The Con Man Versus the Constitution
The Judge had two things to say about Trump: “He’s a con man. And he’ll cause a constitutional crisis by Christmas.”
The Judge grew up and still lives in his hometown in Eastern North Carolina. He’s been in politics and the law all his life. He’s seen a lot of politicians and a lot of criminals – and some people who are both.
He knows what Trump is: “The dictionary says, ‘A con man is a man who cheats or tricks someone by gaining their trust and persuading them to believe something that is not true.’ That, my friend, is Trump.”
“He’s very good at it,” the Judge added. “He’s got half the country conned.”
He added, “Con men are usually known for fooling people out of money. Trump was a master at that in his private life. Then he learned how to con people out of votes. Same tactic, same result. Trump wins, you lose.”
The one thing a con man can’t stand is to get caught. Which is why the Judge predicts a constitutional crisis over the Mueller investigation. “Trump will do whatever it takes – listen to me, whatever it takes – to avoid being held to account. And he could care less about the law and the Constitution that he swore to uphold.”
Trump, in truth, may cause two constitutional crises, one over Mueller and another if he loses the 2020 election. You can see from his reaction to the midterms that he will do whatever it takes – whatever it takes – to avoid being declared a loser.
The slowly but steadily unrolling results from the midterms make clear there was a blue wave. An anti-Trump wave. That and the sudden quickening of Mueller’s investigation have unhinged Trump. There was his bizarre post-election press conference, his funk in France, his no-show at Arlington (bone spurs, maybe?), the imaginary rakes in Finland and even more chaos than usual in the White House.
Not since the nights when Richard Nixon roamed the White House talking to Presidential portraits have we faced such a scary scenario. Nixon was a crook, but he had enough respect for the Constitution to go quietly when his time was up.
When and how will our long national nightmare with Trump end?
The Con Man Versus the Constitution
The Judge had two things to say about Trump: “He’s a con man. And he’ll cause a constitutional crisis by Christmas.”
The Judge grew up and still lives in his hometown in Eastern North Carolina. He’s been in politics and the law all his life. He’s seen a lot of politicians and a lot of criminals – and some people who are both.
He knows what Trump is: “The dictionary says, ‘A con man is a man who cheats or tricks someone by gaining their trust and persuading them to believe something that is not true.’ That, my friend, is Trump.”
“He’s very good at it,” the Judge added. “He’s got half the country conned.”
He added, “Con men are usually known for fooling people out of money. Trump was a master at that in his private life. Then he learned how to con people out of votes. Same tactic, same result. Trump wins, you lose.”
The one thing a con man can’t stand is to get caught. Which is why the Judge predicts a constitutional crisis over the Mueller investigation. “Trump will do whatever it takes – listen to me, whatever it takes – to avoid being held to account. And he could care less about the law and the Constitution that he swore to uphold.”
Trump, in truth, may cause two constitutional crises, one over Mueller and another if he loses the 2020 election. You can see from his reaction to the midterms that he will do whatever it takes – whatever it takes – to avoid being declared a loser.
The slowly but steadily unrolling results from the midterms make clear there was a blue wave. An anti-Trump wave. That and the sudden quickening of Mueller’s investigation have unhinged Trump. There was his bizarre post-election press conference, his funk in France, his no-show at Arlington (bone spurs, maybe?), the imaginary rakes in Finland and even more chaos than usual in the White House.
Not since the nights when Richard Nixon roamed the White House talking to Presidential portraits have we faced such a scary scenario. Nixon was a crook, but he had enough respect for the Constitution to go quietly when his time was up.
When and how will our long national nightmare with Trump end?