What does the future hold for Donald Trump? - threadbans in OP

All it'll take is one of them with a bit of cunning and you have another Oklahoma.

Isn't it incredible.

Not one poster defending Trump's actions.

Do you reckon it's because, in the time between the talking points being broadcast and the time the posters here take them up, they are completely debunked?

Or do you think they've just given up defending him?

Even the "voice of reason" has disappeared. Disappointing!!

Considering the multitude of conflicting excuses and lies coming from the Trump side, I'd say the Trump defenders are waiting on them to settle on one excuse that they can start parroting.

Rand Paul and his sudden concern with equity and fairness of the Espionage Act is both hilarious and horribly indicative of just how debased the GOP are.

It's easy to waffle on about the "party of Law & Order" but they are seemingly intent on burning down what they cannot control.

One of the prescient moments of Washington's farewell address was his warning against political parties and factionalism. It's quite ironic given the store placed in the "founders" that his warning and Jefferson and Madison warning that for religious freedom that there can be no "state religion"...

That the GOP are intent on a Christo-Nationalist establishment controlled by their party and to detriment of the personal freedoms that are espoused as the American dream.

This is probably it. The simple minded are easily confused. They'll have to wait to be told what to say, once the Trump ratfuckers figure it out for themselves.

The biggest one they keep running with is “the president can declassify anything wherever whenever.”

Theyre still treating this like it’s going to be a political impeachment, with a jury of elected officials. It isn’t. The jurors are going to be sequestered AF and this line is going to go over like a lead balloon upon testimony from subject matter experts in SIGINT and the classification protocols

6 hours and all those months/weeks he tried to obstruct the transition of power.

But great more evidence: admitting the defendant was acting hastily and recklessly with TS/SCI. Super!

F**king incredible.

Such blatant ****ing lies.

Plus, anytime he tried to use that "I am the president, I can do wtf I like" etc bullsh1t before the courts, he has been bounced out of it.

I read a few valid points over the weekend.

1) The fact that this stuff was printed out is unusual and would raise questions as to why.

2) he didn't pack this stuff himself. Others did. Others who knew what it was and either knew or were reckless in not checking whether what they were doing was illegal. They are legally compromised now and Trump doesn't have the power anymore to pardon them. Potential there to pressure them to co-operate

3) Any lawyer signing a document confirming that all docs were handed over is in trouble. Further potential there to pressure them to co-operate

Also, it is logical that bringing matters this far either means that the Feds are going to bring something they know can stick, or it is one of the biggest blunders in Fed history. You don't do this unless you are certain you can bring it home. I don't think that if the resulting charge is merely holding on to docs would be enough (politically) to justify these actions. Therefore, there has to be much more than taking the docs and a subsequent obstruction charge when he didn't comply. I think that they need to show either that he

a) tried to monetise the docs, or

b) was actively and overtly jeopardising US security

That's the level I think the charges need to be at.

To me, it reads more like he's saying that Cruz's father was with Oswald, prior to Oswald being shot, although that wouldn't make sense since Oswald was in custody very shortly after he shot JFK. But whatever he meant, it was a bizarre statement.

As for Cruz (and Paul) maybe they believe supplication to Trump and Trumpism is their surest chance to be president themselves, one day, or maybe just to hang on to their job. Personally, I'd rather fall on my political sword.

I would imagine that many in the GP and on Fox are just praying for something so bad that it turns everybody against him. Then he'd be crucified like maybe we've never seen before.

I has to be everybody though, as they cannot afford any significant split in the party.