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The Velveteen Ocelot

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5. In a heartbeat.

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Fri May 26, 2017, 08:41 PM

May 2017

But the reason Nixon didn't go to prison is that the legal thinking (though not finally decided by the Supreme Court) is that a sitting president can't be prosecuted for a crime - he has to be impeached or resign first. After Nixon did resign, Ford pardoned him so he couldn't be prosecuted. So even if Kushner or Flynn were to roll on Trump he wouldn't be prosecuted as long as he's president (although, like Nixon, he could be named an unindicted co-conspirator). So let's say Trump is then either impeached or resigns; Pence will probably pardon him.

But I do think Trump would throw anybody and everybody under the bus if it was necessary to save his own hide.

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Do you think Donald would give up Jared to avoid prison? [View all] DemocratSinceBirth May 2017 OP

Of course. boston bean May 2017 #1

Yes Solly Mack May 2017 #2

Oh come now jberryhill May 2017 #3

Lol... Grassy Knoll May 2017 #24

Sociopaths would sacrifice anyone. guillaumeb May 2017 #4

In a heartbeat. The Velveteen Ocelot May 2017 #5

I'm not sure Pence would. safeinOhio May 2017 #7

Even if Pence were to pardon the Donald...... ProudMNDemocrat May 2017 #14

If Trumpy is prosecuted by NYAG, and it's RICO, he's cooked. No pardons. Eyeball_Kid May 2017 #26

asset seizure enid602 May 2017 #30

Yep. He'd probably even throw the "crown princess" overboard calimary May 2017 #6

I think he/they will give up Pence first, under whose orders they could have been acting. SaschaHM May 2017 #8

And break his little girl's heart? No way. NightWatcher May 2017 #9

He would give up his own mother. appleannie1943 May 2017 #10

The Donald is so desperate...... ProudMNDemocrat May 2017 #11

Yes. H2O Man May 2017 #12

In a New York minute mcar May 2017 #13

Yup workinclasszero May 2017 #15

YES. Doreen May 2017 #16

Trump may look upon Jared as a modern day Uriah. Kaleva May 2017 #17

And then the family goes flying apart eleny May 2017 #18

To use a Palination Best_man23 May 2017 #19

To be able to get closer to his daughter ?! HELL YES uponit7771 May 2017 #20

you went there ! love it. he is so sick he set up Jared to get him away from daughter/wife ? Laura PourMeADrink May 2017 #23

I would not be shocked or surprised, I know 1 or 2 disconnected rich folk their relatives are totall uponit7771 May 2017 #25

Look what he did to the poor guy from Montenegro ! LOL Laura PourMeADrink May 2017 #21

absoeffinglutely! KewlKat May 2017 #22

the bigger question is, would Jared give up Trump to avoid prison? Hamlette May 2017 #27

Given the chance, he absolutely would. tinrobot May 2017 #29

If we can't get Trump any other way, I think he will be. Hamlette May 2017 #32

Absolutely! Buckeye_Democrat May 2017 #28

In a heartbeat. The real question is, would Jared give up Donald? Adrahil May 2017 #31