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queentonic

(243 posts)
Sun Jan 13, 2019, 10:29 PM Jan 2019

Shutdown Theory

I worked in a prison as a counselor for two years. One thing I learned in dealing with every criminal type is this: to catch a thief you have to think like one. So I applied this knowledge to Trump and this government shutdown. Why did he cave in to Ann Coulter and Rush Limbaugh so easily. He has done things in the past that they didn't like yet he did them anyway. So what was the real target for the shutdown? In criminal investigations the motive is critical to understanding the crime. I then went through all the agencies that are being impacted by the shutdown and there it was, staring me in the face. The FBI is one of the agencies that is feeling the shutdown and that is good for Trump. He has said that he wanted to shut down the investigation and what better way than to cut off their funding via the shutdown. "Once you eliminate the impossible, whatever remains, no matter how improbable, must be the truth." Arthur Conan Doyle

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Shutdown Theory (Original Post) queentonic Jan 2019 OP
trumpft is doing this for chaos purposes, the wall is an excuse. Merlot Jan 2019 #1
As well as the total Wellstone ruled Jan 2019 #2
The Federal Courts too Nictuku Jan 2019 #3
then the shutdown itself is obstruction luvallpeeps Jan 2019 #4

Merlot

(9,696 posts)
1. trumpft is doing this for chaos purposes, the wall is an excuse.
Sun Jan 13, 2019, 10:32 PM
Jan 2019

It's not just trumpfts shutdown, republicans are always eager to shut down government, they want to privatize.

Nictuku

(3,617 posts)
3. The Federal Courts too
Sun Jan 13, 2019, 10:43 PM
Jan 2019

... they have allocated funds for one more paycheck on the 25th, after that, no one is getting paychecks.

luvallpeeps

(935 posts)
4. then the shutdown itself is obstruction
Sun Jan 13, 2019, 11:07 PM
Jan 2019

He won't escape. There will be suffering, and he's never, ever had the interest of the American people at heart. But if he thinks this is gonna stop it, he'll be in for a rude awakening.

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