They already know he was manipulated in the past so why wouldn't they think that he can be manipulated again?
Unless something has changed, whatever they used to co-opt him in the Obamacare sellout is still there waiting to be used again.
Consider North Korea...most of the planet thought there was NO WAY Trump could neutralize them. And here we are. There are rumors that we caused an explosion that wiped out a large number of their scientists...in a manner whereby we let Rocket Man know he will sleep with fishes if he doesn't wise up.
Trump is from Queens and worked in construction. He's not a Bushie or a community organizer. I'm sure he's dealt with some tough hombres.
So, consider this possibility...Trump does his homework and calls Chief Justice Roberts to the WH. After some chit chat Trump clears the room and tells the CJ:
listen, I understand there may be a situation in your life that the prior Administration used to, let's just say, make you an offer you couldn't refuse. Now, I'm not one to judge...look at my life! But I am not very happy with this Deep State arrangement that continues to hurt the American people. I believe I have found a way to neutralize this arrangement in a way where nobody gets hurt, your situation remains a private matter, and you can freely adjudicate matters in line with what your pre-confirmation history suggested you would...no more Obamacare pretzel logic required.
The most plausible explanation for Roberts 11 th hour defection on Obama Care was that he was extorted via threats to have his adopted children deported by the Obama Administration
Irinically, there are some child deportations Obama is in favor of
This is not going to happen with Donald Trump in office and if somebody extorted me the way Roberts probably was, the pay back would be painful and I not even close to being Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court
I’m not worried about Roberts
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