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LuckyCharms

(17,425 posts)
Sun Jan 28, 2018, 02:35 PM Jan 2018

Trump the "man" vs. Mueller the man.

I wish I could be a fly on the wall when they sit across from each other and talk face to face.

I occasionally read that Trump is formidable because he has been through so many lawsuits, but I don't buy into that. Compare what Trump has been through in his life, as compared to what Mueller has. Compare their integrity. Compare their strength.

Also, Mueller will not ask a question he does not already have the answer to. I think the game is over...the only question remaining is whether Trump will be punished. If Trump is actually looking forward to talking to Mueller, he's even dumber than he appears. Because Mueller is going to eat his lunch.

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Eliot Rosewater

(31,109 posts)
10. He actually is, and he knows nothing, absolutely nothing about business.
Sun Jan 28, 2018, 02:54 PM
Jan 2018

It would be easy to prove if people were allowed to ask him questions about anything.

If a reporter took the position in his questioning that he wanted to find out what chief traitor actually knew about even the simplest basics of biz,l he would be able to prove in 2 minutes that he knows nothing.

cyclonefence

(4,483 posts)
5. I like your quotation marks in Trump the "man"
Sun Jan 28, 2018, 02:43 PM
Jan 2018

because while he likes to puff and posture about what a tough guy he is, how he "hits back" and is a "counter-puncher," from all we've seen of him, he's a sniveling little coward who tries desperately to weasel his way out of confrontations, even afraid it seems of firing people (Reince Priebus comes to mind). I'll be very surprised indeed if he goes voluntarily to be questioned by Mueller.

LuckyCharms

(17,425 posts)
6. He's not a man, or even an adult for that matter...
Sun Jan 28, 2018, 02:48 PM
Jan 2018

regardless of gender. Your point about him being a coward...that is exactly how I view him.

I have the utmost respect for people who succeed in life and battle through without stepping on others. Trump cannot fathom how to do that. Also, Trump's definition of success is far from my definition. I know people who don't have two dimes to rub together that are far more "successful" than him.

Stuart G

(38,414 posts)
7. Yes, indeed, I agree with you Lucky Charms.
Sun Jan 28, 2018, 02:49 PM
Jan 2018

Mueller will eat him up. completely...

There was an article a few days ago on Democratic Underground about a lawsuit against Trump and testimony that he gave under oath. It seems that Trump lied a whole lot and was caught in those lies. He was under oath for two days with questions about his business, history of the business etc. Many lies and many times Trump admitted lying. Mueller and team will make that one look like a very quiet walk in the park.

Mueller and team have been investigating this one for almost a year. My guess is that Trump will not come out of it well. When it is all over, Trump will be the big looser. Much more than he is now. And that is saying a whole lot. I need to add this: The attacks on the FBI by Trumpers, do not stand well with someone who has given a good part of his professional life to the FBI. But that won't matter. Mueller and team will get Trump in ways that no one else has ever before done...Remember: This is a criminal investigation, not one about a bankruptcy or someone not paying a bill, or not complying with terms of a contract. This is quite different

LuckyCharms

(17,425 posts)
9. Excellent point
Sun Jan 28, 2018, 02:53 PM
Jan 2018

"This is a criminal investigation, not one about a bankruptcy or someone not paying a bill, or not complying with terms of a contract. This is quite different"

Trump is either denying this, or he doesn't have the faintest idea what he is up against. I get the impression that he somehow thinks he can bullshit his way out of this, like he does with everything else.

Stuart G

(38,414 posts)
15. That is what I see also, ..."he somehow thinks he can bullshit his way out of this,
Sun Jan 28, 2018, 03:05 PM
Jan 2018
like he does with everything else

But he can't and he won't. His family will not be able to either. It is like Trump trying to fire Mueller. He couldn't get away with it. The lawyer wouldn't do it. Even if Mueller is fired, most of it is done. Most of the info is in..and............ "he will not be able to bullshit his way out of this."

He is like Nixon in that regard...so sure in the belief that he will not lose, that no one will get him. And I believe it will end like Nixon. Same end,... different station and different time, different criminals.

Submariner

(12,503 posts)
8. Trump, a veteran of the Vietnam Era crabs and gonorrhea wars, is really a
Sun Jan 28, 2018, 02:51 PM
Jan 2018

cowardly punk.

It wasn't until he had Secret Service protection that he really started his insulting name-calling, etc., because he knew he could get away with anything with that kind of palace guard.

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