What Trump Really Fears

[DonViejo]

After decades of giving his top aides autonomy and encouraging them to compete, the president faces an open-ended investigation that may uncover their excesses.

Christian Hartmann / Reuters
MCKAY COPPINS 8:06 AM ET

As the blast radius of the Russia investigation continues to expand, Donald Trump is facing an unnerving new reality: The fate of his presidency may now hinge on the motley, freewheeling crew of lieutenants and loyalists who have long populated his entourage.

Last week, a subpoena for Trump’s personal attorney, Michael Cohen, was approved as part of the House Intelligence Committee’s investigation into Russia’s interference with the presidential election. With that, Cohen was added to a range of Trump allies who are reportedly entangled in the investigation—from outer-orbit figures like Roger Stone and Carter Page, to more visible senior advisers like Michael Flynn and Boris Epshteyn.

Sources close to the president say there is growing concern in the White House about what skeletons may emerge as investigators comb through a coterie of aides, past and present, who would have done virtually anything to win favor with Trump.

“My fear is that a bunch of people were freelancing—doing things not thinking about the repercussions, but thinking Trump would be so impressed by it,” said one person close to the president. He said that with all the resources the government is putting toward the investigation, “they’re going to want a return.” And in a climate like that, any misguided meeting, bluntly worded email, or undisclosed contact with a Russian official—whether or not Trump himself knew about it—could surface as an incriminating bombshell.

Given the characters this president likes to surround himself with, it’s easy to see why he might be worried.

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[Solly Mack]

1. This

************Sources close to the president say there is growing concern in the White House about what skeletons may emerge as investigators comb through a coterie of aides, past and present, who would have done virtually anything to win favor with Trump.

“My fear is that a bunch of people were freelancing—doing things not thinking about the repercussions, but thinking Trump would be so impressed by it,” said one person close to the president. He said that with all the resources the government is putting toward the investigation, “they’re going to want a return.” And in a climate like that, any misguided meeting, bluntly worded email, or undisclosed contact with a Russian official—whether or not Trump himself knew about it—could surface as an incriminating bombshell. ************




Sounds like someone is trying to give Trump a measure of cover by suggesting he could be ignorant of the actions of his minions - who were all acting on their own in an attempt to impress him.

Because people who supposedly fear the angry outbursts of their boss are somehow brave enough to act on their own.

[katmondoo]

2. Remember Charles the II King of England

I believe they hanged or beheaded him. So heads of state are not always protected.

[meow2u3]

3. What Trump really, really fears is...

...that he'll be exposed to the American people as the anti-American, incompetent, heartless, soulless career criminal he is--who has no business getting anywhere near the levers of power--and there won't be a thing his enablers in Congress can do without going down with him!

His fears are our hopes.