I. Honest Loyalty

Credits

+ Produced, composed, engineered, and mixed by Henry Bloomfield 
+ Bass, keyboards, vocals, programming, and lyrical arrangement by Henry Bloomfield 
+ Lyrics by Robert Mueller III, Donald J. Trump, Internet Research Agency, Michael Cohen, United States v. Lee, Kirill Dmitriev, and Sean Spicer 
+ Mastered by Brian Lucey 
+ Photography by Shealah Craighead and an employee of the Federal Bureau of Investigation

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Intro
The standard set forth in the Justice Manual
Is whether the conduct constitutes a crime¹
Ok, that’s fine²
No recollection of learning at the time³
He wanted to dine with [shh] alone⁴

Verse 1
Oh⁵ I’ve been very loyal, very loyal to you
We had that thing you know, we had that thing⁶
Well⁷ my wife, my daughter, my son, this country
Have my first loyalty⁸
I just want to be treated fairly⁹

Chorus 1
I need loyalty¹⁰
That’s what I want
Honest loyalty¹¹

Verse 2
But¹² I’m not going to say
I want you to pledge allegiance¹³
We had that thing you know, we had that thing¹⁴
And¹⁵ I’m not going to direct you to do anything¹⁶
I hope you can let this go¹⁷
No¹⁸

Chorus 2
I need loyalty¹⁹
That’s what I want
Honest loyalty²⁰
You were supposed to protect me²¹
I expect loyalty²² and²³ would
Love to start building for the future²⁴

Bridge
Based on a trust issue
He had to make a change
A level of trust had eroded²⁵
I never said fire
Did I say the word fire?²⁶
The good news is that
Your fave Prez did nothing wrong!²⁷
Nothing, did nothing
Nothing, nothing, did nothing wrong
Did nothing, did nothing
Nothing, nothing, did nothing wrong
Wrong
Wrong
Wrong²⁸

Chorus 3
I just fired the head
Of the F.B.I.
He was crazy
A real nut job
The head of the F.B.I.²⁹
Collusion³⁰

¹ p. 8 of “The Mueller Report” (“TMR”), Volume I (p. 70 of The Washington Post edition (TWP))

² Donald J. Trump’s (DJT) response to Michael T. Flynn, DJT’s former National Security Advisor, in regard to whether or not Flynn lied to the Vice President about his communications with Sergey Kislyak, a Russian ambassador to the U.S. from 2008 to 2017 (p. 37 of “TMR,” V. II [p. 303 of TWP edition])

³ DJT’s statement to the Special Counsel (SC), declaring his unawareness of Donald Trump Jr., Paul Manafort (former chairman of the Trump presidential campaign team), and Jared Kushner’s participation in the infamous 6/9/16 meeting at Trump Tower (p. 116 of “TMR,” V. I [p. 178 of TWP edition])

⁴ Despite Steve Bannon’s advice, DJT wanted to dine with then FBI Director James Comey alone, to speak about Comey’s future and to ask for his loyalty (p. 33 of “TMR,” V. II [p. 299 of TWP edition])

⁵ Michael Cohen, DJT’s former lawyer and fixer, recalled that DJT responded “oh good, alright” when he heard that WikiLeaks had posted thousands of hacked DNC documents on 7/22/16 (p. 17 of “TMR,” V. II [p. 283 of TWP edition])

⁶ DJT, via phone call with Comey, checking whether Comey had told the public that the president was not under personal investigation (p. 59 of “TMR,” V. II [p. 325 of TWP edition])

⁷ The IRA, Internet Research Agency, is a Russian organization that attempted to interfere in the 2016 U.S. presidential election by means of online operations and the formation of U.S. rally organizations. From an IRA-run Instagram account, a post was made on 11/3/15 with the following message: “Good evening buds! Well I am planning to organize a confederate rally…in Houston on the 14 of November and I want more people to attend (p. 29 of “TMR,” V. I [p. 91 of TWP edition])

⁸ In an interview with ABC, Cohen emphasized his loyalty to his family and to his country over DJT (p. 148 of “TMR” V. II [p. 414 of TWP edition])

