What are the chances that Donald Trump will end up in prison?

[wareyin]

I didn't know "We have to wait until 2020" disqualified something as "a win."

Gotcha. In the vast arsenal of ways to deal with Trump now, Democrats should just wait until 2020. Very sage advice.

 

[theprestige]

Gotcha. In the vast arsenal of ways to deal with Trump now, Democrats should just wait until 2020. Very sage advice.

In the vast arsenal of ways to deal with Trump now, what's your weapon of choice, and why?

 

[BrooklynBaby]

What are the chances AOC will call Pelosi a racist?

 

[IsThisTheLife]

what a circle j**k.

 

[wasapi]

I played it safe and voted 50/50. My desire for him to go to prison is powerful. However, realistically, he continues to surprise me. Daily.

 

[Shalamar]

Zero percent, The chances are basically 0.

 

[Trebuchet]

He is, of course, older than dirt me. He's obese, has a terrible diet, and gets no exercise. (Other than his thumbs, of course.) Even if he's defeated in '20 is indicted after leaving office, he'll likely be dead before seeing the inside of club fed.

 

[wareyin]

In the vast arsenal of ways to deal with Trump now, what's your weapon of choice, and why?

My weapon of choice is at least one of the Constitutional ones. Trump demonstrates cognitive decline almost every day, so 25th Amendment. Alternatively, his crimes have been spelled out clearly. Impeachment is a reasonable response to obstruction of justice, per McConnell. I'd wager that the vast majority of Trump supporters are such because they are ignorant of his crimes, and the law (and probably a lot more, but let's table that for now). Public trials tend to make even head-in-the-sand establishment Republicans aware of more facts.

 

[Stacyhs]

What are the chances? Pretty low...but not because he doesn't deserve to be there. He'll be protected by people like Barr and Kavanaugh.

 

[theprestige]

My weapon of choice is at least one of the Constitutional ones. Trump demonstrates cognitive decline almost every day, so 25th Amendment.

Interesting. The 25th requires the cooperation of his cabinet to get it started, or else the cooperation of a review board established by law.

In order to use this weapon, Democrats would either have to convince the cabinet to act, or else somehow pass a law establishing a separate review board, by a veto-proof majority. And even then, they'd have to hope that the review board was willing to make the assessment you require.

This seems like such a long shot, that if Pelosi used this weapon successfully, she'd be one of the greatest snipers of all time.

Alternatively, his crimes have been spelled out clearly. Impeachment is a reasonable response to obstruction of justice, per McConnell. I'd wager that the vast majority of Trump supporters are such because they are ignorant of his crimes, and the law (and probably a lot more, but let's table that for now). Public trials tend to make even head-in-the-sand establishment Republicans aware of more facts.

This seems like a more reasonable weapon to use, constitution-wise. Even if it fails, the public trial would likely affect the outcome in 2020, if your theory about Trump supporters is correct.

On the other hand, the problem isn't really Trump supporters, but rather swing voters in key states who voted for Trump in 2016 and may or may not vote for him again in 2020. What alienated them in 2016? What will alienate them in 2020?

I know you're hoping to get rid of Trump before the next election, but I don't see the Democrat establishment really making any moves towards that goal. Like it or not, JoeMorgue may be right, that voting in 2020 is your next big chance.

 

[Skeptic Ginger]

I would be satisfied with a perp walk and at least a day before he could bond out.

 

[Lambchops]

Zero percent, The chances are basically 0.

Yep. The rich and powerful do not go to jail. That's just how the system works.

Meanwhile, us "little people" might have to spend years locked up for smoking a joint. Or stealing a loaf of bread so our children don't starve to death.

And we call this "democracy". And "freedom". What a joke.

 

[The Great Zaganza]

Yep. The rich and powerful do not go to jail. That's just how the system works.

True.
But once out of office, Trump might end up being neither.

 

[Lambchops]

True.
But once out of office, Trump might end up being neither.

Nah. Once you are in, you can just claim that you still have a crapload of money, and that will protect you.

Once an elite, always an elite.

He can keep screwing over contractors and raping little girls until the day he dies. Nothing is going to happen to him.

Unless we actually pull our heads out of our asses, and demand change. But that's not going to happen, because we've all been indoctrinated to think that we are living in the perfect system, and we are all really happy with that.. Capitalism can do no wrong. Right?

 

[wareyin]

Interesting. The 25th requires the cooperation of his cabinet to get it started, or else the cooperation of a review board established by law.

In order to use this weapon, Democrats would either have to convince the cabinet to act, or else somehow pass a law establishing a separate review board, by a veto-proof majority. And even then, they'd have to hope that the review board was willing to make the assessment you require.

This seems like such a long shot, that if Pelosi used this weapon successfully, she'd be one of the greatest snipers of all time.

I don't know about that. I've been assured that the GOP establishment all hate Trump, so this seems like an easy way for them to get rid of him and get a guy like Pence in that they probably like better. Trump's making it even easier with all the "acting" members of his cabinet, too. If they can't vote, that's fewer people required to make a majority.

All Pelosi has to do is convince them to act in their own best interests, as they always do anyway.

 

[JoeMorgue]

Gotcha. In the vast arsenal of ways to deal with Trump now, Democrats should just wait until 2020. Very sage advice.

I'm not getting what the snark is about.

Yes I'm saying beating Trump in the next election is the best idea. I'm honestly confused as to what the confusion/backlash is about here.

There's no viable way to take Trump out politically or legally without political power. In a democracy you get politically power by getting elected.

Where in that do I start speaking gibberish?

 

[dudalb]

Zero, sadly.
But at the moment I would accept immunity for Trump from prosecution in return for his resigination.

 

[Stacyhs]

I don't know about that. I've been assured that the GOP establishment all hate Trump, so this seems like an easy way for them to get rid of him and get a guy like Pence in that they probably like better. Trump's making it even easier with all the "acting" members of his cabinet, too. If they can't vote, that's fewer people required to make a majority.

All Pelosi has to do is convince them to act in their own best interests, as they always do anyway.

According to now (ex-GOP) Independent Rep. Julian Amash:

"When I was discussing impeachment, I had fellow colleagues and other Republicans, high-level officials, contacting me, saying, 'Thank you for what you’re doing,'" he added. "So there are lots of Republicans out there who are saying these things privately, but there not saying it publicly, and I think that’s a problem for our country."

https://thehill.com/homenews/house/...ans-privately-thanked-me-for-supporting-trump

Chicken **** cowards will say it in private but kiss Trump's ass in public. Shame on them.

 

[wareyin]

I'm not getting what the snark is about.

Yes I'm saying beating Trump in the next election is the best idea. I'm honestly confused as to what the confusion/backlash is about here.

There's no viable way to take Trump out politically or legally without political power. In a democracy you get politically power by getting elected.

Where in that do I start speaking gibberish?

It's not gibberish. It's simply extremely unhelpful advice. It's the same sort of non-answer "drive faster" is to a question of how to win a car race. Captain obvious level stuff that is so vague and vapid that it's not a serious answer.

When we're talking about how Democrats should deal with Trump now, saying beat him in the next election actually falls even short of the feebleness of that. The answer to dealing with something in the present being to have something happen over a year in the future is not even wrong levels of non-comprehension of the question.

So yeah, I'll give a snarky response to such an answer.

 

[RecoveringYuppy]

So yeah, I'll give a snarky response to such an answer.

How as your answer about the 25th amendment supposed to be any better? There are neither Democrats in the cabinet to speak of nor cabinet members posting here. So how is that supposed to be something we can make happen now?