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Turbineguy

(37,212 posts)
6. That's the smart play.
Sun Nov 17, 2019, 05:22 PM
Nov 2019

He has some small moral advantage due to his lack of qualification to be a foreign service officer. He can plead he trusted trump and didn't expect him to break the law.

He'll have to release himself from trump and realize that the million bucks that he paid for his job is a total loss.

If he doesnt take the 5th he's the biggest fool to ever walk through those doors. Triloon Nov 2019 #1
His best bet is to come clean. He's surrounded by truth so he might as well shorten his sentence. shraby Nov 2019 #2
If he starts pleading the 5th now, that is basically a blood droplet trail Blue_true Nov 2019 #12
Tell as much truth as possible jberryhill Nov 2019 #3
He will do what ever his Spouse tells him to do. Wellstone ruled Nov 2019 #4
That's the smart play. Turbineguy Nov 2019 #6
Do not think this fellows company Wellstone ruled Nov 2019 #9
My guess is the company goes up for sale within the next six months. Blue_true Nov 2019 #14
You might be right on . Wellstone ruled Nov 2019 #18
He spent a million bucks to have his own reputation trashed. Everything Trump touches... NCLefty Nov 2019 #11
He DID tell a reporter at his first testimony that he doesn't have a reputation to salvage...... lastlib Nov 2019 #22
His wife is likely the brains behind the company. nt Blue_true Nov 2019 #13
My guess is the company is quietly up for sale. Blue_true Nov 2019 #15
Did a look see as to his Wellstone ruled Nov 2019 #19
The republicans go to....'I don't recall' pbmus Nov 2019 #5
5th. Grasswire2 Nov 2019 #7
Pleading the 5th only makes things a bit more difficult for prosecutors. Blue_true Nov 2019 #16
First off - he's already been smart enough to actually listen to his lawyer ... MFGsunny Nov 2019 #8
If he is smart he will shoot for a deal mercuryblues Nov 2019 #10
That would make sense Poiuyt Nov 2019 #20
Yep, a deal and a bodyguard. nt crickets Nov 2019 #21
That, or eat the polonium sandwich from Vladdy Daddy. lastlib Nov 2019 #23
He will do the full Raygun. kairos12 Nov 2019 #17
That might not work PJMcK Nov 2019 #27
I feel like Sondland dirty (or dumb) enough to keep lying for Trump. I guess we'll see... NCLefty Nov 2019 #24
Withdraw another million. This time for the warden. ooky Nov 2019 #25
Sing like the proverbial canary ... NanceGreggs Nov 2019 #26
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