Why a plea bargain with the TFG is nearly impossible.

[Girard442]

Lots of us have wondered if a bargain could be struck that would have TFG permanently exiting politics, disappearing from the public eye, and generally STFU in exchange for no prosecution.


Ah, no. TFG is a complete sociopath who would renege on any bargain in a heartbeat. Then what? Litigate that? Besides, what prosecutor could make a case for letting TFG go with any bargain given what we know now?

Maybe if ritual suicide is part of the deal.

[Eliot Rosewater]

1. And he can't go to a prison obviously

And he can’t go to a prison obviously, prosecution can’t use the evidence that they have against him because of how top-secret it is.

Our legal system just wasn’t prepared for having to incarcerate a former president for being a no good fucking traitor.

[Justice matters.]

4. DoJ is focusing on the Obstruction of Justice for months and months.

“probable cause to believe that evidence of obstruction will be found”

In the Affidavit. They probably work on flipping a lawyer these days.

[Eliot Rosewater]

5. And I have been saying since day one of Barr Attorney General

And I have been seen since day one of Barr being Attorney General has to be indicted for massive amounts of obstruction of justice. How he wasn’t indicted after the Reagan stuff I don’t know.

[Justice matters.]

6. He has too many "friends" working inside the DoJ for decades.

Looks like it.

[Irish_Dem]

9. Yes there seem to be no laws which bind a president, only customs and traditions.

If the president has no moral compass he can do whatever the hell he wants.

[Haggard Celine]

2. You can't make a deal with someone who

has no sense of honor or integrity. In fact, Trump thinks people with morals are weak. Rules are for the little people, not demigods like himself.

[Irish_Dem]

10. Yes there would have to be a serious consequence for failure to comply.

Otherwise he won't keep any agreements.

[allegorical oracle]

14. So does his fan base. They have zilch notion of diplomacy and damned little concept of following

laws. It's like f**king Lord of the Flies out here in drumpsterland. If TFG were to get sentenced for his crimes all hell would break loose. Am not exaggerating, based on what I see/hear in my area.

[Haggard Celine]

15. I live in a red state myself, and I know people

who are involved in GOP Trumper politics. I think these people would follow Trump to the gates of hell. I know what you mean; we would have unrest in a lot of places if he were taken into custody. But really, there's no way around it. He's going to have to be confined somewhere, even if it's house arrest.

We can't continue to leave him free to stir up shit. He still wants to overthrow the government and make himself king. We're going to have this fight whether we like it or not. The next few months are going to be critical. I think more evidence will come out, which will enrage the Trumpers and then we'll have the elections and we're going to have arguments over whether there was fraud or not. These are dangerous times.

[allegorical oracle]

16. Couldn't agree more. Have a .22 rifle, but am afraid I'll have to break down and buy a handgun. nt

[Sneederbunk]

3. Him not running for president again would be a hell of a bargain.

[Irish_Dem]

11. Yes. If he would agree not to seek office and a gag order, that would be progress.

[Irish_Dem]

7. While I think it is the most likely next step, I agree with you.

Trump will not comply with any DOJ agreement.
And he knows the DOJ will never send him to jail.

[Irish_Dem]

8. I wonder if he would comply if it meant keeping Don Jr and Ivanka out of jail?

If the DOJ promised not to indict the spawn.

[bob4460]

12. He will never take a deal

He will never take a deal because all he needs is one juror.

[MissMillie]

13. A plea requires some admission of guilt... he'd NEVER do that

Take responsibility????

[Chainfire]

17. A plea agreement should start something like this;

If you want to continue breathing, you will.....