Posted on 08/03/2023 2:04:55 PM PDT by lowbridge
Donald Trump’s pursuit of the 2024 Republican presidential nomination will damage both the party and America, particularly if he succeeds. Neutral observers might think the growing mountain of legal challenges – criminal and civil – including the one filed on Tuesday in Washington, would give Trump pause, notwithstanding his current opinion-poll lead in the Republican race. And everyone not named Trump recognises the enormous risks if he becomes the first convicted felon nominated for the presidency, or worse yet elected president.
For Trump, however, staying in the race increases his chances to get the nomination and secure funding to pay his rising legal bills. If he wins next year’s general elections, as is entirely possible, he will be able to terminate the pending federal investigations and prosecutions (although not the New York and Georgia criminal proceedings) or pardon himself if already convicted.
This growing disjunction between the national interest and Trump’s personal political and economic interest is nothing new. Unfortunately, however, there is surely little doubt he will seek to maximise his personal well-being over the country’s. America is in uncharted waters.
For any normal person, the burden of defending against criminal indictments, as well as civil lawsuits (which could significantly damage his personal finances), would be more than enough to re-orient his priorities away from politics. The time involved to prepare for multiple trials and the magnitude of the legal jeopardy Trump faces should impel him to put other matters aside to concentrate on his serious risk of criminal convictions and substantial civil damages.
But Trump is an aberration. Ironically, he seems to think his best strategy is to use politics as his legal defence.
(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...
Re: rising legal bills
Translation: increasingly expensive **persecution**!!!!
Unfortunately Trump brought in a lot of the swamp with him, he didnt know..he wanted to fight the swamp instead he let them all in
John Bolton hasn’t been relevant since the latter part of his time in the Trump administration.
His opinions are of no use. If Trump was as evil as he says, why did Bolton go work for him?
Conservatives who love Trump -> Bolton is a self-righteous blowhard example of deep state.
Conservatives who hate Trump -> Bolton is a self-righteous blowhard example of deep state.
So at least he has that going for him...
No, Bolt boy didn’t.
Exactly.
Bolton, like almost all these characters (of all people, Brooks alone seems to have figured it out), doesnt get that the US has been in a bitter social war for decades. Trump is really just a symbol, a battle flag in this war.
Angelo Codevilla got it back in 2010.
I want to be a macho man.
“But Trump is an aberration. Ironically, he seems to think his best strategy is to use politics as his legal defence.”
The lying POS. Everyone knew Trump would run, and they knew before the indictments started. In fact, that is why the indictments started — to thwart Trump.
Like that’s going to happen.
In a nutshell, that was the plan. The only thing left for the left is to take the glove off the mailed fist. If that happens, the retribution will be generational.
Bolton’s poisonous mustache:
“What You Need to Know About the Southern Flannel Moth—AKA the Country’s Most Poisonous Caterpillar:”
https://www.pinterest.co.uk/pin/43910165102735015/
Go back and snivel to your DC UniParty. We are not buying your Fourth Reich!
What a supercilious a$$...
This POS neoCON warmonger will have a lot to answer for when he stands before Jesus.
So what exactly are those “enormous risks if he becomes the first convicted felon nominated for the presidency”? Let’s hear it explicitly John.
Ask any Tummp hater why he is so bad for the country and they can’t give you a good answer. They’ll bring up something about the Access Hollywood quote, or the Charlottsville quote (out of context) but they’ll never give you any good reason. They just hate him because.
Trump erroneously thought that “Republicans” would unite under the party banner and work with him.
Bolton has absolutely no influence on me. I hate the dorky, neocon @sshole.
Bolton has terminal TDS. Let’s hope it takes him out soon.
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