President Trump listens during a briefing on drug trafficking in March. According to the Mueller report, Trump has often expressed anger and frustration. By Monica Hesse Monica Hesse Style reporter Email Bio Follow Columnist April 18 at 9:19 PM Have you spent any time in the past 22 months worrying, in an existential way, about whether President Trump tried to scuttle a federal investigation into Russian interference at the core of America’s political process? Fear not.
Throughout the 448-page Mueller report, the president is very emotional. He is forever “becoming angry” or “expressing anger” or “expressing frustration.” He “was furious” at Jeff Sessions for not protecting him. He “screamed” at and “lambasted” his attorney general, demanding, “How could you let this happen?” Regarding perceived “horrible treatment” of an adviser, the president was “upset for weeks.
Can you imagine how hard she would have tried not to put herself in that situation, knowing how eager people have been throughout our political history to hold women’s emotions against them? Anti-suffragists claimed women’s rash temperament should exclude them from voting. Stubborn voters claimed women’s rash temperament should exclude them from running for office .
Even when said that he can kill someone and nothing will happen. That's exactly what he has done now. He cheated during the election to become President.
No he doesn't. What is wrong with you?
maybe he is too emotional to serve as president.
Barr's an attorney, not a judge... WTF is wrong with these people?
We don’t know what Barr believes. All we know is that he covered for him. Stick to the facts.
He drank the kool aid. Trump is the new Jim Jones. gop barr
No, Mr Barr recognizes that the corruption at the highest levels of the FBI along with the corruption by the Obama administration is the real problem and those involved need to be held accountable! It is you idiots in the leftists owned media that cannot seem to get a grip!
Don The Con should be more afraid of Putin’s displeasure over this mess than anything Congress will do. He’d better not stand on any balconies.
Then he needs to be removed under Article 25.
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Yep, Trump is too emotional to be guilty and Trump Jr. Is too stupid to be guilty. What about Ivanka, she's too to be guilty?
Wapo has zero credibility
And the DNC is too emotional Iona’s to prosecute him, so let’s move on. Take s Prozac and move on.
Meuller shared this. Meuller investigated trump and his campaign for over 2 years. Meuller said there was no evidence of collusion. I know the post and CNN would like to suggest otherwise. But that is why you are fake news
hahahahaha realDonaldTrump, bill barr confirms you're a lady!
What utter crap !!
So he's a kid like we always knew
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Then he’s too emotional to serve.
That’s comedy . These writers are on something.
Guilty people are emotional. When you’re constantly in fear of getting caught that’s what happens. Innocent people have no reason to fear and are rational.
That’s what you got out of that huh? Still looking for collusion that didn’t happen. Shaking my head
Oh yeah. Like that's any better. We have a 'too emotional' president with the nuke codes.
The he does not need to be president!!!!!!
That is a bunch of BS!!!!
BS
Incompetent is a better word.
So crying in court makes one not guilty now? How stupid are these people he hires?
Yes, and he is too bat shit crazy to be president.
Is this another case of affluenza?
“Too emotional to be guilty,” is a defensive only a rich, white man can successfully use. Total nonsense.
I believe WaPo is too emotional to be a credible news source. Seriously. Completely biased news like yours is of no value to intelligent people.
But remember only women are too emotional to be president😎
Why don’t you be honest and use the real word, ‘stupid’. And if we were all allowed to use frustration, anger and stupidity as a defence, no one would be found guilty of anything! ‘I please stupidity your honor’ is NOT a legal defence!
so william barr is a psychotherapist now....
What!!
Oh please. He is guilty.
If only we'd elected a president that could keep it together when they're under pressure😏
Poor baby 👶 That’s why he should not be president.
No just a actor or baby
How is emotionally unstable an excuse for the man responsible for running your country?
Stoicism and well-spokenness are signs of guilt.
Perdition
Who cares?
