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peggysue2

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9. That's been pretty much my take

Sat Aug 20, 2022, 06:43 PM

Aug 2022

Not that I have an inside track but using the documents as leverage, extortion is the way Trump rolls. He'd do anything to save his ass from jail time. I'm sure he'd consider it a 'perfect' solution, the best solution anyone has ever had.

Sell out the country's national security? No biggie.

Nice country you have there. Be a shame if anything happened to it, yada, yada.

There is no bottom for Trump.

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Michael Cohen speculates that Trump was going to use documents as a "get-out-of-jail free" card... [View all] kentuck Aug 2022 OP

Who's to say he won't do that anyway? sop Aug 2022 #1

He doesn't have the documents any more, Ocelot II Aug 2022 #2

He was president for four years, he must know a lot of other secret information. sop Aug 2022 #3

Much secret info has a short half-life ... eppur_se_muova Aug 2022 #12

Person. Woman. Man. Camera. TV? n/t xocetaceans Aug 2022 #28

You betcha Evolve Dammit Aug 2022 #17

One of the Congressional committees has... Septua Aug 2022 #32

Digital copies of all of them dwayneb Aug 2022 #4

Yea, that's what I keep thinking. I wonder if our national security is busy changing things so tfg Maraya1969 Aug 2022 #10

I wonder the same. Evolve Dammit Aug 2022 #18

He couldn't have made copies? hamsterjill Aug 2022 #25

Yes, thank God. Joinfortmill Aug 2022 #31

Or use them to pay off loans JI7 Aug 2022 #5

That would be Treason. Lochloosa Aug 2022 #6

Well he's already committed Treason at least twice. CousinIT Aug 2022 #8

I believe treason is only applicable when the nation is at war SilasSouleII Aug 2022 #11

18 U.S. Code � 2381 - Treason Trueblue Texan Aug 2022 #23

I think "treason" applies also. However some other sites (MTWheel) disagree. erronis Aug 2022 #26

Oh OK - So Let's Give Tr**p The Congressional Medal Of Honor Then (sarcasm)... nt global1 Aug 2022 #37

I wouldn't put it past Golfcart von Fatfuck one bit Blue Owl Aug 2022 #7

Don't sugar coat it! Evolve Dammit Aug 2022 #19

That's been pretty much my take peggysue2 Aug 2022 #9

If the rules of Trump's game include extortion, I am sure that colorado_ufo Aug 2022 #13

That would require that he care about his family more than himself. NH Ethylene Aug 2022 #27

It has been reported that Jared Kushner spent more time with the secret documents... kentuck Aug 2022 #14

If you let me go on the coup rap, Turbineguy Aug 2022 #15

Or the more practical gambit of, "I will tell you which secrets that I shared." Chainfire Aug 2022 #33

I'm sure the the trumps have digital versions of all these docs. C Moon Aug 2022 #16

And that needs to be determined, for our national security. Expect ZERO GOP MAGAT help. Evolve Dammit Aug 2022 #21

You can safely bet your ass orangecrush Aug 2022 #20

I hope you're wrong, but I would not bet against it. At all. Evolve Dammit Aug 2022 #22

He certainly had enough time. Demobrat Aug 2022 #24

Don't know orangecrush Aug 2022 #34

It would explain the $2 billion Dave says Aug 2022 #36

probably scanned them all anyway. search him for these: IcyPeas Aug 2022 #29

... orangecrush Aug 2022 #35

Consider: SayItLoud Aug 2022 #30

Arrest His Ass NOW - Then Put Him In Solitary Confinement With No.... global1 Aug 2022 #38

Let him try it,... LudwigPastorius Aug 2022 #39

Maybe he already tried to extort the DOJ and that is why the FBI had to seize the documents. Irish_Dem Aug 2022 #40

He may also have embarrassing material about high level elected officials. Irish_Dem Aug 2022 #41