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brooklynite

(94,571 posts) Thu Dec 13, 2018, 08:45 AM Dec 2018

Trump confides to friends he's concerned about impeachment

Source: NBC News

WASHINGTON — Despite President Donald Trump's public declaration that he isn't concerned about impeachment, he has told people close to him in recent days that he is alarmed by the prospect, according to multiple sources.

Trump's fear about the possibility has escalated as the consequences of federal investigations involving his associates and Democratic control of the House sink in, the sources said, and his allies believe maintaining the support of establishment Republicans he bucked to win election is now critical to saving his presidency.

On Wednesday Trump was delivered another blow when federal prosecutors announced an agreement with American Media Inc, in which the publisher of the National Enquirer admitted to making a $150,000 payment in 2016 to silence a woman alleging an affair with Trump, in coordination with his presidential campaign, to prevent her story from influencing the election.

The agreement with prosecutors in the Southern District of New York follows the admission by the president's former personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, that he violated campaign finance laws by arranging hush payments to women in 2016 at the direction of Trump.

Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/trump-confides-friends-he-s-concerned-about-impeachment-n947296

I find this story completely implausible...Trump has no friends.

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Trump confides to friends he's concerned about impeachment (Original Post) brooklynite Dec 2018 OP

I still think one of his sons will flip on him Jarqui Dec 2018 #1

The real question is: will they and Jared flip before he throws them under the bus? marble falls Dec 2018 #10

I suspect he will try to pardon them for federal crimes Jarqui Dec 2018 #11

Pretty hard for them to argue in a state court with a Federal parden and a straight face ... marble falls Dec 2018 #18

and they can't plead the 5th ... Jarqui Dec 2018 #19

The Trumps have some hard choices in front of them. Goody. marble falls Dec 2018 #20

Yep smb Dec 2018 #22

Friends? jberryhill Dec 2018 #2

I certainly can't imagine listening to him whine and blather on about himself on a regular basis. tanyev Dec 2018 #3

Nnnnoooo... ret5hd Dec 2018 #5

Exactly! And you'd need to give her hardship pay for her time on the phone. tanyev Dec 2018 #8

He has no friends. Just opportunists including his "wife". livetohike Dec 2018 #4

I wonder how much of that is supposed to leak out? Maxheader Dec 2018 #6

It's pretty pathetic that even his 'friends' leak his every word to the press groundloop Dec 2018 #7

Trump should be hoping that impeachment PatSeg Dec 2018 #9

Yes...that is it. There ain't no more.. Stuart G Dec 2018 #12

True, that and he should be concerned because they do not get McDonald's in most prisons. cstanleytech Dec 2018 #14

And no 24 hour cable news PatSeg Dec 2018 #15

Only guilty people worry about impeachment, if you are not guilty then you are not worried. cstanleytech Dec 2018 #13

He has no more friends. Just witnesses, informants, and sources. tinrobot Dec 2018 #16

Ha Ha - The Pres has no Buddies laserhaas Dec 2018 #17

Lock him up! Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Dec 2018 #21

Jarqui

(10,125 posts)

1. I still think one of his sons will flip on him

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Thu Dec 13, 2018, 08:48 AM

Dec 2018

like the rest of his 'friends'

marble falls

(57,083 posts)

10. The real question is: will they and Jared flip before he throws them under the bus?

Reply to Jarqui (Reply #1)

Thu Dec 13, 2018, 09:36 AM

Dec 2018

Jarqui

(10,125 posts)

11. I suspect he will try to pardon them for federal crimes

Reply to marble falls (Reply #10)

Thu Dec 13, 2018, 09:56 AM

Dec 2018

and then they'll flip when the State prosecutors close in.

marble falls

(57,083 posts)

18. Pretty hard for them to argue in a state court with a Federal parden and a straight face ...

Reply to Jarqui (Reply #11)

Thu Dec 13, 2018, 12:20 PM

Dec 2018

generally speaking, the Feds sentence lighter than states do and a significant amount of the time the states acquiesce to the Feds. A pardon may do them no good and even a little more harm.

Jarqui

(10,125 posts)

19. and they can't plead the 5th ...

Reply to marble falls (Reply #18)

Thu Dec 13, 2018, 12:22 PM

Dec 2018

The one that might slither away is Pence. But his kids are in trouble.

marble falls

(57,083 posts)

20. The Trumps have some hard choices in front of them. Goody.

Reply to Jarqui (Reply #19)

Thu Dec 13, 2018, 12:24 PM

Dec 2018

smb

(3,471 posts)

22. Yep

Reply to Jarqui (Reply #11)

Thu Dec 13, 2018, 04:23 PM

Dec 2018

jberryhill

(62,444 posts)

2. Friends?

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Thu Dec 13, 2018, 08:50 AM

Dec 2018

Yeah, right.

tanyev

(42,558 posts)

3. I certainly can't imagine listening to him whine and blather on about himself on a regular basis.

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Thu Dec 13, 2018, 08:51 AM

Dec 2018

"Oh, hi Donald. Yeah? Really? That's too bad. Tell me all about it...." *hands phone to young child or non-English speaking employee*

ret5hd

(20,491 posts)

5. Nnnnoooo...

Reply to tanyev (Reply #3)

Thu Dec 13, 2018, 09:00 AM

Dec 2018

tanyev

(42,558 posts)

8. Exactly! And you'd need to give her hardship pay for her time on the phone.

Reply to ret5hd (Reply #5)

Thu Dec 13, 2018, 09:20 AM

Dec 2018

livetohike

(22,143 posts)

4. He has no friends. Just opportunists including his "wife".

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Thu Dec 13, 2018, 08:59 AM

Dec 2018

Can’t wait to be rid of this nightmare.

Maxheader

(4,373 posts)

6. I wonder how much of that is supposed to leak out?

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Thu Dec 13, 2018, 09:04 AM

Dec 2018

groundloop

(11,519 posts)

7. It's pretty pathetic that even his 'friends' leak his every word to the press

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Thu Dec 13, 2018, 09:06 AM

Dec 2018

As everyone who has already responded knows, Tiny has no real friends. He's alienated everyone he comes in contact with by being a childish bully.

However, with that being said, the current crop of repubs has done a pretty good job of enabling him. Naturally, they're all complicit and many of them are under Putin's thumb, hopefully their careers will be over very soon.