Just what we want ~ someone so emotional they can hardly handle it only 7 seconds away from using the nuclear codes....!
It's like finding someone who mentally incompetent quilty of a crime.
If he's too emotional to be guilty he's definitely too emotional and mentally unfit to be 'president'. Either prison or mental ward.realDonaldTrump senatemajldr GOP
Its intent remember Hillary age didn't intend to erase anything! It's intent stupid!
Oh I can’t wait for this to come true. Watch...after his presidency is over and they convict him, he will cry “temporary insanity due to prolonged harassment”. Mark my words. In 4 years... will have those words as a headline.
Then he's too emotional to be President
Emotionally unstable. More like.
Wow, the ultimate snowflake.
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realDonaldTrump is a drama Queen FLOTUS IvankaTrump
Sounds like a diagnosis
Poor Donnie.
The President and everyone who works or supports him are snowflakes.
Opinion : Perspective : Analysis :
And, should we add president.
This is exactly why we can’t have women in— oh 🙄
donald is too emotional to be guilty. Jr is too stupid to be guilty. sarah is too tongue loose to be guilty. kristjen nielsen is too blonde to be guilty. giuliani is too old to be guilty. well, thank god manafort was none of the above and he was found guilty as shit.
Why emotional shouldn't be guilty? What's the relation?
Those are your words .not Barrs.
Another reason to unseat this President. 25th Amendment!
This is called Tantrum defense.
Intent... in order to be obstruction he would have had to believe he was interfering in a current or pending legal action. Trying to quash something because you are pissed or it is embarrassing is not obstruction.
The sad thing is that people will go out of their way to believe this, why? Because 45 looks and acts just like them.
That isn’t really a defense for this sort of thing though, is it. And were it, wouldn’t it also indicate how absurdly unfit for the role he is?
The washington post calls this article “perspective”. Most sane ppl would call it laughable garbage..
I dont see that holding up in the court of law, he can cry all he wants
Bullshit!
I'm not sure what this even means?
Unbelievable argument! Let's face It . Americans elected a radical and mean president that will do anything, not for them, but for himself and his government. Even if he has to jeopardize the country.
William Barr has lost all his credibility. What does this 'fat rich cat' know about emotions and integrity. He's in realDonaldTrump's pocket, and if he's not 'serving' the most corrupt POTUS ever the way Trump wants, Barr is the next to go out. America's AG is a disgrace!
I get it. Put yourself fin trumps shoes. You did nothing wrong and you have the dems and the media teaming up against you to undermine your victory and you’re pissed. I get it so do you but you guys play dumb
Lol. Would I get the same treatment as rump? Judges would laugh at me a say I am guilty even if I threw a fit like fat boy
So if a little kid ticked you off and you broke his neck that's okay?
Absurd propaganda.
'When you're a [man] they let you do it. You can do anything.'
The Washington Post is too stupid to run a newspaper.
Really Bezos, Are you EFFIN’ KIDDING ME WITH THIS DUMB *SS REMARK? Do U pull these ideas literally out of your underwear (seen w/Penis showing, on text messages around world)? WaPo/Bezos are disgusting + they SPEW FAKE info at Americans? This has to stop! America is DONE w/YOU!
All the more reason to bury this clown.
Barr is not a psychiatrist
lies
Wow, can everyone use that as a defense to bad behavior!
He’s scared to death 💀and isn’t about going to jail!!
What a pathetic and fraudulent defense! So he shouldn't be held accountable because he's emotional? That means he's totally unfit to be president if he can't control his emotions. AGBarr MuellerReport
Liberal are too emotional!😭😭😭
Legally speaking Trump is not guilty but politically he is guilty by his opposition
WaPo seems to think that constant negative propaganda about Trump will cause low approval ratings...not working
Both a disgrace. His hand picked lap dag and the worst President of my lifetime.
Go away. Report on something meaningful. How about why congress wastes so much money on stupid stuff.
