palmerreport--2020-12-20--What is Donald Trump so afraid of?

What is Donald Trump so afraid of?

Donald Trump specifically and illegally asked the FBI not to investigate Michael Flynn to begin with .
Trump never attacked Flynn , even after he cut a plea deal against Trump .
When Flynn decided he couldn ’ t handle the minimal prison sentence he was facing , Trump had Barr illegally try to get Flynn off the hook .
When that failed , Trump pardoned Flynn without hesitation , even as Trump ’ s other underlings are still left begging for their pardons .
Now , in Trump ’ s final days before being kicked out of office , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is all despite the fact that Flynn is so useless , he only lasted three weeks in the Trump White House before getting the boot .
This is despite the fact that Flynn is such a tinfoil hat conspiracy theory crackpot , his nonsensical ideas for saving Trump make Rudy Giuliani look useful in comparison .
The biggest question right now is why Donald Trump is so beholden to , and afraid of , Michael Flynn .
If the answer to that question can be figured out , it ’ ll help explain @ @ @ @ @ @ @ behaved the way he has over the past four years .

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Donald Trump specifically and illegally asked the FBI not to investigate Michael Flynn to begin with. Trump never attacked Flynn, even after he cut a plea deal against Trump. When Flynn decided he couldn’t handle the minimal prison sentence he was facing, Trump had Barr illegally try to get Flynn off the hook. When that failed, Trump pardoned Flynn without hesitation, even as Trump’s other underlings are still left begging for their pardons. Now, in Trump’s final days before being kicked out of office, Trump is consulting with Flynn.
This is all despite the fact that Flynn is so useless, he only lasted three weeks in the Trump White House before getting the boot. This is despite the fact that Flynn is such a tinfoil hat conspiracy theory crackpot, his nonsensical ideas for saving Trump make Rudy Giuliani look useful in comparison.
The biggest question right now is why Donald Trump is so beholden to, and afraid of, Michael Flynn. If the answer to that question can be figured out, it’ll help explain a whole lot of why Trump has behaved the way he has over the past four years.
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palmerreport--2020-12-21--Donald Trump checks out

Donald Trump checks out

Donald Trump ’ s election lawyers Sidney Powell and Lin Wood have spent this evening using social media to rather viciously attack Trump ’ s White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows and Trump ’ s Secretary of State Mike Pompeo , accusing them of being part of some kind of ill-defined conspiracy against Trump .
Presumably , this is because Meadows dared to tell Trump that Powell ’ s lunatic plans to magically overturn the election were literally impossible , and that Pompeo dared to publicly admit that it was Russia who hacked U.S. government agencies .
But the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ important than the fact that it ’ s happening at all , and what it tells us about Donald Trump himself .
Powell , Wood , Meadows , and Pompeo are all fully complicit in Trump ’ s overall corrupt agenda .
They ’ re all his henchmen .
If Trump were still in the game , he ’ d be giving them marching orders , telling them what to do , and getting them all on the same page – his page .
Instead , Trump ’ s henchmen are all eating @ @ @ @ @ @ @ says and does little .
This is a clear sign that he ’ s checked out mentally , and his henchmen are each left to their own devices and trying to fill the resulting power vacuum with their own personal agendas .
Best anyone can tell , Trump likes to hear from his lunatic lawyers because their magical imaginary solutions make him feel good – but then he also likes it when his more stable henchmen explain why none of it ’ s real , because that gives him an excuse not to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is in that place where he ’ s scared of his own shadow , knows he ’ s one false move from finished , also knows that he ’ s doomed if he doesn ’ t do anything , and just wants to be told that it ’ s all going to be magically okay .
In other words , he ’ s checked out entirely .
The danger isn ’ t that Trump is going to do anything ; he ’ s clearly reduced to trying to create the false appearance of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ powerless he ’ s become .
The real danger is that we have a do-nothing self-pitying defeated blob for a President , at a time when we ’ re facing a cyber terrorist attack , a worsening pandemic , and a wrecked economy .

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Donald Trump’s election lawyers Sidney Powell and Lin Wood have spent this evening using social media to rather viciously attack Trump’s White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows and Trump’s Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, accusing them of being part of some kind of ill-defined conspiracy against Trump.
Presumably, this is because Meadows dared to tell Trump that Powell’s lunatic plans to magically overturn the election were literally impossible, and that Pompeo dared to publicly admit that it was Russia who hacked U.S. government agencies. But the specific reasoning behind the scuffle is less important than the fact that it’s happening at all, and what it tells us about Donald Trump himself.
Powell, Wood, Meadows, and Pompeo are all fully complicit in Trump’s overall corrupt agenda. They’re all his henchmen. If Trump were still in the game, he’d be giving them marching orders, telling them what to do, and getting them all on the same page – his page. Instead, Trump’s henchmen are all eating each other alive, even as Trump says and does little. This is a clear sign that he’s checked out mentally, and his henchmen are each left to their own devices and trying to fill the resulting power vacuum with their own personal agendas.
Best anyone can tell, Trump likes to hear from his lunatic lawyers because their magical imaginary solutions make him feel good – but then he also likes it when his more stable henchmen explain why none of it’s real, because that gives him an excuse not to have to take action.
Donald Trump is in that place where he’s scared of his own shadow, knows he’s one false move from finished, also knows that he’s doomed if he doesn’t do anything, and just wants to be told that it’s all going to be magically okay. In other words, he’s checked out entirely.
The danger isn’t that Trump is going to do anything; he’s clearly reduced to trying to create the false appearance of a strongman, to compensate for how powerless he’s become. The real danger is that we have a do-nothing self-pitying defeated blob for a President, at a time when we’re facing a cyber terrorist attack, a worsening pandemic, and a wrecked economy.
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palmerreport--2020-12-21--This is just embarrassing

This is just embarrassing

We ’ re in the midst of a pandemic that ’ s getting worse by the day , as the death toll gets uglier than ever .
We finally have a vaccine , and it ’ s being rolled out , but not as efficiently as it should be .
We ’ re being attacked by cyber terrorists .
We have an economy in tatters .
And where is the President of the United States ?
Absolutely nowhere he needs to be .
His fragile ego and shattered narcissism have him sulking around , making scary threats he knows he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tweets so repetitive and boring that they ’ ve become the kind of train wreck you can look away from .
Trump just tweeted that he ’ s better than Abraham Lincoln , to give you an idea of what you ’ re missing out on .
Last week I said that the United States has no President .
That ’ s true .
But this is also turning into something worse than that .
If we had no President , and the Oval Office were occupied by a potted plant instead , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ government would be free to go about their business .
Instead we have a future prison inmate , frantically choking on his own downfall , still occupying the office of President and keeping the rest of the government from being able to function .
This is just embarrassing .
Donald Trump is now a month away from no longer being our problem .
In the meantime he ’ s intent on humiliating himself on a level arguably never before seen on the American stage .
We ’ ve seen a lot of people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ever chosen to go out in this embarrassing of a manner ?
It ’ s nothing short of pathetic .

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We’re in the midst of a pandemic that’s getting worse by the day, as the death toll gets uglier than ever. We finally have a vaccine, and it’s being rolled out, but not as efficiently as it should be. We’re being attacked by cyber terrorists. We have an economy in tatters.
And where is the President of the United States? Absolutely nowhere he needs to be. His fragile ego and shattered narcissism have him sulking around, making scary threats he knows he can’t carry out, posting tweets so repetitive and boring that they’ve become the kind of train wreck you can look away from. Trump just tweeted that he’s better than Abraham Lincoln, to give you an idea of what you’re missing out on.
Last week I said that the United States has no President. That’s true. But this is also turning into something worse than that. If we had no President, and the Oval Office were occupied by a potted plant instead, at least the career professionals in the government would be free to go about their business. Instead we have a future prison inmate, frantically choking on his own downfall, still occupying the office of President and keeping the rest of the government from being able to function.
This is just embarrassing. Donald Trump is now a month away from no longer being our problem. In the meantime he’s intent on humiliating himself on a level arguably never before seen on the American stage. We’ve seen a lot of people take big falls, but has anyone ever chosen to go out in this embarrassing of a manner? It’s nothing short of pathetic.
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palmerreport--2020-12-21--Donald Trump’s federal criminal charges

