'It violates the law': Tillerson vents about having to repeatedly push back against Trump

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Nearly nine months after his unceremonious firing by tweet, former secretary of State Rex Tillerson is breaking his silence on his time in the Trump administration

 

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gtconway3d One really wonders what is going on in the White House . With Tillerson gone, and now Kelly leaving, and anyone with any ability to steer Trump in the correct direction. Trump can cause more mayhem now than ever before.

Did Tillerson meet with Mueller's team? Looks like he has some good information.

I respect Tillerson´s opinion. I don´t respect him making it public within a year of him leaving office. That´s dirty as hell. Trump just blasted Tillerson on twitter....I at first thought Trump was WAY out of line with his tweet. Now I understand his tweet.

Ha ha ha you go Rex!! You’re just confirming what we already know.

Every president bumps up against the law when creating policy,...it´s why every prez has advisors (to guide him to be within the law). FDR, the God of the Left, attempted to break the law every time he woke up in the morning. I won´t get into Obama´s 'respect for the law'.

gtconway3d So que the namecalling tweets from Trump....

Reaching pretty low when you reach out to a former, FIRED, employee. I wouldn't be possible that there are sour grapes there, now would it? You guys are sad.

Rex Tillerson is the top diplomat,if he so truly believed that POTUS is wrong, he needs 2be able2find ways 2convince him. If you can’t convince your boss to whom u r working for, how in hell do u expect 2convince ppl who desperately try 2destroy ur way of live? Really! FoxNews

Of course he wanted RexTillersonWH to skirt the law, he's been doing it with his companies for decades

'That's the good thing about being president, I can do whatever I want.' - BarackObama February 10, 2014

“Didn’t share common value system” That’s right Rex Tillerson, your a globalist and President Trump is a nationalist. “violates the law”? Who’s law? The UN? The New World order? Like POTUS said: “we will never surrender America’s sovereignty to an unelected global bureaucracy”

gtconway3d More anti trump basing by the man who disrespects his own wife KellyannePolls

And with that interview...Tillerson looks small.

So if Tillerson was fired for telling Donald when thing violated the law/treaties, and Pompeo is more Donald friendly - does that mean Pompeo violates laws and treaties?

THIS shows the difference between a successful businessman, and someone who's had some success with his business.

Rexxon is another moronic enabler. Where was he during the campaign, during the birtherism, during the Roy Cohn days? Upon what basis was he hoping that POTUS Trump would be less of a moron than TV, casino, and developer Trump? Just wondering...

The question is whether Pompeo tells Trump when what he wants is in violation of law

Trump is a businessman, not a lawyer. Why is this so hard for people to understand?

Trump is ignorant his father sent him to military school he could not control him and this is who is in the White House rex Tillerson is correct.

CassyBlue3 When your job is stopping a lying crook in chief, what's the cowardly, conspiratorial legacy of the complicit gop that embraces him?

neal_katyal Tillerson comes out of his cave to try and paint himself in a golden light. He must be afraid Mueller has him ensnared in an investigation since Flynn's filing. Too late Rex. You're up to your eyeballs in this Mr. Oil.

42Lives All to do with Sanctions. 'Putin, Trump, and Exxon Mobil, whose CEO Rex Tillerson — an extreme Russophile & long-time director of a US-Russian oil company — is Trump’s puzzling choice for Secretary of State.'-Think Process

gtconway3d He should have done this 18 months ago, as it was happening. Someone minimally loyal to his country would have.

This is fake news dummies...geeeesh

Comey says Trump wasn't a listener, now Tillerson says Trump doesn't read briefings either. Trump is dumb as an ox as well, his brain is fried.

The Swamp speaks.

Tillerson's ego couldn't accept being let go.

Dear god. Has it only been 9 months?

Trump made a big mistake by hiring this guy. The fact Mr. Tillerson is gossiping about him now shows you HIS values. Trump needs SMART people around him.

pnjaban It would be classier to stay silent.

danspence2006 Donald`s gut is very smot it tells him every thing !

Poor Rex. He would have saved his reputation by remaining silent. Now he looks bitter and petty.

gtconway3d anuraagjhawar tilly

I had totally forgotten about this walkon. Anyone remember which season in this Schitt show he was on?

The absolute worst CEO Exxon ever had!

gtconway3d Nine months late in Trump time, means, 9 years too late.

A bit late

neal_katyal So ex CIA boy SecPompeo is more compatible with TrumpTrash ? I'm shocked ! Just kidding. I'm not shocked.

Just confirming what we know already, the clowninthewhitehouse is a wannabedictator who does not respect the law. MuellerHurryUp

Starting to sense Trump doesn't care about the law.

Tillerson is Trumpsplaining about Trump’s instincts vs impulse. Trump just goes with whatever his gut tells him at a particular moment. Trump’s just a simpleton. That’s all. Tillerson now tells us he always had to tell Trump his ideas were illegal. He should have left then.

He was an awful pick

Great info

neal_katyal This report confirms that Trump does not understand role of law in government, in our constitutional democracy, what might have been trivial decisions in real estate become dire illegalities in government he has to be restrained from acting upon

neal_katyal About time, Rexie. Best get it in before it's completekly irrelevant.

Timing is everything You go Rex

neal_katyal Rex was complicit and is trying to shield himself from the long arm of the law

johnferrugia Bingo!

Tillerson had to continually note to POTUS that he was intending to break the law. Think about that for a minute.

This is more than the first time I have heard an insider state the President does not like to read. I think it is time we ask the question, can he?

This from the man who managed the Department of State, and employees were told to not look him directly in the eye. He could’ve stayed in silence.

Not really anything new in this interview that we didnt already know a year ago.

Seriously, the Trump presidential library will literally be filled with books written by his own White House staff ridiculing his presidency. Oh! I hope JohnKelly writes a book, now that, that would be a best seller. RexTillerson POTUS

Tillerson is one of Trump's MisfitMobsters I wouldn't believe anything this treason weasel says. He's only speaking out now because he's figured out Mueller know everything.

No one cares

Wow, how brave, Rex, 9 months to speak out. Tillerson is a corrupt POS who was appointed to sell us out to Putin. He ain't our hero.

seems SecPompeo is working out really well, Was a good firing.

Will GOP finally break ways from realDonaldTrump?

Lol he didn’t do anything as SoS

He was silent...but deadly. And after all that he just let it rip.

Rex Tillerson's hands are not clean. He can rat out Trump all he wants, we know why he was given the post of Secretary of State. Rexxon Rosneft

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