It seems to be about his inability to accept that Joe Biden BEAT him to become President a year and half ago….
And?
In losing his last job ?
He worries about lost his ability to control the US Justice Dept and his sheild against efforts in New York and Georgia to indict him for crimes ….
(Could he deep down be looking for a ‘get out of jail free’ card in becoming Presidnt again , though one doubts an ex-America Presiddnt would end up there)
At a rally on Saturday in Commerce, Georgia, Donald Trump all but announced his 2024 run for president as he lobbed more verbal missiles at Georgia’s Republican governor, Brian Kemp, and secretary of state, Brad Raffensperger. Both men refused to cave to Trump’s 2020 post-election pressure to overturn his defeat in Georgia. And now both men are seeking re-election, starting with the May 24 primary.
As for himself, Trump doubled down on his Big Lie: “The truth is I ran twice, I won twice, and I just did better the second time. And now, we just might have to do it again.”
What makes Donald run? Why surrender his refuge at Mar-a-Lago, where Republican candidates make pilgrimages to stroke his ego for endorsements and where club members rain adoration upon him? Why not just go on claiming the mantle of the victor-victim?
Two motivations appear to lead the pack of emotional wolves that maraud Trump’s brain. First, as his niece Mary Trump has said, he owns “the most colossal and fragile ego on the planet.” His frail self-image fears external confirmation that he’s a loser. Restoration would represent redemption.
At a rally on Saturday in Commerce, Georgia, Donald Trump all but announced his 2024 run for president as he lobbed more verbal missiles at Georgia’s Republican governor, Brian Kemp, and secretary of state, Brad Raffensperger. Both men refused to cave to Trump’s 2020 post-election pressure to overturn his defeat in Georgia. And now both men are seeking re-election, starting with the May 24 primary.
As for himself, Trump doubled down on his Big Lie: “The truth is I ran twice, I won twice, and I just did better the second time. And now, we just might have to do it again.”
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Second, and
Second, and likely more important, is his fear of federal prosecution. The presidency brings immunity from it under Justice Department memos. (As Kimberly Wehle has explained, those memos lack legal grounding.) Although Attorney General Merrick Garland has appeared reluctant to prosecute Trump, he remains exposed to federal prosecution on a variety of charges—including charges related to Jan. 6th—absent a return to the White House.
Even then, we should note, there is no current legal obstacle to state- or local-level investigations and prosecutions, like those underway in Atlanta and perhaps still in Manhattan, though Trump might be counting on the Supreme Court to invent such an obstacle for him. For present purposes, however, it seems clear that Trump has more to fear from any indictment by the Justice Department, with its far greater resources, and with the venue for any trial in Washington, where he cannot count on a follower or two to be on the jury to hang it.
(As Kimberly Wehle has explained, those memos lack legal grounding.) Although Attorney General Merrick Garland has appeared reluctant to prosecute Trump, he remains exposed to federal prosecution on a variety of charges—including charges related to Jan. 6th—absent a return to the White House.
Even then, we should note, there is no current legal obstacle to state- or local-level investigations and prosecutions, like those underway in Atlanta and perhaps still in Manhattan, though Trump might be counting on the Supreme Court to invent such an obstacle for him. For present purposes, however, it seems clear that Trump has more to fear from any indictment by the Justice Department, with its far greater resources, and with the venue for any trial in Washington, where he cannot count on a follower or two to be on the jury to hang it….
Note…
Biden beat him the first time by SEVEN MILLION votes….
Trump himself and his baggage along with faltering support has Biden wishing for second g0-around….
Donald Trump KNOWS this…
His effort is to keep it from coming down on him….
Judge Says Trump Likely Committed Felony Obstruction
“A federal judge ruled Monday that former President Donald Trump ‘more likely than not’ attempted to illegally obstruct Congress when he tried to subvert the 2020 election on Jan. 6, 2021,” Politico reports.
Said U.S. District Court Judge David Carter, in an opinion: “Based on the evidence, the Court finds it more likely than not that President Trump corruptly attempted to obstruct the Joint Session of Congress on January 6, 2021.”
He added: “It was a coup in search of a legal theory.”
More: “Trump’s plan had worked, it would have permanently ended the peaceful transition of power, undermining American democracy and the Constitution.”
Trump Told Callers to Bypass White House Switchboard
CNN: “When John Kelly was Trump’s chief of staff, he monitored the switchboard to see who Trump was talking to. Trump would often tell people to hang up and call him back on his cellphone if he didn’t want it showing up on the switchboard call log.”
Said one former Trump official: “Trump hated people knowing who he spoke to, including from the residence at night when they went through the switchboard.”