Donald Trump’s federal criminal charges

Donald Trump is going to prison in New York on state charges he can ’ t pardon , and he ’ ll surely remain in prison for the rest of his natural lifespan .
That ’ s the easy part to predict .
The question is what happens with federal charges .
Plenty of pundits have been expressing , with a fair amount of certainty , that Trump either will or won ’ t be federally indicted .
These pundits are all wrong by default , because no one outside of the DOJ can predict such a thing with any @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Biden not be involved in Trump ’ s federal prosecution , Biden ’ s Attorney General likely won ’ t be directly involved either .
It comes down to what cases career DOJ officials have been building , or decide to build , against Trump .
Any reasonable Attorney General isn ’ t going to override those officials one way or the other .
Trump will likely try to preemptively pardon himself on all federal charges on his way out the door .
Given the constitutional difficulty of pulling this off , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ schemes as time has gone on , there is a good chance that it could be struck down by the courts .
The percentage odds are anyone ’ s guess .
But even if it is struck down , it ’ ll take time , because the courts move at glacial speed .
So while New York State is free to move against Donald Trump as soon as he ’ s out of office , the Feds will have to wait until the pardon saga plays out .
By the time the DOJ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ federally , he may have already been tried , convicted , and imprisoned by New York State .
That would mean that any federal charges against Trump would end up being less about incarcerating him ( he ’ d already be in state prison ) , and more about sending a message to any future criminals who try to hijack the presidency so they can shield their crimes behind it .
In other words , it could come down to the mood of the nation .
That ’ s where Donald Trump ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ into play .
He ’ s now pardoning his own criminal co-conspirators to try to keep them from testifying against him .
He ’ s caught up in a bribery-for-pardon scandal .
His attempt at overthrowing the election was never going to work , but it was nonetheless treasonous .
He ’ s talking about trying to pardon his family members .
He ’ s openly fantasizing about a military coup .
This is the stuff that average nonpartisan Americans are going to remember in the end .
They never will fully grasp @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or if he was good or bad for the economy , or what money laundering and obstruction of justice are .
But they will understand that his pardons and such on the way out the door meant that he was very guilty .
These antics are going to make it easier for the DOJ to bring federal criminal charges against Donald Trump if it ends up deciding to .
Of course at that point Trump may not care .
By the time he gets to federal trial , he ’ ll likely already @ @ @ @ @ @ @ alone , and in fading health , with nothing left to lose .
But if the DOJ does manage to indict him on federal charges , it would send a message for the next few generations that no President is above the law – regardless of which state they ’ re from and whether that state is willing to prosecute them .

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Donald Trump is going to prison in New York on state charges he can’t pardon, and he’ll surely remain in prison for the rest of his natural lifespan. That’s the easy part to predict. The question is what happens with federal charges.
Plenty of pundits have been expressing, with a fair amount of certainty, that Trump either will or won’t be federally indicted. These pundits are all wrong by default, because no one outside of the DOJ can predict such a thing with any certainty whatsoever. Not only will President Biden not be involved in Trump’s federal prosecution, Biden’s Attorney General likely won’t be directly involved either. It comes down to what cases career DOJ officials have been building, or decide to build, against Trump. Any reasonable Attorney General isn’t going to override those officials one way or the other.
Trump will likely try to preemptively pardon himself on all federal charges on his way out the door. Given the constitutional difficulty of pulling this off, and the increasing ineptitude of Trump’s schemes as time has gone on, there is a good chance that it could be struck down by the courts. The percentage odds are anyone’s guess. But even if it is struck down, it’ll take time, because the courts move at glacial speed.
So while New York State is free to move against Donald Trump as soon as he’s out of office, the Feds will have to wait until the pardon saga plays out. By the time the DOJ even has the option of indicting Trump federally, he may have already been tried, convicted, and imprisoned by New York State.
That would mean that any federal charges against Trump would end up being less about incarcerating him (he’d already be in state prison), and more about sending a message to any future criminals who try to hijack the presidency so they can shield their crimes behind it. In other words, it could come down to the mood of the nation.
That’s where Donald Trump’s current antics could end up coming into play. He’s now pardoning his own criminal co-conspirators to try to keep them from testifying against him. He’s caught up in a bribery-for-pardon scandal. His attempt at overthrowing the election was never going to work, but it was nonetheless treasonous. He’s talking about trying to pardon his family members. He’s openly fantasizing about a military coup.
This is the stuff that average nonpartisan Americans are going to remember in the end. They never will fully grasp whether the pandemic was his fault, or if he was good or bad for the economy, or what money laundering and obstruction of justice are. But they will understand that his pardons and such on the way out the door meant that he was very guilty.
These antics are going to make it easier for the DOJ to bring federal criminal charges against Donald Trump if it ends up deciding to. Of course at that point Trump may not care. By the time he gets to federal trial, he’ll likely already be in state prison, bankrupt, alone, and in fading health, with nothing left to lose. But if the DOJ does manage to indict him on federal charges, it would send a message for the next few generations that no President is above the law – regardless of which state they’re from and whether that state is willing to prosecute them.
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palmerreport--2020-12-21--Will Donald Trump try to flee the country?

One of the more frequent questions I get these days is whether Donald Trump will attempt to flee the country .
With the news that Trump is bailing out for Mar-a-Lago this week , the question has popped up again .
The short answer is that it ’ s ultimately up to him , and we have no way of knowing for sure what ’ s in his head at this point .
But if I had to bet , I ’ d bet against it .
When people attempt to flee the country to avoid criminal prosecution , it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the movies .
Jurisdiction and extradition come into play , and next thing you know , you ’ re living on a mattress in the basement of some foreign embassy , like Assange .
Is this how a privileged softie like Trump wants to risk spending his final few years ?
I doubt it .
Even if Trump made it all the way to a place like Russia , would Russia have much use for him at this point ?
Putin might want to parade him around , but then Trump would really @ @ @ @ @ @ @ That ’ s not how a narcissist like Trump wants to live .
And if the reports of Putin ’ s pending retirement turn out to be true , then Trump ’ s safety could be in danger .
The reality is that while Trump will certainly end up being sentenced to prison in New York State , and may face federal criminal charges on top of it , these things take time .
If Trump can convince a judge to give him house arrest at Mar-a-Lago while he drags out his trial @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that preferable to living in an embassy basement scenario .
There ’ s also the question of whether Trump really can flee from a logistical standpoint .
He ’ d have to set up a summit near the end of his term as an excuse to travel overseas , and everyone would know what he was up to .
Could he then just send Air Force One and his Secret Service detail home , and stay in that foreign country ?
It all seems a bit unlikely .
Trump also has a consistent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it ’ s too late , and circumstances have made the decision for him , and then overreact in panicked fashion once it ’ s too late to matter .
In other words , he ’ s the kind of guy who would tepidly miss his window for fleeing the country while he ’ s still in office , only to then later decide that he wants to flee , but not be able to do so .
We ’ ll see .
But my guess is that Donald Trump will aim for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that he ’ s arrogant enough to think he can beat the charges at trial anyway .
He ’ s wrong about that ; the financial charges against him in New York will be cut and dry .
But Trump always thinks he can weasel his way out of such things .
Why flee , if you delusionally expect to get acquitted anyway ?

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One of the more frequent questions I get these days is whether Donald Trump will attempt to flee the country. With the news that Trump is bailing out for Mar-a-Lago this week, the question has popped up again. The short answer is that it’s ultimately up to him, and we have no way of knowing for sure what’s in his head at this point. But if I had to bet, I’d bet against it.
When people attempt to flee the country to avoid criminal prosecution, it’s not glamorous, like in the movies. Jurisdiction and extradition come into play, and next thing you know, you’re living on a mattress in the basement of some foreign embassy, like Assange. Is this how a privileged softie like Trump wants to risk spending his final few years? I doubt it.
Even if Trump made it all the way to a place like Russia, would Russia have much use for him at this point? Putin might want to parade him around, but then Trump would really just be Putin’s property. That’s not how a narcissist like Trump wants to live. And if the reports of Putin’s pending retirement turn out to be true, then Trump’s safety could be in danger.
The reality is that while Trump will certainly end up being sentenced to prison in New York State, and may face federal criminal charges on top of it, these things take time. If Trump can convince a judge to give him house arrest at Mar-a-Lago while he drags out his trial date, he’d certainly find that preferable to living in an embassy basement scenario.
There’s also the question of whether Trump really can flee from a logistical standpoint. He’d have to set up a summit near the end of his term as an excuse to travel overseas, and everyone would know what he was up to. Could he then just send Air Force One and his Secret Service detail home, and stay in that foreign country? It all seems a bit unlikely.
Trump also has a consistent tendency to indecisively put off decisions until it’s too late, and circumstances have made the decision for him, and then overreact in panicked fashion once it’s too late to matter. In other words, he’s the kind of guy who would tepidly miss his window for fleeing the country while he’s still in office, only to then later decide that he wants to flee, but not be able to do so.
We’ll see. But my guess is that Donald Trump will aim for house arrest ahead of trial, and that he’s arrogant enough to think he can beat the charges at trial anyway. He’s wrong about that; the financial charges against him in New York will be cut and dry. But Trump always thinks he can weasel his way out of such things. Why flee, if you delusionally expect to get acquitted anyway?
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palmerreport--2020-12-22--This is how poorly it’s going for Donald Trump