That could be one of the stupidest defenses I have ever heard. MostCorruptPresidentEver
barr says traitor45 is a snowflake. MAGA
Pissed off for being prosecuted for a crime he didn't commit would be more accurate
HeidiTacoma This is why impeachment rather than legal prosecution is necessary. Because it may be true but leads to the same “unfit” conclusion.
You being harrash for 2 years or so. You will be upset too
Maybe he’s just a political lackey kissing up to a power hungry egomaniac. Sometimes it’s not necessary to look past what’s right in front of us.
Yea, right. Thank you William Barr for opening door to ths whole new legal defense theory; should empty out a lot of prisons! 'Sorry your honor, yes I did kill my spouse but I was really frustrated bcuz ppl kept finding out I was guilty of adultery w/ porn stars &moneylaundering'
Now we basing our decision on Emotions?
Give me a break he’s not fit to be a human!!!
Does he need a bank? Really we’re talking about the leader of the free world Disgusting
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Too emotional to be president?
This is not what he said.
'Seems'? Is that hard journalism? You media types are always inventing false narratives to support your hatred of anything to the right of left-leaning Centrists.
He is nuts; but deserves jail..
Barr’s a paid liar. He’s paid to “believe”.
What does that even mean?
Oh now, here it comes...
Maybe I should keep this in mind if I ever break the law when I am in an “emotional” state.
So Barr could push for the 25th amendment-unfit for office
Idiots.!..
Doesn’t matter what AG Barr thinks. What does matter is Special Prosecutor Bob Mueller found no collusion. That must really anger those at the Washington Post
and THIS is a excuse for all the lies, tyranny, and paths to obstruction efforts? Our Presidency is to be filled with wisdom, patience, unity and truthfulness, NONE which trump possesses. Barr has shown himself to of the same cloth.
Or president with finger on nuclear button!
Lol you must have read another mueller report. No matter how you spin it, NO COLLUSION!
Its true anyone would be after being called all those bad things.
Barr, Individual 1’s apparent criminal defense attorney (and NOT the Attorney General of the US), is pioneering a new affirmative defense for criminal culpability. I wonder how many others will be trying this? “But your honor, the Defendant was frustrated, angry, and upset.”
WOW. They used the strategy that they use to suppress women to shield a treasonous pseudo president?
The difficulty with proving intent in white collar crimes has long been a reason they haven’t been prosecuted that much. It’s hard. The Mueller report is exhibit A for why we broadly need to rethink criminal intent in the white collar context.
How quick would they charge a black guy?
So this makes him fit for office?
Who cares what he thinks. He should be working for the people. Instead he’s being the president stooge.
I'll bet that the owner of WaPo was pissed off when the tabloids were dragging his personal business through the mud. The democrats went ballistic when they felt that the Hildabeast was being unfairly and falsely accused even though she's as crooked as a dog's hind leg.
Lol
WaPo The Washington Post is too hateful to tell the truth.
That along with no crime and lack of evidence
WTF does that mean He’s on his man period so he’s not guilty You can’t make this shit up!!
Horse hockey
William Barr is an enabler. Not an AG. He should be removed from office.
Not so much emotion, but ego. He tolerates nothing that is negative about him. That generates anger and tantrums... such a criminal child ...
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I think the actual legal definition is not guilty by reason of insanity.
Damage control media be like
What are you talking about?
TraitorTrump is guilty of criminal activity. Barr is dirty and corrupt. The American people are not blind to the crimes and we want justice.
Hogwash!
realDonaldTrump the SenateGOP and HouseGOP are actively working to kill our democracy. They know they are in the minority and need to ensure their power and wealth remains. They actively are installing an Authoritarian government. Their treason should not go unpunished.
Well, that's stupid. Whether or not a person can control their emotions has nothing to do with the question of criminal behavior. In other words, having the emotional control of a 2-year-old is not an excuse for breaking the law. It does make you unfit to be president, though.
