LAMP

I agree. Trump's only interest is dragging their name through the mud.

But he also has other fish to fry on his retribution list. My guess is he'll move on.

Daylight's a burning.

LAMP

Congress does seem to be backing him into a corner. Or a box canyon, so to speak.

As we all know, Trump never makes mistakes. It's always somebody else's fault.

Hegseth will have to resign to save Trump from admitting he (Trump) made a boo-boo.

OCU

"It's reported that they're looking for another prosecutor, perhaps from a different office, which they're going to assign the task of getting an indictment."

That what Lewzers always say to avoid looking like Lewzers.

It's like shouting "You haven't heard the last of us" as they shake their fist in the air and retreat in a humiliating defeat.

LAMP

"What is Pres Trump's end goal regarding Venezuela?

It does sound suspicious.

Maybe it's not JUST Venezuela, if you get my drift. Maybe Venezuela is just the jumping off point for control of all the southwestern hemisphere and its resources.

Much like it isn't JUST Ukraine that Russia is after.

I'm no military expert but, to the naked eye, there does seem to be a coordination of aggressions (plural) between Putin and Trump. One in the East and one in the West as purported to be part of the original objective between Trump and Putin.

Considering that nobody expected to be impressed or fooled, I have to wonder what the attendance was at Kennedy when Trump received his hastily arranged "On-the-fly" fake Peace prize to cover up for the humiliation being summarily snubbed by the Nobel Commission.

DOC

Sometimes it's just the excitement as in "WOW, the President of the United States picked ME"

As I always say, "Too late comes sooner than you think."

I suspect, as usual, the donor money to pay for this monstrosity will end up in Trump's pocket, one way or the other.

DOC

"slated to be about twice as big as the White House. And that's the minimum."

And why not? Trump doesn't plan to pay to pay for it anyway. He'll fabricate some complaint and call the construction "poor" and then badmouth the contractor.

You'd think the business community in D.C. would be aware of Trump's scams by now.

HAs everyone forgotten Trump's m.o. for wiggling out of paying his construction bills?

He's well known for driving businesses into bankruptcy trying to collect their fee.

My guess is architect #1 isn't going to get paid. And probably architect #2 either after Trump picks a fight with him.

After the International Hotel scam in D.C., I thought contractors had learned a lesson. GET YOUR MONEY UP FRONT.

LAMP

So I take it that Trump plans to name his son-in-law as his successor.

And that's why Kushner has recently been added to Trump's traveling entourage of big deal maker here and abroad.

On-the-job training, so to speak.

I wonder what that makes Erik and Junior? Secretary of Defense and U.S. Attorney General.

No experience necessary. Just shut up and do as you're told. IOW, business as usual.

Maybe they'll move Pam Bondi up to the U.S. Supreme Court. She still has a few good years left in her.

Trump: Needy baby, greedy baby.

So needy.

JPW @ #3

"Remember when the idiot righties claimed Putin was afraid of Trump? "

Trump probably thought so too, up until Helsinki.

Trump has been trying to keep up the charade ever since.

Not releasing anything to compare with Trump's lies is his m.o. (Recent Example: Report on the economy)

Which is only proof that he's hiding something negative. It doesn't take three guesses what. His brain isn't banging on all eight cylinders. Onset Alzheimer, maybe.

THAT would be the last thing he'd want the public to know. (Other than his creeping male pattern bald spot getting too big to cover up.) ` LOL

Why?

Because it's easier to lie about the economy when there is no reference material to refute his lies.

It's Trump's signature m.o.

If Trump is successful at one thing, it's turning posters on this site away from the topic and sniping at each other.

Shame.

Why?

Because releasing those names and the ensuing investigations will ruin the lives, careers and possibly marriages of some very wealthy donors that Trump needs to finance his future dictatorship.

Not to mention a few congress critters.

If the kiddy-diddlers are exposed, they'll turn on Trump like a pack of angry sewer rats.

Count on it.

REDIAL

I'm more inclined to believe that Bradley thought he would be fired.

I hope Hegseth's and Trump's sordid history of firing generals and admirals comes up in court.

Not as a defense but rather a motive.

NIXON

"If Russia wanted to destroy the United States from within, they would install someone to do everything that Dementia Don is doing."

Russia had been itching for the opportunity for years. And then they found a custom-made glory hound in Trump, a known grifter who was susceptible to the idea of splitting up the western and eastern hemispheres between them.

It's no coincidence that Russia is now inching closer to Eastern Europe at the same time Trump is inching closer to South America.

It looks almost coordinated.

REDIAL

"Admiral Bradly graduated from SEAL school."

All the harder to understand why someone with Bradley's storied career would obey an illegal order. He had to know. He also had to know that Hegseth was a complete duffus.

Did they both buy into the silly notion that Trump had their back?

I'm getting the impression that Admiral Bradley better keep his mouth shut or there'll be NO pardon for him.

How sad. This is no way to end a military career.

I can hardly wait for the buck-passing at the White House to begin.

Trump has already adopted the Sgt. Schultz "I know nothing" defense.

James Carville: "It's the economy, Stupid."

That would be #1

Then #2 through infinity would be Trump's lies about the economy like he thinks nobody can see it for themself.

A MONSON

"The rats are fleeing the ship."

Speaker Johnson is so nervous he's starting to stutter.

Makes me wonder if his survival instincts are finally kicking in.

Or has he already dug his own grave?

I suspect these two (Trump and Putin) are going to end up bitter enemies before this is over.

Question is, when the Democrats win the presidency, who is going to start the badmouthing first?

Trump is not going to be happy with Mr. Putin.

In fact, Trump might think that Mr. Putin is stabbing him in the back.

Trump desperately needs to end this war (or at least give the appearance) because he needs something to brag about between now and November 2026.

Apparently, Mr. Putin doesn't seem to give a hoot about the Republican election dilemma in 2026. Putin is hanging Trump out to dry.