palmerreport--2020-11-23--After transition to Joe Biden formally begins, Donald Trump posts tweet sorta kinda basically conced

After transition to Joe Biden formally begins, Donald Trump posts tweet sorta kinda basically conceding

Just a few minutes ago , GSA Administrator Emily Murphy formally signed off on the transition to President-elect Joe Biden .
That means it ’ s over for Donald Trump , whether he ’ s willing to accept it or not .
Now Trump is reacting to the news in a fairly strange tweet : “ I want to thank Emily Murphy at GSA for her steadfast dedication and loyalty to our Country .
She has been harassed , threatened , and abused – and I do not want to see this happen to her , her family , or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ continues , we will keep up the good fight , and I believe we will prevail !
Nevertheless , in the best interest of our Country , I am recommending that Emily and her team do what needs to be done with regard to initial protocols , and have told my team to do the same.
” We take this as a sign that Donald Trump realizes he can ’ t stop the transition now that it ’ s underway , and so now he ’ s going along with supporting it , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ notion that he ’ s somehow magically going to win .
This allows him to continue fundraising from his most gullible supporters , even while sorta kinda conceding to everyone else .
No matter ; the transition to Biden is underway .

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Just a few minutes ago, GSA Administrator Emily Murphy formally signed off on the transition to President-elect Joe Biden. That means it’s over for Donald Trump, whether he’s willing to accept it or not. Now Trump is reacting to the news in a fairly strange tweet:
“I want to thank Emily Murphy at GSA for her steadfast dedication and loyalty to our Country. She has been harassed, threatened, and abused – and I do not want to see this happen to her, her family, or employees of GSA. Our case STRONGLY continues, we will keep up the good fight, and I believe we will prevail! Nevertheless, in the best interest of our Country, I am recommending that Emily and her team do what needs to be done with regard to initial protocols, and have told my team to do the same.”
We take this as a sign that Donald Trump realizes he can’t stop the transition now that it’s underway, and so now he’s going along with supporting it, while still trying to spin a fantasy notion that he’s somehow magically going to win. This allows him to continue fundraising from his most gullible supporters, even while sorta kinda conceding to everyone else. No matter; the transition to Biden is underway.
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palmerreport--2020-11-26--Donald Trump has destroyed the Republican Party’s viability

The Democrats have a tricky coalition to hold together in 2022 and 2024 .
We have factions ranging from the far left to the center-right .
But at least we know where our winning votes are , we just have to keep our factions engaged and intact .
The Republicans don ’ t even have a winning coalition .
Consider this : – Trump lost by 3 million votes the first time , even with Russia and the Comey letter – Trump lost by 6 million votes the second time , even after shutting down the Post Office – Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for other Republican candidates in midterms and special elections I don ’ t want to hear about how many people voted for Trump .
He lost in a blowout .
Playing to Trump ’ s base is clearly not a viable strategy for winning , or even competing .
Now imagine trying to play to Trump ’ s base when the candidate isn ’ t even Trump .
Good luck with that .
The real problem for the GOP is that in order to grow Trump ’ s too-small base and win anything @ @ @ @ @ @ @ But because Trump ’ s base is so wired for Trumpism , the GOP risks losing them if it tries to appeal to anyone outside his base .
Then there ’ s the fact that a large chunk of Trump ’ s base never cared about politics before Trump , and will go back to not caring about politics after Trump ’ s downfall .
So the GOP is stuck pandering to a lot of people who won ’ t turn out in 2022 and 2024 anyway .
Thanks to Donald Trump , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ base .
They have a too-small cult , and now their cult leader is headed to prison .
If the GOP abandons Trumpism , it ’ ll get punished for an election cycle or two .
If the GOP clings to Trumpism after Trump is gone , it ’ ll get wiped out for a generation .
Either one is fine by me .

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The Democrats have a tricky coalition to hold together in 2022 and 2024. We have factions ranging from the far left to the center-right. But at least we know where our winning votes are, we just have to keep our factions engaged and intact. The Republicans don’t even have a winning coalition. Consider this:
– Trump lost by 3 million votes the first time, even with Russia and the Comey letter
– Trump lost by 6 million votes the second time, even after shutting down the Post Office
– Trump’s base never did turn out for other Republican candidates in midterms and special elections
I don’t want to hear about how many people voted for Trump. He lost in a blowout. Playing to Trump’s base is clearly not a viable strategy for winning, or even competing. Now imagine trying to play to Trump’s base when the candidate isn’t even Trump. Good luck with that.
The real problem for the GOP is that in order to grow Trump’s too-small base and win anything, it has to reject Trumpism. But because Trump’s base is so wired for Trumpism, the GOP risks losing them if it tries to appeal to anyone outside his base.
Then there’s the fact that a large chunk of Trump’s base never cared about politics before Trump, and will go back to not caring about politics after Trump’s downfall. So the GOP is stuck pandering to a lot of people who won’t turn out in 2022 and 2024 anyway.
Thanks to Donald Trump, the Republicans no longer have a viable base. They have a too-small cult, and now their cult leader is headed to prison. If the GOP abandons Trumpism, it’ll get punished for an election cycle or two. If the GOP clings to Trumpism after Trump is gone, it’ll get wiped out for a generation. Either one is fine by me.
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palmerreport--2020-11-26--Judge Sullivan can still do anything to Michael Flynn that he wants

– When I pointed out earlier that Judge Sullivan can still announce the opinion that Trump ’ s pardon of his co-conspirator Michael Flynn is invalid , and sentence him to prison anyway , some questioned if this is realistic .
With most other judges , I ’ d say no .
But Sullivan has been making it his mission for awhile now to salvage the Flynn case from Trump ’ s clutches .
So , I won ’ t be surprised if Sullivan sentences Flynn and then dares him to appeal it .
There ’ s no past precedent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all these Trump pardons coming , there ’ s about to be precedent , one way or the other .
Someone has to start the process .
Why not Sullivan ?
– Let ’ s be real here .
Michael Flynn dined with Vladimir Putin in Moscow at the start of the 2016 election cycle .
Flynn was on the phone with the Kremlin constantly during the transition period .
Of course Trump pardoned Flynn .
Flynn is Putin ’ s guy .
With Trump , all roads lead to Putin .
– @ @ @ @ @ @ @ repeats his position that he will not interfere with the criminal prosecution of Trump , the media keeps repeating the lie that Biden stands opposed to prosecuting Trump .
It ’ s just embarrassing how much the media flat out lies about this stuff , in the latest weird attempt at manufacturing controversy and ginning up ratings .
Come on , TV pundits , do better .
– Someday you ’ ll be able to tell your grandkids that you helped drive Trump out of power .

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– When I pointed out earlier that Judge Sullivan can still announce the opinion that Trump’s pardon of his co-conspirator Michael Flynn is invalid, and sentence him to prison anyway, some questioned if this is realistic. With most other judges, I’d say no. But Sullivan has been making it his mission for awhile now to salvage the Flynn case from Trump’s clutches. So, I won’t be surprised if Sullivan sentences Flynn and then dares him to appeal it. There’s no past precedent on this kind of pardon. With all these Trump pardons coming, there’s about to be precedent, one way or the other. Someone has to start the process. Why not Sullivan?
– Let’s be real here. Michael Flynn dined with Vladimir Putin in Moscow at the start of the 2016 election cycle. Flynn was on the phone with the Kremlin constantly during the transition period. Of course Trump pardoned Flynn. Flynn is Putin’s guy. With Trump, all roads lead to Putin.
– No matter how many times President-elect Biden repeats his position that he will not interfere with the criminal prosecution of Trump, the media keeps repeating the lie that Biden stands opposed to prosecuting Trump. It’s just embarrassing how much the media flat out lies about this stuff, in the latest weird attempt at manufacturing controversy and ginning up ratings. Come on, TV pundits, do better.
– Someday you’ll be able to tell your grandkids that you helped drive Trump out of power.
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palmerreport--2020-11-26--Who will Donald Trump pardon next? It’s not that simple.

