Trump might be losing his race against time.

[Ocelot II]

President Donald Trump is worried that Attorney General Pam Bondi is moving too slowly to prosecute his political adversaries on fake charges. Trump has good reason to be concerned. He is carrying out his project to consolidate authoritarian power against the trend of declining public support for his administration and himself. He is like a man trying to race upward on a downward-moving escalator. If he loses the race, he will be pulled ever deeper below—and the escalator keeps moving faster against him.

Autocracies are headed by one man but require the cooperation of many others. Some collaborators may sincerely share the autocrat’s goals, but opportunists provide a crucial margin of support. In the United States, such people now have to make a difficult calculation: Do the present benefits of submitting to Trump’s will outweigh the future hazards?

As Bondi makes her daily decisions about whether to abuse her powers to please Trump, she has to begin with one big political assessment: Will Trump ultimately retain the power to reward and punish her? It’s not just about keeping her present job. On the one hand, people in Trump’s favor can make a lot of money from their proximity to power. On the other, Richard Nixon’s attorney general, John Mitchell, served 19 months in prison for his crimes during Watergate. If Trump’s hold on power loosens, Bondi could share Mitchell’s fate. ....

Trump has a shrewd instinct for survival. He must sense that if he does not act now to prevent free and fair elections in 2026, he will lose much of his power—and all of his impunity. That’s why he is squeezing Bondi. But for her, the thought process must be very different. Trump is hoping to offload culpability for his misconduct onto her. She’s the one most directly at risk if she gives orders later shown to be unethical or illegal....

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/09/trump-bondi-edva/684292/
https://archive.is/LeQwp

[ananda]

1. It's surreal to think of our country's survival...

as a matter of risk calculation instead of a matter
of honor and a sense of right and wrong.

[Klarkashton]

2. He is always being chased by the specter of another

Impeachment and or going to prison.

It's his ultimate motivation.

[usonian]

3. He hires FALL GUYS. Period. It's just a matter of Scaramucci's.

Last edited Mon Sep 22, 2025, 12:24 AM - Edit history (1)

Watch “Goodfellas”, “Casino”, “Donnie Brasco” for the mafia mindset (Godfather is long, but also the point)

It’s for the money, and what also takes money is blackmail.

The dirt must be so incredibly horrific (and, yes, it’s what you’re thinking right now) that he would be torn to pieces by a mob.

The “Epstein Event Horizon” is approaching rapidly, and his band of incompetent sycophants can’t stop it.

Everything you see is to cover that up. Crimes? He has the system rigged to dismiss all of them, except the unspeakable.

[Joinfortmill]

6. The victim was thirteen years old...

She withdrew her charges against him because she feared for her life. There may be tapes.

[liberalla]

11. She's only one of them... I'd bet plenty there are more... MANY more.

[usonian]

12. I read about that a while back. There's a court record of the charges.

Between Epstein and Putin, you KNOW they recorded stuff. That’s what pervs and blackmailers do.

My guess is that any “tapes” have been digitized and encrypted, so not an easy find.

While there may be few actual custodians, the number of clients and their “status” can’t be hidden forever.

Keep up the pressure and rightly so.

Accountability matters.

[AZJonnie]

16. I surmise you've not researched that case much ... it has a LOT of "hoax" red flags

https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2016/11/3/13501364/trump-rape-13-year-old-lawsuit-katie-johnson-allegation

The 1 reporter that this alleged victim spoke to (I assume via phone call or video chat) came away doubting whether the person constructed in the complaint even existed IRL. And the allegations are so over-the-top they seriously strain credibility, and they changed from one version of the lawsuit to the next (it was filed twice at least). It's all in the above article, and a lot more is sketchy than just those things.

My assessment is that there's a "conspiracy" around this person, but it's not the one you're thinking

[Joinfortmill]

17. I wasn't able to access the article from VOX, but here's one from PBS....

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/assault-allegations-donald-trump-recapped

My words: There appears to be a corroberating witness to 'Katie Johnson's' testimony. At some point, very soon I believe, the entire sordid mess will be revealed to the public and we will all know the truth. My opinion is that neither Lisa Bloom or her mother, Gloria Alred would ever represent someone bringing a false accusation.