Just because Donald Trump is fantasizing out loud about some kind of imaginary military coup , it doesn ’ t mean he ’ s within a million miles of being able to pull it off .
Instead , he ’ s giving away just how hobbled he is .
Trump is now ranting on Twitter about how he supposedly got conservative Justice Brian Hagedorn elected to the Wisconsin Supreme Court , and how Hagedorn is now backstabbing him by refusing to somehow magically hand Wisconsin ’ s electoral votes to him .
Trump is boxed in , he ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Republicans who are unwilling to try to bail him out .
Frustration and resentment are all that he has left , and those don ’ t translate to political muscle .
– Tweet of the day , from President-elect Joe Biden : I know you 're probably tired of hearing about politics after this year .
But with just 15 days left until the Georgia Senate runoffs , we ca n't take our foot off the gas .
Every dollar makes a big difference .
Chip in to our Flip Georgia Fund today @ @ @ @

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Just because Donald Trump is fantasizing out loud about some kind of imaginary military coup, it doesn’t mean he’s within a million miles of being able to pull it off. Instead, he’s giving away just how hobbled he is.
Trump is now ranting on Twitter about how he supposedly got conservative Justice Brian Hagedorn elected to the Wisconsin Supreme Court, and how Hagedorn is now backstabbing him by refusing to somehow magically hand Wisconsin’s electoral votes to him.
Trump is boxed in, he’s reduced to whining about the conservatives and Republicans who are unwilling to try to bail him out. Frustration and resentment are all that he has left, and those don’t translate to political muscle.
– Tweet of the day, from President-elect Joe Biden:
I know you're probably tired of hearing about politics after this year. But with just 15 days left until the Georgia Senate runoffs, we can't take our foot off the gas. Every dollar makes a big difference. Chip in to our Flip Georgia Fund today: https://t.co/98pzmqwC7J — Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) December 21, 2020
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palmerreport--2020-12-22--Bill Barr sides with Mike Pompeo against Donald Trump as everything falls apart

There is no longer any plan , strategy , or scheme that will magically save Donald Trump from being booted out of office in thirty days .
He can ’ t accept that , because once he ’ s out of office , he ’ ll be on a path to prison , bankruptcy , and the end of his life as he knows it .
There ’ s a reason why Trump is now reduced to listening to the delusional fantasies of his crackpot election lawyers : they ’ re the only people still floating any scenarios for magically @ @ @ @ @ @ @ adult ” henchmen already know it ’ s over , and are now trying to cover their own backsides .
Attorney General Bill Barr is publicly admitting that Trump lost the election fair and square .
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is publicly admitting that it was indeed Russia who hacked U.S. government agencies .
Barr has lost his job over it , and Pompeo might be about to .
But now Barr is publicly siding with Pompeo on the Russia thing , contradicting Trump ’ s assertion that the hack was either @ @ @ @ @ @ @ done by China .
It ’ s clear that henchmen like Barr and Pompeo are trying to rehabilitate their images now that Trump is taking a fall .
After all , the DOJ could easily charge them both with felonies for the criminal antics they carried out while in office .
The best way to beat those charges is to establish the narrative now that they couldn ’ t have been willing Trump henchmen , since they stood up to him in the end .
Barr and Pompeo shouldn ’ t be let @ @ @ @ @ @ @ each belong in prison ; Barr for numerous instances of felony obstruction of justice and Pompeo for his criminal antics in the Ukraine scandal .
But for now , the point is that some of Trump ’ s biggest henchmen are already selfishly turning against him .
They know Trump is finished .

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There is no longer any plan, strategy, or scheme that will magically save Donald Trump from being booted out of office in thirty days. He can’t accept that, because once he’s out of office, he’ll be on a path to prison, bankruptcy, and the end of his life as he knows it.
There’s a reason why Trump is now reduced to listening to the delusional fantasies of his crackpot election lawyers: they’re the only people still floating any scenarios for magically saving him. Trump’s “adult” henchmen already know it’s over, and are now trying to cover their own backsides.
Attorney General Bill Barr is publicly admitting that Trump lost the election fair and square. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is publicly admitting that it was indeed Russia who hacked U.S. government agencies. Barr has lost his job over it, and Pompeo might be about to. But now Barr is publicly siding with Pompeo on the Russia thing, contradicting Trump’s assertion that the hack was either overblown, or fake, or somehow done by China.
It’s clear that henchmen like Barr and Pompeo are trying to rehabilitate their images now that Trump is taking a fall. After all, the DOJ could easily charge them both with felonies for the criminal antics they carried out while in office. The best way to beat those charges is to establish the narrative now that they couldn’t have been willing Trump henchmen, since they stood up to him in the end.
Barr and Pompeo shouldn’t be let off the hook at all. They each belong in prison; Barr for numerous instances of felony obstruction of justice and Pompeo for his criminal antics in the Ukraine scandal. But for now, the point is that some of Trump’s biggest henchmen are already selfishly turning against him. They know Trump is finished.
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palmerreport--2020-12-22--Donald Trump’s airport fantasy crashes and burns

While Donald Trump ’ s talk of a military coup is utterly deranged and criminal in nature , it ’ s pretty clear that Trump is merely fantasizing out loud .
He ’ s hobbled by his loss , and isn ’ t within a million miles of having the muscle to pull off something so serious .
In fact he ’ s so powerless at this point , he ’ s reduced to signing short-lived executive orders about the shapes of federal buildings .
Now comes word of just how desperate Trump ’ s fantasies about a happy ending @ @ @ @ @ @ @ trying to figure out how to get an airport named after himself .
That ’ s right , an airport .
Not only is that delusionally pathetic , it also has roughly 0.0 % chance of actually happening .
First of all , they don ’ t name airports after people who are facing criminal charges or in prison , which is where Donald Trump is headed .
Besides , no such airport would remain in business .
Even if it were in a deeply red state , normal mainstream Americans would go @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they never used that airport , and it would suffer so much financial strain , it would have to quickly change the name back .
This is just the latest sign of how broken , hobbled , and powerless Donald Trump has become in his final days , and how desperate he is to convince himself that this will all somehow magically work out for him .
Meanwhile back in the real world , he ’ ll spend the rest of his life awaiting trial and/or in prison .

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While Donald Trump’s talk of a military coup is utterly deranged and criminal in nature, it’s pretty clear that Trump is merely fantasizing out loud. He’s hobbled by his loss, and isn’t within a million miles of having the muscle to pull off something so serious. In fact he’s so powerless at this point, he’s reduced to signing short-lived executive orders about the shapes of federal buildings.
Now comes word of just how desperate Trump’s fantasies about a happy ending are becoming. He’s reportedly trying to figure out how to get an airport named after himself. That’s right, an airport. Not only is that delusionally pathetic, it also has roughly 0.0% chance of actually happening.
First of all, they don’t name airports after people who are facing criminal charges or in prison, which is where Donald Trump is headed. Besides, no such airport would remain in business. Even if it were in a deeply red state, normal mainstream Americans would go out of their way to make sure they never used that airport, and it would suffer so much financial strain, it would have to quickly change the name back.
This is just the latest sign of how broken, hobbled, and powerless Donald Trump has become in his final days, and how desperate he is to convince himself that this will all somehow magically work out for him. Meanwhile back in the real world, he’ll spend the rest of his life awaiting trial and/or in prison.
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palmerreport--2020-12-21--Even Pat Robertson is now telling Donald Trump to go away and never come back

Now that Donald Trump has lost the election and then proceeded to make a sore loser fool of himself , he ’ s made it a lot harder for his allies to stick with him .
In fact he ’ s made it a lot easier for his allies to selfishly decide that their best career move is to throw him under the bus .
Accordingly , far right evangelical preacher Pat Robertson is now insisting that the “ very erratic ” Donald Trump should admit he lost and move on .
In fact Robertson is going as far as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in 2024 either .
In other words , go away and never come back .
Why is Pat Robertson doing this ?
He ’ s a corrupt fraudster with no principles , so it ’ s not like he suddenly grew a conscience .
Instead , he ’ s made a calculation that his own career ( and profit potential ) will be better off with Donald Trump out of the picture .
Trump ’ s transactional allies were always going to selfishly sell him out once he reached the point in his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ them .
We ’ ll see more of this as Trump continues to circle the drain .

