Is Trump looking to cut a deal?

[Pantagruel]

Pardons and threats to scuttle Covid relief just demonstrations of the damage he can cause without a deal. He's scared and wants a deal not to be criminally prosecuted post presidency?
Can a deal be constructed, should a deal be offered? What could it look like, who would sign on?

[Skittles]

1. never make a deal with terrorists

no INDEED

[relayerbob]

14. THIS

[Under The Radar]

2. I think that there may be truth in the Covid relief theory

Not sure if he is looking for immunity from prosecution or if he is still aiming to use the threat of veto to stay in office and overthrow the election. In Trumps mind he is likely looking for both.

[Irish_Dem]

3. Yes he wants a good divorce settlement from the American people.

He would ask for:

- very large sum of money
-permanent immunity for himself and spawn for all crimes, past, present, future.
-Probably crazy stuff, like face on Mt Rushmore, etc.

I always thought he was going to angle for a deal.

[Generic Brad]

9. He should've done that during impeachment

Too late now. I hope he is in horrible mental anguish and this is eating him alive.

[Irish_Dem]

13. I kept waiting for him to make a deal during the impeachment.

But he never did, and yes it is too late now.
However he lives in his own fantasy world now, so who knows what he will do.

[underpants]

4. It's grandstanding and pandering

There’s no way the Repubs are bumping this up to $2,000. No way.

[Ahpook]

21. A+

[42bambi]

5. The deal is for Delusional Donnie - he gives everyone $2,000 then

sends out emails to his maga voters asking them to donate to his 2024 re-election. Boom!

[dawg day]

6. Pence is the only person probably who could broker a deal--

Too many crimes, too many jurisdictions...

Pence is going to stay scarce for a month. He remembers what happened to a better VP (Ford) when he pardoned his crook boss.

[Blue Owl]

7. Is little Donny getting all arty?

[GoCubsGo]

8. No. He's just stirring up shit.

The COVID relief bill was passed by a veto-proof margin. Congress will just override it. As for the pardons, everyone has been expecting him to pull this kind of garbage. He is creating chaos, because that's what he does.

[David__77]

10. No, he's looking to the future politically.

He wants to distinguish himself from those like McConnell. I think he wants to really put the old establishment Republicans in a very tough spot.

[Thekaspervote]

20. According to his niece, he doesn't think that far ahead, always blinded by his rage and fury

Sounds right to me

[Pantagruel]

11. We know he's an extortionist

He's liable to sell secrets or materials that could hurt us as a nation. Seems like he's trying to sabotage Biden's presidency? If he wants a deal to avoid prosecution, he's holding some big cards.

[Pantagruel]

12. Playing devil's advocate here

My gut says tough out the next 30 days, then go after him with full force and fury.
But can we afford that as a nation?

[moondust]

15. Maybe just bait for his cult.

Trying to keep them from moving on from the Loser.

He may know that Moscow Mitch and the boys won't do it but the cult will eat it up anyway.

"He tried to save us and the swamp things chickened out! He'll be our King furever!"

[Cartoonist]

16. I'll make a deal

It would require the resignation of his three Court picks, as well as the resignation of Mitch and Lindsay.
And no pardons for anyone else.

[BlueLucy]

17. I think he is looking for leverage on his twitter grievance internet free-speech law. nt

[Chainfire]

18. Trump has made his bed, he will have to sleep in it.

Before the election, a deal, maybe. After his open, and continuing, attack on our Democracy not just no, but hell no. We have to send a message to future potential despots.

Citizen Trump will need to face the same justice system that the rest of us would have to face.

[Fullduplexxx]

19. Imo he just wants to hurt mitch anything else in this is secondary

[BrightKnight]

22. It is beyond any deal.

It looks like it is just going to have to play out. I don’t think a Nixon pardon would solve anything. The GOP made this mess.