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In reply to the discussion: Exclusive: Trump's Lawyers Think Mark Meadows Is Going Down [View all]InstantGratification
(449 posts)8. He still sees silence as his best shot to avoid jail
If Trump's legal team and others start to make it obvious that they view Meadows as a fall guy to insulate Trump and start taking actions and making statements to make that happen, Meadows will be under immense pressure. At some point he has to realize his best play is to flip. I don't know if he will or not, but the pressure cooker gets turned up with each new witness.
I'm not actually predicting this, but I had an amusing thought: What if Meadows has already made that calculation, skipped the J6 committee and started cooperating with the DoJ in secret. Unlikely for sure, but amusing to think of Trump's melt down if something like that came out.
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So far, Meadows seems very happy to fall on his sword to protect Trump. Why?
emulatorloo
Jul 2022
#1
So Trump including Meadows in his scheme and paying him gets him off the hook?
LiberalFighter
Jul 2022
#14
The main reason why the DOJ did not enforce the J6 subpoena is that Meadows is clearly a target
LetMyPeopleVote
Jul 2022
#37
Why would anyone in Trmp's current circle of lawyers and staff, talk to Rolling Stone Re J6 et al?
msfiddlestix
Jul 2022
#46