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Now that Donald Trump has lost the election and then proceeded to make a sore loser fool of himself, he’s made it a lot harder for his allies to stick with him. In fact he’s made it a lot easier for his allies to selfishly decide that their best career move is to throw him under the bus.
Accordingly, far right evangelical preacher Pat Robertson is now insisting that the “very erratic” Donald Trump should admit he lost and move on. In fact Robertson is going as far as to tell Trump not to bother running in 2024 either. In other words, go away and never come back.
Why is Pat Robertson doing this? He’s a corrupt fraudster with no principles, so it’s not like he suddenly grew a conscience. Instead, he’s made a calculation that his own career (and profit potential) will be better off with Donald Trump out of the picture. Trump’s transactional allies were always going to selfishly sell him out once he reached the point in his downfall that he became a liability to them. We’ll see more of this as Trump continues to circle the drain.
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palmerreport--2020-12-21--Donald Trump has completely lost the plot

Donald Trump wants us to believe that he ’ s somehow magically found evidence that will allow him to overturn the election results in court , or that the military is somehow going to force a new election to be held , or some other strongman fantasy .
But Trump ’ s actions reveal that he ’ s in a very different place .
Trump signed an executive order today banning certain kinds of modern architecture from being used on federal buildings going forward .
Art deco is in , for instance , but brutalism is out .
Everyone has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the real upshot is that Trump is focusing on this kind of thing at all .
When you consider that this executive order will go by the wayside in thirty days when President Biden takes office , the whole thing feels like some kind of one-off favor to someone Trump owes money to .
It ’ s the kind of corrupt favor trading that Palmer Report warned everyone to keep an eye out for , as it ’ s what corrupt politicians do when they know their days are numbered .
So yeah @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for even talking about a military coup , even though he knows and we know that he ’ s not within a million miles of having the muscle to pull that off .
But keep in mind where Trump ’ s real focus is : small time endgame antics like federal contracts .
When it comes to trying to somehow magically remain in office , Trump has completely lost the plot .

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Donald Trump wants us to believe that he’s somehow magically found evidence that will allow him to overturn the election results in court, or that the military is somehow going to force a new election to be held, or some other strongman fantasy. But Trump’s actions reveal that he’s in a very different place.
Trump signed an executive order today banning certain kinds of modern architecture from being used on federal buildings going forward. Art deco is in, for instance, but brutalism is out. Everyone has their own opinion on architecture, but the real upshot is that Trump is focusing on this kind of thing at all.
When you consider that this executive order will go by the wayside in thirty days when President Biden takes office, the whole thing feels like some kind of one-off favor to someone Trump owes money to. It’s the kind of corrupt favor trading that Palmer Report warned everyone to keep an eye out for, as it’s what corrupt politicians do when they know their days are numbered.
So yeah, Donald Trump should be criminally charged for even talking about a military coup, even though he knows and we know that he’s not within a million miles of having the muscle to pull that off. But keep in mind where Trump’s real focus is: small time endgame antics like federal contracts. When it comes to trying to somehow magically remain in office, Trump has completely lost the plot.
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Un-pardon me

One question that keeps arising is , in the midst of all his abuses for a corrupt purpose of those pardon powers specified by the Constitution , can Donald Trump pardon himself ?
In a way that question has already been answered and it was answered in the Nixon administration during the last gasp of the Watergate scandal .
It was then , in 1974 , that Nixon ’ s very own Department of Justice issued an opinion that “ no one may be a judge in his own case.
” They were referring to Nixon ’ s trial balloon @ @ @ @ @ @ @ himself for Watergate offenses .
After all , judges frequently must recuse themselves for the mere appearance of conflict of interest , and what could be a greater conflict of interest than deciding one ’ s own sentence ?
( For my part , I can not think of a single instance where I was issued a moving violation or a parking ticket when , given the chance , I wouldn ’ t “ go easy on the boy.
” ) That was the same Nixon Justice Department , by the way , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ infamous ) memo the year before specifying that a president could not be indicted while still in office .
So , live by the sword , die by the sword .
The DOJ giveth and the DOJ taketh away .
In other words , it looks like the answer is a resounding “ No.
” That is not what the Founding Fathers had in mind when they constitutionally provisioned future presidents with the power of the pardon .
Of course it ’ s doubtful that they foresaw someone exactly like Trump .
Even @ @ @ @ @ @ @ private note to George Washington , wrote of the possibility of “ a man unprincipled in private life desperate in his fortune , … despotic in his ordinary demeanour — [ and ] known to have scoffed in private at the principles of liberty.
” But no sane person would ever expect Donald Trump to stand on ceremony , let alone tradition , let alone the law .
He may just go ahead and pardon himself and let the courts decide whether or not such obvious conflict of interest and self-dealing is sustainable @ @ @ @ @ @ @ re battling that out , here ’ s another one for them , how about if Joe Biden turns around and jolly well un-pardons Trump ?
What then ?
Since there is no precedent for it one can only guess .
But there is nothing stopping our next President from trying .
Personally , I think if Trump pardons himself Biden should make un-pardoning him an item somewhere in his top ten list of things to do when assuming office .
If for no other reason than to give Donald Trump another thing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all the things Trump gave us to worry about during his toxic and hateful presidency .
There is one thing staying Donald Trump ’ s hand when it comes to the whole question of seeking a pardon for himself for his federal crimes .
His narcissism .
Pardoning himself carries with it the implication that he has something to pardon himself for — a very tough thing for a narcissist to admit .
Nor is his narcissism likely to permit him to resign the office of the presidency before January 20 so a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for him .
With just 30 short days left in this drama I am loath to even speculate .
We will see how it plays out .
Whatever happens , don ’ t be surprised if it ’ s outrageous , disgusting and illegal .
When Donald Trump is involved it usually is .
And , as ever , ladies and gentlemen , brothers and sisters , comrades and friends , stay safe .

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One question that keeps arising is, in the midst of all his abuses for a corrupt purpose of those pardon powers specified by the Constitution, can Donald Trump pardon himself? In a way that question has already been answered and it was answered in the Nixon administration during the last gasp of the Watergate scandal.
It was then, in 1974, that Nixon’s very own Department of Justice issued an opinion that “no one may be a judge in his own case.” They were referring to Nixon’s trial balloon of whether or not he could pardon himself for Watergate offenses. After all, judges frequently must recuse themselves for the mere appearance of conflict of interest, and what could be a greater conflict of interest than deciding one’s own sentence? (For my part, I cannot think of a single instance where I was issued a moving violation or a parking ticket when, given the chance, I wouldn’t “go easy on the boy.”)
That was the same Nixon Justice Department, by the way, that issued the famous (and now infamous) memo the year before specifying that a president could not be indicted while still in office. So, live by the sword, die by the sword. The DOJ giveth and the DOJ taketh away.
In other words, it looks like the answer is a resounding “No.” That is not what the Founding Fathers had in mind when they constitutionally provisioned future presidents with the power of the pardon.
Of course it’s doubtful that they foresaw someone exactly like Trump. Even so, Alexander Hamilton, in a private note to George Washington, wrote of the possibility of “a man unprincipled in private life desperate in his fortune, … despotic in his ordinary demeanour — [and] known to have scoffed in private at the principles of liberty.”
But no sane person would ever expect Donald Trump to stand on ceremony, let alone tradition, let alone the law. He may just go ahead and pardon himself and let the courts decide whether or not such obvious conflict of interest and self-dealing is sustainable under the Constitution. While they’re battling that out, here’s another one for them, how about if Joe Biden turns around and jolly well un-pardons Trump? What then?
Since there is no precedent for it one can only guess. But there is nothing stopping our next President from trying. Personally, I think if Trump pardons himself Biden should make un-pardoning him an item somewhere in his top ten list of things to do when assuming office. If for no other reason than to give Donald Trump another thing to worry about — in retribution for all the things Trump gave us to worry about during his toxic and hateful presidency.
There is one thing staying Donald Trump’s hand when it comes to the whole question of seeking a pardon for himself for his federal crimes. His narcissism. Pardoning himself carries with it the implication that he has something to pardon himself for — a very tough thing for a narcissist to admit. Nor is his narcissism likely to permit him to resign the office of the presidency before January 20 so a very temporary president Pence can do it for him.
With just 30 short days left in this drama I am loath to even speculate. We will see how it plays out. Whatever happens, don’t be surprised if it’s outrageous, disgusting and illegal. When Donald Trump is involved it usually is. And, as ever, ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, comrades and friends, stay safe.
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palmerreport--2020-12-21--The real truth about Raphael Warnock

