Why did Trump try to steal election? & Why was he behind Jan 6 insurrection? Simple Answer:

[Stuart G]

...Because he knew he could try to do these events...without any consequences or penalties..That is he could
try and if he failed he would .....get away with what happened and the "try." Does he still get speaking fees?
Is he still interviewed. Does he have rallies? Large crowds cheering him? etc. etc. etc.

Well.......Was Trump right on this? Will there be some kind of penalty? (any kind?)

[blueinredohio]

1. Nope!

[NJCher]

2. no reason

someone else will definitely try it, then.

I guess trump will set the model for a new type of presidency.

[JustAnotherGen]

3. Yep

There will be.

A day or two ago the FBI seized the phone of Kellye SoRelle - a Lawyers for Trump volunteer and the attorney for one of the white supremacist groups involved in 1/6. "Seditious Conspiracy".


I seriously have a great deal of faith in Merrick Garland's capabilities. We have gotten so used to AG's that are all about self-promotion and aggrandizement that we have forgotten what happens when one keeps their head down, does their job, leads their team . . .

And gets the American people results.

Why should the Justice Department tip off the scumbag traitor trump?

[Stuart G]

5. I hope you are correct. Donald Trump belongs in jail..not making huge amounts of money at rallies.

[brush]

44. Is he holding huge rallies anymore? Maybe one or two...

but weren't they poorly attended?

[Escurumbele]

19. I think like you do, I really dislike the defeatist argument that he will get away with murder.

He will pay.

[wnylib]

27. Agree.

[monkeyman1]

42. he's hold up in his dump's & he don't know when the fed's are coming & no control !

[Stuart G]

47. Two words, "No control"...say it all...When the feds get him is up to someone else.

And the Feds will get Donald Trump...Time...is what will tell...not if, but when absolute proof is obtained..

[JustAnotherGen]

4. Kingofalldems just posted this

Link to tweet

Shit is getting real

[Stuart G]

7. What "Big Fish" are likely to cooperate and turn against Trump. Cohen already has.

[JustAnotherGen]

10. I don't know

But my husband and I have a bet going about Ivanka and Jared.

He thinks Jared flipped on Trump - and I think Ivanka flipped on Jared to save her ass and her dad's. He 'just' a husband - those trumps are thick as thieves.

Again - just speculation.

But I think the core democratic party base is blood thirsty (black women - count me as one) and I want 'cruelty is the point' pain inflicted on that entire family, McCarthy, Jordan, Gaetz, Bobo, MTG, etc. etc.. Preferably next August - in time for the midterms.

[Bettie]

17. I'm all for "Cruelty is the Point" pain too

and I'm an older white lady.

Fact is the only way this doesn't happen again is if there are consequences. Not "slap on the wrist, you're a naughty boy" consequences, but real world consequences that have a real impact on these people.

I wish I believed that it would happen. I really do.

ON the other hand, if it does, I get to be super happily surprised!

[wnylib]

30. I agree with your view

that Ivanka is more likely to flip on Jared than the idea that Jared would flip on Trump. I don't know that any of them have flipped, but if so, that's the more likely case.

Does your husband say what would motivate Jared to flip? He'd lose a lot if he did - wife, kids, grifting opportunities - and would need protection from retaliation.

[monkeyman1]

43. trump just dropped a turd the size of king kong ! bye donny !

[malaise]

6. There will be consequences

I believe that

[Stuart G]

9. I hope you are correct...grave and serious consequences. I think that when all the proof comes out,

we will find that Trump had a great deal of planning in the Jan 6 event. Why?...Because he felt he and his family
would ...."get away with it." (I don't think Trump cares about anyone else)

[wnylib]

32. So do I. The consequences will come

more slowly than most of us, myself included, would want, but they will come.

I just hope the consequences extend beyond the Trump crime family. I'd like to see all of their collaborators and accomplices topple like a row of dominoes.

[malaise]

37. Many will fall before

the Slobfather

[wnylib]

38. I will cheer the fall of every one of them.

But I will CELEBRATE when the slobfather goes down.

[monkeyman1]

48. an rodger just got subpoena today ! hitting the fan !

[lame54]

8. A 7 decade crime spree with no consequences...

At this point why would he think he would ever have to

[gab13by13]

18. Exactly,

Trump broke the law before he was president, then when he became president he knew he was above the law when he said he could kill someone and get away with it. He scoffed at norms that past presidents followed; didn't release his taxes, didn't divest his financial interests.

Trump will never see jail time.

[wnylib]

35. He might or might not see jail time,

but I believe that he and his scams and schemes will be destroyed.

[Escurumbele]

22. His worst character flaw is his lack of understanding that actions have consequences, that is why.

His daddy always got him out of every mess he ever got into, his daddy knew he was extremely incompetent, but he was his preferred child because he was as evil as he, so trump-the-buffoon grew up in this fantasy world where he never suffered consequences. His dad, and Roy Cohn taught him how to circumvent the law, how to cheat, which already was a natural attribute in his flawed character. He has never had to suffer consequences, but he now got into something that was not his turf, and that is why this time I am convinced that he will pay because all those on top understand that if he doesn't pay Democracy will suffer, and that is too high a price to pay to let an odious character get away with all his crimes.

