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Devils advocate: the DNC knows Muellers report will be damning

Posted on 4/20/18 at 1:58 pm
Posted by deltaland
Member since Mar 2011
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Posted on 4/20/18 at 1:58 pm
Just playing devils advocate: it's possible the Dems got wind that Muellers report will be bad for the Trump campaign associates, but not Trump himself, thus the lawsuit. Maybe they think they will have a strong case?
Posted by CoachChappy
Member since May 2013
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Posted on 4/20/18 at 1:59 pm to
I mean, it’s possible, but not probable
This post was edited on 4/20/18 at 1:59 pm
Posted by tjv305
Member since May 2015
12824 posts
Posted on 4/20/18 at 2:01 pm to
Trump needs to sue the DNC and government for letting illegals citizens vote .
Posted by SDVTiger
Cabo San Lucas
Member since Nov 2011
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Posted on 4/20/18 at 2:02 pm to
Its obvious now with this lawsuit

Posted by JudgeHolden
Gila River
Member since Jan 2008
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Posted on 4/20/18 at 2:02 pm to
quote:

Just playing devils advocate: it's possible the Dems got wind that Muellers report will be bad for the Trump campaign associates, but not Trump himself


I think this is exactly how it plays out, which is why firing him would be a huge mistake for Trump.
Posted by goatmilker
Castle Anthrax
Member since Feb 2009
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Posted on 4/20/18 at 2:03 pm to
1. That's completely correct and explains a seemingly insane action.
2. The DNC is a complete cluster f@ck with no leadership except the inept politician who bought them off.
Posted by OTIS2
NoLA
Member since Jul 2008
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Posted on 4/20/18 at 2:05 pm to
Of course his report will be self-serving crap. Nancy Pelosi is probably writing most of it.
Posted by brian_wilson
Member since Oct 2016
3581 posts
Posted on 4/20/18 at 2:09 pm to
quote:

I think this is exactly how it plays out, which is why firing him would be a huge mistake for Trump.


THIS.

Trump knows how to play these games due to his time in atlantic city. There will be no incriminating paper trail with his name on it.

Anywho to the OP, I doubt the DNC has insight into the report. And I doubt the report is forthcoming.
Posted by JudgeHolden
Gila River
Member since Jan 2008
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Posted on 4/20/18 at 2:11 pm to
His problem will be Cohen, not Mueller.
Posted by HeyHeyHogsAllTheWay
Member since Feb 2017
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Posted on 4/20/18 at 2:12 pm to
Pssst the Dems have known all a long that there was no collusion
Posted by JudgeHolden
Gila River
Member since Jan 2008
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Posted on 4/20/18 at 2:16 pm to
quote:

Pssst the Dems have known all a long that there was no collusion


And collusion is not a crime.

Trump will probably be fine if he doesn't talk to investigators. If he does, we will find out how disciplined he can be. My money is on not enough. If he goes down for anything, it will be for lying to the FBI if he decides to talk with them.

The only other possibility is that he goes down for tax fraud or money laundering if Cohen turns on him. But I am not sure they could prosecute him for that while he is president.
Posted by the LSUSaint
Member since Nov 2009
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Posted on 4/20/18 at 2:17 pm to
Just like everything else, this will blow up in their face. There are written facts/emails that show collusion within the party. Primary fixing, illegal contributions, etc etc etc

A suit opens their books COMPLETELY
Posted by JudgeHolden
Gila River
Member since Jan 2008
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Posted on 4/20/18 at 2:18 pm to
quote:

A suit opens their books COMPLETELY


Good point. Did they really sue?
Posted by skrayper
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Member since Nov 2012
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Posted on 4/20/18 at 2:18 pm to
quote:

If he goes down for anything, it will be for lying to the FBI if he decides to talk with them.


The Clinton tactic - get them for lying on something completely irrelevant.

Just like Bill, if it does happen, not much will come of it.
Posted by brian_wilson
Member since Oct 2016
3581 posts
Posted on 4/20/18 at 2:19 pm to
Yeah. If trump participated in money laundering, Cohen would know and take him down. Cohen likely would know about any sort of foreign bribes too.
Posted by SCLibertarian
Conway, South Carolina
Member since Aug 2013
40879 posts
Posted on 4/20/18 at 2:19 pm to
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Maybe they think they will have a strong case?

This is about keeping Russian collusion in the news. Period.

First, there is absolutely zero evidence of collusion. None of Mueller's charges so far have anything to do with Russian collusion.

Second, if all this nefarious activity was going on, why didn't the Obama Administration do anything about it and why wasn't the American public made aware?

Third, even if there were collusion, how do you prove that it was the proximate cause of Trump's win? You can't. Hillary Clinton was the worst Presidential candidate in modern history who exemplified the worst of the DC political class. Collusion had nothing to do with her deplorables comment, her failure to campaign in the Rust Belt, the contents of her emails and the DNC rigging a primary.

Fourth, good luck overcoming the requisite immunity statutes that prohibit suing a foreign government in Federal Court.

Finally, this lawsuit opens the Democrats up to some discovery that would be potentially destructive. What if Seth Rich or another DNC insider was the leaker? What about the credibility of Crowdstrike? What about the Awan family's role in this whole mess?

This entire suit is evidence that Mueller's criminal witch hunt will produce nothing that implicates or even damages Trump. Otherwise, why spend money and resources for a lawsuit?
Posted by brian_wilson
Member since Oct 2016
3581 posts
Posted on 4/20/18 at 2:21 pm to
quote:

The only other possibility is that he goes down for tax fraud or money laundering if Cohen turns on him. But I am not sure they could prosecute him for that while he is president.


They might get him on OOJ. But I doubt it. HH and Jr though are fricked. Maybe Kush.

Don't discount trump going down on FCPA, although those can be hard to prove. But cohen plus transactions plus recipient of bribe could do it.
Posted by Lsuchs
Member since Apr 2013
8073 posts
Posted on 4/20/18 at 2:21 pm to
Or... They just want to keep “Trump + Russia + Collusion” in the headlines as long as possible.

Without this lawsuit when mueller is done the narrative starts to fade, now the narrative won’t have to die when the investigation does. The media can “keep the conversation going”
This post was edited on 4/20/18 at 2:27 pm
Posted by JudgeHolden
Gila River
Member since Jan 2008
18566 posts
Posted on 4/20/18 at 2:22 pm to
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The Clinton tactic - get them for lying on something completely irrelevant. Just like Bill, if it does happen, not much will come of it.


I don't remember Brother Bill lying to the FBI. He lied under oath in a state court deposition, right?

Posted by GoCrazyAuburn
Member since Feb 2010
39611 posts
Posted on 4/20/18 at 2:24 pm to
quote:

Just playing devils advocate: it's possible the Dems got wind that Muellers report will be bad for the Trump campaign associates, but not Trump himself, thus the lawsuit. Maybe they think they will have a strong case?



If this were the case, IMO, it would be much more damaging to make that move once the report comes out. Right now, it looks like desperation. If they already know the results, file the suit once the report comes out, you'll have huge public support (assuming it came out how they wanted it).

They really gain nothing from doing it before it comes out. seems more like a move to try and get some type of settlement or pandering in the media first, before news they don't want coming out.
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