Is Trump running for re-election to stay out of prison?

Frederick Foresight said:
A new report suggests the president is seeking a second term to protect himself from indictment.

https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2019/03/donald-trump-running-for-re-election-to-stay-out-of-prison

As he faces an onslaught of investigations, including various probes that stem from the findings of special counsel Robert Mueller,Donald Trump may have developed a novel strategy for minimizing his potential legal vulnerability: stay president for as long as possible. “Some people close to Mr. Trump have privately predicted that he will ultimately choose to seek a second term in part because of his legal exposure if he is not president,” The New York Times reported on Tuesday.

Trump’s reported preoccupation with executive privilege underscores the legitimate legal peril he could face when he leaves office, be it in two years’ time, or six, or somewhere in between. He’s currently staring down probes into his ties to Russia, his potential involvement in campaign-finance violations, and his shady business empire, along with the possibility that he has sought to obstruct investigators. On Tuesday, for instance, New York State regulators issued a sweeping subpoena to the Trump Organization’s insurance broker, following testimony from Michael Cohen that the president has inflated and deflated his assets in reports to insurance companies. And prosecutors for the Southern District of New York are reportedly digging in that direction, too.

Then, of course, there’s the matter of the checks Trump allegedly cut to Cohen while he was in office, to reimburse his former fixer for hush-money payments to Stormy Daniels. “The $35,000 is an indication of the quality of that evidence, and it both shows the extent of Trump’s leading role and now leaves little doubt that he faces criminal prosecution after he leaves office for the same offenses for which Cohen will serve time,” Robert Bauer, a law professor at New York University and former White House counsel for Barack Obama, told the Times.

In theory, Trump is safe as long as he holds office—long-standing Department of Justice policy holds that indicting a president in office “would unconstitutionally undermine the capacity of the executive branch to perform its constitutionally assigned functions.” As such, Trump may be able to insulate himself from any charges that could arise from the probes—as long as he resides at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.

Staying above the law isn’t the sole reason for Trump to fight like hell in 2020; he loves holding rallies, has been the center of attention for the past two years, and appears to be using his office to enrich himself and his friends. But the fact that his office could protect him from potential legal jeopardy could give him even more incentive to run hard against whoever Democrats put up against him next year. Trump complains often about the investigations that have encircled his presidency since day one. But if he hates “presidential harassment,” he’ll really hate “harassment” as a private citizen.
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Running for election to stay out of jail?

We are talking about Biden right?
 
Trump is definitely running to avoid multiple criminal charges. Funny how that works, running for public office and having your life made public. Who would’ve thought?
 
UsualName said:
Trump is definitely running to avoid multiple criminal charges. Funny how that works, running for public office and having your life made public. Who would’ve thought?
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Clearly someone who felt a sudden need to delete 35,000 emails on her private server when they were under subpoena from congress had some trouble accepting the fact that congress or the public had a right to her private business.

Ya think? Didn't think so.
 
Frederick Foresight said:
No back pedaling. (I'll leave the peddling to you.)

I *think* he's going to do time. I do not know when. Your bet, understandably, has a when. I can't commit to a when.

I think there are others who may take your bet who have more confidence in the timing. Perhaps you should start a thread. I promise to follow it.
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Of course it has a when.
You can’t have an unlimited amount of time to be right on a prediction.

Only Fat Jerry / Nads the Jerry / NoSlimFast Jerry, who wants to write the final 7 pages of a 407 page 400 page investigation because he couldn’t accept the results, is asking for unlimited time.

Ever go to a roulette table and say ‘it’s gonna be red ... just give me unlimited spins...’

Let’s just say you don’t believe in what you are posting, and call it that.

It’s just #orangemanbad.
 
TreeFrogTrader said:
Clearly someone who felt a sudden need to delete 35,000 emails on her private server when they were under subpoena from congress had some trouble accepting the fact that congress or the public had a right to her private business.

Ya think? Didn't think so.
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Squirrel.
 
Frederick Foresight said:
So by extension, you're saying it's inevitable that one day Trump will go to prison. Got it.
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What????? Hahaha. Nice try but no....

I’m mocking your excuse for NOT betting because there must be a time limit involved.

It would be ludicrous to not have a time limit on a bet - no different than it would be ludicrous to ask the croupier to just wait....
 
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LacesOut said:
What?????
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Please revisit the rationale of my previous post.

I agree that every bet needs a time limit, which is why I am not participating. But your parallel reference to a roulette wheel suggests that Trump will invariably go to prison...eventually, given enough time (spins). Otherwise why bring up that reference.

Are you familiar with Freudian slips?
 
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