DOC

"I really do not know"

I don't know either, but Trump does and it's got him plenty worried . . . not only about himself but all his grandiose scams going up in smoke. Maybe even the whole Republican party.

Frankly, I'm looking forward to the impeachment party after the midterms.

Sounds like Rhodes is getting an inkling that the Oath Keepers have been doing the dirty work for a conman who has been lying to them.

Trump was right. They were useful idiots.

Surely, when the DOJ and Pam Bondi met with Trump in May, they also told him in what context his name was mentioned. Therein lies the crux.

Trump never leaves anything to chance.

LAMP

Are you sure you're not underestimating that gusher of fear that is coursing through Trump every day . . . with the knowledge that there is only one person still alive who can destroy him.

Knowing what we all know about Trump, do you really think he's going to leave anything to chance?

Maybe this has already been posted. I'm not going to read this whole thread to find out. So I'll just ask . . .

Who is Johnson protecting? Trumo? Himself? OR BOTH?

If you get my drift.

Also (in my Hmmmmmm manila folder), I wouldn't put it past Trump to lure Johnson into some forbidden pleasure at Epstein's Island of secret ill repute, just so Trump would have something to hang over Johnson's head.

Sort of like . . "If I go down, you're going with me." blah, blah, blah.

Trump is unscrupulous.

Of course it's all just speculation on my part. Johnson IS bending a lot of rules, and the House is losing a lot of support among its GOP members leading up to the mid-terms.

Too bad we have to wait so long to find out the truth.

REDLIGHT

Sometimes excessive scripture quoting is a dead give-away. Perhaps an effort to distract God.

It's fairly common among bible-thumpers.

I'll guess that the offer on the table for Maxwell will be a "conditional" pardon, the condition being to exonerate Trump from any charges or suspicion of pedophilia.

Of course, after that her life won't be worth a plug nickel.

Trump's attempts at distractions are numerous, notorious and obvious.

And probably dating as far back as his early childhood.

Only one of the many, many things that has followed him into a quasi-state of adulthood.

REDLUGHT

"His desperation is palpable."

So is Speaker Johnson. It makes one go Hmmmmmm.

As one GOP House member so aptly stated, "If your name is on the list, you wouldn't want it released either."

Considering Trump's insatiable need to feed his ego, it's highly likely that he partook in carnal pleasures frequently with Epsten's stable of bobby-soxers and teeny-bopper.

LAMP

Trump has a tendency to attack anybody better than him. The fact that Obama is a black man, to boot, and a successful former president, (i.e. Nobel Peace Prize) is too much for Trump's fragile ego to bear.

Trump is a lifelong failure.
Obama is a lifelong success story.

In that sense, Trump hates everyone 'cause he's not better than anybody.

The noose is getting tighter as Trump strangles on his own lies.

Michael Wolff should consider hiring a taste tester.

CBOB

He's got the best medical care in the world ~~ if it isn't already too late.

From the looks of those blue bags under his eyes, he has a big cholesterol problem, too.

Right now, there seems to be the beginning of a nationwide epidemic of red (MAGA) hat burning parties. We'll see how that plays out.

In the meantime, Trump's poll numbers are dropping like a rock ~~ to the point he's now calling his once strong base names like "coward" and "weaklings" and he's saying he doesn't need them.

Sounds like Trump got overconfident and, as usual, pushed things too far.

Raise your hand and shout Hallelujah if you predicted that, eventually, Trump would shoot himself in the foot.

'Cause that's what Losers do. Also, Chief-In-Conman presidents.

The word "chronic" to describe Trump's condition is ominous. Sounds like it's been around for a while and ego-bound Trump didn't want to mess up his "strongman" image.

One news reel showed him wearing orthopedic shoes now. This is more than "a little" swelling. Congealed blood? No circulation? Black hands?

Sounds like it could get Gangrenous. I wonder how long he's been hiding this weakness.

It's also been speculated that there are so many VIP names on that list that, if revealed, it would destroy the Republican Party for many years to come.

*stick to the plan. The Perfect Storm, so to speak.

Trump has been a born Lewzer all of his life, tripping over his own inflated ------- (ego) at every turn.

I'm surprised Mr. Putin didn't read the manual before trusting Trump to stick to the
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Listening to Trump ramble on in a foggy haze of forgetfulness and confused memories, I have no doubt he's already past the early stage of dementia. It won't be long now.

EIGI

Trump realizes he got played. Why do you think Vlad is now on Trump's enemy list?

I also wonder if a little bird flew over from the Kremlin to drop a threatening massage in Speaker Johnson's ear which caused that sudden about-face break with Trump over the Epstein files (which is suspected to contain a prominent mention of Donald Trump as a frequent passenger on Epstein's Lolitta Express.)

Or . . . .

Did Speaker Johnson suddenly realize that he had to break with Trump (or at least give a false impression) to protect the GOP majority in the mid-terms.

LAMP

"Trump: I'm 'disappointed But Not Done' with Putin .."

LOL ~ I seriously doubt that the decision will be his.

I wonder if Trump is aware of how Mr. Putin disposes of those who oppose him.