Will Trump will try to trade an election concession for the dropping of future criminal indictments?

[skip fox]

I'm not saying it would work, but he might make a back-channel overture to the Feds and state prosecutors to this effect.

It would probably be impossible for them to accept, but in his glorious frustration he might try for this.

If so, when exposed by historians of the future, his shame will be exquisite.

[Sogo]

1. Your premise is that he HAS the election??

It’s not his to trade!

[regnaD kciN]

5. I assume the OP meant...

..."the prospect of driving the nation into chaos by trying to remain in power."

But, yes, if he "had" the election, there would be no point to trading it, because, by the time he left office in 2024, the statute of limitations would have expired on every crime with which he could currently be charged.

[Chichiri]

2. I'd take that deal.

A concession would be healthy for democracy, and would be a step to some badly needed national healing. And much as I'd miss seeing those indictments, the self-imposed stigma of being a LOSER would be worse than any punishment we could realistically expect from the courts.

[rzemanfl]

3. Hell, he'd trade Melanie and Ivanka to keep his Orange ass out of the slammer.

I have no doubt he would use a peaceful transition as a bargaining chip.

[Volaris]

15. No. He can be as obnoxious as he wants till january. Hes still leaving.

And short of him threatening to drop a nuke on Los Angeles, Im not inclined to cut a deal. I want him, his family, and his Administration prosecuted for every single thin dime they grifted from the treasury, and every person they harmed or killed.


I dont want blood for bloods sake, but if crimes were committed, legal justice MUST be applied, or Rule of Law doesnt mean anything.

[rzemanfl]

16. RU talking to me? n/t

[Volaris]

19. Not specifically, but your post was what started the thought process in my head.

If you want, I'll move it to the bottom of the thread as a reply to the OP, no worries

[rzemanfl]

21. Not a problem. I want him in a cell.

My point was he would try anything to save
his orange ass. Have a good night.

[NoRoadUntravelled]

4. He will lose the election fair and square and then justice will be served by prosecuting

and convicting him and his family for their crimes.
He took America hostage and people suffered immensely due to his policies, not the least of which are the children of asylum seekers that were ripped from the arms of their parents and locked in cages.
Any negotiations to let the hostage taker go free would be a travesty of justice.

[Sogo]

6. THIS!!

+ 1,000,000.

[skip fox]

11. I also agree. Bur the question is would he propose such a deal?

I hope like hell that it would be rejected and he would have to finally face up for the damage he has left in hiswak,

But I can understand those who disagree.

[NoRoadUntravelled]

20. I wouldn't put it past him to try to make a deal as you say.

He's got a lot to answer for.

[Proud Liberal Dem]

7. He has nothing to bargain with

[DBoon]

8. We need to prosecute

a failure to fully prosecute will result in future offenses.

Imagine if Roger Stone had been locked up for crimes during the Nixon administration?

You reconcile by enforcing the rule of law.

[Progressive Jones]

9. No Deal. It's face the music time for that piece of crap. nt

[Yavin4]

10. His concession is irrelevant to Biden being sworn in as president.

So, he doesn't have that to offer. No deal.

[Suburban Warrior]

12. We don't need his concession.

It's not a resignation. It's an election loss.

[bullimiami]

13. who cares? He will pardon everyone around him preemptively. Starting with Ivanka,

, Dumbo Jr and ET.
Then he will either try to pardon himself or resign a day or 2 early so Pence can do it if he is worried it may not stand.

[Volaris]

18. Then New York State and the Manhattan DA can have the lot of them.

And I'll take that bet that they wont take their shot. You bet your ass they will. It will be made all the easier after the Biden Administration releases EVERYTHING related to his time in office, including his taxes to the prosecutors, the unredacted mueller report, and anything that the IC/FBI have been sitting on that's damaging but still classified.

His only out is to flee the coutry, and he might try that.

But that's what Seal Teams are for.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

14. No. No. A thousand times no.

When someone winds up being sentenced to life in prison for some petty crime, why in the name of whatever you want, should he be allowed off the hook?

I am fucking sick and tired of the nonsense about "moving on" when it comes to these kinds of things.

[Crunchy Frog]

17. No!

He doesn't get to hold the country hostage like that, plus the American people NEED to learn about his criminal acts. Especially if we're ever to have a chance at breaking the hold he has on his cult.