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 ...
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Get over yourself, mustache boy. You’re not even amusing anymore.
Bolton is a fruitcake.
Shut up and go fight a war mustache.
they are really scratching their heads
Trump is supposed to tuck tail and run away
he does not do that
I don’t think I’ll get to see any public hangings, but I’d sure like to.
He is the walrus coocookachoo. War mongering walrus. Go away!
I can’t get over these never Trampers – – Bolton, Asa Hutchinson, Chris Christie, Bill Barr, Larry Hogan, now Mike Pence.
As if any of them had a one percent chance of getting into the White House. And worse than that is that no one cares anything as far as what they think!
I am the Walrus, coo coo a’choo
He really didn’t think that one out very well, did he?
Fixed it.
The gist of this article is that if you are bombarded by spurious “legal” actions by your opposition, it’s your duty to just give up and go home.
The Leftists have moved so quickly from deluded to demented.
THERE IT IS FOLKS
REAL REASON FOR THE INDICTMENTS.. RACHEL MADDOW SAID THE SAME THING.
Bolton is the villain from Ruff’n Reddy.
He’s Pence with a pornstache.
He’s a deep state stooge.
Moron.
Always was, is and will forever be.
-PJ
One thing we can say for certain, John Bolton is NOT
the hope of our Republic.
Stand for Trump
or
Kneel for Leftists.
America’s only hope is for Trump to win.
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