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uponit7771

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18. He'll target his attention anyway and his followers will follow anyway no matter what. We've NEVER

Reply to StarfishSaver (Reply #10)

Tue May 21, 2019, 03:43 PM

May 2019

... had to give them rational reasons for anything.

If there is no reason at all they'll make one up.

What Red Don's cult will do is not a good political reason to not proceed, timing is though... that has to be right.

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I don't think Trump is so much goading Dems towards impeachment as he is fighting back [View all] Dream Girl May 2019 OP

the "goading" concept is completely wrong-headed. unblock May 2019 #1

100% right coti May 2019 #6

This. Chin music May 2019 #7

Absolutely spot-on JHB May 2019 #14

+1 uponit7771 May 2019 #15

he will fight dirty no matter what is happening - he is already calling us treasonous baby-murderers EveHammond13 May 2019 #2

Trump's doing what he always does, playing to his base. dem4decades May 2019 #3

Don't think so. The last thing he wants is the nation transfixed on impeachment proceedings Dream Girl May 2019 #5

to what end? there wasn't enough of them to get him elected last time without the help of uponit7771 May 2019 #16

I agree with this pandr32 May 2019 #4

He wants impeachment, because he knows it can't remove him, & wud benefit him politically. Honeycombe8 May 2019 #8

But everything would come out. Don't think he wants that. Dream Girl May 2019 #9

Oh, everything comes out no matter what kind of investigation is going on. Honeycombe8 May 2019 #11

it would come out right before election uponit7771 May 2019 #17

It would also give him one target to focus his attention and ire on StarfishSaver May 2019 #10

That's a good point. Yes, he's a one-word politician, and his cult are one-word followers. nt Honeycombe8 May 2019 #12

He'll target his attention anyway and his followers will follow anyway no matter what. We've NEVER uponit7771 May 2019 #18

But it's much harder for him to single out one target when several committee StarfishSaver May 2019 #19

I just heard on MSNBC, I think it was Jaynapa, who said they don't have to stop the other ... uponit7771 May 2019 #20

They don't have to stop, but it will be virtually impossible to sustain such investigations StarfishSaver May 2019 #21

She was also talking about the SDNY, SoNY and other investigations. There's about 20 something ... uponit7771 May 2019 #22

It's desperation wryter2000 May 2019 #13

Agreed Moral Compass May 2019 #23