Why are people like Meadows and Bannon risking prison for drumpf?

[Takket]

Are they really going to let this contempt thing play out and possibly go to prison for durmpf? These guys are all filthy rich. They don't need money. What are they getting out of risking their own cushy lives for drumpf? From the texts released by the Jan 6 committee today, Meadows could walk into DOJ tomorrow and say "I wanted drumpf to stop this but he didn't. It's his fault that happened. Here's the proof. I'll testify, just don't send me to prison."

Then he walks out the door, back to his mansion and millions of dollars, and lives his cushy problem free life. Why in the WORLD is he risking all that????????????????

[Skittles]

1. why does ANYONE humiliate themselves over a fucking BUFFOON

I don't get it - I know we've seen it before - Stalin, Hitler, Jim Jones - but....but....DONALD FUCKING TRUMP? The man is just plain vile, speaks nothing but gibberish, THERE'S NOTHING THERE.....WTF

[underpants]

3. They are scared of this monster cult he's built.

At this point they all fear his loyal cult members
Not just elected officials but all of them. They know what’s happened to school board members and the mother and daughter vote counters in Georgia. Getting primaried is one thing. The deplorable subhumans finding out where you live is a whole other thing.

[Pobeka]

9. Are they also scared of Russia?

The US cult is bad, but how many of these folks are on the Russian take? And if so, are they worried about accidently falling off a balcony?

I'll bet Putin would love to have his puppet reinstalled in the WH.

[Skittles]

12. but WHY

I would not put any fucking man, let alone a BUFFOON, over the interests of my COUNTRY

[fierywoman]

18. This. Someone also brought up the idea that perhaps FLOTITS wouldn't divorce the Yeti

because she feared repercussions from the Trumpies. I also suspect that TFG, in his usual modus operandi, has dirt on Meadows.

[Texaswitchy]

4. Trump has the goods on them.

All GOP emails.
Maybe videos.

[Skittles]

11. Trump has the goods on no one

PUTIN has the goods on Trump et al.

[bamagal62]

22. Kompromat?

[Skittles]

24. honestly, how bad could the Kompromat be

to make you support such a fucking vile piece of utter SHIT

I can't think of much that people can do that is more disgusting than being on your knees for DONALD FUCKING TRUMP.

[bamagal62]

27. True.

[brush]

30. Meadows was a fool to leave Congress for trump's staff.

Bet he regrets the hell out of it now as he's in big trouble.

[Dorian Gray]

32. Yes

his career is essentially over now. This is a mess.

Bannon, however? This is all his vision. The chaos agent.

[dchill]

2. Because they've already done the crimes.

[Gaugamela]

6. This!

They’re already culpable for some pretty serious crimes. They are banking on Trump being reinstalled and issuing pardons.

[LeftInTX]

25. Bannon is facing misdemeanor contempt charge....Hardly serious at all

He was pardoned for the serious one.

He will get three weeks of jail.

He played his cards and he knew this would happen. He made his decision to go with a contempt charge rather than risk whatever....

[dchill]

29. He's facing a lot more than the contempt charge.

[Irish_Dem]

5. They think they won't have any consequences.

[LeftInTX]

26. Bannon is facing misdemeanor contempt charge....Hardly serious at all

Three weeks of jail

[Irish_Dem]

34. Yep. And I will be surprised if he serves any jail time.

[Botany]

7. 2 reasons

1) Because they are both up to their eyeballs in un-American felony law breaking that should
put them into prison for most of the rest of their lives.

2) They are betting on the repugs getting back into power by any and all things necessary
and then letting them go.

[Hoyt]

8. They will eventually talk, but with half-assed responses.

But if Bannon is any indication, it could be November before Meadows’ trial, during mid-terms.

[Deuxcents]

10. What are they risking

As far as they’re concerned. What are the consequences? Did you answer your own question?

[uponit7771]

33. THIS !!!! ☝🏾☝🏾☝🏾

[Poiuyt]

13. It's like a battered wife

He beats her, but she still loves him.

[PTWB]

14. They're not risking prison for Trump.

They're risking it to overthrow our government and turn it into a fascist dictatorship to oppress minorities and the poor.

[DBoon]

19. and where they will be part of the ruling elite

[spanone]

15. they think tfg will get reelected and pardon them?

all I can think of

[jcgoldie]

16. listen to what they say

Mark Meadows says god told him to do it. Its the same shit as Barr and many others. The end justifies the means.

[Corgigal]

17. Michael Cohen

has said, we must have something missing in us, just to work for that guy.

He’s right, and I have never seen so many adult men fanboy themselves for any other man.

[frazzled]

20. They're just trying to run out the committee

These things can get dragged out in court for a long time. If it manages to drag on till the 2022 elections, and we lose the House (a real possibility), the committee will be kaput, and then they’re walking in clover.

Alternate theory: Trump has a lot of those Russian mafia connections. They don’t want the poison-tipped umbrella treatment.

[LeftInTX]

21. Bannon is risking a misdemeanor 3 week jail term.

He's not going to prison. He will go to jail for a few weeks if he is found guilty.

He will not be a convicted felon.
He can vote
He can own firearms

If found guilty, he will get be stuck in a bad summer camp for a few weeks.

TBH, if I was him, I would risk it too. He could have gone to prison and now he's gonna skate on contempt charges...whoopie...

[madville]

23. It's a misdemeanor, Bannon probably thinks it will

Give him some street cred, especially with his insane followers, he is getting mountains of free publicity for this. Remember the maximum he can get is one year and a $1000 fine, more likely he’d get maybe 6 months or less or maybe even just the 30 day minimum at a cozy minimum security facility.

Bannon wants to be a martyr over this, he’s enjoying the attention. Not sure what Meadows is up to, maybe just betting the House falls back into Republican hands.

[Beringia]

28. I wonder that too

Maybe they are counting on the 2022 elections bringing protection for the law breakers if republicans win the house.

[iemanja]

31. They get political mileage out of resisting the subpoenas

It all feeds into their narrative about Biden as an illegitimate president. These are Machiavellian assholes.

[Johnny2X2X]

35. They aren't risking prison

Neither will do time.