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Are Democrats setting a trap for Trump?
American Thinker ^ | August 12, 2022 | Joe Alton, M.D.

Posted on 08/12/2022 8:45:33 AM PDT by Republicans 2016 2020

In Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi, Admiral Ackbar believes he is ambushing a partly built "death star," only to find that it is fully operational and an enemy fleet has arrived. In a famous movie understatement, now embedded in pop culture, Ackbar exclaims, "It's a trap!" Now Democrats have planted an even more nefarious trap by having their minions in the FBI raid Donald Trump's home at Mar-a-Lago.

The former president's estate in Palm Beach, Florida was the subject of an FBI search warrant in the late hours on Monday by two dozen agents, with 15 boxes of documents removed from the premises. The papers allegedly contain classified national security information and correspondence between Mr. Trump and leaders of other countries.

Okay, that's a raid, not a trap. The trap is what the Democrats hope the volatile and impulsive ex-president does in response.

Perhaps the worst kept secret in politics is that Donald Trump will, sometime this year, announce his candidacy for the 2024 presidential election. The 2022 elections are still before us, however, and the Republicans are thought to have a good chance of reclaiming the House of Representatives in November, if not the Senate — that is, as long as no one rocks the boat.

The Democrats have had some limited success regaining momentum as a result of the January 6 committee hearings and the untimely decision of the Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade. Their spin doctors are hard at work making small drops in gas prices and the rate of inflation look like a roaring economy despite two straight quarters of negative growth. Crime, immigration, and multiple other issues remain a burden for the left.

(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2024election; creepstate; deepstate; election2024; policestate; singlepartystate
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1 posted on 08/12/2022 8:45:33 AM PDT by Republicans 2016 2020
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To: Republicans 2016 2020

Must be one huge ongoing trap that has been occurring since he announced he was running for Pres back the days, huh? I mean come on, they been trying to trap him since Day frakin 1. /s


2 posted on 08/12/2022 8:48:40 AM PDT by cranked
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To: Republicans 2016 2020
Oh gee, time to worry. Oh gosh, what are we to do?

The hand-wringing GOPe so worried about that the Left is doing they won't do whatever it takes to put AMERICA FIRST.

Meanwhile, the DEMONocRATS are being hoisted by their own petard.


3 posted on 08/12/2022 8:51:13 AM PDT by Jim W N (MAGA by restoring the Gospel of the Grace of Christ (Jude 3) and our Free Constitutional Republic!)
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To: Republicans 2016 2020

Even if we “win” by electing a bunch of Assistant Democrats who support open borders/amnesty, we still lose our country


4 posted on 08/12/2022 8:52:21 AM PDT by Lurkinanloomin ( (Natural born citizens are born here of citizen parents)(Know Islam, No Peace-No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: cranked

Maybe Trump is the one setting the trap.

Just sayin…


5 posted on 08/12/2022 8:52:34 AM PDT by Col Frank Slade
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To: Republicans 2016 2020

OR: Did Trump set a trap???


6 posted on 08/12/2022 8:53:23 AM PDT by ridesthemiles
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To: Republicans 2016 2020

Its safe to assume whenever the Democrats are pushing something its either a ruse or a trap.


7 posted on 08/12/2022 8:53:40 AM PDT by Starboard
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To: Jim W N

I like your Plastic Man image.


8 posted on 08/12/2022 8:54:33 AM PDT by Dr. Sivana (What was 35% of the Rep. Party is now 85%. And it’s too late to turn back—Mac Stipanovich )
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To: cranked

I’ve been wondering if, in fact, the left is actually falling in a trap set by trump. We’ll see.


9 posted on 08/12/2022 8:55:08 AM PDT by cuban leaf (My prediction: Harris is Spiro Agnew. We'll soon see who becomes Gerald Ford, and our next prez.)
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To: Republicans 2016 2020

It’s to his advantage that they think he’s volatile and impulsive.


10 posted on 08/12/2022 8:55:23 AM PDT by Kickaha (See the glory...of the royal scam )
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To: Republicans 2016 2020

The untimely decision to overturn Roe v Wade.

Yeah almost 50 years to do it. Shoulda waited another decade or so eh?


11 posted on 08/12/2022 8:55:42 AM PDT by xp38
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To: Lurkinanloomin

A Republican takeover of the House in November doesn’t give us much to celebrate about. I guarantee you that by next summer we will all be disappointed again. The GOP will squander their victory as they usually do.

With the same “leadership” we will get the same old results, which is lots of nothingness.


12 posted on 08/12/2022 8:56:25 AM PDT by Starboard
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To: Republicans 2016 2020

Is TRUMP setting a trap for Democrats?


13 posted on 08/12/2022 8:56:37 AM PDT by oil_dude
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To: Republicans 2016 2020

I think it was Trump who sprang the trap. I doubt there is diddly squat found in the boxes the FBI Stasi dragged out of Mar A Lago


14 posted on 08/12/2022 8:57:38 AM PDT by DaxtonBrown
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To: Republicans 2016 2020

The Democrats have inflation, giving billions to Ukraine, and illegal immigration.

So they raid Trump’s house to look for Kentucky Fried Chickens secret recipe.


15 posted on 08/12/2022 8:57:57 AM PDT by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer” )
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To: Lurkinanloomin

This is why I would rather see a democommie elected than a bush league chamber of commerce worshipping republiCANT elected.
I would rather fight my enemy head on, than face a traitor


16 posted on 08/12/2022 8:58:28 AM PDT by joe fonebone (And the people said NO! The End)
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To: cuban leaf; ridesthemiles

Trump and his family watched FBI raid on security footage, lawyer claims

https://nypost.com/2022/08/12/trump-family-watched-fbi-raid-on-security-footage-lawyer/

Despite former President Donald Trump suggesting federal agents may have planted evidence during their raid of his Mar-a-Lago resort this week, he and his family were able to see “the whole” operation on security camera footage, one of his lawyers revealed Thursday.

“It’s kind of funny. I think the folks in New York, President Trump and his family, probably had a better view than I did because they had the CCTV, they were able to watch,” Christina Bobb told Real America’s Voice.

“I was, you know, I was stuck in the parking lot there to you know, collect paper and answer questions,” she added. “But they were actually able to see the whole thing. So they they actually have a better idea of what took place inside.”

According to Bobb, the FBI initially instructed Mar-a-Lago staff to turn off all the surveillance cameras in Trump’s residence. However, the 45th president’s legal team ensured that they would remain operational.


17 posted on 08/12/2022 8:58:49 AM PDT by COUNTrecount ("I've always won, and I'm going to continue to win. And that's the way it is." -- Donald Trump)
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To: Republicans 2016 2020

Remember Trump holds all the cards here. Being he knows the Democrats are looking for him to do anything they can charge. Knowing how they wanted access to the security cameras means Trump more then likely had tons of “eyes” on that room at all times.


18 posted on 08/12/2022 8:58:55 AM PDT by Lod881019
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To: joe fonebone

Liberals don’t fight head on.


19 posted on 08/12/2022 8:59:25 AM PDT by TN4Liberty (My tagline disappeared so this is my new one.)
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To: Republicans 2016 2020

It definitely would be the first one. Those RAT mofos (A little Beto for Gungrabber lingo there) have been doing this for seven or eight years.


20 posted on 08/12/2022 8:59:34 AM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (The House is supposed to represent the people, not the friggin' Federal government. )
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