I don’t even understand this statement. Why would a Republican vote for someone with “emotions.”
Unlike you at the DNC public relations department he believes POTUS is human. If only you left wing activists had half as much concern about your Democrat Senators dropping n-bombs on national TV while in office.
The only things he might me sensitive about is getting caught. What a bunch of garbage
😂😂😂That is a ridiculous headline and flat out wrong.
dr ford should have cried and whine and be fucking emotional, bc it seems to work for both brett kavanaugh and donald trump.
Has he been on his period for 2 years?
realDonaldTrump , Presidential Snowflake.
Unstable is the word needed here
Poor baby....
This is fine as this is considered in every criminal trial for regular Americans across this great land
Put your big boy pants on for crying out loud that is a ridiculous statement!
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So the 4 year old defense
We don't give a shit what Barr thinks. I think Barr is too close to his butt buddy realDonaldTrump to be the AG
Who cares what the AG *seems to believe* when we all have the factual Mueller report in our hands...?
'seems' Fake news if you can't prove it.
Impeach his emotional ass.
LOL too emotional. Does - tantrum - work? He was having a 2 yr tantrum
That is not what he meant and you know it. Here is the full press conference so people can actually see what he said instead of having to rely on these liars that call themselves news.
Maybe he's seen the neurologists' report...
He has NO emotions
Isn't that pretty much what every conservative thinks of every other conservative?
When my enemies try to slander me I also stand up for myself. If Trump would have set back and let Democrats/Media control the narrative he never would have won in the first place, let alone be able to fight off “The Resistance” who want him to fail or be impeached
“Feelings, so deep in his feelings...”🎶
Like rapists, men who beat children and women, murderers.....? Not an excuse. Grow up and be an adult and learn to handle your “emotions”.
Lol is that how we determine guilt now.
Try being smeared as a Russian asset for two years. Anyone would be mad. MSM has been lying for two years and anyone with half a brain knew this was preposterous
Keep digging your own grave, WaPo.... You could change course, admit that the Russia Collusion narrative has been a giant hoax ConspiracyTheory, an attempt to fix your spiked reputation.... But you’re fakenews propaganda, so double down on your lies!
And Mueller thinks he is too stupid
Your such a Fake_News . Yesterday , AG stated clearly in respond to a reporter that the 'emotional' thing was IN THE REPORT . AG didn't make any assessment of it MuellerReport FAKE_NEWS TRUMP2020
If he’s prone to hysterics, maybe he’s too emotional to be President. It’s typical of his gender.
JUNIOR is too STUPID to be GUILTY DADDY is too EMOTIONAL to be GUILTY So what is BARR
Hyperbole The Dems and their agenda machine are frantic
I thought they believed that was a woman’s role?
Oh, yeah. He’s a delicate flower. 🙄
Can’t be to emotional .. he said the Bs word in tweet this morning🙄
Instead of challenging Trump’s legitimacy, something you’ve all wasted years on, shouldn’t you be putting more time into challenging his policies? You’ve failed as an opposition if you don’t do that.
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That's disqualifying as POTUS. Impeach, remove, and prosecute them all.
What a load of shit ....
Never heard that argument for a criminal....
The orange king rules them all. 😄
Sounds like a certain Supreme Court justice I know...
But please don't vote for female candidates for president. Woman are too emotional for such a demanding job. Right?
Spinning Spinning Spinning
Perspective: only white men get to be too emotional to be guilty.
GallopingGoalposts
William bar seems to believe he is innocent until proven guilty. The report shows some pretty shady things, but does not itself, prove anything.
“Seems to believe” interesting
Stop making crap up!
So trump is a triggered snowflake 🤔
Isn’t that like an opinion
'Oh my God. This is terrible,” Trump told former Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Sessions’s chief of staff Jody Hunt when he learned about Mueller’s appointment. “This is the end of my presidency. I'm f****ed.' --- Strange words for an innocent man to say.
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