Trump sends a message to Senate Republicans ahead of his trial

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Source: Politico

A top political aide to former President Donald Trump spent the weekend quietly reassuring Republican senators that the former president has no plans to start a third party — and instead will keep his imprint on the GOP.

The message from Brian Jack, Trump’s former political director at the White House, is the latest sign that Republicans considering an impeachment conviction will do so knowing that Trump may come after them in upcoming primaries if they vote to convict him for “incitement of insurrection.”

Jack did not mention impeachment in his calls. But he wanted the word to get around that Trump is still a Republican — and for many, still the leader of his party.

“The president wanted me to know, as well as a handful of others, that the president is a Republican, he is not starting a third party and that anything he would do politically in the future would be as a Republican,” recounted Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.). “The Republican Party is still overwhelmingly supportive of this president.”

Read more: https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/25/trump-senate-republicans-impeachment-trial-462420

[TomDaisy]

1. sounds like a threat

[riversedge]

10. I do not sense that these Repugs see it as threat but as a loving message from their leader.

[CaptYossarian]

15. Threat or not, any contact should be construed as witness and juror tampering.

Maybe his stacking of felonies is a ploy to delay his inevitable arrest and punishment. He's also keeping the government busy so they can't fix all that he effed up for four years.

It also keeps his godforsaken name in the news for eternity. That's America's punishment.

[Sneederbunk]

2. OK, but Trump is a liar.

[True Dough]

3. "You know that dolt who got impeached twice?"

"Let's have him back to see if he can go for three!"

[ancianita]

4. They'd do well to understand Trump's "imprint" as a threat, convict him and be rid of him for good.

They hate the idea of working instead of obeying, but they'll come out the better for it, if they'd just think this through.

[brush]

5. Translation: "That's a nice little party you have there. It would be a shame if...

somebody started another one."

[The Roux Comes First]

6. And Of Course, As Always, the yam Can Be Taken At His Word!! (nfm)

[uppityperson]

7. Link? Thanks

[Judi Lynn]

14. I've got it right here:

https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/25/trump-senate-republicans-impeachment-trial-462420

and here's a surprise!

[lonely bird]

17. That ain't a surprise

Now I need bleach to wash that imagine out of my brain.

[fierywoman]

8. What was he up to -- 36,000 lies. or so? So they're going to believe this?

Fool me once, blah blah blah.

[Bev54]

9. And if they believe him, please, I have a bridge to sell!

[Jay25]

11. Pretend you're not starting a new party, after impeachment trial...Start new party.

[Grokenstein]

12. Everything Trump Touches Dies

So if the Republican Party wants him to run his tiny hands all over its body, that's fine by me.

[dchill]

13. I'm sure they believe him implicitly.

[apnu]

16. Mix signals continue from Trump's swamp of a mind

Says he's forming a 3rd Party, has to send out a flunky to say he's not forming a 3rd party.

What a shitty world Republicans must live in.

[BlueStater]

18. Who the fuck is he? The Godfather?

Oh, yeah. This guy is totally deserving of being acquitted. 🙄