⁹ DJT trying to convince former Attorney General Jeff Sessions why he should unrecuse himself from the Russian investigation (p. 109 of “TMR,” V. II [p. 375 of TWP edition])

¹⁰ DJT asking for Comey’s loyalty and protection during their private dinner (p. 34 of “TMR,” V. II [p. 300 of TWP edition])

¹¹ DJT (p. 35 of “TMR,” V. II [p. 301 of TWP edition])

¹² In May of 2017, Bannon warned DJT that “he could fire the FBI director but could not fire the FBI” (p. 64 of “TMR,” V. II [p. 330 of TWP edition])

¹³ DJT denying that he ever asked Comey to pledge his allegiance and loyalty (p. 35 of “TMR,” V. II [p. 301 of TWP edition])

¹⁴ DJT (p. 59 of “TMR,” V. II [p. 325 of TWP edition])

¹⁵ Before DJT dined with Comey, Reince Priebus, the president’s first chief of staff, told the president not to talk about Russia “and the president promised that he would not…” (p. 33 of “TMR,” V. II [p. 299 of TWP edition])

¹⁶ DJT reassuring Sessions that he would not force him to unrecuse himself from the Russian investigation (p. 109 of “TMR,” V. II [p. 375 of TWP edition])

¹⁷ DJT trying to convince Comey to drop his investigation of Flynn, who eventually pled guilty to the FBI due to his contacts with Kislyak during the presidential transition (p. 40 of “TMR,” V. II [p. 306 of TWP edition])

¹⁸ “No person in this country is so high that he is above the law,” [United States v. Lee, 106 U.S. 196, 220 (1882)] (p. 180 of “TMR,” V. II [p. 446 of TWP edition])

¹⁹ DJT (p. 34 of “TMR,” V. II [p. 300 of TWP edition])

²⁰ DJT (p. 35 of “TMR,” V. II [p. 301 of TWP edition])

²¹ DJT’s reaction, directed at Sessions, when he learned of the SC’s appointment. He harshly criticized Sessions’ decision to recuse himself from the investigation (p. 78 of “TMR,” V. II [p. 344 of TWP edition])

²² DJT (p. 34 of “TMR,” V. II [p. 300 of TWP edition])

²³ When DJT learned of the SC’s appointment, he lamented that “Everyone tells me if you get one of these independent counsels it ruins your presidency. It takes years and years and I won’t be able to do anything (p. 78 of “TMR,” V. II [p. 344 of TWP edition])

²⁴ Kirill Dmitriev, a chief executive closely tied to Vladimir Putin, explaining to his business associate, George Nader, that he wanted to invite Trump transition team members to attend the 2016 World Chess Championship in the interest of building relationships (p. 150 of “TMR,” V. I [p. 212 of TWP edition])

²⁵ According to former White House press secretary Sean Spicer, Flynn’s resignation signaled nothing more than a breakdown of trust between the president and Flynn (p. 38 of “TMR,” V. II [p. 304 of TWP edition])

²⁶ A declaration, from DJT, that he never advised Don McGahn, former White House counsel, to fire Robert Mueller III, the SC (p. 118 of “TMR,” V. II [p. 384 of TWP edition])

²⁷ During July of 2018, when Cohen began publicly expressing his willingness to cooperate with the SC, DJT pled his relative innocence through his condemnation of the government breaking into Cohen’s office and Cohen secretly taping a conversation that he had had with DJT (p. 148 of “TMR,” V. II [p. 414 of TWP edition])

²⁸ DJT (p. 148 of “TMR,” V. II [p. 414 of TWP edition])

²⁹ During May of 2017, six days after Comey was scheduled to testify before Congress, DJT fired him and shared the news with the Russian Foreign Minister (p. 62 of “TMR,” V. II [p. 328 of TWP edition])

³⁰ According to Bannon, DJT spoke with him about Comey on eight separate occasions between May 3rd and 4th of 2017, insisting that: “He [Comey] told me three times I’m not under investigation. He’s a showboater. He’s a grandstander. I don’t know any Russians. There was no collusion” (p. 64 of “TMR,” V. II [p. 330 of TWP edition])