Lawrence O'Donnell thinks the anonymous writer is Dan Coats.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

Background in the Senate, involved in national security, not looking for a future in GOP politics.

[C_U_L8R]

1. I buy it.

And remember his public guffaws several weeks back at some Trump stupidity

[Roland99]

2. Odd to praise extremist examples of political successes tho

[Garrett78]

10. He praised tax "reform," deregulation and military expenditures. Mainstream Republican stuff.

[Roland99]

14. Deregulation has been to the extreme. Tax cuts horribly ill-advised and doubled the deficit

[Garrett78]

15. Absolutely, but mainstream Republicanism became extreme a long time ago.

There were no culture war references. No Deep State conspiracy nonsense.

[at140]

3. if not looking for a future in GOP politics,

why Dan Coats needs to stay anonymous? He can't be afraid of the orange buffoon.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

7. Might not want to lose his current job, and might want to stay in the admin

to try to maintain some control over Trump. Seems like a good guess.

[Garrett78]

9. Because he wants to maintain his current position.

[at140]

16. Pence has the most to gain if...

tRump is removed! He is the smiling silent assassin type.

[k8conant]

4. I was thinking of him as a possibility also.

This was a spoiler for me: I am watching The Last Word on a 25-minute delay.

[Garrett78]

5. Makes sense to me.

[ecstatic]

6. Hmm... OK... a lot more plausible than Gen Kelly or Pence. And he was a Senator,

which would explain the comments about McCain.

[Solly Mack]

8. I'm listening and he's making a good case.

[JohnnyLib2]

11. Wonder if he notified Coats first--

of the bullseye being place on him?

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

12. It's bound to come out sooner or later.

And Coats (or whoever else it might be, if not him) surely knows that and is ready for the fallout.

[mnhtnbb]

13. He makes a good case.