Does anyone here think that Donald Trump has an idea of what is coming for him?

[Stuart G]

The negativity is enormous and will be for a long time.

And it is just the start, and a whole lot more to come as we all see the rest of what Trump really did.

Especially, from Atty. General of New York State: Letitia James

[JuJuChen]

1. He knows. And he's scared shitless.

[Stuart G]

5. I am really not sure to be honest. I think he knows about political nature of the hell he is in.

But, I am not sure of the financial hell that is going to be his and his family. When he fails to pay his lawyers,
the worst will be beyond belief. At least this is what I think. (Because he does fail to pay his layers, doesn't he?)

[Claustrum]

2. I think the other cases are way more important than NYS ones.

For a lot of republicans, white collar crimes are just "smart accounting" and they hate paying any taxes to IRS or the government.

Mishandling of classified information, on the other hand, is supposedly what they hated the most in 2016.

[jmbar2]

3. I've been wondering the same thing

Any normal person would be tormented by the idea of never again knowing any peace in their lives away from legal and financial troubles. But he seems to have the ability to to ignore the potential consequences of his actions, having gotten away with so much for so long.

What happens when reality finally breaks through his delusion of invincibility? I also wonder about Melanomia, Beavis and Butthead. Are they feeling the vise closing in? How do they cope with that on a daily basis?

[Joinfortmill]

11. I wonder about that, too.

[at140]

4. TFG is toast for 2024 run

He will be too busy in court to hold those rallies.

[Stuart G]

8. Even if he ran, he will lose, because 30% is not enough to win any election.

Yes, that is my view. Only 30% will ever support Donald Trump in an election. And, maybe over time, .... 20 -25%

[Frasier Balzov]

16. Oh he's counting on his crowds to spring him from custody

and to shut down any criminal proceedings.

He will definitely be out there riling them up for that purpose and more.

[gldstwmn]

18. He is going to run anyway. As long as he can draw breath he is going to run.

He does not care about the party, what his associates tell him, the effect on his family or any of it. He only cares about him. The best hope we have at this point is that the end (whatever that entails) is sooner rather than later for him and that we have good mitigation plans in place. If I had to bet I would say that he's sold and told everything.

[ZonkerHarris]

6. short term: yes. Long term: no. He has no clue what being president has done to his life

he doesn't understand that as a president his ENTIRE life will be examined forever.

His childhood
His middle years

personal life and private

every scrap of paper

over time every good or bad thing he has ever done will be unearthed and written about by historians, journalists, grad students, documentarians, and more

Forever, long after he's dead.

It's his worst nightmare and he made it happen.
and he has no clue about it

[Timewas]

7. He may know

But doesn't care. He has gotten away with shit al his life and because he thinks he is so important (and still president) that he is untouchable. He has his MAGAT army to intimidate the rest of us.

And to be honest I doubt he will pay a price commiserate with the crime.

[Stuart G]

9. Perhaps...What if he is tried and convicted, and spends a year in prison?

...NO ONE IS ABOVE THE LAW. ... Is this correct?

[Timewas]

13. All in

I have had my fingers crossed for that to happen for quite a while now...Although a year i not anywhere near the penalty for what he has done, the penalty should be at the minimum life and no parole.

They have proven time and again that there are 2 levels to the laws, the ones that apply to us peons and the ones that apply to the elites.

[Joinfortmill]

10. If he runs, we'll know.

[RockRaven]

12. What's coming for him is a pittance compared to what he deserves...

This is a guy who has persistently engaged in criminal behavior for 5 decades and the only consequences he's ever suffered are monetary, and miniscule compared to the crimes.

I'll believe TFG is going to get a comeuppance after it has already happened. Given the track record of the justice system in the US and TFG, that's the right timing, IMO.

[Demobrat]

14. Not if he only watches Fox.

I can only stand it for a few moments once in a while, but from what I can gather Trump has done nothing wrong, broken no laws, and none of this will go anywhere.

[Chainfire]

15. I believe that he is so damn arrogant that he can not see what is heading his way.

[Bayard]

19. Seconded

Like he waited till the last minute to pack up the White House. His ego would not let him believe he'd lost. I also agree with what was said in an earlier thread, that he stole confidential documents in a fit of vengeful pique.

[gldstwmn]

17. At this point I'm pretty sure TFG is a confidential informant and/or working both sides of the

street. I honestly don't know if he is going to suffer any consequences. If he did reveal the identities of those who are working with our government or those who worked for other governments then he may face retribution that way. It is pitiful that he has been allowed to continue and he should have been incarcerated a long time ago. Something has certainly kept that from happening and I don't think it is just the presidency.

[BlackSkimmer]

20. What IS coming for him?

I don’t see anything “coming for him.”

[Chainfire]

21. That is certainly a valid point.

The only thing that we have to cling to is some faith that our criminal justice system is still capable of carrying the heavy load. It is a hope that we have not lost our country to the forces of evil. It is the knowledge that if Trump skates on this, Democracy fails.