The problem is not just that Donald Trump’s allies are mounting defenses of the Mar-a-Lago scandal; the problem is that the defenses are amazingly bad — and lazy. (via MaddowBlog)
; she knows how serious it is that Trump brought highly sensitive classified secrets to Mar-a-Lago; and she knows that federal law enforcement wasn’t “caught illegally meddling” in anything.
But she peddled this nonsense anyway, in part because Stefanik assumes her party will be pleased, and in part because she expects the GOP base to believe things that aren’t true. Several years ago, John Bridgeland, who held a senior position in George W. Bush’s White House, once helped secure her a job and later encouraged Stefanik to run for Congress. Asked what happened to her, Bridgeland“Quest for power,” Bridgeland said. “But power without principle is a pretty dark place to go. She wanted to climb the Republican ranks and she has, but ...
That was three months ago. Stefanik’s willingness to climb the ladder on the back of lies remains unchanged.
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