Malcolm Gladwell: Donald Trump will be in jail within a year

[BonnieJW]

[link:http://deadstate.org/malcolm-gladwell-donald-trump-will-be-in-jail-within-a-year/

Speaking on CBC’s The National, English-born Canadian writer Malcolm Gladwell has a dire prediction for Donald Trump should he win the presidency.

Speaking on CBC’s The National, English-born Canadian writer Malcolm Gladwell has a dire prediction for Donald Trump should he win the presidency.

“I think he will be in jail within a year,” he told anchor Wendy Mesley.

According to Gladwell, Trump’s shady “charitable donations” and the Trump University fraud case will be the source of ongoing legal troubles.

[brucefan]

1. Oh Goody

President Pence

[ProfessorGAC]

2. But Without Teeth

The "mandate" evaporates in an instant.

[Dream Girl]

5. Very good point. I was too young to remember much about Geral Ford after Nixon

[ProfessorGAC]

10. One Trick Pony

Whip Inflation Now. A slogan. Of course, it didn't work and inflation got worse, and most reputable economists say it was BECAUSE of what they did, not in spite of it.

His incompetence (and Nixon's duplicity) pretty much set Carter up for failure. Once there were gas lines, nobody was willing to wait for Carter's ideas to bear fruit.

[brer cat]

3. Yes.

As beautiful as it would be to see trump in prison, that would follow.

[gollygee]

7. Not much fun, but it would be a pretty big hit against the GOP

And help us in future elections.

[MurrayDelph]

11. That's why they have to go after Pence's emails

First they got rid of Agnew, then they got rid of Nixon.

We have to get rid of Pence, THEN impeach Orange Julius Caesar.

[Hekate]

13. What you said. I keep thinking Christie equals Agnew, but he's already purged by Kushner

What has Pence done that's indictable? I thought he was just Cotton Mather in a suit and tie. I see him as Ted Cruz without the slime -- against American liberties and a theocrat, but not corrupt in the same way as Christie.

Would love to see them all gone.

[Backwoodsrider]

4. polititions dont serve jail time

unless they rob from those with more power so they just steal from those with less power, us and serve no time when caught.

[jumptheshadow]

6. Not if he drags out court dates...

...like he is trying to do, then pardons himself when he's the president.

[leftyladyfrommo]

8. Can you pardon yourself? nt

[Pacifist Patriot]

14. Interesting piece in WSJ about this...

From November 03, 2016

http://blogs.wsj.com/law/2016/11/03/can-a-president-self-pardon/

The short answer to whether the Constitution permits self-pardoning is: Yes, it probably does. That seems to be the prevailing — but by no means unanimous — opinion among legal experts.

The absence of case law on the topic makes certainty impossible. And nobody knows for sure whether the Founders considered self-pardons when drafting the Constitution. But what’s clear is that they never explicitly prohibited presidents from clearing themselves of crimes.

The president’s pardon authority is spelled out in Article II, Section 2, Clause 1, which states: “The President shall…have power to grant Reprieves and Pardons for Offences against the United States, except in Cases of Impeachment.”

[leftyladyfrommo]

9. I read one argument that the Congress would much rather work with Pence.

He is extremely conservative but he is a down the line Repub. and they feel like he would be much better.

So I guess they could impeach Trump and get Pence in.

Kind of makes sense.

[mopinko]

12. i could see them doing it, too.

he is bound to step on the wrong toes. ja knows they can find lots of grounds.

[Skittles]

17. oh he already stepped on those toes while running

watch Donald go ballistic when he realizes they are plotting behind his back, which is what has to be done with an ENTIRELY UNQUALIFIED "PRESIDENT"

[mopinko]

19. true shit.

let''s hope.

[Skittles]

16. because Pence is controllable

Trump is not

Donald is entirely unqualified to do presidential duties other than getting his narcissistic need for attention, hence the infighting

[Spitfire of ATJ]

15. Michael Moore gave it two....

He said Trump is all about Trump and he will commit crimes.

I question if he will be accountable for them.

There's still a strong coalition of "unitary executive - If the president does it it's not illegal" types in the Republican party who will vote down any effort to impeach,.....even if Trump launches nukes against Alec Baldwin.

[LT TX]

18. Can we start chanting

Lock him up???

Pence may be more controllable but he still scares the bejesus out of me!

[Initech]

20. I'm honestly worried that someone is going to declare war on us.

There have been countries in Europe threatening sanctions against us if we elected Donald Trump. His plans to go full Hitler and start a Muslim registry and built the wall are already going through. Scary shit.