Posted on 11/29/2018 3:17:14 AM PST by RoosterRedux
The New York Post has an article today, surrounding an interview with President Trump, where the topic of declassifying the evidence behind ‘Spygate’ surfaced.
To say there is a massive schism amid supporters of the President on this issue would be an understatement.
On one hand the declassification would potentially, and finally, outline the scale of the FBI/DOJ politicization and weaponization of intelligence against the President – exposing the entire ‘spygate’ scandal in all its glory. On the other hand that potential is also seen as political leverage against the schemes of DC and all the characters.
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From the CTH perspective this interview [w/ The NY Post] essentially solidifies something we have been outlining for several months: President Trump is applying the consideration of leverage to his decision-making.
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President Trump has fifty years of business skills in various predatory and adversarial financial deals. Leverage, or the ability to force an opponent to take an action that benefits your position, is the most valuable weapon in deals; business or politics the same is true.
This type of leverage is extremely valuable and it’s not just against Democrats, Obama and the Never Trump alliance (ie. Sea Island group). President Trump is in a fight against multiple enemies from all sides, across all aisles and political alignments. The declassification leverage is like an atomic hammer that strikes everyone in a 360° blast radius.
And it is not limited to domestic adversaries. This leverage has a geopolitical value.
Think about geopolitical trade deals with Five-Eyes allies. Think about how President Trump may need an ally to take a position adverse to their preferred interests. The potential for declassification of intelligence documents showing complicit corruption within the U.K. and Australia could destroy politicians external to the U.S.
(Excerpt) Read more at theconservativetreehouse.com ...
I bet Trumps lawyer who suggested Trump not declassify it is laughing that Trump is going along with his suggestion...leverage, give me a break. The left is just regroup to find another what to end Trumps presidency. Once they do that is does not matter what he has on them so break them up now - declassify it all...just my opinion
“If they go down the presidential harassment track, if they want go and harass the president and the administration, I think that would be the best thing that would happen to me. I’m a counter-puncher and I will hit them so hard they’d never been hit like that,” he said during a 36-minute Oval Office sitdown.The commander-in-chief said he could declassify FISA warrant applications and other documents from Robert Mueller’s probe — and predicted the disclosure would expose the FBI, the Justice Department and the Clinton campaign as being in cahoots to set him up.
“I think that would help my campaign. If they want to play tough, I will do it. They will see how devastating those pages are.”
But Trump told The Post he wanted to save the documents until they were needed.
“It’s much more powerful if I do it then,” Trump said, “because if we had done it already, it would already be yesterday’s news.”
Source: NYPost
He will.
President Trump doesn’t bluff......
....timing is everything!
Have you seen his latest tweets.......they’re all behind bars.
While I would love to see the docs declassified, Trump can used them as leverage to keep the Democrats in the House and friends and enemies around the world dancing to his tune.
He would have more leverage releasing the rrport.
Interesting take.
Do you have any cars for sell? You strike me as an easy mark to make a good deal. Reread the article - carefully this time.
The problem to date is this “leverage” does not appear to have diminished the Demonic scum, enemedia, or FBI/DOJ/Intelligence collaborators and conspirators one iota. In fact, they have continually ramped up the disinformation, innuendo, and propaganda campaign designed to reverse the 2016 election and nothing has happened to ANY of them. This declassification “game of chicken” has gone on long enough and it needs to end... decisively.
Leverage?? WTF is the matter with you Mr President?? Releasing it Takes them OUT OF THE GAME entirely and America WINS!!!
His determination regarding the declassification of these docs is this: does the actual declassification of the docs have more value or does the threat of declassification (i.e. leverage) have more value?
Trump knows things we don't (he has an insider's knowledge). If he decides to defer declassification, I trust him to have done the right thing.
After all, he is a master at this kinds of stuff.
Freepers? Not so much.
While I would love to see the docs declassified, Trump can used them as leverage to keep the Democrats in the House and friends and enemies around the world dancing to his tune.
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Except they are NOT dancing to his tune.
+1
THe inside knowledge angle is probably the reason I’m most willing to cut him some slack. PLus I trust his instincts.
But my patience is wearing thin. And Sundance’s article is way off-base with Trump’s base and reality. Off course Trump care about being re-elected, without him its all SWAMP
Sundance, we are in a war and this goes for you, too....
The Revolutionary War took how many years? The Civil War? WWII? The Cold War? Either we trust the CinC, or we don’t. If we do, and I do, then patience is a virtue.
I could not agree more.
Bla, bla, bla. This has gone on way to long. Do it.
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