Analysis: Trump’s evolving efforts to wave away the classified-documents recording
that the recording “is actually an exoneration, rather than what they would have you believe.” The lack of specificity on how it was exonerating is probably not a coincidence.He spoke to“What did I say wrong with those recordings?” he said. “I didn’t even see the recording. All I know is I did nothing wrong. We had a lot of papers, a lot of papers stacked up.
You’ll notice the internal contradiction here: he didn’t “see” the recording but is aware of the audible paper-rustling.At another point, he described the “papers stacked up” as “mostly newspaper articles, copies of magazines, copies of different plans, copies of stories, having to do with many, many subjects.”and ABC News, he was asked about those “plans” — given that the document at issue was purportedly one detailing plans for an attack on Iran.
“Did I use the word plans?” Trump said. “What I’m referring to is magazines, newspapers, plans of buildings. I had plans of buildings. You know, building plans? I had plans of a golf course.”“I would say it was bravado, if you want to know the truth, it was bravado,” Trump said. “I was talking and just holding up papers and talking about them, but I had no documents. I didn’t have any documents.”If this seems scattershot, that’s because it is.
Eventually, this recording will play an important role in the criminal trial. Trump’s attorneys will be bound to reality and the government will present sworn testimony making explicit what actually happened during that discussion. Until then, though, Trump will say whatever he thinks is most useful in the moment for retaining his political popularity.
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