(09-03-2022, 06:49 AM)The Real Marty Wrote:

(09-02-2022, 10:49 PM)mikesez Wrote: I bet Biden, in his heart, knows that he is too old to run for President again, and would like nothing more than to figure out a way to prevent Trump from running again, so that he won't have to run again.  But I don't see how a pardon would play into that.  Trump probably thinks no matter what kind of case DoJ makes against him, he'll always have at least one juror on his side.  And he's probably right about that.  If he doesn't believe he could be convicted, why would he care about a pardon?

I'm not sure they will charge Trump.  Even if they do, it's possible a judge will rule that he can't get a fair trial, due to the pre-trial publicity and the fact that people have already made up their minds about him.  Also, if he is put on trial, there will be so many demonstrations and attempts to find out who is on the jury that there will be a very large chance of a mistrial due to jury intimidation. 

The best thing might be for the government to just put the evidence out there in the public sphere, and let people see it.  

And if he gets the Republican nomination, and he participates in debates, I would anticipate whoever is the Democratic candidate will hammer him with the question, "Why did you steal top secret documents when you left the White House?"  They will use the word "steal."  

The anti-Trump advertisements will write themselves.  Footage of January 6, with the caption, "Is this what you want?"  Pictures of classified documents with the caption, "Why did he take them?"  

The election will be all about Trump.  It won't be about any of the issues Republicans want to run on.  It'll be all Trump, all the time.

This is a fact. Unless the Republicans can find another candidate besides DeSantis, Trump will be a front runner. My guess is DeSantis will wait to see what Trump’s intentions are before throwing his hat in the ring. If Trump insists he’s running, DeSantis will defer. He doesn’t want to deal with the specter of Trump. It sucks the the oxygen out of the room.

---