I’ve never heard a public official call someone cooperating with law enforcement a “rat” until Trump did. That is a term criminals use. https://t.co/JgfEDpXUXW
— Renato Mariotti (@renato_mariotti) December 16, 2018
When a Republican president floats breaking into the DNC w no apparent irony https://t.co/0PQgDlOLHj
— Jonathan Martin (@jmartNYT) December 16, 2018
Media should remember not to normalize the President of the United States calling someone who cooperates with law enforcement “a rat.” Language of organized crime debases the office.
— Gabriel Sherman (@gabrielsherman) December 16, 2018
Sir, in mobster lingo, a ‘rat’ is a witness who tells prosecutors real incriminating info. Perhaps a different word? Searches of lawyer’s offices common enough that DOJ has a procedure for them. Here it yielded evidence of crimes you said he should be jailed for. You should stop. https://t.co/EV1txBYrhz
— Andy McCarthy (@AndrewCMcCarthy) December 16, 2018
The tenor and fever-pitch of these tweets are markedly different than they were even a few weeks ago https://t.co/i6DTwj7fxz
— Glenn Thrush (@GlennThrush) December 16, 2018
Executing a legally obtained search warrant is precisely the opposite of breaking into an office. And it’s increasingly clear that the President of the United States committed a series of serious crimes. https://t.co/VUT55hqmgF
— Brian Klaas (@brianklaas) December 16, 2018
Sad! 