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This is interesting.
This memo is only relevant if Trump plans on staying in office past 2028, or installing another MAGA sycophant.
I mean, Trump knows that if a Democrat takes office, the DOJ will first clean house and then go after him for this shit. Yet he telegraphs his intention to break the law. Why?
The truly insane rarely think of their own ends.
It’s apparently a legal defense for government officials if the action was okayed by legal counsel. They are playing into this by putting only yes-men into power.
Generally, "I did illegal thing because my lawyer advised me to do illegal thing (also I have power to compel my legal team to say whatever I want)" is not a GREAT defense.
Imagine thinking you won't be disbarred and/or prosecuted as a MAGA lawyer for signing off on this shit. Once the orange shit stain is no longer in office, he can't save you even if he wanted to.
Dementia.
Everyone thinks it means all of the sudden you stand in the corner mumbling at the walls and wearing your underpants above your clothes.. but it starts oftentimes years ahead of diagnosis with irrational, defiant, rash decisions that are put down to stubbornness and age.
Also, Trump IS terrified of ending up like his father, so in keeping with what he learned from Roy Cohn, it's about keeping everyone around him off-balance so they can't tell if it's really mental impairment, or some "5D chess" move he's making.
Ultimately, he probably at this point, doesn't know himself. Part malignant narcissist, part desperate terror, part dementia and part self-delusiuon.
We've lived thru a decade straight of the president showing clear signs of dementia...
If any American can't recognize the signs of brain damage (specifically dementia) by now, they haven't been paying attention or theyve got something of their own going on.
I think a lot of people also forget that there was a gamut of immune response to Covid.. It ranged from no issues at all to dropping dead within a few weeks. At what point did the low oxygenation in those made just ill enough from Covid to end up with breating problems, also get a touch of mental decline from that as well?
I know a lot of people that seemed much quicker on the uptake and had more mental acuity before Covid.. and historically I'd be the first one to take the position that I don't know shit and usually have my head up my ass. Now, I'm the one that seems to have my shit together when so many no longer do.
WTF?
The people that pull the strings (AIPAC) own both the democrats and republicans, you won't see any consequences come from most of this stuff.
AIPAC has diminishing influence, while it isn't gone by far there a solid chance they may be ignored by 2028. Assuming the US doesn't go into total economic collapse due to Trump before then since at this point I'm pretty sure that'd be the nail in coffin of the US continued existence.
Pretending Israel doesn't control America right now is a very braindead take when you look at the turmoil occuring right now FOR Israel
Diminishing influence doesn't mean no influence nor the potential for collapse of said influence. The influence of Rome was diminishing by Constantine but the last holdout of Rome did not fall till the 1400s. Regardless we live in interesting and ever changing times, meaning any view of the future is basically just guess work based on current events.
Death is his personal immunity. But if precedence is set, all dictatorial successors will benefit.