Now that Donald Trump has pardoned Michael Flynn , it ’ s set off all kinds of narratives about whom he might pardon next , whether he ’ s planning to simply pardon everyone around him , and what his overall master plan is .
I can give you at least some insight into the answers .
First , as I ’ ve explained at length , pardons aren ’ t magic wands .
There are several reasons why each person receiving a Trump pardon may not actually be off the legal hook .
More importantly to Trump , each @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on his part .
If Trump doesn ’ t pardon a co-conspirator , he risks that person cutting a plea deal against him .
But if Trump pardons someone and it results in that person no longer facing any criminal jeopardy , then the Fifth Amendment is no longer in play , and federal and state prosecutors can require that person to testify against Trump .
Trump would then be at the mercy of that person ’ s willingness and/or ability to pull off lying to investigators in the name of not giving @ @ @ @ @ @ @ instance , Trump has concluded that Flynn would have been more of a threat to him without a pardon than with a pardon , so he pardoned him .
But what happens when Trump applies that same criteria to Bill Barr , who ’ s on the hook for felony obstruction of justice , or Mike Pompeo , who ’ s on the hook for Ukraine crimes , or Rudy Giuliani , who ’ s on the hook for everything under the sun ?
We ’ d guess Trump will pardon Giuliani , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ kinds of criminal dirt on Trump , and Giuliani seems like the kind of person who would cut a plea deal against Trump in retaliation for not getting a pardon .
But does Barr fit this description ?
Does Pompeo ?
Some in Trump ’ s orbit may not want a pardon , because they mistakenly expect not to be criminally charged , or because they arrogantly expect to be able to beat the charges , and accepting a pardon is something of a career killer in the meantime .
Accepting a pardon @ @ @ @ @ @ @ guilt , which could open up some of Trump ’ s people to civil action , so they may not want a pardon for that reason .
It ’ s all rather complicated , on a case by case basis .
In the end , Trump will surely try to pardon himself and his family , even though New York State can easily do to them whatever the DOJ can ’ t .
And the Flynn pardon suggests that Trump will pardon anyone with sufficient Kremlin connections , under the presumption that Putin @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that , we really only expect Trump to issue the specific pardons that he thinks are in his own best interest .
How many such pardon scenarios exist ?
You ’ d have to ask him .
We wouldn ’ t dare try to predict a specific number .
Just don ’ t expect it to be everyone under the sun , because a number of co-conspirator pardon scenarios would merely end up working against him .
And again , pardons are not magic wands .
They ’ re just the only hope @ @ @ @ @ @ @ own criminal exposure on his way out the door .
Some of these pardons will be thrown out in court .
Many of these people are going down on state charges anyway .
Trump himself is certainly going to state prison in New York .

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Now that Donald Trump has pardoned Michael Flynn, it’s set off all kinds of narratives about whom he might pardon next, whether he’s planning to simply pardon everyone around him, and what his overall master plan is. I can give you at least some insight into the answers.
First, as I’ve explained at length, pardons aren’t magic wands. There are several reasons why each person receiving a Trump pardon may not actually be off the legal hook. More importantly to Trump, each of these pardons is a calculated risk on his part.
If Trump doesn’t pardon a co-conspirator, he risks that person cutting a plea deal against him. But if Trump pardons someone and it results in that person no longer facing any criminal jeopardy, then the Fifth Amendment is no longer in play, and federal and state prosecutors can require that person to testify against Trump. Trump would then be at the mercy of that person’s willingness and/or ability to pull off lying to investigators in the name of not giving Trump up.
So with Flynn for instance, Trump has concluded that Flynn would have been more of a threat to him without a pardon than with a pardon, so he pardoned him. But what happens when Trump applies that same criteria to Bill Barr, who’s on the hook for felony obstruction of justice, or Mike Pompeo, who’s on the hook for Ukraine crimes, or Rudy Giuliani, who’s on the hook for everything under the sun?
We’d guess Trump will pardon Giuliani, simply because Giuliani appears to have all kinds of criminal dirt on Trump, and Giuliani seems like the kind of person who would cut a plea deal against Trump in retaliation for not getting a pardon. But does Barr fit this description? Does Pompeo? Some in Trump’s orbit may not want a pardon, because they mistakenly expect not to be criminally charged, or because they arrogantly expect to be able to beat the charges, and accepting a pardon is something of a career killer in the meantime. Accepting a pardon is also by law an admission of guilt, which could open up some of Trump’s people to civil action, so they may not want a pardon for that reason. It’s all rather complicated, on a case by case basis.
In the end, Trump will surely try to pardon himself and his family, even though New York State can easily do to them whatever the DOJ can’t. And the Flynn pardon suggests that Trump will pardon anyone with sufficient Kremlin connections, under the presumption that Putin wants it to happen.
But beyond that, we really only expect Trump to issue the specific pardons that he thinks are in his own best interest. How many such pardon scenarios exist? You’d have to ask him. We wouldn’t dare try to predict a specific number. Just don’t expect it to be everyone under the sun, because a number of co-conspirator pardon scenarios would merely end up working against him. And again, pardons are not magic wands. They’re just the only hope Trump has left of slightly reducing his own criminal exposure on his way out the door. Some of these pardons will be thrown out in court. Many of these people are going down on state charges anyway. Trump himself is certainly going to state prison in New York.
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palmerreport--2020-11-25--Looks like Georgia Senator David Perdue is going to end up in prison after all

The surreal part about these Senate runoffs in Georgia is that both incumbent Republican Senators , David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler , have insider trading scandals hanging over their heads .
Even if they win , they could end up criminally charged once Trump is gone .
Now things have just gotten serious for one of them .
The New York Times is now reporting that David Perdue was far more hands-on with his pandemic insider trading than previously known .
It was serious enough that the DOJ investigated him , found clear evidence of his guilt , and then @ @ @ @ @ @ @ means Bill Barr is likely looking at yet another felony obstruction of justice charge .
But once Trump and Barr are gone , the DOJ can easily reopen the case – and based on the evidence , it seems a given that Perdue will end up being charged and convicted .
This means that even if David Perdue wins , he loses .
He can beg Trump for a pardon , but that would pretty much finish Perdue off from a political viability standpoint .
So Perdue faces a difficult decision .
If @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , his career is basically over anyway .
If he declines the pardon , he risks being convicted and sent to prison whether he wins or loses .
Is Perdue willing to gamble his life on the scenario where he wins reelection and then beats the charges at trial ?
In any case , the sheer corruption of David Perdue makes it all the more important that we get behind Democratic candidate Jon Ossoff and win these Georgia runoffs .
If we defeat Perdue now , it ’ s a much quicker way @ @ @ @ @ @ @ long process of waiting for another special election to replace him after he ’ s in prison .
Also , don ’ t be surprised if additional details emerge about Kelly Loeffler ’ s own pandemic insider trading scandal .
The DOJ now seems intent on leaking what it can , in order to help the public understand who they ’ re really voting for .
Loeffler ’ s opponent is Democratic candidate Raphael Warnock .

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The surreal part about these Senate runoffs in Georgia is that both incumbent Republican Senators, David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler, have insider trading scandals hanging over their heads. Even if they win, they could end up criminally charged once Trump is gone. Now things have just gotten serious for one of them.
The New York Times is now reporting that David Perdue was far more hands-on with his pandemic insider trading than previously known. It was serious enough that the DOJ investigated him, found clear evidence of his guilt, and then improperly shut down the case. This means Bill Barr is likely looking at yet another felony obstruction of justice charge. But once Trump and Barr are gone, the DOJ can easily reopen the case – and based on the evidence, it seems a given that Perdue will end up being charged and convicted.
This means that even if David Perdue wins, he loses. He can beg Trump for a pardon, but that would pretty much finish Perdue off from a political viability standpoint. So Perdue faces a difficult decision. If he accepts the pardon and wins reelection, his career is basically over anyway. If he declines the pardon, he risks being convicted and sent to prison whether he wins or loses. Is Perdue willing to gamble his life on the scenario where he wins reelection and then beats the charges at trial?
In any case, the sheer corruption of David Perdue makes it all the more important that we get behind Democratic candidate Jon Ossoff and win these Georgia runoffs. If we defeat Perdue now, it’s a much quicker way to get rid of him than the long process of waiting for another special election to replace him after he’s in prison.
Also, don’t be surprised if additional details emerge about Kelly Loeffler’s own pandemic insider trading scandal. The DOJ now seems intent on leaking what it can, in order to help the public understand who they’re really voting for. Loeffler’s opponent is Democratic candidate Raphael Warnock.
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palmerreport--2020-11-25--Donald Trump just pardoned Michael Flynn – but it could blow up in both their faces

As expected , Donald Trump just announced a “ full pardon ” for Michael Flynn .
Keep in mind that pardons are not magic wands for Trump .
There are three ways in which this could blow back on Flynn and land him in prison anyway , and one way it could actually help send Trump to prison .
First , Flynn dodged several more serious criminal charges when he cut his cooperating plea deal on a lesser charge .
Flynn went on to violate his plea deal , meaning prosecutors can now hit him with those more serious charges @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pardon to include any and all crimes that Flynn hasn ’ t yet been charged with , but that ’ ll be legally flimsy , and prosecutors can challenge it in court .
So Flynn could end up with more prison time than the zero to six months he was facing .
Second , because there is no clear precedent for a President being able to pardon his own criminal co-conspirators , prosecutors can try to get the entire pardon thrown out in court .
This would in turn set the precedent to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ issue to a co-conspirator .
In fact Judge Sullivan , who ’ s handling the current Flynn case , and simply issue the opinion that this pardon is unlawful , sentence Flynn to prison , and dare him to appeal .
Third , depending on the nature of his other crimes and the states he committed them in , Flynn could be subject to state level criminal charges .
Now here ’ s the part where this gets ugly for Trump .
If Flynn ’ s pardon holds up and he does skate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ longer face any criminal jeopardy .
In such case the Fifth Amendment will no longer apply , and Flynn will then be required to testify against Trump .
That ’ s right , this pardon could help put Trump in prison .
If Flynn refuses to testify against Trump , he can then be charged with felony obstruction – and Trump ’ s pardon certainly won ’ t apply to any crimes that Flynn commits after the pardon .
The bottom line : Flynn probably ends up in prison one way or the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ more of a lock for prison than ever .
Pardoning his co-conspirators is not a good option for Donald Trump .
It opens up all kinds of problems for him .
It ’ s just that it ’ s the only move he has left when it comes to trying to keep his co-conspirators from cutting plea deals against him .
Don ’ t let anyone portray Trump ’ s pardons as magic wands .
They ’ re treasonous , but they ’ re not all that effective .

