Trump is sending weapons to Ukraine to get even with Putin for standing in the way of Trump's Nobel Peace prize.

It's not complicated.

Trump never does anything unless there's something in it for him.

Bonogino is replaceable at the FBI. However, he does have some leverage. He can go back to his pod and rip Trump a new one . . . maybe even threaten to disclose a few names he saw on Epstein's client list that would give Trump some serious heartburn. Not to mention play havoc in the lives of some VIPs and BFF's in Trump's political life, if such be the case.

We might find out who Trump is really protecting, other than himself.

CHUFFY

"STD in the thread ready to defend Epstein's island buddy."

It's just envy.

And headlines that scream "OH HAPPY DAY"

HUGH

That accepted as a foregone conclusion with which I concur . . although I would like to stick around long enough to see Trump implode and the whole world erupt into a giant street party . . . with fireworks and the joyous sound of ringing bells everywhere.

It's no small wonder why Trump plays kissy-face with Kings of Saudi Arabia. Other than a last resort for money, it also makes him finally feel important.

LAMP

"Bore" is just hoi polloi code for persona non gratis.

This has been one of Trump's sore spots for many years.

Remember when he got caught scamming his way onto Forbes millionaire list?

All to get accepted in high society.

Reminiscent now of how he's trying to scam his way to get a Nobel Peace prize to prove he equal to Obama.

LAMP

Ut oh . . a faux pas!

The Grain Belt line is doomed.

No one should EVER tell Trump that ANYTHING will save the U.S consumers billions of dollars.

That's completely antithetical to Trump's future dictatorship agenda.

Lack of sophistication was the reason Trump never made the guest list of the hoi polloi old money soirees in New Youk City back in the early days when he was trying to get accepted into the exclusive well-monied crowd. He was often referred to as "a bore."

Trump has no class. 'Rough around the edges' would be a huge understatement.

Remember when he walked in front of the Queen when reviewing the Royal Guard?

Remember when he wore a bright blue suit to the Pope's funeral . . and also committed a disrespectful social no-no when he stepped on the carpet under the Pope's casket?

Trump wasn't fetched up very good. He's a social trainwreck.

Trump is transactional because he's a weak negotiator who has a trembling fear of losing if he doesn't enter a negation like a raging bull with his horns down and pawing the ground for a fight to the death.

Being stubborn, unreasonable, disrespectful, uneducated and transactional ain't gonna get Trump no Nobel Peace prize.

Trump is so hide-bound to his own narcissism that he's impervious to humiliation.

That bromance was doomed from the start. I've been wondering who would be first to start slinging mud.

Trump really is the dumbest president this country has ever had.

Intellectually, Putin will squash him like an annoying bug.

If I was Bongino I would have spent Friday researching the best publisher for the book I was planning to write.

REDIAL

Could be there are a lot of Trump's corporate donors on that list . . . Trump's treat.

Duffy only needs one qualification, and we all know what that is.

But maybe there's another facet to this boondoggle appointment of Duffy.

Perhaps Trump did a tradeoff so Russia could win the space race, maybe even for shared military purposes. They both want to rule the world.

Trump's breakup with Putin, at least on the surface, may be as big a farse as Trump himself.

It allows Putin to continue his merciless, demoralizing assault on Ukrainian citizens and, at the same time, allows Trump an opportunity to change his image . . . all to run one of his notorious scams on the Nobel committee.

It might work. Lying, cheating and scamming are Trump's strong points. I doubt it ever occurs to him to do anything honestly.

Netanyahu is in no position to nominate anyone. However, Trump is desperate, so there's no telling what kind of deal was cooked up.

Desperation is also what's driving Trump to ship arms to Ukraine. He needs to turn his image around so he looks like the good guy trying to help the underdog to bring peace.

As usual, Trump is only thinking about himself and how he can get 'one up' on Obama . . . which has been a burr under his saddle for years.

There are probably more names than Trump in that file ~~ probably names of Trump's BFFs that would make the divorce rate in Trump's social circle go through the roof.

I'm only saying that there could be more than one reason to keep the lid on that list. Especially if those very same names hold a job in Trump's administration or, worse yet, is up for re-election in the mid-terms.

They'd also make a nice witness in Trump's impeachment, right after the Blue Wave.

LEGALLY

----- swallower Pam Bondi says she received Epstein's client list from the FBI and, in the interest of transparency, she swears on a stack that she is investigating.

Then, in a reversal, Trump's FBI and DOJ both claim that no such list exists.

It's not unreasonable to smell a rat named Donald J. Trump.

I wonder if this means Elon Musk will fall out a window if he tries to carry out his threat to dish the dirt on the Trump administration.

CLOWN

I'm not sure who holds the winning hand here. If and when the mud slinging starts there's probably enough dirt to bury both of them in a huge sinkhole. Mutually assured destruction, so to speak.

That usually means neither is going to do squat.

A threat of Trump insiders doing prison time?

Now that the veil has been removed, does that include the kanoodling of certain U,S. Supreme Court justices?

An apology by anybody who would sell their soul to do Trump's dirty work isn't worth the paper it's written on.

It was all about greed on both ends. Musk just ended up with the short straw. IOW, ne got skunked by the world's biggest skunker.

He shoulda known better. You don't make a deal with the devil and think you're going to come out on top. The devil will screw you every time.