The real truth about Raphael Warnock

Republicans in Georgia repeatedly use the same word to describe Senate candidates Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock : radical .
What is so “ radical ” about wanting people to have health insurance , especially people with preexisting conditions ?
Nothing .
They are much more concerned about Israel , which has little , if anything , to do with the crises our nation is currently facing .
Soon-to-be-former vice president Mike Pence traveled to Georgia to claim that “ radical liberal Raphael Warnock demeaned our military ” and “ defended the antisemitic rhetoric of Reverend Jeremiah Wright , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reported , Warnock learned his “ radical ” ways from his father , Jonathan Warnock , and this relationship shows just how little Republicans know about this “ radical.
” Jonathan Warnock volunteered to fight in World War II in a time when he had no rights in his own country .
Returning home from the war , Warnock flew an American flag at his home , had portraits of the U.S. presidents on his wall , and required his church members to recite the Pledge of Allegiance prior to worship every Sunday @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , riding a bus to his hometown of Savannah in his uniform , he was asked to move from his seat so that a White teenager could sit .
While the realities of “ Jim Crow ” were hurtful to a man who had just risked his life for a country that did not respect him , he kept souvenirs like “ for whites only ” signs to teach his children to fight for their rights .
Discrimination did not dissipate Warnock ’ s love for his country .
As the CNN piece @ @ @ @ @ @ @ during that time , “ had to find a way to love a country that didn ’ t always love him back.
” He found his solace in the lessons learned through the poetry of Langston Hughes , viewing America as “ the land that never has been yet—and yet must be—the land where every man is free.
” For him , protests were as patriotic as standing for the Pledge of Allegiance , making him a “ radical ” in his own right .
Not that he must explain himself , but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ siding with hate ” for supporting Jeremiah Wright Jr. ’ s “ God damn America ” speech , Warnock said , quite simply , that people ( especially white people — author ’ s addition ) fail to understand the difference between moral outrage and hate and that he has “ spent his whole career standing up against bigotry.
” His faith may well be radical to some — including his pro-choice stance — but who Warnock is reflects the father by whom he was raised , and there is nothing wrong @ @ @ @ @ @ @ follows in the footsteps of another famous preacher who was considered a radical , Dr. Martin Luther King .
It is vital that we get Warnock to Washington .
Republicans continue to try to cripple President Elect Biden ’ s plans to restore the economy , showing what they really think of the American people .
If the “ radicalism ” displayed by Reverend Raphael Warnock is what we can expect of him in Washington , then by all means , let us be led by radicals .

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Republicans in Georgia repeatedly use the same word to describe Senate candidates Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock: radical. What is so “radical” about wanting people to have health insurance, especially people with preexisting conditions? Nothing. They are much more concerned about Israel, which has little, if anything, to do with the crises our nation is currently facing. Soon-to-be-former vice president Mike Pence traveled to Georgia to claim that “radical liberal Raphael Warnock demeaned our military” and “defended the antisemitic rhetoric of Reverend Jeremiah Wright,” according to the Independent. As CNN reported, Warnock learned his “radical” ways from his father, Jonathan Warnock, and this relationship shows just how little Republicans know about this “radical.”
Jonathan Warnock volunteered to fight in World War II in a time when he had no rights in his own country. Returning home from the war, Warnock flew an American flag at his home, had portraits of the U.S. presidents on his wall, and required his church members to recite the Pledge of Allegiance prior to worship every Sunday. Even as Warnock returned from war, riding a bus to his hometown of Savannah in his uniform, he was asked to move from his seat so that a White teenager could sit. While the realities of “Jim Crow” were hurtful to a man who had just risked his life for a country that did not respect him, he kept souvenirs like “for whites only” signs to teach his children to fight for their rights. Discrimination did not dissipate Warnock’s love for his country. As the CNN piece shared, Warnock, like most Blacks during that time, “had to find a way to love a country that didn’t always love him back.” He found his solace in the lessons learned through the poetry of Langston Hughes, viewing America as “the land that never has been yet—and yet must be—the land where every man is free.” For him, protests were as patriotic as standing for the Pledge of Allegiance, making him a “radical” in his own right.
Not that he must explain himself, but when Loeffler and others accuse him of “siding with hate” for supporting Jeremiah Wright Jr.’s “God damn America” speech, Warnock said, quite simply, that people (especially white people — author’s addition) fail to understand the difference between moral outrage and hate and that he has “spent his whole career standing up against bigotry.” His faith may well be radical to some — including his pro-choice stance — but who Warnock is reflects the father by whom he was raised, and there is nothing wrong with that, especially considering that he follows in the footsteps of another famous preacher who was considered a radical, Dr. Martin Luther King.
It is vital that we get Warnock to Washington. Republicans continue to try to cripple President Elect Biden’s plans to restore the economy, showing what they really think of the American people. If the “radicalism” displayed by Reverend Raphael Warnock is what we can expect of him in Washington, then by all means, let us be led by radicals.
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palmerreport--2020-12-22--Are Melania and Ivanka trying to take each other down as Donald Trump circles the drain?

Melania Trump has been called everything from “ victim ” to “ co-conspirator ” in her role as Donald Trump ’ s First Lady .
To be brief , her reputation hasn ’ t weathered well over the past four years .
Personally , I ’ ve not thought much of Melania .
For the most part , I ’ ve brushed off the news about her because I never thought there was much to glean from the situation in Washington based on her behavior .
But things might be a bit different now .
The Independent reports that Melania @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with Ivanka has left Melania to call Ivanka and Jared “ snakes.
” If this report is accurate , it ’ s interesting to me for a few reasons .
First , what would turn Melania and Ivanka against each other in the first place ?
Very generally , one would think that they would actually have a lot to gain by cooperating with one another ( e.g.
, making sure the Trump machine is managed well ) .
But more specifically , what would cause Melania to call Ivanka and Jared “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ snakes ” suggests a few things .
Let ’ s address the obvious one first : Melania thinks of Ivanka and Jared as traitors , or at least connivers in some capacity .
But that begs asking “ Whom have they betrayed ?
” Have they betrayed Donald ?
The Trump machine more generally ?
Melania specifically ?
And of course , how have they betrayed whomever they betrayed ?
What I find interesting is that Melania would say something like this knowing full well that there would be a good chance @ @ @ @ @ @ @ famously leaky White House .
While I ’ m not intimating she meant this to be some kind of strategic ploy , I do wonder if she ’ s not the kind of person many of us have thought she is ( which is to say , a ride-or-die Trump lackey ) .
I wonder instead whether she ’ s as keen on Trump leaving office as we are .
I wonder this because , in my view , it seems most likely that Ivanka and Jared would have sold out Melania in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( whom Ivanka apparently still likes and whom Jared practically worships ) .
On that basis , it would mean that Ivanka and Jared perceived Melania as a threat or an “ outsider.
” But then what did Melania do ?
We can only dream that she sold out Trump in some way , but I honestly doubt that ’ s what happened .
Whatever the case , this is something to watch in my opinion .
If this betokens any sort of turmoil at the heart of Trump world , who knows @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they lose the protective veil of the White House in a few weeks .

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Melania Trump has been called everything from “victim” to “co-conspirator” in her role as Donald Trump’s First Lady. To be brief, her reputation hasn’t weathered well over the past four years. Personally, I’ve not thought much of Melania. For the most part, I’ve brushed off the news about her because I never thought there was much to glean from the situation in Washington based on her behavior. But things might be a bit different now.
The Independent reports that Melania’s seemingly longstanding “feud” with Ivanka has left Melania to call Ivanka and Jared “snakes.” If this report is accurate, it’s interesting to me for a few reasons. First, what would turn Melania and Ivanka against each other in the first place? Very generally, one would think that they would actually have a lot to gain by cooperating with one another (e.g., making sure the Trump machine is managed well). But more specifically, what would cause Melania to call Ivanka and Jared “snakes?”
Calling Ivanka and Jared “snakes” suggests a few things. Let’s address the obvious one first: Melania thinks of Ivanka and Jared as traitors, or at least connivers in some capacity. But that begs asking “Whom have they betrayed?” Have they betrayed Donald? The Trump machine more generally? Melania specifically? And of course, how have they betrayed whomever they betrayed?
What I find interesting is that Melania would say something like this knowing full well that there would be a good chance of it leaking through Trump’s famously leaky White House. While I’m not intimating she meant this to be some kind of strategic ploy, I do wonder if she’s not the kind of person many of us have thought she is (which is to say, a ride-or-die Trump lackey). I wonder instead whether she’s as keen on Trump leaving office as we are. I wonder this because, in my view, it seems most likely that Ivanka and Jared would have sold out Melania in some way, rather than Trump himself (whom Ivanka apparently still likes and whom Jared practically worships). On that basis, it would mean that Ivanka and Jared perceived Melania as a threat or an “outsider.” But then what did Melania do? We can only dream that she sold out Trump in some way, but I honestly doubt that’s what happened.
Whatever the case, this is something to watch in my opinion. If this betokens any sort of turmoil at the heart of Trump world, who knows what it’ll turn into once they lose the protective veil of the White House in a few weeks.
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palmerreport--2020-12-22--Donald Trump has decided to take Mitch McConnell down with him