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As expected, Donald Trump just announced a “full pardon” for Michael Flynn. Keep in mind that pardons are not magic wands for Trump. There are three ways in which this could blow back on Flynn and land him in prison anyway, and one way it could actually help send Trump to prison.
First, Flynn dodged several more serious criminal charges when he cut his cooperating plea deal on a lesser charge. Flynn went on to violate his plea deal, meaning prosecutors can now hit him with those more serious charges. Trump can try to word his pardon to include any and all crimes that Flynn hasn’t yet been charged with, but that’ll be legally flimsy, and prosecutors can challenge it in court. So Flynn could end up with more prison time than the zero to six months he was facing.
Second, because there is no clear precedent for a President being able to pardon his own criminal co-conspirators, prosecutors can try to get the entire pardon thrown out in court. This would in turn set the precedent to invalidate every pardon that Trump tries to issue to a co-conspirator. In fact Judge Sullivan, who’s handling the current Flynn case, and simply issue the opinion that this pardon is unlawful, sentence Flynn to prison, and dare him to appeal.
Third, depending on the nature of his other crimes and the states he committed them in, Flynn could be subject to state level criminal charges.
Now here’s the part where this gets ugly for Trump. If Flynn’s pardon holds up and he does skate entirely, then he’ll no longer face any criminal jeopardy. In such case the Fifth Amendment will no longer apply, and Flynn will then be required to testify against Trump. That’s right, this pardon could help put Trump in prison.
If Flynn refuses to testify against Trump, he can then be charged with felony obstruction – and Trump’s pardon certainly won’t apply to any crimes that Flynn commits after the pardon. The bottom line: Flynn probably ends up in prison one way or the other anyway, and Trump is now more of a lock for prison than ever.
Pardoning his co-conspirators is not a good option for Donald Trump. It opens up all kinds of problems for him. It’s just that it’s the only move he has left when it comes to trying to keep his co-conspirators from cutting plea deals against him. Don’t let anyone portray Trump’s pardons as magic wands. They’re treasonous, but they’re not all that effective.
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palmerreport--2020-11-25--If Donald Trump wants to do this the hard way

I expect Donald Trump to leave peacefully , for two reasons .
First , he ’ s been behaving in tepid , indecisive , and defeated fashion for the past three weeks .
He isn ’ t coming off as someone who wants to make a last stand .
The second reason may end up being even more determinative .
Trump knows that leaving the White House peacefully is his best bet at convincing the eventual trial judge to give him bail or house arrest , as opposed to jail , while awaiting trial .
Trump already appears to be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Think about why he “ moved ” to Mar-a-Lago a year ago and established it as his primary residence , and why he ’ s suddenly renovating Mar-a-Lago now .
He ’ ll likely be at the mercy of a New York State trial judge first , and depending on which specific judge he draws , he may have one heck of time convincing that judge to let him do his house arrest in Florida .
So he ’ ll need to behave between now and then , and he knows that .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ dragged out of the White House , I will gladly get my popcorn ready .
Not only would it be cathartic , it would also all but guarantee that Trump is incarcerated while awaiting trial , meaning he ’ d likely never have another day in his life outside of a cell .

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I expect Donald Trump to leave peacefully, for two reasons. First, he’s been behaving in tepid, indecisive, and defeated fashion for the past three weeks. He isn’t coming off as someone who wants to make a last stand.
The second reason may end up being even more determinative. Trump knows that leaving the White House peacefully is his best bet at convincing the eventual trial judge to give him bail or house arrest, as opposed to jail, while awaiting trial.
Trump already appears to be thinking in terms of house arrest. Think about why he “moved” to Mar-a-Lago a year ago and established it as his primary residence, and why he’s suddenly renovating Mar-a-Lago now. He’ll likely be at the mercy of a New York State trial judge first, and depending on which specific judge he draws, he may have one heck of time convincing that judge to let him do his house arrest in Florida. So he’ll need to behave between now and then, and he knows that.
But if Donald Trump insists on getting dragged out of the White House, I will gladly get my popcorn ready. Not only would it be cathartic, it would also all but guarantee that Trump is incarcerated while awaiting trial, meaning he’d likely never have another day in his life outside of a cell.
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palmerreport--2020-11-25--President-elect Joe Biden just hit it out of the park

– President elect Joe Biden gave a national Thanksgiving address to the American people today , and he offered precisely the mix of hope , leadership , and caution that we all needed to hear right now .
From a leadership standpoint , Biden is already the de facto President .
Donald Trump has given up even pretending to go through the motions anymore .
– Trump ’ s official excuse for not attending today ’ s Gettysburg stunt is that someone on the team was exposed to COVID .
But Trump just had COVID , and he ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Now he ’ s suddenly worried about catching it ?
It ’ s like he ’ s not even trying with his excuses anymore .
– In yet another reminder of just how tepidly indecisive Trump is , he decided to stay out of Rudy ’ s post-election antics for weeks , only to decide to jump in today after he realized it was too late and he ’ d lost , only to then change his mind and stay home , only to then decide to call in on the phone and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a strongman .
Tepid Trump is scared of his own shadow .

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– President elect Joe Biden gave a national Thanksgiving address to the American people today, and he offered precisely the mix of hope, leadership, and caution that we all needed to hear right now. From a leadership standpoint, Biden is already the de facto President. Donald Trump has given up even pretending to go through the motions anymore.
– Trump’s official excuse for not attending today’s Gettysburg stunt is that someone on the team was exposed to COVID. But Trump just had COVID, and he’s keeps claiming he’s immune. Now he’s suddenly worried about catching it? It’s like he’s not even trying with his excuses anymore.
– In yet another reminder of just how tepidly indecisive Trump is, he decided to stay out of Rudy’s post-election antics for weeks, only to decide to jump in today after he realized it was too late and he’d lost, only to then change his mind and stay home, only to then decide to call in on the phone and partially participate. So much for being a strongman. Tepid Trump is scared of his own shadow.
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palmerreport--2020-11-25--One way Donald Trump ends up in prison

One way Donald Trump ends up in prison

Grammy winning singer-songwriter Richard Marx is so spot on with his political analysis , sometimes I think he should be writing Palmer Report instead of me .
Last night he laid out one scenario on Twitter which puts Donald Trump in prison : “ I predict Trump will not be indicted on federal charges .
I also predict he will not only be indicted by the state of New York , but ultimately imprisoned.
” I ’ m not convinced the DOJ won ’ t end ultimately up getting involved , but Richard ’ s scenario is certainly plausible .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ delay any federal charges indefinitely while it ’ s fought in court , so New York will go first with state charges that can ’ t be pardoned .
Those will be financial crimes , which are a near automatic conviction .
So Trump will likely be in state prison in New York , serving a sentence that far exceeds his expected lifespan , by the time the DOJ is legally in position to decide whether to bring federal charges .
That could make the question of federal charges effectively moot .
We @ @ @ @ @ @ @ going to prison one way or another .

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Grammy winning singer-songwriter Richard Marx is so spot on with his political analysis, sometimes I think he should be writing Palmer Report instead of me. Last night he laid out one scenario on Twitter which puts Donald Trump in prison: “I predict Trump will not be indicted on federal charges. I also predict he will not only be indicted by the state of New York, but ultimately imprisoned.”
I’m not convinced the DOJ won’t end ultimately up getting involved, but Richard’s scenario is certainly plausible. Trump’s attempted self pardon will delay any federal charges indefinitely while it’s fought in court, so New York will go first with state charges that can’t be pardoned. Those will be financial crimes, which are a near automatic conviction.
So Trump will likely be in state prison in New York, serving a sentence that far exceeds his expected lifespan, by the time the DOJ is legally in position to decide whether to bring federal charges. That could make the question of federal charges effectively moot. We’ll see. But Trump is going to prison one way or another.
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palmerreport--2020-11-25--No one airs Rudy Giuliani’s Gettysburg hotel stunt after Donald Trump pulls out

After Donald Trump changed his mind and canceled his trip to Gettysburg for Rudy Giuliani ’ s conspiracy theory fest at a Wyndham hotel , it was unclear if Rudy would still go through with the stunt .
But sure enough , it ’ s happening .
Fortunately none of the big three cable news networks are airing the event , because Rudy ’ s lies don ’ t deserve that kind of mainstream platform .
CNN does have a reporter at the event , however , and apparently the most coherent thing Rudy has said thus far is “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that ’ s fitting .
At this point it ’ s not clear if Rudy Giuliani is doing this because he truly believes the wacky conspiracy theories he ’ s come up with , or if he ’ s simply doing all of this because he ’ s trying to convince Donald Trump to pardon him on his way out the door .
Either way , this is just sad .
Today was Rudy ’ s last hurrah , and it ’ s turning out to be arguably even more embarrassing than the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hotel room .
We hope this is the last time we have to write about Rudy until his arrest .

