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skip fox

(19,359 posts)
Sun May 10, 2020, 10:12 AM May 2020

A cornered rat is never boring. And if that rat is rabid . . .

Trump might do a number of outlandish things (especially if he sees that the might lose in November) like:

Taking down the post office.
Going directly and unabashedly after his enemies' (whether in media, F.B.I., etc.) jugular.
Rescinding necessary regulations by executive order.
Eliminating the A.C.A. and not replacing it with anything of value.
Starting a war with Iran.
Skewing tax law to benefit the rich.
Helping states disenfranchise black and Latino voters.
Eliminating or emasculating Inspectors General.

What else should we be prepared to face as this mad-man tries to take the country down with him?

Surely we won't be bored, but we'd best be prepared!

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A cornered rat is never boring. And if that rat is rabid . . . (Original Post) skip fox May 2020 OP
Yep. calimary May 2020 #1
Barr is making a list for him - things he can do without Congressional action to destroy the U.S. dalton99a May 2020 #2
And Barr has already threatened to come after, skip fox May 2020 #3
All eyes on deck. All of the above are not without merit. Firestorm49 May 2020 #4
I'd guess Iran would be first... Frustratedlady May 2020 #5
To avoid criminal charges, could he resign Dec. 31 and have Pence pardon him Jan. 3rd? skip fox May 2020 #6
He'd have to be charged first, right? Frustratedlady May 2020 #8
War with Chin-ah. Chin-ah Chin-ah Chin-ah Chin-ah Alex4Martinez May 2020 #7
GAH! Pig face. SammyWinstonJack May 2020 #14
The tax code I_UndergroundPanther May 2020 #9
And Barr is sporting major wood, as they say. skip fox May 2020 #10
I'd like to see him try to close the Post Office lettucebe May 2020 #11
He will continue to divide. Baked Potato May 2020 #12
I am really concerned ronatchig May 2020 #13
Nail skip fox May 2020 #15
Watched a 1992 interview, Charlie Rose with tRump. Talked about how he SammyWinstonJack May 2020 #17
Personally, I'm waiting for him to start a Reichstag Fire. hedda_foil May 2020 #16
ACA ends and is replaced by zero, zip, nada. lark May 2020 #18
Please don't Compare Donnie to Rats Harry Walpurgisnacht May 2020 #19
Good points. But the tax law has ALREADY been skewed to benefit the rich. PatrickforO May 2020 #20
Trump will be as outrageously dictatorial as possible in the hopes that he will attract as world wide wally May 2020 #21
He will win, steal, prevent, or negate an election, but he will not leave office by any conventional johnthewoodworker May 2020 #22
He's already doing all that and more. ananda May 2020 #23
I've been scooped again! skip fox May 2020 #24
he's been engaged in those actions for 3 years Demovictory9 May 2020 #25

calimary

(81,306 posts)
1. Yep.
Sun May 10, 2020, 10:17 AM
May 2020

We have to prepare for the next move. And the next.

We have to stop following rules in fighting this bastard. He never bothers with rules. When we do, we’re automatically set up to lose against him. We have to abandon that behavior right now. Yesterday, frankly.

skip fox

(19,359 posts)
3. And Barr has already threatened to come after,
Sun May 10, 2020, 10:25 AM
May 2020

Trump's perceived enemies, including former F.B.I. agents and officials, ambassadors testifying in the Ukrainian probe, those associated with the Russian investigation, Adam Schiff, etc., etc., etc.

Looks like a busy fall for DoJ.

But a lot of this might be bluster, something for Fox and the cameras, something his base will swallow without chewing

Frustratedlady

(16,254 posts)
5. I'd guess Iran would be first...
Sun May 10, 2020, 10:30 AM
May 2020

Looked like a lot of medals sitting around the table at Camp David...must be a reason for that and Iran would be the easiest/quickest screw-up to pull off.

In the event he doesn't get reelected, he has to kick up the gathering of wealth for him and the family...unless he's been working on that during these past 3 1/2 years. Leopard, spots and all that jazz.

