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gopiscrap

(23,760 posts)
Sat Nov 14, 2020, 01:43 AM Nov 2020

what are the odds that trump will resign before Jan 20th


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what are the odds that trump will resign before Jan 20th (Original Post) gopiscrap Nov 2020 OP
Zero, imo, but elleng Nov 2020 #1
He'll try to pardon himself and figure that the Supreme Court andym Nov 2020 #2
Zero. herding cats Nov 2020 #3
Right. There are huge fortunes to be milked. nt Hortensis Nov 2020 #15
Zero, but he will skip the inauguration. His ego can't take it. Acting like a grown up is too hard. TeamPooka Nov 2020 #4
Only so Pence can pardon him. n/t left-of-center2012 Nov 2020 #5
Bingo, he needs the Pence Pardon as self pardon is not a sure thing. PuppyBismark Nov 2020 #7
Agree Thekaspervote Nov 2020 #9
11:50 pm 1/19 Voltaire2 Nov 2020 #16
I say high likelihood relayerbob Nov 2020 #6
Zip, zero and zilch. nt Raine Nov 2020 #8
100% - He doesnt have the character to be there to turn over the keys Lucinda Nov 2020 #10
I used to think he would, now I don't think he will obamanut2012 Nov 2020 #11
High... JT45242 Nov 2020 #12
All bets are off... Fyrefox Nov 2020 #13
About 50/50. As the death toll climbs and every aspect of life is affected captain queeg Nov 2020 #14
A self pardon is risky and so trump will resign Gothmog Nov 2020 #17

elleng

(130,905 posts)
1. Zero, imo, but
Sat Nov 14, 2020, 01:46 AM
Nov 2020

decent chance he won't be around DC (much) after he vacates for Thanksgiving and Christmas.

andym

(5,443 posts)
2. He'll try to pardon himself and figure that the Supreme Court
Sat Nov 14, 2020, 01:52 AM
Nov 2020

will go along, even though it is unconstitutional believing that because he appointed 3 of the members they will replay the favor.

herding cats

(19,564 posts)
3. Zero.
Sat Nov 14, 2020, 01:55 AM
Nov 2020

He might (maybe) hide, but he's not resigning. It's bad for his brand, and his kids wouldn't permit him to do such. They're also the Trump brand after all.

relayerbob

(6,544 posts)
6. I say high likelihood
Sat Nov 14, 2020, 02:12 AM
Nov 2020

But you didn't say how far before. I think it will be at the last minute so he can get Pence to pardon him and so he can escape before the inauguration. Between the American justice system the Russian debt repayment, he has a lot to run from. He'll want to get a head start. We'll have little to no advence notice.

obamanut2012

(26,076 posts)
11. I used to think he would, now I don't think he will
Sat Nov 14, 2020, 07:28 AM
Nov 2020

I think he will pardon his family, his cabinet, some friends, and finally, himself.

JT45242

(2,273 posts)
12. High...
Sat Nov 14, 2020, 07:35 AM
Nov 2020

Barr or one of his supreme court appointees will tell him that although self pardon is questionable, a Mike Pence pardon is bulletproof.

Of course, they will fail to tell Hair Fuhrer that the pardon doesn't cover state crimes...NY will still go after him.

Fyrefox

(300 posts)
13. All bets are off...
Sat Nov 14, 2020, 07:44 AM
Nov 2020

I won't be surprised by anything that happens since we are dealing with Trump. He is most certainly full of internal conflicts, divided between his hopeless ego-driven desires to overturn the election in his favor and punish his many "enemies," and the more realistic need to save his own skin and minimize damage to himself. He has better control over his fate if he does resign, as that will possibly enable him to strike deals. His ego and vindictiveness may not permit that, however.

captain queeg

(10,198 posts)
14. About 50/50. As the death toll climbs and every aspect of life is affected
Sat Nov 14, 2020, 07:47 AM
Nov 2020

in the US. He’s not going to want to take the heat. He’ll hide out of course, but his days of getting softball questions from the press are over. Every time he sticks his head up he’ll be reminded of how bad he’s fucked things up. He certainly will never take responsibility but he might start realizing there could be consequences. So he might get Pence to pardon him and come up with some self serving excuse to bail out. He’s always been a loser. It’s always smoke and mirrors for him.

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