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After Donald Trump changed his mind and canceled his trip to Gettysburg for Rudy Giuliani’s conspiracy theory fest at a Wyndham hotel, it was unclear if Rudy would still go through with the stunt. But sure enough, it’s happening.
Fortunately none of the big three cable news networks are airing the event, because Rudy’s lies don’t deserve that kind of mainstream platform. CNN does have a reporter at the event, however, and apparently the most coherent thing Rudy has said thus far is “I know crooks really well.” So that’s fitting.
At this point it’s not clear if Rudy Giuliani is doing this because he truly believes the wacky conspiracy theories he’s come up with, or if he’s simply doing all of this because he’s trying to convince Donald Trump to pardon him on his way out the door. Either way, this is just sad. Today was Rudy’s last hurrah, and it’s turning out to be arguably even more embarrassing than the last time Rudy was famously in a hotel room. We hope this is the last time we have to write about Rudy until his arrest.
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palmerreport--2020-11-25--Donald Trump cancels his Gettysburg trip as he indecisively dissolves into a puddle of goo

For all his desire to come off as a strongman , Donald Trump has consistently shown that he ’ s tepid and indecisive when it comes to his corrupt decision making .
He waits too long to make a decision , then after he realizes it ’ s too late to matter , he tries to overcompensate with belated action , only to change his mind repeatedly about how he wants to overreact .
That brings us to Trump ’ s decision to keep his distance from the election related stunts that his lawyers have been carrying out .
This @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the whole thing has just been an embarrassing cash grab .
But now that it ’ s sunk in for Trump that he really has lost the election and his life is over , he ’ s suddenly regretting not having done more to try to magically overturn the result .
So after Rudy Giuliani announced he was meeting with Pennsylvania Republicans to discuss conspiracy theories at a hotel , Trump let it be known last night that he was attending as well .
But now Trump has canceled his trip .
Leave @ @ @ @ @ @ @ involved until after it ’ s too late , and then keep flip flopping about whether he ’ s actually getting involved .
It ’ s not immediately clear if Trump is merely canceling his own trip to Gettysburg , or if he ’ s canceling the entire Rudy event .
It doesn ’ t appear they know what they ’ re doing over there , which isn ’ t surprising .
If Rudy does go through with it now , it ’ ll be seen as even more of a punchline .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ never get involved to begin with .
But now the narrative will be that Trump signed on to the event , then realized it was too much of a joke even for him and bailed , leaving Rudy to his own devices .
Not that today ’ s stunt was ever going to have any impact , with or without Trump ’ s participation .

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For all his desire to come off as a strongman, Donald Trump has consistently shown that he’s tepid and indecisive when it comes to his corrupt decision making. He waits too long to make a decision, then after he realizes it’s too late to matter, he tries to overcompensate with belated action, only to change his mind repeatedly about how he wants to overreact.
That brings us to Trump’s decision to keep his distance from the election related stunts that his lawyers have been carrying out. This was probably the correct move, considering the whole thing has just been an embarrassing cash grab. But now that it’s sunk in for Trump that he really has lost the election and his life is over, he’s suddenly regretting not having done more to try to magically overturn the result.
So after Rudy Giuliani announced he was meeting with Pennsylvania Republicans to discuss conspiracy theories at a hotel, Trump let it be known last night that he was attending as well. But now Trump has canceled his trip. Leave it to him to wait to get involved until after it’s too late, and then keep flip flopping about whether he’s actually getting involved.
It’s not immediately clear if Trump is merely canceling his own trip to Gettysburg, or if he’s canceling the entire Rudy event. It doesn’t appear they know what they’re doing over there, which isn’t surprising. If Rudy does go through with it now, it’ll be seen as even more of a punchline. It was one thing for Trump to never get involved to begin with. But now the narrative will be that Trump signed on to the event, then realized it was too much of a joke even for him and bailed, leaving Rudy to his own devices. Not that today’s stunt was ever going to have any impact, with or without Trump’s participation.
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palmerreport--2020-11-25--Marco Rubio goes completely off the rails as Donald Trump circles the drain

Marco Rubio is trying so hard right now to be the new Trump , but he sounds like a fifth grader nervously reading his book report to the class , hoping no one will figure out that his mom wrote it for him .
Rubio ’ s big schtick right now is that too many of Joe Biden ’ s cabinet members went to Ivy League schools .
Oh , the horror of putting smart people in charge of the country .
It doesn ’ t always work , but it ’ s better than putting dumb people in charge @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , putting a bunch of criminals and Kremlin spies and family members in charge .
The kicker is that Trump himself went to Wharton , which is part of the University Pennsylvania , which is – you guessed it – an Ivy League school .
Marco Rubio is trying hard to position himself atop the vacuum that ’ s now quickly being created in the Republican Party , as Donald Trump recedes from influence and view , his base loses enthusiasm , and the party looks for a new narrative to continue its @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is that he ’ s just as unintelligent as ever .
He went to respectable universities himself , but it ’ s clear that Rubio is insecure about his own obvious lack of intellect .

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Marco Rubio is trying so hard right now to be the new Trump, but he sounds like a fifth grader nervously reading his book report to the class, hoping no one will figure out that his mom wrote it for him.
Rubio’s big schtick right now is that too many of Joe Biden’s cabinet members went to Ivy League schools. Oh, the horror of putting smart people in charge of the country. It doesn’t always work, but it’s better than putting dumb people in charge. Or in Trump’s case, putting a bunch of criminals and Kremlin spies and family members in charge. The kicker is that Trump himself went to Wharton, which is part of the University Pennsylvania, which is – you guessed it – an Ivy League school.
Marco Rubio is trying hard to position himself atop the vacuum that’s now quickly being created in the Republican Party, as Donald Trump recedes from influence and view, his base loses enthusiasm, and the party looks for a new narrative to continue its grift. But Rubio’s problem is that he’s just as unintelligent as ever. He went to respectable universities himself, but it’s clear that Rubio is insecure about his own obvious lack of intellect.
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palmerreport--2020-11-25--Now there are three

Now there are three

And now there are three .
Swedish-British pharma major AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford have created the Covid-19 vaccine AZD1222 , adding another rival to the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines already extant .
Now watch Trump simultaneously claim credit for it and whine about it by insisting that its announcement was deliberately withheld until after the election .
Whatever , with days to spare , November is turning out to be a positive mensis mirabilis .
Even so , despite this recent embarrassment of vaccine riches , all the vaccines in the world won ’ t get rid of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it .
Like it or not we are faced with that rare thing , an apparently nonpartisan conspiracy theory .
That ’ s right , MAGA hat-wearing cretins aren ’ t the only science deniers .
It turns out that liberals are also well-represented among anti-vaxxers .
A whopping 42 % of Americans say they will refuse any new Covid-19 vaccine .
So once again , science ignorance rules the day .
“ So let them refuse it , ” I can almost hear you saying .
“ I and mine will get @ @ @ @ @ @ @ thing with fools.
” Not so fast .
Just as mask-wearing isn ’ t any good unless a majority of people do it , the same goes for coronavirus inoculation .
It turns out that a “ 95 % efficacious ” vaccine doesn ’ t mean that it will make 95 % of its recipients immune to coronavirus .
It means that the inoculated will become resistant to coronavirus 95 % of the time , or one time in 20 .
So the more you socialize or work with people who haven ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ becomes that you will get it anyway .
And unless at least 70 % of the population are vaccinated , then chances are you will get it , with or without the vaccine .
In other words , in order for America to achieve herd immunity , at least 70 % of the population needs to be inoculated .
Since 42 % of the population are scientifically superstitious , at least as far as the new vaccines are concerned , herd immunity just isn ’ t going to happen .
Since last I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ brothers and sisters , 2,204 Americans have died from coronavirus .
This is a real crisis that vaccines won ’ t solve if many of us refuse to take it .
So you need to put aside your fears and charge forward and take the damned thing once it becomes available .
It has been adequately tested and shown to be sufficiently safe .
That is a message that ’ s easier to make to the liberal-minded and well-informed .
The much harder task is convincing the constitutionally anti-science , low-information Trump supporter @ @ @ @ @ @ @ come in .
In other words , this could be Trump ’ s last chance to actually do something noble on his way out the door .
I would never waste my time trying to appeal to his humanity — he doesn ’ t have one of those .
But I can see it appealing to his inherently selfish instincts .
An impassioned appeal to his base to accept the coronavirus vaccine just might be a useful bargaining chip for Trump down the road .
Judges listen to evidence of any inherent goodness @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have an ameliorating effect when a judge decides a sentence .
Now , before you open your mouth and proclaim that you don ’ t care , you ’ re not going to get vaccinated no matter what , let me ask you something .
On what authority are you making that proclamation ?
In other words , if science says it ’ s safe , what special inside knowledge do you possess to contradict it ?
As Isaac Asimov put it , your ignorance isn ’ t just as good as their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ if you ’ re going to make such a proclamation then have the minimum of guts to call it what it is — ignorance .
The shame of it is , once again ignorance is going to kill thousands , possibly millions , of people .
Once again ignorance is going to carry the day .
Ignorance has brought us to the brink of global disaster and near the point of no return with global warming .
It ’ s time to set ignorance aside .
Science isn ’ t perfect , but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ perfection that we have just now .
If you ’ re going to trust anything then trust science .
It ’ s the best bet we ’ ve got .
And , as ever , ladies and gentlemen , brothers and sisters , comrades and friends , stay safe .

