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Posted on Fri, Dec 28th, 2018 by Leo Vidal
Trump Thinks Shutdown Fight Will Distract Democrats From Investigations
White House officials are hoping that Trumps government shutdown has created a situation that will benefit him politically as we move into the new year.
According to a new report in The Daily Beast,Trump and his aides believe that the fight over a government funding bill will distract the Nancy Pelosi and the new Democratic majority in the House from pursuing investigations into him and his family.
Sources close to the White House say the administration believes that the shutdown over Trumps border wall funding will set partisan voters against one another. They think this will create headaches for Pelosi, the probable new Speaker of the House. As a result, they believe Pelosi will not be able to give her full attention to the various House committee probes that have been promised by other House Democratic leaders.
Several incoming committee chairmen, such as Adam Schiff on the intelligence committee, Elijah Cummings on the oversight committee, and Jerry Nadler on the judicial committee, have said they would immediately open investigations into Trump at the start of the new Congress.
But according to one source close to the White House:
Its a situation where Trump has no choice but to shut it down. Its the best of the worst choices. Its really the only choice because I think there are people who would vote for him today who might not if he gave in too quickly.
Trump allies are now saying that the president believes the shutdown is a winning issue for him because it will trap the Democrats into screwing themselves.
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Eliot Rosewater
(31,131 posts)Sorry, I know it takes up a lot of room but I cant stop LAUGHING
Hermit-The-Prog
(33,520 posts)He really has no clue how government works.
NastyRiffraff
(12,448 posts)Nancy Pelosi and her caucus can walk and chew gum at the same time. Trump focuses on one thing at a time, and with his tiny attention span he jumps quickly to the next thing.
blur256
(979 posts)But most people can. Especially Speaker Pelosi.
Volaris
(10,275 posts)Not only can she count the heads in her own chamber for votes, she can damwell count the votes in the Senate, as well. All this, AND she's smart enough to give the committee heads enough leash to run their own shit, so she doesn't have to.
Trump and his miscreant crew doesn't know it yet, but the ass kicking they are about to receive is going to be BIBLICAL.
blur256
(979 posts)To God's ears. Amen to that!
Volaris
(10,275 posts)northoftheborder
(7,575 posts)My 12 yr old grandson could do a better job.
BootinUp
(47,207 posts)Response to babylonsister (Original post)
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sdfernando
(4,947 posts)Democrats can walk and chew gum at the same time...all while juggling multiple objects (investigations).
Wounded Bear
(58,758 posts)I think Ms Pelosi and Mr Schumer are a little smarter than he is.
Phoenix61
(17,023 posts)Our greatest hope is his complete stupidity about everything. He has fired and/or run off anyone who could save him from himself.
Takket
(21,657 posts)to investigate too.
Hekate
(90,929 posts)Totally Tunsie
(10,885 posts)In Bob We Trust!
allgood33
(1,584 posts)Hold investigations of Democrats while sucking up to Trump's ass.
Democrats will be free to do a good job on oversight AND passing meaningful legislation to help working and needy Americans.
pecosbob
(7,546 posts)and you got Buttercup Giuliani...you might want to make sure your visas are up to date comrades.
Stargazer09
(2,132 posts)We can multitask!