Trump Prevented His Own Campaign from Vetting Him

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Trump Prevented His Own Campaign from Vetting Him

Posted at 4:18 pm on October 14, 2016 by Patterico

A leftover from yesterday -- but something to keep in mind when Trumpers tell you how great this guy is: he didn't even let his campaign prepare for this onslaught. The Hill:


Donald Trump denied requests from his own presidential campaign to research his past, according to a new report.

Trump’s reluctance contributed to his team being largely unprepared for the fallout over his past treatment of women, Bloomberg Politics reported Thursday.

Corey Lewandowski argued the move, which is traditional for public figures seeking office, would help Trump’s team prepare for attacks on the Republican billionaire.

Trump denied Lewandowski a full vetting, however, before ultimately launching his White House run in June 2015.

It's not that I think the crowd he surrounds himself with would be great at research -- or, well, at anything. But this move of Trump's is just indicative of his Nixonian mindset --

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http://www.redstate.com/patterico/2016/10/14/trump-prevented-campaign-vetting/

[guitar4jesus]

Hoo boy! Can't say I'm surprised, though.

[Wingnut]

 Extreme vetting for thee, but not for me.

[GrouchoTex]

Whoops!

[XenaLee]

And oddly enough.....there are actually some idiots out there that are claiming that Trump WAS vetted.   

[ABX]

Something he forgot to include in The Art of the Deal.

[Wingnut]

Something he forgot to include in The Art of the Deal.

He knows not of war or battles.  He was draft dodger.

[GrouchoTex]

And oddly enough.....there are actually some idiots out there that are claiming that Trump WAS vetted.

I won't go that far, but a lot of this stuff was around and was known, just a lot of people refused to believe it, or they rationalized it away.

[dfwgator]

I won't go that far, but a lot of this stuff was around and was known, just a lot of people refused to believe it, or they rationalized it away.

Most people don't know what to think about something until the media tells them what to think about it.

[Rivergirl]

This is their excuse and they're sticking with the story.  After all, there was a lot of money involved. 

[HonestJohn]

Something he forgot to include in The Art of the Deal.

That's from CHINA!!!  CHINA!!!  WALL!  CHINA!!! WAAAAALLLLL!!!!!

[geronl]

He didn't even want his own campaign to be prepared

[Gov Bean Counter]

Some at TOS claimed that his life was an open book and there was nothing "there" for the press to dig up.

[andy58-in-nh]

After the dust has cleared from this election, blame will likely be cast in a thousand directions, when it need only be cast in the direction of one.

[DB]

I won't go that far, but a lot of this stuff was around and was known, just a lot of people refused to believe it, or they rationalized it away.

Earlier in the year when I was active on TOS I argued with many of those who claimed since Trump has been in the public eye so long he was already "fully vetted" and that was one of the reasons he was so much better than Cruz... I argued Cruz had a simple life/history in comparison that was easy to vet and that Trump's history was the opposite. That the media would withhold Trump's skeletons until he was nominated and then it would all pour out... And it has/is... It is only Oct 14th and the business practice hits are yet to come.

[DB]

Some at TOS claimed that his life was an open book and there was nothing "there" for the press to dig up.

Yes, I argued with a good number of them over that very claim. For New York standards what he's done could be called somewhat normal perhaps but outside of New York not so much. New York values and all...