Even as Donald Trump fantasizes out loud about using impossible tactics to somehow magically remain in office , the reality is that he ’ s far too hobbled by his loss to do much of anything .
That ’ s bad news for a country desperately in need of leadership .
But it ’ s even worse news for the only people Trump still has enough muscle to beat up on : the Republicans standing next to him .
Trump is now sending out weird conspiratorial graphics to Republican Senators with the aim of turning them against Senate Majority Leader @ @ @ @ @ @ @ new report from Axios .
Trump is presumably trying to get revenge against McConnell for having dared to publicly acknowledge that Joe Biden won the election .
This is notable because if Trump escalates this further , he ’ ll force Republican Senators to choose between him and Mitch McConnell .
When you consider that Trump will be gone in a month , and McConnell will continue to be the most powerful Republican Senator going forward , it ’ s difficult to imagine that Trump will have much luck in taking McConnell down @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Mitch McConnell is particularly vindictive , and if Trump keeps this up , he could decide to take steps to make Trump ’ s life difficult on his way out the door .
In any case , as long as Trump and McConnell are feuding , it ’ s good news for the Democrats in the Georgia Senate runoffs .
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Even as Donald Trump fantasizes out loud about using impossible tactics to somehow magically remain in office, the reality is that he’s far too hobbled by his loss to do much of anything. That’s bad news for a country desperately in need of leadership. But it’s even worse news for the only people Trump still has enough muscle to beat up on: the Republicans standing next to him.
Trump is now sending out weird conspiratorial graphics to Republican Senators with the aim of turning them against Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, according to a surreal new report from Axios. Trump is presumably trying to get revenge against McConnell for having dared to publicly acknowledge that Joe Biden won the election.
This is notable because if Trump escalates this further, he’ll force Republican Senators to choose between him and Mitch McConnell. When you consider that Trump will be gone in a month, and McConnell will continue to be the most powerful Republican Senator going forward, it’s difficult to imagine that Trump will have much luck in taking McConnell down with him.
That said, if Mitch McConnell is particularly vindictive, and if Trump keeps this up, he could decide to take steps to make Trump’s life difficult on his way out the door. In any case, as long as Trump and McConnell are feuding, it’s good news for the Democrats in the Georgia Senate runoffs. You can donate to Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock here.
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palmerreport--2020-12-22--SDNY closes in on Rudy Giuliani

SDNY closes in on Rudy Giuliani

In early 2020 , one news report after another made clear that the Feds at the SDNY had an active criminal investigation going against Rudy Giuliani , going so far as to dig through his international financial deals .
But he never did get arrested .
It was never clear if Trump ’ s allies had managed to delay the probe , or if the SDNY was holding off for strategic reasons .
Either way , with the Trump regime in freefall and soon headed out the door , the SDNY is now ramping up its probe into Giuliani .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the verge of going after Giuliani ’ s electronic communications .
This is important because , if they feel confident about being able to get a judge to sign off on such an invasive warrant , it means they already have damning evidence of Giuliani ’ s guilt to convince the judge .
So why is this happening now ?
Given the timing , it appears that the SDNY is planning to indict and arrest Rudy Giuliani shortly after Donald Trump is gone from office .
The SDNY is part of the DOJ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is surely going to try to preemptively pardon Giuliani on his way out the door .
But since the SNDY hasn ’ t revealed what the charges are even going to be , Trump could have a difficult time guessing correctly with the pardon , or it could end up being overly broad and legally flimsy .
In any case , even if Trump does successfully pardon Giuliani on whatever the Feds at the SDNY are investigating him for , SNDY can then hand the case over to New York State , which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ way or the other , Rudy Giuliani is going to prison – and now it sounds like that may be happening sooner rather than later .

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In early 2020, one news report after another made clear that the Feds at the SDNY had an active criminal investigation going against Rudy Giuliani, going so far as to dig through his international financial deals. But he never did get arrested. It was never clear if Trump’s allies had managed to delay the probe, or if the SDNY was holding off for strategic reasons.
Either way, with the Trump regime in freefall and soon headed out the door, the SDNY is now ramping up its probe into Giuliani. NBC News says that SDNY is on the verge of going after Giuliani’s electronic communications. This is important because, if they feel confident about being able to get a judge to sign off on such an invasive warrant, it means they already have damning evidence of Giuliani’s guilt to convince the judge.
So why is this happening now? Given the timing, it appears that the SDNY is planning to indict and arrest Rudy Giuliani shortly after Donald Trump is gone from office. The SDNY is part of the DOJ and brings federal charges, and Trump is surely going to try to preemptively pardon Giuliani on his way out the door. But since the SNDY hasn’t revealed what the charges are even going to be, Trump could have a difficult time guessing correctly with the pardon, or it could end up being overly broad and legally flimsy.
In any case, even if Trump does successfully pardon Giuliani on whatever the Feds at the SDNY are investigating him for, SNDY can then hand the case over to New York State, which can then bring state charges. One way or the other, Rudy Giuliani is going to prison – and now it sounds like that may be happening sooner rather than later.
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palmerreport--2020-12-23--Mitch McConnell is having a really terrible night

Mitch McConnell really thought he had the Democrats boxed in with that lousy $ 600 stimulus cap just ahead of @ @ @ @ @ But McConnell ’ s victory barely lasted twenty-four hours , and now he ’ s @ @ @ @ @ of anyone in politics .
Funny how that works .
– Of course Trump wants @ @ @ @ @ every American .
He knows that twelve of them are going to end up on @ @ @ @ @ trial .
– Tweet of the day , from House Intelligence Committee Chair Adam Schiff @ @ @ @ @ McConnell claimed ‘ Republicans were advocating for a package just like this one , all @ @ @ @ @ ’ That ’ s just not true .
They opposed a bill at $ 3.2 @ @ @ @ @ , $ 1.8 trillion and , yes , $ 900 billion .
In real time @ @ @ @ @ him gaslight you .
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Mitch McConnell really thought he had the Democrats boxed in with that lousy $600 stimulus cap just ahead of the Georgia runoff elects. But McConnell’s victory barely lasted twenty-four hours, and now he’s suddenly having the worst night of anyone in politics. Funny how that works.
– Of course Trump wants to send cash payments to every American. He knows that twelve of them are going to end up on the jury at his criminal trial.
– Tweet of the day, from House Intelligence Committee Chair Adam Schiff: “Last night, McConnell claimed ‘Republicans were advocating for a package just like this one, all along, in real time.’ That’s just not true. They opposed a bill at $3.2 trillion, $2 trillion, $1.8 trillion and, yes, $900 billion. In real time. Don’t let him gaslight you.”
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palmerreport--2020-12-23--Donald Trump may have just unwittingly made Joe Biden’s life easier

One of the staples of Donald Trump ’ s foreign policy – or poor attempt at having a foreign policy – has been his ongoing trade war with China .
Before COVID , he decided to call himself “ Tariff Man ” as he levied tariffs on $ 370 billion of imports – something that hit American farmers in the process , as much as Trump denied this and tried to bail them out on his own .
When the pandemic hit , he tried as hard as he could to blame China and hope he could make it stick @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s gross mismanagement of the pandemic .
The problem is , whatever other problems his erratic China policy may have caused , it may have had a side effect Trump wasn ’ t planning on : Giving Joe Biden the upper hand when it comes to trade talks .
Even though President-elect Biden and fellow Democrats oppose many of the measures the Trump administration took against China , the trade sanctions will all still be on the table after Biden is sworn in as president , giving him substantial leverage for any @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Biden ’ s Justice Department could , for example , negotiate for a Huawei executive to be returned to China whose hearing is scheduled for next spring , which could happen even before things are fully sorted out within Biden ’ s cabinet .
Although Biden has said that he doesn ’ t plan to make any immediate moves , he called for U.S. allies to be on the same page – and some of the more aggressive countermoves made by Xi have already turned some countries against China , meaning they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s side when talks begin .
The upshot here is that not only are we going to get adults in the White House in less than a month who know how to handle a crisis , but Trump ’ s attempts to look tough on China are only going to make him look like more of a failure in retrospect after losing the election and leaving behind a mess that his opponent can quickly begin untangling .