[brooklynite]

11. When its ready...not when the blogosphere demands it.

[Stuart G]

14. Yes, I hope you are correct...plenty of consequences...& what will insure them...? Answer:

Proof that Donald Trump was behind some or all of what happened January 6..(with the help of his team )
....Yes, when that solid proof emerges, then, perhaps, there will be great consequences...You know...and I
must admit that the FBI is very good at getting proof of criminal intent ...Is that correct?...They are among
the best if not the VERY BEST!

[doublethink]

12. I believe that after last night Cali Blowout ...

yes the law will catch up with him and his accomplices. I really can't explain it in a few words here on DU. But yeah ... I think we have had enough. It's like a 'virus' ha ... like I said stay soon and we shall see ...

[Stuart G]

16. Cali Blowout? Could you please explain what you mean? Thank You..I don't know..

[leftieNanner]

24. The election yesterday in California

Where the mini-Trump, Elder was destroyed.

[Tomconroy]

25. I think the reference is to the recall election last night.

[Thomas Hurt]

13. The Pig wants to be America's strongman, that power and position...

is the next level to feed his malignant narcissism.

[Blue Owl]

15. K&R

[whistler162]

20. Well babies and candy are no longer

a thing. So he couldn't steal the candy so he decided on stealing something else.

[BlueJac]

21. Zero

Sadly

[budkin]

23. "Trump will be Trump!"

And the media will make a lot of money.

[Mr.Bill]

26. It doesn't surprise me that he has dodged the law and the courts

all his life. Lots of people do that. It does surprise me that by this time , with all the shady foreign and domestic organized crime types he had dealt with and certainly at times not held up his end of the deal. someone hasn't just beaten the living shit out of him or tossed him out of a 20th story window.

[wnylib]

36. I've wondered about that, too.

He has made enough enemies that I'd think someone would have been angry enough to go after him. But then, who would risk going after a mob type character other than another mobster?

[kairos12]

28. No way.

Merrick Garland won’t go there.

[dchill]

29. Only Karma knows for sure.

[Duppers]

31. Sorry, tRump proves there's no such thing...

As karma.


(I know a few cruel people who have died relatively happy too.)

[Jarqui]

33. 'Why did Trump try to steal election? & Why was he behind Jan 6 insurrection?"

Simpler answer:

Because if he was successful, he could thwart any attempts to come at him for criminal actions using the Oval office to shield him until the statute of limitations ran out.

Things happen for a reason.

[Retired Engineer Bob]

45. This! N/t

[Bluethroughu]

39. He did because he had nothing to loose.

In fact he has gained, this is why the GOP follow his orders. They are not afraid of him, they worship him and everything he stands for, he just has the balls to say and do what they are thinking.

We have a big problem if this insurrection does not out these treasonist SOBs behind bars, and I mean all of them including the financiers.

[Stuart G]

41. He has a whole lot to loose...and that will take...TIME...

....I believe that in "TIME" no building will be named after him..
....Donald Trump will become a recluse like Nixon was.
....Donald Trump will lose his fortune..
...Donald Trump will be charged with some crimes..
...and more....a whole lot more..The FBI needs "TIME"

......Donald Trump's downfall will make Nixon's seem like a cake walk, or a 1/4 mile walk through your local park...

....and The FBI will get Trump...Donald Trump is the biggest crook around..

[Bluethroughu]

53. I hope you are right,

On every point.

[Straw Man]

40. There may be consequences ...

... but I have my doubts that they will be sufficiently severe. To me, it wouldn't be enough for him to die broke. I'd like to see him die behind bars, preferably after being there for a long, long time.

No, I'm not one of those "kinder, gentler" Democrats. The man is a blight on our society, and is responsible for death and misery on a massive scale.

[mountain grammy]

46. Republicans literally get away with murder!

[Stuart G]

49. One more idea about the final end of Donald Trump...about the FBI...What the FBI is outstanding and

superior at: is getting those ...down below...to testify against the big bosses (those above)

So, if you don't think that the FBI is currently working on that one, you are entirely wrong...So, Giuliani gets a break
to testify against Trump..or maybe someone else...Maybe... whoever you can imagine....The FBI is great at getting
the lowers to testify against the bosses...just wait and see...We will see it all...Yes, we will...

.....We ain't seen all of it ...the "best is yet to come" can you imagine who?...hint...does Donald Trump have...
.....children?...Were they or individual children involved? Would the FBI go after children to get the big boss?
How about the former mayor of New York.?

.............................Well that last two: former Mayor of New York, and children......................
...................if you don't know the answer, you don't know how the FBI works...

[Ligyron]

50. This defeatist attitude, that Trump will never pay for his crimes is wrong

If one was a suspicious person and didn’t know any better, one might think there were a few trolls loose in here.

A defeatist attitude only benefits Trump and the Republican party. They’d love to spread negativity and hopefully some contagious apathy throughout the Democratic Party and Independents in the hopes that some will just give up and won’t vote.

The only way he won’t pay for his crimes is if he’s reelected somehow.

[Corgigal]

51. Because

he couldn’t leave the White House. He knows what he did, when everything failed, he threw the sink . He always thought he had the tough guys, even all the police. He might have had too many, but not enough, and why he allowed the fighting to continue for hours. He tried to steal it every way possible, not to serve this country, but to hide all his corruption.

[sarisataka]

52. I can't figure out why Trump would try to steal the election

I know I read over 1461 times he was going to resign. Mostly because he never really wanted to be president