Thread by @HoarseWisperer

Okay, I’m gonna throw out a real honey of a potential Mueller strategy which may well explain why Trump is on tilt right now... 1/

As we now know, Jared Kushner met with Mueller’s people last week - and the focus of the discussion was apparently on Mike Flynn.

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We also know that not long afterwards, Mike Flynn’s lawyers stiff armed Trump’s lawyers in what was universally taken to be a sign Flynn had flipped and was cutting a deal.

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Let’s put those two together...

Mueller calls in America’s oldest prepubescent presidential advisor, Jared Kushner knowing he’s gonna be sweating... 4/

...and then he appears to take all the pressure off by shifting the topic to Mike Flynn.

It’s a pretty safe bet that Jared saw that as an opportunity to throw Flynn under the bus with both hands.

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Whereas Jared probably walked out of the room thinking he had just helped himself tremendously by inculpating Mikey, what if that was exactly what Mueller wanted...

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What if Mueller led Jared right into a perfect little trap that armed him with info he could take back to Flynn himself along with the message “Man, these guys are selling you out, Mike.”

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Nothing would make a capo turn on a boss faster than being confronted with evidence that their loyalty was a one-way street.

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It appears Jared talked to Mueller and then immediately after, Flynn flipped hard and for good.

Trump likely doesn’t even understand the chess moves Mueller may have just played...

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...but he certainly knows that after Jared’s little chat, thinks didn’t get better for him. They suddenly got a WHOLE lot worse.

Flynn went rogue. Trump lost him.

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If I were a betting man - which, coincidentally, I am - I’d wager that Trump is just now realizing that he has lost the loyalty of a capo - and that spells doom for a mob boss.

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I’d wager that Trump realizes that his frail confederacy of thieves just got split wide open by a guy playing a version of chess Trump can’t even comprehend let alone rival.

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I think Trump May have just had his “Oh, sh**!” moment where it dawns on him that he is truly overmatched here.

I suspect Trump is quaking in his boots about how quickly this is getting away from him. 13/

Nothing sends a narcissist into a steeper nosedive than seeing their public demise coming with no way of avoiding it.

I suspect Trump is terrified...

I’m just fine with that.

Now is where it gets good, kids.

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These things tend to accelerate.

You can almost feel it in the air.

I think we’re in for a frantic news week.

I’ll add to this as we go but for now, settle in and watch the fireworks. They’re comin’...

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