Tag: delusion

With Robert Mueller's delivery of his report, and word from the Justice Department that he would have no more indictments, President Trump's legal team believes the immediate threat to the presidency has passed. What we’re hearing: "Sounds like it's over for us but of course it’s not over until it’s over," Rudy Giuliani, one of Trump's lawyers, texted me. "Cautious optimism. Still watchful waiting." No one named "Trump" will be indicted by the special counsel. But remember that, as Axios has outlined, what Mueller revealed in the course of his investigation was "highly damning and highly detailed." And remember that Trump's campaign chairman is behind bars, perhaps for life, and his longtime political fixer is going to prison. And numerous other federal state investigations are picking up steam. Over on MSNBC, Neal K. Katyal, acting solicitor general under President Obama, told Brian Williams: "Today what happened was the end of the beginning." There are two forms of "collusion delusion": The Trump/Fox victory dance because no one new was indicted for collusion or corruption involving Russia — and therefore claims of "witch hunts" and innocence were vindicated.

In what Lawrence calls “mandatory reading” on the election of Donald Trump, The Atlantic's Adam Serwer writes “a majority of white voters backed a candidate who assured them that they will never have to share this country with people of…

Eight Hundred Thousand People with Dreams to Be Deported by One with Delusions. WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)—Eight hundred thousand people with dreams will be deported by one person with delusions, sources confirmed on Tuesday. According to reports, U.S. residents who have obtained advanced degrees, served in the military, and saved people from Hurricane Harvey will be kicked out of the country by a man who believes that his microwave is spying on him. “Under this new decision, if you have worked hard, gone to school, and contributed to the country, you face immediate deportation,” one legal expert said. “On the other hand, if you can prove that you have a glaring personality disorder and a flimsy grasp on reality, you can decide the fate of those other people.” The delusional man defended his controversial decision late Tuesday afternoon, accompanied by several key voices in his head. “The people I am deporting are parasites who have exploited our economy,” the man, who has declared bankruptcy six times, said.