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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums**Retracted** L Tribe: Trump planning to resign if Manafort testifies
Last edited Sat Oct 7, 2017, 10:34 PM - Edit history (1)
** EDIT: Tribe deleted his tweet, so we should probably ignore this. Only Tribe's imprimatur gave this much credibility. **
The tweet said, roughly:
I'm hearing rumors that White House staff is saying if Manafort testifies, Trump will resign.
------------------------- Original below:
Wow. This is enormous news if true.
Laurence Tribe is perhaps the nation's most esteemed Constitutional lawyer, who has worked with several presidents. He has deep political connections.
Link to tweet
If true--
This means it's true Trump is concealing major bad acts. Not just illegal bad acts, but treasonous terrible-PR acts that will cause him to lose his base.
It's no surprise Manafort is at the center of it. But it is a surprise that just his testimony would sink Trump.
Get the popcorn.
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wryter2000
(46,051 posts)When Louise Mensch tweets it
Damned autocorrect. Ive fIxed the subject line twice. Giving up
If you look at post 12, it contains a Tribe tweet where he calls his tweet, "I'll-considered."
Your autocorrect and his, work opposite. I love a funny coincidence.
sharedvalues
(6,916 posts)LonePirate
(13,424 posts)As we have seen, the only person who speaks for 45 is 45. Nobody else knows anything until after the fact.
Raine1967
(11,589 posts)At this point, everyone seems to think he'll be indicted. testifying would reduce his jail time.
I don't doubt Tribe. I don't believe jack Sh8t from anything with this WH. They could be telling the truth, they could be saying stuff to be salacious.
No disrespect to the OP. the article provides nothing else new.
Yupster
(14,308 posts)would reduce his jail time even more.
malaise
(269,022 posts)Oh My!
Laffy Kat
(16,382 posts)I wouldn't put anything past 45.
Laffy Kat
(16,382 posts)WhiskeyGrinder
(22,355 posts)sharedvalues
(6,916 posts)cilla4progress
(24,736 posts)Pence
left-of-center2012
(34,195 posts)He'll have to be dragged out of the White House kicking and screaming
Angry Dragon
(36,693 posts)no golden shower or golf course
quartz007
(1,216 posts)bowling alley in the WH. And he lives rent free with a bevy of service people, including several chefs. From his girth he must eat a lot.
greeny2323
(590 posts)Yes, he deleted the tweet but it is dumb anyway. Why would Trump give up his pardon power and expose himself to crimes he committed? I'm so tired of people saying he'll just leave.
Angry Dragon
(36,693 posts)I need a lot
oberliner
(58,724 posts)sharedvalues
(6,916 posts)And my first reply says to ignore the site he linked.
Tribe said "I'm hearing".... Since he's so connected such a rumor could be newsworthy (agreed the site is not).
But he's had second thoughts. So ignore this post.
oberliner
(58,724 posts)And showing Tribe's response.
sharedvalues
(6,916 posts)Honeycombe8
(37,648 posts)Trump will just say Manafort is lying. He'll deny deny deny. We've seen it repeatedly. I think he would only resign if the police cars are on the way to arrest him, or Republicans in Congress tell him they are about to vote to impeach him.
Grammy23
(5,810 posts)Or is linked to evidence, hmmmmm. Be kinda hard for the Orange Menace to say he is lying. Besides, who is the KING of lying? I hope Manafort sings like a bird because surely he will do anything to try to make things easier on himself. If even some of the things he might have done are true, he is facing big legal problems. I bet his lawyers are telling him to co-operate when he can make a deal to reduce his liabilities. And throwing trump under the bus is not out of the question. I might even pay money to see that.
Honeycombe8
(37,648 posts)evidence to the contrary, who blatantly lies about any number of things that there is direct evidence of to the contrary. Trump lies. That's what he does.
It also hasn't hurt him to be a liar. He won the election doing just that.
That's part of how his mentor trained him. You never admit defeat. You always claim you won, even if you didn't. You state the truth as you want it to be. All of this because people will remember what you said, and that "truth" you presented will be what they remember. They won't remember evidence to the contrary.
He has nothing to lose by lying. His supporters WILL believe him. Now, if he's under oath, that's a more serious matter. He may not lie if he's under oath.
DoctorJoJo
(1,134 posts)... Manafort "accidentally" ingests a polonium cocktail??
JoJo
Grammy23
(5,810 posts)Dan
(3,564 posts)I still want to see the golden shower video - plan to make it my screen saver.
sharedvalues
(6,916 posts)Dan
(3,564 posts)No desire to see that mess....
sharedvalues
(6,916 posts)jimlup
(7,968 posts)seriously, I have given up. We are in a dire situation and there is no end in sight.
I'm done with wishful thinking.
Boomerproud
(7,954 posts)There is no hope to hang on to regarding this monstrosity of a misadministration.
mahina
(17,663 posts)mercuryblues
(14,532 posts)need to testify. I am willing to bet he spilled all for a deal.