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And now there are three. Swedish-British pharma major AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford have created the Covid-19 vaccine AZD1222, adding another rival to the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines already extant. Now watch Trump simultaneously claim credit for it and whine about it by insisting that its announcement was deliberately withheld until after the election. Whatever, with days to spare, November is turning out to be a positive mensis mirabilis.
Even so, despite this recent embarrassment of vaccine riches, all the vaccines in the world won’t get rid of this bug if people refuse to take it. Like it or not we are faced with that rare thing, an apparently nonpartisan conspiracy theory. That’s right, MAGA hat-wearing cretins aren’t the only science deniers. It turns out that liberals are also well-represented among anti-vaxxers. A whopping 42% of Americans say they will refuse any new Covid-19 vaccine. So once again, science ignorance rules the day.
“So let them refuse it,” I can almost hear you saying. “I and mine will get inoculated. Let Darwin do his usual thing with fools.”
Not so fast. Just as mask-wearing isn’t any good unless a majority of people do it, the same goes for coronavirus inoculation. It turns out that a “95% efficacious” vaccine doesn’t mean that it will make 95% of its recipients immune to coronavirus. It means that the inoculated will become resistant to coronavirus 95% of the time, or one time in 20. So the more you socialize or work with people who haven’t been vaccinated, the likelier it becomes that you will get it anyway. And unless at least 70% of the population are vaccinated, then chances are you will get it, with or without the vaccine.
In other words, in order for America to achieve herd immunity, at least 70% of the population needs to be inoculated. Since 42% of the population are scientifically superstitious, at least as far as the new vaccines are concerned, herd immunity just isn’t going to happen.
Since last I wrote to you 24 hours ago, brothers and sisters, 2,204 Americans have died from coronavirus. This is a real crisis that vaccines won’t solve if many of us refuse to take it. So you need to put aside your fears and charge forward and take the damned thing once it becomes available. It has been adequately tested and shown to be sufficiently safe.
That is a message that’s easier to make to the liberal-minded and well-informed. The much harder task is convincing the constitutionally anti-science, low-information Trump supporter. That is where Trump himself could come in.
In other words, this could be Trump’s last chance to actually do something noble on his way out the door. I would never waste my time trying to appeal to his humanity — he doesn’t have one of those. But I can see it appealing to his inherently selfish instincts. An impassioned appeal to his base to accept the coronavirus vaccine just might be a useful bargaining chip for Trump down the road. Judges listen to evidence of any inherent goodness of defendants, and it can sometimes have an ameliorating effect when a judge decides a sentence.
Now, before you open your mouth and proclaim that you don’t care, you’re not going to get vaccinated no matter what, let me ask you something. On what authority are you making that proclamation? In other words, if science says it’s safe, what special inside knowledge do you possess to contradict it? As Isaac Asimov put it, your ignorance isn’t just as good as their knowledge. At the very least, if you’re going to make such a proclamation then have the minimum of guts to call it what it is — ignorance.
The shame of it is, once again ignorance is going to kill thousands, possibly millions, of people. Once again ignorance is going to carry the day. Ignorance has brought us to the brink of global disaster and near the point of no return with global warming. It’s time to set ignorance aside. Science isn’t perfect, but it’s the closest thing to perfection that we have just now. If you’re going to trust anything then trust science. It’s the best bet we’ve got. And, as ever, ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, comrades and friends, stay safe.
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palmerreport--2020-11-25--Donald Trump’s ugly endgame gets underway now that he knows he’s lost

It took some folks awhile to get there , but we now all seem to be on board with the reality that Donald Trump was never going to magically overturn the election , and that he was merely using that farce to try to distract us from whatever corrupt endgame he ’ s been pursuing behind the scenes .
Fortunately , now that we ’ re all paying proper attention , Trump ’ s quiet endgame moves are coming under the proper spotlight .
For instance , last night we all learned that Trump ’ s Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin @ @ @ @ @ @ @ half a billion dollars in pandemic aid money into a fund where he can presumably find a way for him and his pals to pocket it .
Now that he ’ s been caught , he ’ ll have a harder time pulling it off .
Just as , now that Trump has been caught trying to destroy the airplanes used in the Open Skies treaty , he ’ ll have a harder time pulling that off .
One thing that Trump has to do in the open , and simply hope that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his pardon endgame .
Trump leaked last night that he ’ s about to pardon Michael Flynn .
No surprise , as Trump has always considered protecting Flynn to be a top priority .
More such pardons are coming .
But as we ’ ve explained , pardons will only be partially effective for Trump , and they ’ re not magic wands .
It ’ s simply the only thing that Trump has left to try .
The more loudly we push back against the corrupt nature of these pardons , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ DOJ to go ahead and challenge these pardons in court once Trump is gone from office .

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It took some folks awhile to get there, but we now all seem to be on board with the reality that Donald Trump was never going to magically overturn the election, and that he was merely using that farce to try to distract us from whatever corrupt endgame he’s been pursuing behind the scenes. Fortunately, now that we’re all paying proper attention, Trump’s quiet endgame moves are coming under the proper spotlight.
For instance, last night we all learned that Trump’s Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin has been trying to secretly shift nearly half a billion dollars in pandemic aid money into a fund where he can presumably find a way for him and his pals to pocket it. Now that he’s been caught, he’ll have a harder time pulling it off. Just as, now that Trump has been caught trying to destroy the airplanes used in the Open Skies treaty, he’ll have a harder time pulling that off.
One thing that Trump has to do in the open, and simply hope that no one pushes back against, is his pardon endgame. Trump leaked last night that he’s about to pardon Michael Flynn. No surprise, as Trump has always considered protecting Flynn to be a top priority.
More such pardons are coming. But as we’ve explained, pardons will only be partially effective for Trump, and they’re not magic wands. It’s simply the only thing that Trump has left to try. The more loudly we push back against the corrupt nature of these pardons, the more cover it’ll give the DOJ to go ahead and challenge these pardons in court once Trump is gone from office.
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palmerreport--2020-11-25--Ted Lieu rips Donald “Bone Spurs” Trump to pieces

Newly tabulated votes reveal that Joe Biden got 80 % of the military and overseas votes in Maine , a @ @ @ @ @ ’ s traditional penchant for voting Republican .
Then again , Donald Trump has repeatedly @ @ @ @ @ dodged the draft five times himself .
He cited “ bone spurs ” but then @ @ @ @ @ athletics in college .
Even with his unpatriotic villainy , Trump had the gall to @ @ @ @ @ ” tonight .
Congressman Ted Lieu wasn ’ t having it .
He fired back @ @ @ @ @ “ Dear Donald Trump : I agree with you that we should put America first @ @ @ @ @ reason I served on active duty .
However , you didn ’ t put America @ @ @ @ @ and your friends first .
That ’ s one reason the American people fired you @ @ @ @ @

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Newly tabulated votes reveal that Joe Biden got 80% of the military and overseas votes in Maine, a remarkable feat considering the military’s traditional penchant for voting Republican. Then again, Donald Trump has repeatedly insulted the military, and dodged the draft five times himself. He cited “bone spurs” but then turned around and participated in athletics in college.
Even with his unpatriotic villainy, Trump had the gall to tweet “AMERICA FIRST!” tonight. Congressman Ted Lieu wasn’t having it. He fired back at Trump with this:
“Dear Donald Trump: I agree with you that we should put America first. That’s one reason I served on active duty. However, you didn’t put America first. You put yourself and your friends first. That’s one reason the American people fired you. Conceded yet?”
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Republicans in disarray

When CNN asked Republican Senator Ben Sasse about whether Trump should formally concede to President-elect Biden , Sasse said “ @ @ @ @ @ man.
” No really , that was the quote .
At this point the Republicans @ @ @ @ @ ’ re still afraid to side against Trump , for fear of what ’ s @ @ @ @ @ But they ’ re also afraid to side with Trump at this point , for @ @ @ @ @ against them later on , after Trump finishes flaming out .
There ’ s no @ @ @ @ @ right now when it comes to the Trump question , and they know it , @ @ @ @ @ re seeing people like Sasse just shrug at the impossible nature of their situation .
@ @ @ @ @ easier for them .
– What ’ s the difference between Donald Trump and the @ @ @ @ @ The turkey isn ’ t also facing state charges , so the turkey will still @ @ @ @ @ next year .

