A. Consider the source.
B. Consider also that Alex Jones may be angling to make this happen, because if he says Trump's considering it and Trump doesn't, Trump looks weak.
C. If this happens, it's classic Trump: bully the DOJ into compliance and then yank on their chain anyway.
B. Consider also that Alex Jones may be angling to make this happen, because if he says Trump's considering it and Trump doesn't, Trump looks weak.
C. If this happens, it's classic Trump: bully the DOJ into compliance and then yank on their chain anyway.
When people make a concession to the King in Orange, they don't get any consideration in return. They give him the understanding that they are weak and will not stop him from stepping all over them.
If people at the DOJ decided to lower the recommendation on Stone's sentencing to try to head off a pardon by Donald, they have badly misunderstood the Tan Who Would Be King. He'd have been less likely to pardon if Stone got the maximum.
But they blinked. They balked. They backed down. They showed weakness. They showed fear.
And in doing so, they have opened the door for Donald to do exactly what he wants.
And in doing so, they have opened the door for Donald to do exactly what he wants.
