It seems like everyone had a different take on Robert Mueller’s press conference Wednesday, which saw the special prosecutor conclude his two-year investigation into Russian meddling with the 2016 election and possible obstruction of justice by President Donald Trump. Democrats saw Muller saying “if we had confidence that the president clearly did not commit a crime, we would have said,” as a hint that there was smoke and Congress should look for the fire. Republicans, on the other hand, interpreted his statements to mean the probe had come up short in its findings.
At any rate, we can put Geraldo Rivera squarely in the latter camp, unsurprisingly, as the Fox News host and mustache aficionado spent most of the afternoon and evening rage-tweeting about the outcome. “Thanks for nothing, Bob,” he fumed in one tweet, going on to suggest Trump was “stalked” and “besieged by haters” in subsequent tweets.
"if we had had confidence that the president clearly did not commit a crime, we would have said so," said #RobertMueller. Thanks for nothing Bob. You are not saying there is "probable cause" a crime was committed, you're saying there is "possible" cause.
— Geraldo Rivera (@GeraldoRivera) May 29, 2019
Given the presumption of innocence-which @realDonaldTrump enjoys along with all the rest of us-the mere Possibility that he Attempted to commit a Possible crime is no way to run an #Impeachment. Get over it. He shouldn't have gotten angry, but then, he shouldn't have been stalked
— Geraldo Rivera (@GeraldoRivera) May 29, 2019
Reflecting on #SpecialCounsel Mueller's performance & clicking around dial-obvious at least 2 realities 1-@realDonaldTrump was besieged by haters who weaponized #DOJ. 2-He grew frustrated & imprudent 3-He fumed & postured but however provoked committed no crime, save bluster.
— Geraldo Rivera (@GeraldoRivera) May 30, 2019
And then, Geraldo added the cherry on top:
“Fair Warning, as I did with Bill Clinton in 1997-8, I tonight announce that if you want to impeach this president on these facts you’ll have to come through me,” he tweeted.
Fair Warning, as I did with Bill Clinton in 1997-8, I tonight announce that if you want to impeach this president on these facts you'll have to come through me.
— Geraldo Rivera (@GeraldoRivera) May 30, 2019
Oh really? They’ll have to come through a 75-year-old cable news host? This, of course, was a surprise to many people, who proceeded to rake Geraldo over the coals on Twitter:
Ah yes, the famous ‘go through Geraldo Rivera’ clause of the Constitution. https://t.co/iZt2eN897n
— Mehdi Hasan (@mehdirhasan) May 30, 2019
Geraldo Rivera, so shrewd he hyped an empty vault, so on the ball he revealed secret troop locations in Iraq on-air, so tough he told boys to stop wearing hoodies or get shot like Trayvon Martin. It'll be a challenge to get impeachment past that genius of journalism, all right! pic.twitter.com/84pBw8NjXs
— Lia Matera (@liamatera) May 30, 2019
https://twitter.com/KFILE/status/1133938737015132160
Going through Geraldo is like going through the locker room at your gym as some naked old man in a towel acts like he benched way more then he did.
— Mr. Newberger (@jeremynewberger) May 30, 2019
https://twitter.com/SOLOAMERICAN76/status/1133929656900554758
Geraldo Rivera takes himself very seriously. I have no idea why. https://t.co/1kHEZlxCWQ
— The Hoarse Whisperer (@TheRealHoarse) May 30, 2019
Between Trump covering up the name of a dead veteran he didn’t like, Ben Shapiro whining about a female superhero, and Geraldo Rivera implying he will physically fight anyone who tries to impeach Trump, it’s been a big week for fragile man-babies who think they’re tough.
— The Volatile Mermaid (@OhNoSheTwitnt) May 30, 2019
https://twitter.com/spider_ramone/status/1134004121827205120
https://twitter.com/blainecapatch/status/1133984783485231104
https://twitter.com/kk1eo17/status/1134047806711189504
Others had some, uh, apt comparisons…
Geraldo preparing to defend Trump against impeachment proceedings pic.twitter.com/wsnkguZqeV
— 🤗 Tiff ✨1/15✨ (@ayotiff) May 30, 2019
https://twitter.com/coolcam101/status/1133942719871504385
Meanwhile, having been “cleared” in the Mueller investigation, Trump couldn’t help but step in it during Thursday morning’s Executive Time.
“Russia, Russia, Russia! That’s all you heard at the beginning of this Witch Hunt Hoax,” Trump tweeted, adding: “And now Russia has disappeared because I had nothing to do with Russia helping me to get elected. It was a crime that didn’t exist.”
Russia, Russia, Russia! That’s all you heard at the beginning of this Witch Hunt Hoax…And now Russia has disappeared because I had nothing to do with Russia helping me to get elected. It was a crime that didn’t exist. So now the Dems and their partner, the Fake News Media,…..
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 30, 2019
It’s refreshing that at least he’s now just admitting it all. Perhaps not the best strategy of self-preservation, though. Who’s to say?