I suspect Trump and Cohen thought "Oh, Sh!t! Now we're REALLY screwed" when Schneiderman resigned

[EffieBlack]

I have little doubt that Trump, Cohen and their thugs were already well aware of Schneiderman’s -shall we say - predilections. Those kind of things rarely operate completely in the dark, especially when they involve a high profile political person. They may have been waiting to spring them at just the perfect time - either on hm as blackmail to get him to lay off or on the public to humiliate and discredit him if he refused.

But Ronan Farrow, Jane Mayer and the women got the jump on them, put it out there, got him out of there at a fairly early point in the investigation. The case can continue to move forward under new, unsullied leadership and there’s not much Trump and his people can say without looking like ridiculous hypocrites (although that doesn’t usually stop them ...). And now all those transcripts and tapes and photos and statements they surely were compiling can just go into the trash, unused.

I tend to usually be a political optimist, so maybe I’m drinking from a half-full glass, but I think this will turn out to be a win for the good guys.

[unblock]

1. just in case, remember that new york isn't the only state where donnie may have committed crimes.

[oberliner]

4. Which others?

[haele]

7. New Jersey (Trump Taj Majal), Florida...

California, Virginia just to name a few...

There's a lot of places he's got properties - a golf course here, a hotel there...and of course, his son in law's business, along with al the real estate deals made by fellow travelers through his (ahem) "Lawyer" that look suspiciously like money laundering schemes.

Haele

[unblock]

9. d.c. and maryland, too.

[True Blue American]

16. Panama

Foreign countries all over.

[Orange Free State]

14. 49 others besides New York

Plus Puerto Rico, the USVI, Guam and American Samoa if he got around to it....

[Eliot Rosewater]

27. I hope you didnt ruin anybody's day

[mgardener]

19. I would say NJ

With Christie gone, they can deal with Trump.

[FakeNoose]

23. Yes, New Jersey comes to mind

He got away with a lot in Atlantic City.

[denbot]

2. I'll be willing to believe it was a card to be played

Instead it’s now in the discard pile.

[EffieBlack]

3. Yep!

[oberliner]

5. That's why the FBI does background checks

[kentuck]

6. You may be right?

Had not thought of that.

[Clarity2]

8. A very plausible theory

Something that popped into my head today too, though I couldnt put the logistics of it together, except that trump is a dirt collector and is from NY. He most likely had his radar on this.
Maybe he was giving Schneiderman subtle threats.

Anyone who is being considered for permanent NY AG should go through a fbi like grilling to see if they are blackmailable or have any skeletons in their closet! This position is too important.

[WhiteTara]

10. The solicitor general they are placing in that role

is one tough cookie.

[Vinca]

11. I hadn't thought of it that way, but you make a good point.

[malaise]

12. Had the same thought

Makes sense

[JohnnyLib2]

13. Once again, you've given me a useful perspective.

Thank you and forgive me for being just a bit envious of your "one-step-ahead-edness."

[pnwmom]

15. Make sense. I'd always RATHER be an optimist, but sometimes it's hard.

Your point of view, as always, was helpful.

[renate]

17. oh wow! that hadn't crossed my mind at all!

With the stakes so high in the New York case, someone must have been investigating Schneiderman. Especially if there are more than just the four women who have spoken out so far.

Your brain is better than mine. I just went immediately to "oh, crap."

[kst]

18. A Trump tweet from 2013

Weiner is gone, Spitzer is gone - next will be lightweight A.G. Eric Schneiderman. Is he a crook? Wait and see, worse than Spitzer or Weiner

Tweeted 11 Sep 2013

On the other hand, what Schneiderman allegedly did doesn't make him a "crook", so Trump could have been blowing hot air (or not have known what "crook" means).

Link to tweet

[El Shaman]

20. I can't help but note:

the timing, as soon as the Gullini came to the rescue ; the NYS AG went dirty.
Putin n Friends - still at work.
TY.

[WheelWalker]

21. Indeed... Even the wise cannot see all ends.

[EffieBlack]

25. "Cause Obie came to the realization that it was a typical case of American Blind justice"

"and there wasn't nothing he could do about it.

"And the Judge wasn't going to look at the 27 8x10 color glossy pictures with the circles and arrows and a paragraph on the back of each one explaining what each one was to be used as evidence against us."

[Ferrets are Cool]

22. No, what the orange idiot actually said was, "Great, another distraction"

[HopeAgain]

26. I think you are right

Regardless of what the actual outcome of all this may be, Trump will take this as validation and tweet it as proof he is the good guy.

[Ferrets are Cool]

31. And the deplorables will deflect, as they always do. nt

[Kentonio]

24. Nice positive take on it

That cheered me up, thanks.

[grantcart]

28. I normally agree with you but this time differ slightly

1) They in fact do operate in the dark and most of the time

2) I don't believe that they knew of Schneiderman's 'predilections' because they are incapable of holding back on anything. They don't keep their arrows for a better shot they use their arrows, then throw the quiver and the bow and if they find any flints that are going for the arrow head will start heaving them in the direction of the coming army, which can barely be seen 5 miles away.

[EffieBlack]

29. But you don't know what they may know that they're not saying because THEY'RE NOT SAYING!

[grantcart]

30. Well my point is that Trump is never "not saying"

in order for him to not act he would have to have some degree of discretion. He doesn't have it. He would have been spouting to everyone the first time he heard it, in my opinion, could be wrong.

[robbedvoter]

32. Actually, judging by Don Jr's reaction, they thought they were off the hook

There was celebration yesterday

Link to tweet

But the truth remains that no matter who heads the AG, the files are there and the investigation will be pursued.