[AZJonnie]

18. Lisa may have also been taken in by the hoax

Lisa Bloom arranged a press conference for "Jane Doe" in November 2016, but the accuser canceled due to fear from threats and did not appear. Lisa Bloom spoke on her behalf to the press and posted updates on social media regarding the lawsuit's withdrawal. Several news outlets confirm Bloom's role as the attorney conducting media outreach and providing public statements for the plaintiff.

Keep in mind here "would never represent someone bringing a false accusation" inherently involves the word "knowingly". There remains a possibility that not only did the events not happen, but also that the PERSON "Katie Johnson" (as described in the complaint) might not even exist. Bloom may have never met her if all her involvement was is media communications.

I wish you could read the Vox article. The whole situation was sketchy as heck. You probably ran into same issue as me, limit on Vox articles per month. Next time your free article count refreshes, you should check it out. Somebody withdrawing their case just before going to trial, claiming they did so because they feared for their life could be for real, or it also could be because it's a convenient excuse for backing out of a hoax w/o having to prove anything.

"the entire sordid mess will be revealed to the public and we will all know the truth"

Maybe. But I bet it won't involve "Katie Johnson". And then if it does all come out, nothing will happen to Trump except for embarrassment, just like nothing has happened to anyone else but Epstein and Maxwell. Trump is by far the most protected of any of them. If something were going to happen to IQ47 over it, it would have been during the 4 years of Biden, IMHO.

And I think at least ONE of the 15 or so victims we've heard from so far would have named Trump at some point. But none ever have, and Virginia Guiffre, who was practically their concubine when she was 17-18 yo, said under oath she'd never seen Trump with Epstein, nor talked to any other girl who'd ever seen Trump. Remember this case goes back well before 2015 when Trump announced

My own guess is that what Trump is worried about is damage to his reputation because not only did he know what Epstein was up to and said nothing, he'd tried to blackmail Epstein over it because Epstein was also aware of Trump's money-laundering for Russians and didn't want Epstein to expose him. I speculate that's what the "beautiful secrets" birthday note was i.e. a blackmail threat. Let's be "pals" who keep each others "secrets". I think he's obviously worried over the Epstein case, but I don't think it's because he was partaking himself. MHO.

[liberalla]

9. Excellent analogy!

[Marie Marie]

4. She deserves whatever ills befall her once she is no longer under his umbrella.

If she couldn't see what happens to Trump's Loyalists once he tires of them then she really is too stupid to be our AG.

[alfredo]

7. They're in a state of denial.They know he is only

cares about himself.

[Skittles]

5. when one of these Trump whores resigns and spills the beans I will care what they think

until then they can all go FUCK THEMSELVES because they are daily helping to FUCK America

[alfredo]

8. Their lives would become a living hell if

they dare show no reverence for the god emperor

[Skittles]

10. you'd think ONE of them would get tired of the daily humiliation

isn't there even a tiny sliver of real patriotism in ANY of these fucking whores, don't they give a fuck about the America their CHILDREN and GRANDKIDS will grow up in, UGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Marie Marie]

19. Sing it long and loud Skittles - AMEN!!

[alfredo]

20. They don't care about future generations, for they will

age out, and will not be around to see their struggles. They have the parental instincts of a snake.

[liberalla]

13. Yes, I've been sensing real desperation as the walls are closing in and the time is running out.

I've also been feeling almost giddy with anticipation.


Let's go!

[no_hypocrisy]

14. Think about it. It took forever to even indict TSF with Garland in charge.

We didn't even get to the trial stage before he was re-elected.

He's inane and stupid, but he knows how to read a calendar. He knows how slow the judicial system is.

[canetoad]

15. Thank for this

Good article. Interesting that the topic of 2026 being a "free and fair" election arose. I assume that it will be rigged by tsf and his cohorts in their attempts to cling to power.

What can be done to stop them?