Trump's 'Release the Files' Ploy Is

[B.See]

exactly that.. a bullshit ploy (imo).

Especially seeing as how TRUMP HIMSELF can order the files released immediately, without Congress as pointed out on today's World News Tonight broadcast (ABC).

Besides, he does everything ELSE without Congress, so why now?

My theory is, he's (for whatever reasons unknown) become convinced he'll NEVER be presented with such a bill to sign.

And if (by some stretch) he is, and vetoes it, they'll never override it.

But for now, he can at least pretend to be in support of it.

[OAITW r.2.0]

1. We need a couple of defections in the Republican House to get the ball rolling.

And when it does, that ball ain't stopping until Trump is out of office.

[RockRaven]

2. His ego can't stand losing that vote. And he KNOWS he's losing that vote.

They tried to coerce MTG, Bobo, and Mace and struck out. The discharge petition has the signatures, which also means there are enough votes to pass. It is going to pass. The vote itself is just a formality, albeit a necessary one.

So how to cope? How to avoid that psychic pain of being dominated, of losing? By adopting the winning position, of course. Now, ta-da!, he isn't a loser. He's a winner! He won! He won! See!? Not like some losing loser who loses. No, a winner! A winner who won!

[B.See]

4. Yes. Good point. Also a valid take.

Allows him to get ahead of the whole debacle. As if releasing the files was his idea all along.

[SunSeeker]

3. Massie thinks Trump will use Bondi to say the investigations she just started prevents release of the docs.

There's long standing DOJ rules that docs that are part of an ongoing investigation cannot be released.

[B.See]

5. that too. Bottom line,

Trump doesn't want them released. Certainly not everything.

[B.See]

6. Well, I was WRONG.

The House nearly unanimously voted to release the files, and the Senate has pledged to pass it too. Stay tuned.

[Prairie Gates]

8. The Senate passed it. It's on its way to his desk

[BannonsLiver]

7. I think they've cooked the books so to speak and are counting on corporate media to take it at face value.

A pretty good bet, frankly.

[B.See]

10. There's a strong possibility, and

a quite (if not only) logical explanation for the sudden reversal.

[canetoad]

9. Yes it is

But it will guarantee extra strong scrutiny if they ever become public.