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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsOther than threats of riots and violence, does Trump have any more cards left?
I suppose he could get together another rally of his violent supporters, and call it a Celebration of the January 6th Patriot Movement, or some such rot, and incite them to some sort of violence or "civil disobedience"?
Or he could file suit against someone, Joe Biden or the FBI or the maker of Hunter Biden laptop. Anyone, just to get it in the Court and delay as much as possible?
He could start another rumor, like the one he did with Obama's birth certificate?
But what can he do to keep the evidence under wraps and to keep from answering for his crimes?
Is the clock ticking down on the criminal Trump?
Hasn't he played about all of his cards?
Eliot Rosewater
(31,212 posts)If red states refuse to certify elections, if trump is elected or installed, etc.
Insanity where we are.
RKP5637
(67,112 posts)doc03
(35,554 posts)Jarqui
(10,149 posts)He can get away to some extent (he did lose the election) with lying to or misleading the media 38,000+ times while in office
But when he has to go into court, they have this little law about perjury that seems to trip him up.
The legal cases are closing in on him
Jade Fox
(10,030 posts)drray23
(7,658 posts)in hopes that in 2024 he or another gop wins and then he can get a pardon.
EnergizedLib
(1,912 posts)To not be distracted by the latest diversion tactic, unless even more shocking developments come out of January 6/Mar-A-Lago.
SKKY
(11,876 posts)...delay, delay, and delay. Then blame everyone else. It's worked for him thus far, and I don't expect someone of his age to have a come to Jesus moment and change his tune this late. Plus, he's kinda all-in on his election fraud gambit.
Irish_Dem
(49,861 posts)Information that would greatly endanger or embarrass the U.S.
hadEnuf
(2,282 posts)And it almost worked except for some solid people who stood up for democracy and some luck.
Physical interference with an arrest, the courts or a triai is a
distinct possibility. He's already rileing up the kooks with his calls to be reinstated or to have a new election. Sounds like he's calling for another coup attempt or something similar. He has all these fanatical MAGATS just waiting to start violence. He's not going to walk away from a private army like that.
He'll try and burn the government down before he finally flees to Russia.
lindysalsagal
(20,936 posts)So, just like always, his pathetic attempts will fail, damaging everything and everyone in his wake.
WarGamer
(12,698 posts)And that very fact will be argued in Court and possibly make it to SCOTUS...
There is literally NO PRECEDENT for charging a FPOTUS with these crimes. An indictment will certainly be challenged.
Trump will say "As POTUS, there is nothing I can do that is illegal. The Judge will say "you're an idiot" and it will be appealed and stepped up the ladder and SCOTUS will probably take the case on an emergency appeal or stay.
SCOTUS will decide the limits of Presidential powers. Scary huh?
It's ridiculous, of course... but that's our world in 2022.