Ex-Watergate prosecutor: We need to question legitimacy of Trump's presidency

[DonViejo]

[ffr]

1. We can do this and do those other things, as JFK would say.

We can multitask as we pick this criminal enterprise apart.

[procon]

2. Yes, indeed, Trump should be referred to as the illegitimate president. nt

[bucolic_frolic]

3. It begins to look as if

things are starting to break in favor of the rule of law. This could be quite a strong case by early 2019, IF things fall the right way, IF Democrats take control of the House, IF Trumpsky is not successful in fending it off with public opinion and thugs, IF Mueller/Rosenstein/Sessions are not steamrolled in some coldly calculating sequence that few can foresee.

I remain worried about the elections, but, BUT ... we are aware of what can happen (unlike 2016) beforehand, some jurisdictions are doing things that will enhance confidence in vote tabulation, the general public, the independents who voted Trump in 2016 are aware of social media efforts to control their minds, and the media is very aware of what can happen to elections. So we are forearmed in some respects. I also think our Intelligence Community is more aware than we know or will ever know what is going on, and they will not sit idly by while TWO consecutive elections are corrupted by our fiercest foreign adversary. And a small percentage of Trump Loyalists will be worn down by the drip, drip.

Added as an afterthought: It is also true that full blown narcissists are never caught or punished. They find other ways out of situations. Could be reversing course, feigning illness, abdicating, retirement, drinking, or actual illness. Maybe stress levels have something to do with it.