He will also have to figure out how to dodge criminal charges once he leaves office. Attn: Barr!

Just sayin'.

skip fox

(19,359 posts)
6. To avoid criminal charges, could he resign Dec. 31 and have Pence pardon him Jan. 3rd?
Sun May 10, 2020, 10:34 AM
May 2020

Inquiring minds want to know.

Frustratedlady

(16,254 posts)
8. He'd have to be charged first, right?
Sun May 10, 2020, 10:40 AM
May 2020

Maybe I missed it, but has he been legally charged for crimes we all know he committed? So many, I can't keep track. I thought the SDNY was working on some, among other groups.

Barr has been so proud of his protection for Trump that I think many of us would enjoy seeing justice finally brought to bear.

skip fox

(19,359 posts)
10. And Barr is sporting major wood, as they say.
Sun May 10, 2020, 10:54 AM
May 2020

According to The New York Times:

Barr "is pursuing the theory that under President Obama and Vice President Biden, a corrupt Justice Department and out-of-control F.B.I. schemed to keep Mr. Trump from winning the White House by opening a sham investigation into his ties to Russia."

And Trump himself said:

“These are dirty politicians and dirty cops and some horrible people, and hopefully they’re going to pay a price some day in the not too distant future."

“'We’re going to get to the bottom of what happened,' Mr. Barr said Thursday."

All at the Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/09/opinion/sunday/michael-flynn-william-barr-justice-department.html

lettucebe

(2,336 posts)
11. I'd like to see him try to close the Post Office
Sun May 10, 2020, 11:30 AM
May 2020

That's just one thing he cannot do -- he may try, but it's a fools errand.

Baked Potato

(7,733 posts)
12. He will continue to divide.
Sun May 10, 2020, 11:57 AM
May 2020

He will resort to hugging his base and rewarding them for loyalty.

Commandeering Federal offices and Judiciary and ferreting out “disloyals” by threatening their jobs.

Destroy evidence everywhere.

Probably do some evil shit using ICE. Maybe try a full roundup of undocumented people.

He will divide Americans via racial and socio-economic lines. He will pick on the homeless and exaggerate the problems, especially in coastal states.

All while his social media architect Parscale manipulates Americans, probably with help from some real shady characters.

ronatchig

(575 posts)
13. I am really concerned
Sun May 10, 2020, 12:01 PM
May 2020

By what a lame duck rump would try to pull off. That is when he will become super dangerous given how he likes to lash out at perceived enemies. He will have 11 weeks to rain revenge down on us all . Be prepared for this ,it will be bad!

SammyWinstonJack

(44,130 posts)
17. Watched a 1992 interview, Charlie Rose with tRump. Talked about how he
Sun May 10, 2020, 12:21 PM
May 2020

loved to get even with people who weren't loyal to him. Said he'd spend a lifetime destroying them. He's sick, twisted and deranged.

lark

(23,105 posts)
18. ACA ends and is replaced by zero, zip, nada.
Sun May 10, 2020, 12:38 PM
May 2020

They will "study" the issue, then allow worthless insurance that covers nothing, not pre-existing, not 26 years old, not extremely poor or elderly. They want to destroy the middle working class along with the poor and sick and this is just another of their ploys to do that.

PatrickforO

(14,576 posts)
20. Good points. But the tax law has ALREADY been skewed to benefit the rich.
Sun May 10, 2020, 12:54 PM
May 2020

That's been going on since Reagan.

Disenfranchisement of minority voters has been going on for years as well.

But yeah, your point is well taken.

world wide wally

(21,744 posts)
21. Trump will be as outrageously dictatorial as possible in the hopes that he will attract as
Sun May 10, 2020, 01:07 PM
May 2020

many whacko voters as possible in the hopes that it will be enough to win combined with whatever voter supression he can pull off.

 

johnthewoodworker

(694 posts)
22. He will win, steal, prevent, or negate an election, but he will not leave office by any conventional
Sun May 10, 2020, 01:13 PM
May 2020

means.

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