'Why Do They All Lie?': Ali Velshi Offers Three Choices
With Roger Stone's arraignment looming, Ali Velshi tackled the key question we're all asking: Why do they lie?
I know, it seems obvious, but look how many of Donald Trump's closest associates have been charged or convicted with lying: Paul Manafort, Michaesl Cohen, Michael Flynn, George Papadopoulis, and Rick Gates, just to name a few. And now, of course, also Roger Stone. All lying to Congress, Robert Mueller, the FBI, or some combination thereof.
Right-wingers seeking to tamp down the scandal write the pleas off as "process crimes," as if somehow lying to the FBI or Robert Mueller or Congress is not a big deal, nothing to see here, just ignore it altogether, right?
But why? Why do they lie? Velshi offers three possibilities, as articulated in a Washington Post article:
Did the president’s men lie to protect a still-hidden dark secret about the campaign’s interaction with Russia, engaging in a broad effort to obstruct the probe — one that included perhaps even Trump?
Did they lie to avoid diminishing Trump’s victory by acknowledging Russia played a role in his election?
Did they each lie for their own reasons, taking their cue from the president — who has told many whoppers of his own, including about Russia?