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When CNN asked Republican Senator Ben Sasse about whether Trump should formally concede to President-elect Biden, Sasse said “got nothing for you, man.” No really, that was the quote. At this point the Republicans are in disarray. They’re still afraid to side against Trump, for fear of what’s left of his base. But they’re also afraid to side with Trump at this point, for fear it’ll work against them later on, after Trump finishes flaming out.
There’s no right answer for the Republicans right now when it comes to the Trump question, and they know it, which is why we’re seeing people like Sasse just shrug at the impossible nature of their situation. It won’t get easier for them.
– What’s the difference between Donald Trump and the turkey he just pardoned? The turkey isn’t also facing state charges, so the turkey will still be free by this time next year.
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palmerreport--2020-11-25--Donald Trump makes bizarre desperation move after he realizes it’s all over for him

When the GSA began the transition to President-elect Biden , and Donald Trump publicly signaled his support for the move , it meant the end of his ability to argue that he ’ s still somehow magically going to win the election .
Trump didn ’ t necessarily seem to understand this , as he ’ s since thrown a number of Twitter tantrums about how he didn ’ t really admit he lost .
Not things are getting weird .
The news broke today that Rudy Giuliani is meeting with Pennsylvania ’ s Republican legislators at a Wyndham hotel @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his latest phony conspiracy theories about the election .
As a practical matter , this is going nowhere .
Pennsylvania already certified its results statewide on Tuesday ; game over .
These low level Pennsylvania Republicans are only taking this meeting with crackpot Rudy because they figure it might get them somewhere personally .
But now CNN and the New York Times are reporting that Trump is planning to attend as well .
This is surreal .
Donald Trump has consistently remained far removed from Rudy ’ s post-election antics , presumably because @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the embarrassment of being seen as being directly involved in it .
Now Trump has apparently decided he wants to take over this dumpster fire himself .
This is consistent with Trump ’ s pattern of tepidly and indecisively waiting far too long to take action on something , only to then try to belatedly jump into the fray after he realizes it ’ s too late .
So it ’ s not necessarily surprising .
But it suggests Trump is now so aware that he ’ s lost the election and that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , he ’ s willing to completely humiliate himself just to take a belated fantasy stab at magically turning it around .
This is just pathetic .

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When the GSA began the transition to President-elect Biden, and Donald Trump publicly signaled his support for the move, it meant the end of his ability to argue that he’s still somehow magically going to win the election. Trump didn’t necessarily seem to understand this, as he’s since thrown a number of Twitter tantrums about how he didn’t really admit he lost. Not things are getting weird.
The news broke today that Rudy Giuliani is meeting with Pennsylvania’s Republican legislators at a Wyndham hotel on Wednesday, to brief them on his latest phony conspiracy theories about the election. As a practical matter, this is going nowhere. Pennsylvania already certified its results statewide on Tuesday; game over. These low level Pennsylvania Republicans are only taking this meeting with crackpot Rudy because they figure it might get them somewhere personally. But now CNN and the New York Times are reporting that Trump is planning to attend as well.
This is surreal. Donald Trump has consistently remained far removed from Rudy’s post-election antics, presumably because he didn’t want to suffer the embarrassment of being seen as being directly involved in it. Now Trump has apparently decided he wants to take over this dumpster fire himself.
This is consistent with Trump’s pattern of tepidly and indecisively waiting far too long to take action on something, only to then try to belatedly jump into the fray after he realizes it’s too late. So it’s not necessarily surprising. But it suggests Trump is now so aware that he’s lost the election and that his life is going down the tubes, he’s willing to completely humiliate himself just to take a belated fantasy stab at magically turning it around. This is just pathetic.
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palmerreport--2020-11-25--The moment Donald Trump lost the election

What was the moment during the campaign when Trump lost the election ?
Here ’ s a hint : Trump lost the 2020 election the minute he “ won ” the 2016 election .
He entered office with an approval rating in the low forties , and no path for boosting it .
He was never in contention for 2020 .
Despite the many scandals , twists and turns of Trump ’ s nightmarish presidency , his approval rating never really budged much .
It remained in the high 30s to low 40s the whole time .
That ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
It ’ s how I knew all along that he ’ d lose for sure , and there wasn ’ t one minute in the past four years where I thought he had any chance of winning .
Trump cheated in the end with his Post Office shutdown , which is why the final margin was a bit closer than the numbers were pointing to .
But it ’ s not a surprise that he lost by several million votes .
He was simply never in contention .
And you have to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to work .
– Tweet of the day , from Joe Biden ’ s pick for U.S .
Ambassador to the United Nations , Linda Thomas-Greenfield : “ I ’ ve had the privilege to build relationships with leaders around the world for the past thirty-five years .
As U.S .
Ambassador to the United Nations , I ’ ll work to restore America ’ s standing in the world and renew relationships with our allies .
Blessed for this opportunity .
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What was the moment during the campaign when Trump lost the election? Here’s a hint: Trump lost the 2020 election the minute he “won” the 2016 election. He entered office with an approval rating in the low forties, and no path for boosting it. He was never in contention for 2020.
Despite the many scandals, twists and turns of Trump’s nightmarish presidency, his approval rating never really budged much. It remained in the high 30s to low 40s the whole time. That’s a recipe for automatically losing the election. It’s how I knew all along that he’d lose for sure, and there wasn’t one minute in the past four years where I thought he had any chance of winning.
Trump cheated in the end with his Post Office shutdown, which is why the final margin was a bit closer than the numbers were pointing to. But it’s not a surprise that he lost by several million votes. He was simply never in contention. And you have to get super close for any cheating scheme to work.
– Tweet of the day, from Joe Biden’s pick for U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield: “I’ve had the privilege to build relationships with leaders around the world for the past thirty-five years. As U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, I’ll work to restore America’s standing in the world and renew relationships with our allies. Blessed for this opportunity.”
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palmerreport--2020-11-25--Lindsey Graham: lock him up!

Lindsey Graham: lock him up!

– Former White House ethics czar Richard Painter is calling for a full criminal investigation into Lindsey Graham ’ s election tampering .
We agree 100 % .
– MSNBC pundits have gone from insisting Trump will run in 2024 , to now insisting that Trump is a lock to be the republican nominee in 2024 .
MSNBC is still conveniently ignoring the fact that he ’ ll obviously be in prison by then .
What the heck ?
This is starting to become pure fiction .
– Speaking of fiction , President-elect Biden appeared on NBC tonight and stated @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Warren and Sanders in his cabinet , though he ’ s concerned about the Senate .
Five minutes later , NBC falsely claimed that Biden said he was against the idea of putting Warren and Sanders in his cabinet , and suggested it would lead to backlash from progressives .
Where do they get this nonsense ?
Biden is obviously working this out with Warren and Sanders to everyone ’ s mutual satisfaction .
There ’ s no controversy here .
Come on , mainstream media , do better .
Please .
– @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s cabinet rollout felt like a “ new upbeat season of the West Wing , ” Biden ’ s White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain tweeted the fictional President Bartlet ’ s famous line , “ What ’ s next ?
” Perfect .

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– Former White House ethics czar Richard Painter is calling for a full criminal investigation into Lindsey Graham’s election tampering. We agree 100%.
– MSNBC pundits have gone from insisting Trump will run in 2024, to now insisting that Trump is a lock to be the republican nominee in 2024. MSNBC is still conveniently ignoring the fact that he’ll obviously be in prison by then. What the heck? This is starting to become pure fiction.
– Speaking of fiction, President-elect Biden appeared on NBC tonight and stated that he’s open to putting Warren and Sanders in his cabinet, though he’s concerned about the Senate. Five minutes later, NBC falsely claimed that Biden said he was against the idea of putting Warren and Sanders in his cabinet, and suggested it would lead to backlash from progressives. Where do they get this nonsense? Biden is obviously working this out with Warren and Sanders to everyone’s mutual satisfaction. There’s no controversy here. Come on, mainstream media, do better. Please.
– After Amy Siskind tweeted that President-elect Biden’s cabinet rollout felt like a “new upbeat season of the West Wing,” Biden’s White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain tweeted the fictional President Bartlet’s famous line, “What’s next?” Perfect.
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palmerreport--2020-11-25--Dr. Fauci makes first contact

Dr. Fauci makes first contact

– Dr. Anthony Fauci has now made initial contact with the Biden transition team , according to CNN ’ s @ @ @ @ @ great news with regard to the pandemic and the vaccine .
Fauci is reiterating that @ @ @ @ @ during the Biden administration .
President-elect Biden has made clear that he intends to keep @ @ @ @ @ and Pence are still trying to find a way to take credit for the fact @ @ @ @ @ Average topped 30,000 for the first time today .
It couldn ’ t be more @ @ @ @ @ celebrating because the transition to Biden began .
– Tweet of the day , from @ @ @ @ @ Trump : “ The White House Turkey should not be pardoned .
But we should @ @ @ @ @

