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In reply to the discussion: Is it possible that Trump is innocent? [View all]jmowreader
(50,557 posts)There's a good chance that if Trump can convince the court his people were committing crimes behind his back, an obstruction charge won't stick.
As we saw in the Bundy Bunch trial, it is extremely hard to sell a conspiracy charge to a jury.
This is what I'd try.
1. I would look extremely hard at Trump's rental agreements with the government. IIRC Trump is earning roughly $3 million per year renting hotel rooms and office space to the federal government. If Trump is selling room to the feds above market value, you've got a clean fraudulent-conveyance case.
2. Can we nail the bastard for election tampering?
3. Trump is violating the Presidential Records Act by not retaining his tweets. Since his personal Twitter account has become the de facto official White House communication channel, the PRA applies.
4. If "conduct unbecoming an officer of the federal government" isn't a crime, it should at least be a termination offense.
5. I like the money laundering angle. We'll use that too.