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Edward Norton
@EdwardNorton
Im no political pundit but I grew up w a dad who was a federal prosecutor & he taught me a lot & Ive also sat a fair amount of poker w serious players & lll say this: I do not think Trump is trying to make his base happy or laying the groundwork for his own network...
..or that chaos is what he loves. The core of it is that he knows hes in deep, multi-dimensional legal jeopardy & this defines his every action. Were seeing 1) a tactical delay of the transition to buy time for coverup & evidence suppression 2) above all, a desperate endgame
Edward Norton
@EdwardNorton
...which is to create enough chaos & anxiety about peaceful transfer of power, & fear of irreparable damage to the system, that he can cut a Nixon-style deal in exchange for finally conceding. But he doesnt have the cards. His bluff after the flop has been called in court...
His turn card bluff will be an escalation & his River card bluff could be really ugly. But they have to be called. We cannot let this mobster bully the USA into a deal to save his ass by threatening our democracy. THAT is his play. But hes got junk in his hand. So call him.
Edward Norton
@EdwardNorton
I will allow that hes also a whiny, sulky, petulant, Grinchy, vindictive little 10-ply-super-soft bitch who no doubt is just throwing a wicked pout fest & trying to give a tiny-hand middle finger to the whole country for pure spite, without a single thought for the dead & dying
But his contemptible, treasonous, seditious assault on the stability of our political compact isnt about 2024, personal enrichment or anything else other than trying to use chaos & threat to the foundation of the system as leverage to trade for a safe exit. Call. His. Bluff.
Edward Norton
@EdwardNorton
Faith in the strength of our sacred institutions & founding principles is severely stretched...but they will hold. They will. Hes leaving, gracelessly & in infamy. But if we trade for it, give him some brokered settlement, well be vulnerable to his return. We cant flinch.
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Ed Norton 🧵: I'm no political pundit but I grew up w a dad who was a federal prosecutor & he taught [View all]
soothsayer
Nov 2020
OP
His mom taught at my rival high school and lots of my friends that had her, knew him.
PunkinPi
Nov 2020
#54
+1. I wonder if Trump will threaten to start a war, that Biden has to handle, for such consessions.
TheBlackAdder
Nov 2020
#55
Thank you for posting this! Norton's theory makes perfect sense in light of the recent news story
LaMouffette
Nov 2020
#3
Sound like perhaps you are coming to the realization that I have come to in these past few years
IsItJustMe
Nov 2020
#101
We are living in a world of programming, this is for sure and it is extremely hard to be truly open
IsItJustMe
Nov 2020
#103
Small loan: your problem. Big loan: bank's problem. How many mortgages foreclosed to pay tRump?
Bernardo de La Paz
Nov 2020
#24
Dead center shot. He called it tRump is stalling to get a deal and at least destroy the evidence.
usaf-vet
Nov 2020
#32