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– Dr. Anthony Fauci has now made initial contact with the Biden transition team, according to CNN’s Jim Acosta. This is great news with regard to the pandemic and the vaccine. Fauci is reiterating that he hopes to continue working during the Biden administration. President-elect Biden has made clear that he intends to keep Fauci on.
– Trump and Pence are still trying to find a way to take credit for the fact that the Dow Jones Industrial Average topped 30,000 for the first time today. It couldn’t be more obvious that Wall Street was celebrating because the transition to Biden began.
– Tweet of the day, from Congressman Eric Swalwell about Donald Trump: “The White House Turkey should not be pardoned. But we should save the birds.”
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palmerreport--2020-11-25--Rachel Maddow is starting to sound like me now

Palmer Report readers know that I ’ m not a fan of the cable news format in general , for a number of reasons .
But Rachel Maddow is the most incisive cable news host we have , and I take it as a compliment whenever her analysis happens to align with mine .
So I ’ ve really been getting a kick out of it these past two nights , as Maddow has begun riffing on the fact that Donald Trump can ’ t just overturn the election results out of sheer force of will .
Last night she @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t “ magically ” overturn things , a word I love using in my description of it .
Tonight , Maddow kept mocking Trump ’ s supporters for being “ gullible ” enough to go along with the fantasy that Trump can still somehow magically win .
Again , I take it all as a compliment whenever Maddow ’ s analysis happens to line up with mine .
It tells me that I ’ m on track with my own thinking .
Maddow also had the line of the night tonight when she @ @ @ @ @ @ @ isn ’ t actually holding an election hearing this week , and is instead merely listening to Rudy Giuliani at the Wyndham hotel – unless , she quipped , it ’ s accidentally held at “ Wyndham Total Landscaping .
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Palmer Report readers know that I’m not a fan of the cable news format in general, for a number of reasons. But Rachel Maddow is the most incisive cable news host we have, and I take it as a compliment whenever her analysis happens to align with mine.
So I’ve really been getting a kick out of it these past two nights, as Maddow has begun riffing on the fact that Donald Trump can’t just overturn the election results out of sheer force of will. Last night she kept talking about how Trump can’t “magically” overturn things, a word I love using in my description of it. Tonight, Maddow kept mocking Trump’s supporters for being “gullible” enough to go along with the fantasy that Trump can still somehow magically win.
Again, I take it all as a compliment whenever Maddow’s analysis happens to line up with mine. It tells me that I’m on track with my own thinking. Maddow also had the line of the night tonight when she pointed out that the Pennsylvania state legislature isn’t actually holding an election hearing this week, and is instead merely listening to Rudy Giuliani at the Wyndham hotel – unless, she quipped, it’s accidentally held at “Wyndham Total Landscaping.”
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palmerreport--2020-11-25--Donald Trump’s last ditch pardon spree is underway

Ever since Donald Trump officially and decisively lost the election a couple weeks ago , Palmer Report has been urging everyone to pay less attention to his dead-end attempts at magically overturning the result , and instead pay more attention to his corrupt endgame .
We warned you that Trump would end up pardoning his co-conspirators on his way out the door .
Well , now it ’ s happening .
Axios is now reporting that Trump is telling people he ’ s about to pardon Michael Flynn .
This isn ’ t a surprise .
Trump has long treated @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to absurd and desperate lengths to try to keep him out of prison .
Axios also says that Trump is planning to pardon a whole lot more people after Flynn .
But keep in mind that these pardons aren ’ t magic wands .
For instance , because Michael Flynn cut a cooperating plea deal on a lesser charge , he managed to avoid being charged for some of the more serious things he was being investigated for , including allegedly taking illegal money from foreign governments , and allegedly conspiring to kidnap @ @ @ @ @ @ @ if Trump pardons Flynn on his existing charges , the post-Trump DOJ can simply charge Flynn with the rest of the crimes .
In addition , it ’ s not necessarily constitutional to pardon your own alleged criminal co-conspirators ; the DOJ could easily refile the charges against these people after Trump is gone , and let the courts decide whether the pardons should stand .
Also , Trump ’ s pardoned associates will no longer face federal criminal jeopardy , meaning the Fifth Amendment will no longer apply , meaning they could @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the criminal investigations into Trump himself .
Finally , anyone who gets a federal pardon from Donald Trump still has to worry about potentially facing state level charges , depending on which state they live in , and which state ( s ) they operated out of .
So even as Trump continues to roll out his endgame pardons , keep in mind that they ’ re not magic wands .
They ’ re just the only thing that Trump has left to try .

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Ever since Donald Trump officially and decisively lost the election a couple weeks ago, Palmer Report has been urging everyone to pay less attention to his dead-end attempts at magically overturning the result, and instead pay more attention to his corrupt endgame. We warned you that Trump would end up pardoning his co-conspirators on his way out the door. Well, now it’s happening.
Axios is now reporting that Trump is telling people he’s about to pardon Michael Flynn. This isn’t a surprise. Trump has long treated Flynn like a made man, going to absurd and desperate lengths to try to keep him out of prison. Axios also says that Trump is planning to pardon a whole lot more people after Flynn. But keep in mind that these pardons aren’t magic wands.
For instance, because Michael Flynn cut a cooperating plea deal on a lesser charge, he managed to avoid being charged for some of the more serious things he was being investigated for, including allegedly taking illegal money from foreign governments, and allegedly conspiring to kidnap a guy in Pennsylvania. So even if Trump pardons Flynn on his existing charges, the post-Trump DOJ can simply charge Flynn with the rest of the crimes.
In addition, it’s not necessarily constitutional to pardon your own alleged criminal co-conspirators; the DOJ could easily refile the charges against these people after Trump is gone, and let the courts decide whether the pardons should stand. Also, Trump’s pardoned associates will no longer face federal criminal jeopardy, meaning the Fifth Amendment will no longer apply, meaning they could then be legally forced to cooperate with the criminal investigations into Trump himself.
Finally, anyone who gets a federal pardon from Donald Trump still has to worry about potentially facing state level charges, depending on which state they live in, and which state(s) they operated out of. So even as Trump continues to roll out his endgame pardons, keep in mind that they’re not magic wands. They’re just the only thing that Trump has left to try.
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palmerreport--2020-11-25--Steve Mnuchin goes for one last evil cash grab

Steve Mnuchin has pretty much spent his time as Treasury Secretary abusing his position for the financially corrupt benefit of him and Donald Trump .
Mnuchin has also committed felony obstruction of justice by defying a subpoena for Trump ’ s tax returns .
So it ’ s no surprise that Mnuchin is trying to steer nearly half a billion dollars in pandemic relief funds into a place where the Biden administration can ’ t use it for pandemic relief .
How precisely does this allow Mnuchin to steer the money into his pocket , or Trump ’ s pocket @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ?
We ’ re not quite sure .
But it ’ s a given that this is the plan , because it ’ s all Mnuchin and Trump have ever done .
Mnuchin must be expecting Trump to pardon him , because Mnuchin already punched his ticket to federal prison with these antics awhile ago .
The good news here , so to speak , is that throughout the Trump era , these kinds of corrupt antics have generally only succeeded when no one caught onto them in time .
The fact that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ outed , and is being widely railed against by the general public tonight , is a good sign .
Mnuchin doesn ’ t simply have a magic wand on these things .
He may end up having to back down on this one , as the pressure mounts .

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Steve Mnuchin has pretty much spent his time as Treasury Secretary abusing his position for the financially corrupt benefit of him and Donald Trump. Mnuchin has also committed felony obstruction of justice by defying a subpoena for Trump’s tax returns. So it’s no surprise that Mnuchin is trying to steer nearly half a billion dollars in pandemic relief funds into a place where the Biden administration can’t use it for pandemic relief.
How precisely does this allow Mnuchin to steer the money into his pocket, or Trump’s pocket, or his wealthy friends’ pockets? We’re not quite sure. But it’s a given that this is the plan, because it’s all Mnuchin and Trump have ever done. Mnuchin must be expecting Trump to pardon him, because Mnuchin already punched his ticket to federal prison with these antics awhile ago.
The good news here, so to speak, is that throughout the Trump era, these kinds of corrupt antics have generally only succeeded when no one caught onto them in time. The fact that Mnuchin’s evil plan has been outed, and is being widely railed against by the general public tonight, is a good sign. Mnuchin doesn’t simply have a magic wand on these things. He may end up having to back down on this one, as the pressure mounts.
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palmerreport--2020-11-25--Loony bin social network Parler gets hacked

– You know how a bunch of far-right pundits and loons have abandoned Twitter due to “ censorship ” issues and moved to a startup named Parler instead ?
It turns out Parler has apparently been hacked , and everyone ’ s private data has been stolen .
We don ’ t condone this kind of thing at all .
In fact whoever did this should go to prison .
But it ’ s not surprising .
Parler was only slapped together to pander to those who want to hurl racial slurs and false information all day , so of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hackers ripped it apart with little effort .
– It ’ s a fact that even as Donald Trump was trying to find a way to overturn the election , he had literally zero chance of pulling it off .
It ’ s also a fact that Trump ’ s attempt at overturning the election was a criminal act and must be punished .
We don ’ t have to debate which of these things is the real story .
They ’ re both the real story .
– At this point even @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Giuliani , is mocking him over the Four Seasons Total Landscaping thing .
It ’ s not that Caroline was ever on board with what Rudy was doing ; she voted for Biden .
It ’ s just another reminder that it really is over .

