Trump: Set to declare 2024 presidential bid tonight; will indictments follow soon?

[Bob Armstrong]

My biggest fear is that various Republican Primary Candidates are going to dig in their heels, and try to win, rather than the anti-Trump faction coalescing behind a single common candidate.

Polls show Desantis, Florida Governor, defeating Trump in a head-to-head battle.

But, under the Republican Presidential Primaries, there is no run-off of the top two after a first ballot. A "plurality" can win. Trump could squeak up the middle and grab the golden ring! Trump has a "hard-core" group of supporters that are a minority, but also a substantial minority.........can they carry their "Prophet" through to victory?

~ Bob A (T-S/P)

[Frank Dixon]

Nancy Pelosi, pictured above with the then-president Donald Trump during the 2019-2020 Congress, tearing up her copy of his State of the Union address, has announced she will not seek a leadership position for the Democrats in the upcoming new 2023-24 Congress.
And Donald's elder daughter Ivanka announced she will not take part in her father's campaign. She might be too busy being investigated!!
And Donald's younger daughter Tiffany just got married, at Mar-a-Lago.
And President Joe Biden's granddaughter Naomi (Hunter's daughter) got married yesterday at the White House; her grandfather turns 80 today.

One reason why Trump could win the presidency again in 2024 is extreme weakness of potential Democratic contenders. I believe Biden is the only Democrat who could defeat Trump, and it is by no means a sure thing.

[Neil Frarey]

Grievance Politics 101 ...



Trump is the Grandmaster of manipulation ... Trump / DeSantis ticket 2024.

[Frank Dixon]

I didn't watch the announcement event. Nothing Neil states in his post strikes me as special.
Trump may take some time to realize that stuff he said years ago isn't relevant to as many people now. Most Americans want to move forward and deal with today's problems, not the grievance politics Trump specializes in. That said, he did attract more votes than any losing American presidential candidate in history in 2020, so can't be entirely dismissed for 2024.

[Neil Frarey]

Did anyone notice anything special about Trump's Presidential campaign announcement tonight?

No one???

Well, in case you all don't know ... Trump does not like Obama ... all that much. So far from what I've seen to underscore his dislike Trump has taken a few bites out of Obama's legacy! Some subtle some not so much, ha!

The first bite ... Trump was on about Obama's birther issue!

The second bite ... Melania Trump plagiarized some Michelle Obama's speech!

The third bite ... Trump gave his presidential nomination campaign speech on the Nov. 15th, he stood behind his lectern which had on its front a placard. The typography on that placard, announcing Trump's presidential nomination campaign, was rendered in Gotham typeface!!! The very font made famous by Obama! Obama used that typeface throughout his presidential campaign. And also used as part of that the now famous Obama HOPE poster.

I can't believe you sleepwalk through all this stuff, ha!


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[Frank Dixon]

Responding to Bob A's post:
Bob has correctly identified four significant legal peril situations currently faced by Donald Trump.
There is also a case against him, building from the January 6 Committee, potentially to be referred to the Department of Justice, before the end of the current Congressional term. This could be a sedition indictment.

Also, I secured an advance copy of Mike Pence's new memoir -- 'So Help Me God' -- published yesterday, from a friend who is an editor with the publisher, Simon & Schuster, in New York, and am about halfway through it. Mr. Pence, with his writing (his first ever significant published work, at 500+ pages; it could have been trimmed to 250 without losing much), is ponderous in style, is aiming to tread very carefully (so as to not offend any potential future supporters), and quite evidently has substantial further political ambitions of his own. Much of the work strains common sense credulity, in my opinion. He leaves many major questions unanswered or unclear. He is a mainline conservative Republican, with a strong Christian faith-based approach to life and politics.

Responding to Sid B's post:
In a sensible world, Sid is of course completely correct. But Mr. Trump's style, going back into his pre-political life, is to create chaos and division, so he can exploit the resultant dynamics. I believe it is too soon, at this moment, to write him off as a possible presidential nominee and candidate. We are not in a sensible world right now, and may not be for another decade or more, if ever again. Politics south of the border is set to get a whole lot uglier, if that is even possible.
One enormous question: Could the U.S. Justice system COMPEL a former president to testify before a Congressional committee (in this case, the January 6 Committee), regarding his actions while president? This is untested waters, according to the New York Times, Nov. 15, 2022. The Jan. 6 Committee leadership is considering its next move, following Mr. Trump's refusal to appear before it under subpoena, or to turn over subpoena'd documents. A 'Contempt of Congress citation' is possible.
A cnn.com article a few weeks back postulated a 'RICO' approach to dealing with Mr. Trump. 'RICO' is an acronym for 'Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations', the laws created around 1970 to deal with Organized Crime. The Canadian legal system has a similar law: 'Criminal Organization'.
I have also thought about the possibility of a military style 'court martial' process against Mr. Trump, for his former role as 'Commander in Chief', with respect to January 6. Haven't seen that one written about just yet!
In effect, Mr. Trump is taking on the entire Justice system of the United States of America. Las Vegas is no longer taking bets on Mr. Trump emerging unscathed!

[Neil Frarey]

Did anyone notice anything special about Trump's Presidential campaign announcement tonight?

[Sid Belzberg]

Trump's "operation warp speed" was the greatest medical catastrophe in the history of humanity. He was taken to the cleaners by Dr. Fauci. He has no chance of winning the primaries. as the GOP prefers Governor Ron Desantis, who just won the governorship race in Florida by a convincing 20-point margin. Ron Desantis appointed Dr. Ladapo as the Florida surgeon general, who is one of the few health officials in the world that follows data and true medical science.
Meanwhile, Trump extolls the virtues of his failed vaccine program. So Trump's fate is irrelevant as he has zero chance of being the presidential candidate in 2024.

[Bob Armstrong]

I hope you are right, Frank. It seems that strong cases are being built with respect to:

1. election interference in Georgia;
2. illegal removal of presidential documents;
3. tax fraud on the part of the Trump Organization; and
4. perhaps about Trump's role personally in his businesses.

It appears that personally profiting from the position of President is an issue no one wants to touch......

Trump is running again to try and win the race for four more years of legal immunity should he be able to grasp the golden ring...........


~ Bob A (T-S/P)

[Frank Dixon]

Former President Donald Trump is set to declare his presidential candidacy for 2024, at his Palm Beach estate, at 9 p.m. tonight. He will then attempt to bully potential Republican rivals (Mike Pence, Ron Desantis, Glenn Youngkin, Liz Chaney, Josh Hawley, Nikki Hayley, and others) into NOT mounting competing bids, whether Republican or independent.

The next and bigger question: Will Trump be indicted in the near future? I believe the answer to this is 'YES'. He will become the first former U.S. president to face one or more criminal indictments. And I think we will see some Trump indictments unfold before the end of 2022, with more in 2023.