re: #397 DangerMan

Trump Downgrades ‘No Obstruction’ To … ‘Essentially No Obstruction’

“Essentially No Obstruction”

ya gotta wonder (ok at least i do) whether this is calculated or just a slip of a tongue that makes stuff up all the time

Going with “calculated”. His pattern of backwalking from an absolute statement, through calibrated qualifications, to a shrug of the shoulders is pretty easy to chart.