Trump has one of the greatest memories - Not!

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I learned today…

I learned today that, when it matters, Donald Trump’s memory is not as good as he says it is.

Trump has claimed that he has “one of the greatest memories of all time.” 

However, in the redacted Mueller report released today, it was revealed that Trump answered dozens of questions put to him by the special counsel but that his memory failed him 34 times in 33 paragraphs of answers.

According to an accounting by the Los Angeles Times, Trump’s lapses of memory were varied: “Do not recall” — 14 times; “No recollection” — 9; “Do not remember” — 6; “No independent recollection” — 2; “Nor do I recall” — 2; “Nor do I remember” — 1.

This is not a good look for the self-proclaimed “greatest rememberer of all time.” (Truth be told, there is no good look when it comes to Donald Trump). But just in case some might believe this is simply a one-time anomaly, it isn’t.

According to a compilation by the Huffington Post, Trump uttered the phrase “I don’t remember” 35 times in testimony last year while he was being deposed for a lawsuit concerning Trump University. And, during a 2012 deposition as part of a separate lawsuit over Trump University, he reportedly said “I don’t remember” another 24 times.

I know you’re all shocked to hear that Trump’s braggadocio is simply, well, braggadocio. 

But, his great memory claim is just one in a litany of over-the-top boasts, including, but not limited to, "I have the best words”; “Nobody has been tougher on Russia than I have;” “I am the least anti-Semitic person that you’ve ever seen in your entire life;” “I am the least racist person you have ever interviewed;” “Nobody knows more about trade than me;”  “Nobody respects women more than I do;” and “Nobody loves the Bible more than I do.”

Whew!

Given all this, it’s probably about time for the ultimate one: “I am the biggest liar in the history of the world. Nobody lies better than I do.” With which he might follow up, “But I’m still the president of the United States.” 

God help us!