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One of the staples of Donald Trump’s foreign policy – or poor attempt at having a foreign policy – has been his ongoing trade war with China. Before COVID, he decided to call himself “Tariff Man” as he levied tariffs on $370 billion of imports – something that hit American farmers in the process, as much as Trump denied this and tried to bail them out on his own. When the pandemic hit, he tried as hard as he could to blame China and hope he could make it stick, to deflect from his own administration’s gross mismanagement of the pandemic. The problem is, whatever other problems his erratic China policy may have caused, it may have had a side effect Trump wasn’t planning on: Giving Joe Biden the upper hand when it comes to trade talks.
Even though President-elect Biden and fellow Democrats oppose many of the measures the Trump administration took against China, the trade sanctions will all still be on the table after Biden is sworn in as president, giving him substantial leverage for any negotiating with China’s President Xi.
Biden’s Justice Department could, for example, negotiate for a Huawei executive to be returned to China whose hearing is scheduled for next spring, which could happen even before things are fully sorted out within Biden’s cabinet.
Although Biden has said that he doesn’t plan to make any immediate moves, he called for U.S. allies to be on the same page – and some of the more aggressive countermoves made by Xi have already turned some countries against China, meaning they’re more likely to take Biden’s side when talks begin.
The upshot here is that not only are we going to get adults in the White House in less than a month who know how to handle a crisis, but Trump’s attempts to look tough on China are only going to make him look like more of a failure in retrospect after losing the election and leaving behind a mess that his opponent can quickly begin untangling.
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palmerreport--2020-12-23--Turns out SDNY already has Rudy Giuliani’s electronic communications – and a cooperating witness

Yesterday NBC News broke the news that the Feds at the SDNY were preparing to seek Rudy Giuliani ’ s electronic communications , as part of its escalating criminal investigation into his overseas financial ties .
Investigators often make such a request after they already have such communications in hand , and sure enough , it turns out that ’ s the case here .
Forensic News is now confirming that the SDNY does indeed already have a “ large chunk ” of Rudy Giuliani ’ s email and text messages , from an unnamed cooperating witness .
This is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , when prosecutors request that a target turn over evidence they already have , the goal is to get the target to panic and destroy their own copies of such evidence .
Then the target is nailed for obstruction of justice , and it ’ s easier to pressure them into cutting a plea deal against a bigger fish .
Second , the emergence of a cooperating witness is a big deal .
It means the SDNY has someone who is not only providing evidence , but is able to put it into @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s a witness available to back up the evidence during the inevitable criminal trial .
In other words , Rudy Giuliani is going to prison one way or the other .
Even if Trump tries to preemptively pardon him for a litany of crimes , it likely won ’ t be strong enough to hold up in court .
Even if it does , the the Feds at the SDNY already have Giuliani nailed , and they can just hand off the case to New York State if necessary .

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Yesterday NBC News broke the news that the Feds at the SDNY were preparing to seek Rudy Giuliani’s electronic communications, as part of its escalating criminal investigation into his overseas financial ties. Investigators often make such a request after they already have such communications in hand, and sure enough, it turns out that’s the case here.
Forensic News is now confirming that the SDNY does indeed already have a “large chunk” of Rudy Giuliani’s email and text messages, from an unnamed cooperating witness. This is notable for a couple reasons. First, when prosecutors request that a target turn over evidence they already have, the goal is to get the target to panic and destroy their own copies of such evidence. Then the target is nailed for obstruction of justice, and it’s easier to pressure them into cutting a plea deal against a bigger fish.
Second, the emergence of a cooperating witness is a big deal. It means the SDNY has someone who is not only providing evidence, but is able to put it into useful context – and it means there’s a witness available to back up the evidence during the inevitable criminal trial.
In other words, Rudy Giuliani is going to prison one way or the other. Even if Trump tries to preemptively pardon him for a litany of crimes, it likely won’t be strong enough to hold up in court. Even if it does, the the Feds at the SDNY already have Giuliani nailed, and they can just hand off the case to New York State if necessary.
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palmerreport--2020-12-23--Nancy Pelosi just called Donald Trump’s bluff

Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the Democratic House wanted a relief package with $ 2000 direct relief checks , but Mitch McConnell and the Republican Senate forced the Democrats to swallow a mere $ 600 package last night .
Now Donald Trump is calling for more – and Pelosi is immediately calling his bluff .
After Trump tweeted a video announcing that he wants $ 2000 relief checks , Pelosi responded with this : “ Republicans repeatedly refused to say what amount the President wanted for direct checks .
At last , the President has agreed to $ 2,000 — Democrats @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Floor this week by unanimous consent .
Let ’ s do it !
” Now we ’ ll see if Trump was serious , and if so , what McConnell decides to do .
Trump surely has ulterior motives for wanting the $ 2000 checks ; we suspect it ’ s because if he puts cash in Americans ’ hands , a few of them will donate it back to his election relief fund .
But whatever the reason , this now places pressure on McConnell and the Republican Senate to agree to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Pelosi quickly calling Trump ’ s bluff .

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Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the Democratic House wanted a relief package with $2000 direct relief checks, but Mitch McConnell and the Republican Senate forced the Democrats to swallow a mere $600 package last night. Now Donald Trump is calling for more – and Pelosi is immediately calling his bluff.
After Trump tweeted a video announcing that he wants $2000 relief checks, Pelosi responded with this: “Republicans repeatedly refused to say what amount the President wanted for direct checks. At last, the President has agreed to $2,000 — Democrats are ready to bring this to the Floor this week by unanimous consent. Let’s do it!”
Now we’ll see if Trump was serious, and if so, what McConnell decides to do. Trump surely has ulterior motives for wanting the $2000 checks; we suspect it’s because if he puts cash in Americans’ hands, a few of them will donate it back to his election relief fund. But whatever the reason, this now places pressure on McConnell and the Republican Senate to agree to a higher dollar amount – thanks to Pelosi quickly calling Trump’s bluff.
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palmerreport--2020-12-23--House Republicans scramble after Trump blowback

Just two weeks ago , 126 House Republicans – more than half of the ones currently seated in Congress – decided to betray the will of the American people by signing onto a seditious Texas lawsuit .
It was a long shot that had no chance of going anywhere , and rightly provoked an angry outcry .
How bad was the backlash ?
Rep. Dan Newhouse of Washington state is already trying to convince voters that he didn ’ t really mean it .
On Sunday , he released a newspaper op-ed saying so : “ I maintain , despite @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , that this brief — and this case — was not about overturning election results…The consequences of a lack of confidence in our election system are not just for this election , but for future national elections as well .
If now is not the time to stand up for our Constitution , when is ?
” Newhouse is of course , lying – since overturning the 2020 election results was the entire point of the lawsuit and writing this nonsense is almost worse than doing nothing at all – as he ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ backpedal and sweep this under the rug before Joe Biden takes the oath of office .
Although we are seeing Donald Trump ’ s leverage over House Republicans dry up with something like this being published , it ’ s clear that their disregard for the democratic process will continue to live on after Trump is out of office and we can not allow them to whitewash it away .
We must let the 2022 midterms be a referendum on the GOP and their reckless disregard for democracy if we ’ re to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the reins of power in the near future .
No one who signed onto the lawsuit should be trusted again with elected office .

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Just two weeks ago, 126 House Republicans – more than half of the ones currently seated in Congress – decided to betray the will of the American people by signing onto a seditious Texas lawsuit. It was a long shot that had no chance of going anywhere, and rightly provoked an angry outcry.
How bad was the backlash? Rep. Dan Newhouse of Washington state is already trying to convince voters that he didn’t really mean it. On Sunday, he released a newspaper op-ed saying so: “I maintain, despite the numerous media reports to the contrary, that this brief — and this case — was not about overturning election results…The consequences of a lack of confidence in our election system are not just for this election, but for future national elections as well. If now is not the time to stand up for our Constitution, when is?”
Newhouse is of course, lying – since overturning the 2020 election results was the entire point of the lawsuit and writing this nonsense is almost worse than doing nothing at all – as he’s now hoping for a way to backpedal and sweep this under the rug before Joe Biden takes the oath of office. Although we are seeing Donald Trump’s leverage over House Republicans dry up with something like this being published, it’s clear that their disregard for the democratic process will continue to live on after Trump is out of office and we cannot allow them to whitewash it away.
We must let the 2022 midterms be a referendum on the GOP and their reckless disregard for democracy if we’re to prevent someone like Donald Trump from taking the reins of power in the near future. No one who signed onto the lawsuit should be trusted again with elected office.
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palmerreport--2020-12-23--We knew this was coming

We knew this was coming

There ’ s no point in fretting over the fact that Donald Trump has started pardoning a number of his @ @ @ @ @ ’ ve all known for the past four years that if we defeated Trump , @ @ @ @ @ corrupt pardon spree on his way out the door .
Now that it ’ s @ @ @ @ @ merely yet another reminder that he ’ s defeated .
– Israel has decided to @ @ @ @ @ meaning the Israeli people now have another opportunity to finally oust corrupt Prime Minister Benjamin @ @ @ @ @ fitting that Trump and Netanyahu , longtime allies , could end up being ousted from @ @ @ @ @ time .
Then it ’ ll be a race to see which of them ends @ @ @ @ @ – President Biden has picked Miguel Cardona , a former fourth grade public school teacher @ @ @ @ @ .
He ’ s the clear opposite of Betsy DeVos in every way possible .
@ @ @ @ @ benefit from this .
Elections have consequences .

