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In reply to the discussion: Trump's endgame for the next month [View all]OnDoutside
(19,948 posts)Option One.
I've been saying here for the last month that Joe is more likely to be 47 than 46, and for this reason,
Trump is in trouble from federal and state indictments
There is a major doubt that he can pardon himself, which makes Option Two too much of a risk.
He is shameless, and his instincts are survival, so having to take a pardon is no big deal, especially after being impeached.
To do nothing is a gamble that he may not be willing to take, so I think that excludes Option Three.
This leaves Option One, where he can bullshit his base by saying that the traitorous Dems will be making shit up about him, to persecute their President, so he's just taking this inoculation. Pence will jump at complying, because it's his only chance to be President. He wouldn't dare double cross Trump.
By taking a pardon, he would then only be fighting on one front rather than two.