trump would magically change into a different person after being elected president.
A few thoughts:
(1) He is what he is. Always and forever. The only thing that's changed is the marks.
(2) Does this finally mean that Trump's supporters will have to admit that everything Trump says is meaningless? lol
(3) We have a few possibilities here. Either:Trump was right then and Starr was a lunatic blindly persecuting the poor Clintons.But since then, Starr has come to his senses and become a wise and reliable lawyer.Trump was wrong then and he slandered Starr.But Trump now finds Starr useful.
(4) Why did The Today Show put Donald Trump on the air to talk about Ken Starr in 1999?
Really.
Donald Trump knew nothing about impeachment and, obviously, nothing about Ken Starr. He had no business being featured as someone whose opinion was worth hearing.
[ re the last point, Trump was already a public figure thirsty for attention and power so he maneuvered his way onto a public podium. ] |