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There’s no point in fretting over the fact that Donald Trump has started pardoning a number of his own people tonight. We’ve all known for the past four years that if we defeated Trump, he would go on a corrupt pardon spree on his way out the door. Now that it’s underway, it’s merely yet another reminder that he’s defeated.
– Israel has decided to hold yet another election, meaning the Israeli people now have another opportunity to finally oust corrupt Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. It’s fitting that Trump and Netanyahu, longtime allies, could end up being ousted from office at around the same time. Then it’ll be a race to see which of them ends up in prison first.
– President Biden has picked Miguel Cardona, a former fourth grade public school teacher, for Secretary of Education. He’s the clear opposite of Betsy DeVos in every way possible. Students around the nation will benefit from this. Elections have consequences.
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palmerreport--2020-12-23--Donald Trump pardons a bunch of his own people, in a clear sign that it’s all over for him

As Palmer Report has tried to stress for quite some time , pardons aren ’ t magic wands .
Donald Trump was never going to be able to somehow pardon his way into remaining in power , or even fully shielding himself , his family , or his co-conspirators from going to prison .
In fact , once Trump began pardoning everyone , it would be a clear sign that his presidency is over and he ’ s given up .
Trump pardoned convicted criminal Michael Flynn earlier this month , in what amounted to a one-off desperation move to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
But now tonight CNN is reporting that Trump has also pardoned former Republican Congressman Duncan Hunter and Chris Collins , who were both convicted for financial crimes after having endorsed Trump .
Trump is also pardoning his former “ coffee boy ” George Papadopoulos and his ally Alex van der Zwaan , both of whom have already finished their sentences .
So what is Donald Trump doing ?
He ’ s beginning to wave the white flag .
If he thought there was anything greater than a 0.0 % chance he ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , he ’ d be saving these pardons until his second term was secured .
Instead he ’ s giving up hope , and he ’ s trying to give his own people a bit of legal cover .
Trump will surely end up pardoning the bigger names around him , including himself and his family , soon .
But some of these pardons will likely be overturned or worked around in court on the basis of being too broad and flimsy – and some of these pardons will become irrelevant due to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ magic carpet ride ending for Trump , and he ’ ll end up in prison in New York State .

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As Palmer Report has tried to stress for quite some time, pardons aren’t magic wands. Donald Trump was never going to be able to somehow pardon his way into remaining in power, or even fully shielding himself, his family, or his co-conspirators from going to prison. In fact, once Trump began pardoning everyone, it would be a clear sign that his presidency is over and he’s given up.
Trump pardoned convicted criminal Michael Flynn earlier this month, in what amounted to a one-off desperation move to keep the unstable Flynn in his corner. But now tonight CNN is reporting that Trump has also pardoned former Republican Congressman Duncan Hunter and Chris Collins, who were both convicted for financial crimes after having endorsed Trump. Trump is also pardoning his former “coffee boy” George Papadopoulos and his ally Alex van der Zwaan, both of whom have already finished their sentences.
So what is Donald Trump doing? He’s beginning to wave the white flag. If he thought there was anything greater than a 0.0% chance he’d somehow magically get a second term, he’d be saving these pardons until his second term was secured. Instead he’s giving up hope, and he’s trying to give his own people a bit of legal cover.
Trump will surely end up pardoning the bigger names around him, including himself and his family, soon. But some of these pardons will likely be overturned or worked around in court on the basis of being too broad and flimsy – and some of these pardons will become irrelevant due to state charges. There’s no magic carpet ride ending for Trump, and he’ll end up in prison in New York State.
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palmerreport--2020-12-22--Donald Trump just caved

Donald Trump just caved

One of Donald Trump ’ s most consistent behavior patterns is that if he ’ s going to do something dastardly , he just does it without warning , preferring to use secrecy and surprise to his advantage .
Accordingly , when Trump keeps threatening to do something , it ’ s because he knows he can ’ t pull it off , and he ’ s merely trying to scare or distract people by floating his fantasy .
Trump was never going to appoint Sidney Powell as some kind of Special Counsel to investigate imaginary 2020 election fraud .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ s a total crackpot who would merely end up embarrassing him and further weakening his already-crumbling position .
Nor would Trump realistically have the muscle to pull it off .
Sure enough , the Daily Beast and the New York Times are both reporting tonight that Trump has informed Powell that she will not be appointed as Special Counsel after all .
Again , this was never a thing that was going to happen .
Even Trump knew that .
He ’ s just desperately grasping at straws and fantasizing out loud about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for him .
But in politics , there never are any magic wands .

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One of Donald Trump’s most consistent behavior patterns is that if he’s going to do something dastardly, he just does it without warning, preferring to use secrecy and surprise to his advantage. Accordingly, when Trump keeps threatening to do something, it’s because he knows he can’t pull it off, and he’s merely trying to scare or distract people by floating his fantasy.
Trump was never going to appoint Sidney Powell as some kind of Special Counsel to investigate imaginary 2020 election fraud. Why? Even Trump knows she’s a total crackpot who would merely end up embarrassing him and further weakening his already-crumbling position. Nor would Trump realistically have the muscle to pull it off.
Sure enough, the Daily Beast and the New York Times are both reporting tonight that Trump has informed Powell that she will not be appointed as Special Counsel after all. Again, this was never a thing that was going to happen. Even Trump knew that. He’s just desperately grasping at straws and fantasizing out loud about how things might magically all work out for him. But in politics, there never are any magic wands.
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palmerreport--2020-12-22--Here we go again

Here we go again

Donald Trump is now rather viciously attacking Mitch McConnell for having dared to admit that Trump lost the election .
Funny how Putin also admitted several days ago that Trump lost , and Trump still hasn ’ t attacked Putin for it .
Trump always puts country over party .
Unfortunately that country is Russia .
– Hate to say it , but you should probably give up on every liberal pundit who ’ s currently bashing the Democrats for the fact that the Republicans refused to sign off on a better stimulus .
These pundits are either completely clueless @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ re dishonestly pandering to your worst instincts just to bring attention to themselves .
Either way , you ’ ll be more accurately informed without them .
– I didn ’ t even have “ Pat Robertson mocks Donald Trump for lying about his inauguration crowd size ” on my 2020 bingo card .
– Tweet of the day , from Fred Wellman : “ Everyone ’ s angry at USPS for missing and late deliveries .
This was what Dejoy and Mnuchin wanted all along .
They want it to fail @ @ @ @ @ @ @ privatizing it .
They plan to make millions after Jan 20th .
Let ’ s screw them by fixing it instead .
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Donald Trump is now rather viciously attacking Mitch McConnell for having dared to admit that Trump lost the election. Funny how Putin also admitted several days ago that Trump lost, and Trump still hasn’t attacked Putin for it. Trump always puts country over party. Unfortunately that country is Russia.
– Hate to say it, but you should probably give up on every liberal pundit who’s currently bashing the Democrats for the fact that the Republicans refused to sign off on a better stimulus. These pundits are either completely clueless about how things work, or they’re dishonestly pandering to your worst instincts just to bring attention to themselves. Either way, you’ll be more accurately informed without them.
– I didn’t even have “Pat Robertson mocks Donald Trump for lying about his inauguration crowd size” on my 2020 bingo card.
– Tweet of the day, from Fred Wellman: “Everyone’s angry at USPS for missing and late deliveries. This was what Dejoy and Mnuchin wanted all along. They want it to fail. They want you to scream for privatizing it. They plan to make millions after Jan 20th. Let’s screw them by fixing it instead.”
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