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[Martin Eden]

7. Who really knows what the sociopathic grifter really believes?

He most definitely is a malignant narcissist and a pathological liar who will say anything in the moment to advance a narrative he thinks serves his interests. Quite often he hammers away at the same mendacious narrative over and over again, for repetition is a key strategy for making Big Lies accepted as truth.

It's entirely possible he believes President Obama tapped his phone, because that is something he and his mentor Roy Cohn would do. So many accusations hurled by the right are either knowingly false, or projection. To actually believe Obama and Clinton are currently pulling the levers of his "persecution" by the Justice Dept would, indeed, be delusional.

The mental pathologies of this creature will continue to be a subject of analysis long after he's gone. Knowing he is a pathological liar makes it difficult to ascertain what he really believes, but we can clearly see the meltdown in real time as some of the dialogue most damaging to the defendant in the documents case has been coming from his own lips.

While I am not overly anxious about the pace of the investigations I am still concerned about the outcome, so I can't "relax and enjoy" this dangerous chapter in the life of our republic. Heading into the 2024 election, the scope of the danger extends far beyond the fortunes of the defendant.