Is the former president attempting to extort President Biden?

[kentuck]

He's tried it with others. Remember Zelinsky of Ukraine?

Does he think that he can get Joe Biden to talk to Merrick Garland to "call off the dogs", by attacking his son and recruiting his MAGA allies in the House to do his dirty work?

If that doesn't work, does he think Joe Biden will get the DOJ to stop their investigations and indictments of him, if they threaten impeachment?

Naw! He wouldn't do anything like that.

He's not that kind of person.

[Irish_Dem]

1. Of course that is what Trump and the GOP are doing.

It couldn't be more obvious.

[Eliot Rosewater]

3. Just a matter of time before very bad days happen. Cons are NEVER going to change.

[Irish_Dem]

5. I don't have any data to say you are wrong.

[bucolic_frolic]

2. Like an inverse protection racket hiding in plain sight?

Where would you ever get that idea?

[OAITW r.2.0]

4. Joe knows this is how Republicans play today.

Been this way since Nixon was breaking into the DNC. This is whp they are, They are just willing to make criming OK, if you are a Republican.

[Raven123]

6. No.

[brooklynite]

7. No, he's not that kind of person.

Trump has the subtlety of a loan shark. He's not going to try to influence Biden by inferring a link to Garland or implying a threat.

[TwilightZone]

8. Extort him with what?

Impeachment is meaningless and probably won't happen anyway because there's resistance amongst some relatively-moderate Rs.

There's nothing in the Hunter case that Trump can use. It'll be resolved before long.

The DOJ is proceeding independent of President Biden. The Rs know that - their claims that he's running the show are just political theater. There's no there there.

[dchill]

9. None of it will make any difference to Joe Biden...

...or Jack Smith.

[TwilightZone]

10. Yep.

Trump and the Rs know that. It's all just political theater.

[TigressDem]

11. Well, the malarkey needs to stop. Joe is all out of ice cream.

It's NOW Dark Brandon time