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– You know how a bunch of far-right pundits and loons have abandoned Twitter due to “censorship” issues and moved to a startup named Parler instead? It turns out Parler has apparently been hacked, and everyone’s private data has been stolen. We don’t condone this kind of thing at all. In fact whoever did this should go to prison. But it’s not surprising. Parler was only slapped together to pander to those who want to hurl racial slurs and false information all day, so of course it was constructed so poorly that hackers ripped it apart with little effort.
– It’s a fact that even as Donald Trump was trying to find a way to overturn the election, he had literally zero chance of pulling it off. It’s also a fact that Trump’s attempt at overturning the election was a criminal act and must be punished. We don’t have to debate which of these things is the real story. They’re both the real story.
– At this point even Rudy Giuliani’s daughter, Caroline Giuliani, is mocking him over the Four Seasons Total Landscaping thing. It’s not that Caroline was ever on board with what Rudy was doing; she voted for Biden. It’s just another reminder that it really is over.
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palmerreport--2020-11-25--Throw the book at him

Throw the book at him

Now that the experiment in terror is coming to an end and Biden has begun his transition , what ’ s next ?
Georgia , Georgia , Georgia .
Can ’ t be focused on enough .
With Mitch McConnell defanged , we can really get the country up and running in a positive direction .
The next few weeks we ’ ll be seeing one body after another thrown under the bus , starting with Trump ’ s “ legal ” team .
Rudy Giuliani has some kind of kompromat on Trump , hence the tight bond , but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that his “ legal ” team is laughably making him look bad .
Trump gave a sixty second speech about taking credit for the stock market ’ s rise today , which is actually a reflection of the incoming stability of the Biden administration .
He also , once more , seems to conflate the stock market with the economy which is dying under his Covid 19 bungling .
For some reason , he thinks this little speech makes him look good .
He didn ’ t take questions , of course , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ellis is insisting on Twitter that Biden picking his cabinet is like fantasy football , meaningless .
This gal ’ s so in orbit , we ’ re not really sure she even went to law school .
And speaking of orbit , Ivanka is tweeting platitudes , taking credit for the lowest CO2 emissions since 1992 , conveniently forgetting that this is due to the Covid 19 shutdown .
It ’ s clear they ’ ve all gotten the memo to start their new grift and to put a positive spin on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have done some real damage to our nation from offering cover to bone-saw murderers to ignoring the Putin-bounties out on our military .
There ’ s talk ( not coming from Biden ) of extending the hand to Trump and offering a pardon for all in the name of unifying America .
Don ’ t fall for it .
A rapist doesn ’ t deserve a pardon and these people are rapists .
Joe Biden is doing the right thing by focusing on healing the entire world of this sh*tgibbon ’ s actions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ order to let the DOJ do their jobs .
Another excellent choice .
Now let the Department of Justice do exactly that and throw the book at the lot of them .

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Now that the experiment in terror is coming to an end and Biden has begun his transition, what’s next? Georgia, Georgia, Georgia. Can’t be focused on enough. With Mitch McConnell defanged, we can really get the country up and running in a positive direction. The next few weeks we’ll be seeing one body after another thrown under the bus, starting with Trump’s “legal” team. Rudy Giuliani has some kind of kompromat on Trump, hence the tight bond, but Trump is already stating the obvious: that his “legal” team is laughably making him look bad.
Trump gave a sixty second speech about taking credit for the stock market’s rise today, which is actually a reflection of the incoming stability of the Biden administration. He also, once more, seems to conflate the stock market with the economy which is dying under his Covid 19 bungling. For some reason, he thinks this little speech makes him look good. He didn’t take questions, of course, and meanwhile his “attorney” Jenna Ellis is insisting on Twitter that Biden picking his cabinet is like fantasy football, meaningless. This gal’s so in orbit, we’re not really sure she even went to law school.
And speaking of orbit, Ivanka is tweeting platitudes, taking credit for the lowest CO2 emissions since 1992, conveniently forgetting that this is due to the Covid 19 shutdown. It’s clear they’ve all gotten the memo to start their new grift and to put a positive spin on their “accomplishments.” Trump & Co. have done some real damage to our nation from offering cover to bone-saw murderers to ignoring the Putin-bounties out on our military.
There’s talk (not coming from Biden) of extending the hand to Trump and offering a pardon for all in the name of unifying America. Don’t fall for it. A rapist doesn’t deserve a pardon and these people are rapists. Joe Biden is doing the right thing by focusing on healing the entire world of this sh*tgibbon’s actions. He’s stepping aside in order to let the DOJ do their jobs. Another excellent choice. Now let the Department of Justice do exactly that and throw the book at the lot of them.
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palmerreport--2020-11-25--No one is afraid of Donald Trump anymore

– YouTube has temporarily suspended Trump ’ s favorite network OANN for publishing false coronavirus information .
Oh look , no one is afraid of Trump anymore .
He doesn ’ t have the muscle to protect his favorites anymore , and everyone knows it .
Trump ’ s muscle will only continue to fade as the days go on .
It ’ s almost hilarious that the Republican House and Senate are still largely cowering to him ; it ’ s clear that his influence over the party will wane long before 2022 or 2024 .
– Marco Rubio @ @ @ @ @ @ @ today , accusing them of being too Ivy League-based .
Well okay then .
This comes after Donald Trump ’ s top White House people largely consisted of criminals , Russian spies , oil company CEOs , and members of his own family .
Rubio is , as always , a complete idiot .
He ’ s up for reelection in 2022 , and it ’ s crucial that we find a way to unseat him .
– President-elect Joe Biden is giving a national Thanksgiving address tomorrow , according to Forbes .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Donald Trump barely showed his face today while going through the motions of pardoning a turkey .
From a pure leadership angle , Biden is already President , and Trump has already quit .
– Donald Trump is still melting down tonight about how much he hates Georgia ’ s Republican Secretary of State , to give you an idea of how poorly things are going for him at this point .

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– YouTube has temporarily suspended Trump’s favorite network OANN for publishing false coronavirus information. Oh look, no one is afraid of Trump anymore. He doesn’t have the muscle to protect his favorites anymore, and everyone knows it. Trump’s muscle will only continue to fade as the days go on. It’s almost hilarious that the Republican House and Senate are still largely cowering to him; it’s clear that his influence over the party will wane long before 2022 or 2024.
– Marco Rubio criticized President-elect Biden’s cabinet picks today, accusing them of being too Ivy League-based. Well okay then. This comes after Donald Trump’s top White House people largely consisted of criminals, Russian spies, oil company CEOs, and members of his own family. Rubio is, as always, a complete idiot. He’s up for reelection in 2022, and it’s crucial that we find a way to unseat him.
– President-elect Joe Biden is giving a national Thanksgiving address tomorrow, according to Forbes. How refreshing is that? Especially after Donald Trump barely showed his face today while going through the motions of pardoning a turkey. From a pure leadership angle, Biden is already President, and Trump has already quit.
– Donald Trump is still melting down tonight about how much he hates Georgia’s Republican Secretary of State, to give you an idea of how poorly things are going for him at this point.
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palmerreport--2020-11-25--President-elect Joe Biden confirms he won’t interfere with DOJ criminal prosecution of Donald Trump

President-elect Joe Biden did an interview with Lester Holt on NBC tonight , touching on a number of topics .
Biden confirmed once again that he will not interfere with any DOJ criminal investigations into Donald Trump .
Biden said that those investigations will not be his own focus , because he ’ s got a country to run , but that it ’ s not his place to be involved in DOJ matters anyway .
In other words , this is what we were expecting all along .
Biden isn ’ t the kind of President to interfere with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
He was never going to ask the DOJ to investigate , or not investigate , Trump .
In addition to being inappropriate , interfering would be politically stupid , because it would make the whole thing look partisan .
By staying out of it and simply letting the DOJ carry out the Trump criminal investigations that it feels are legally warranted , President Biden gets to stay above the fray , and Trump ends up being held accountable for his crimes .
We told you Biden is savvy when it comes to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ case , keep in mind that because Donald Trump will likely try to pardon himself on federal charges on his way out the door , that pardon may take time in court to get struck down .
Accordingly , Trump will likely get hit with criminal charges in New York State first , which he can ’ t even try to pardon .
By the time the DOJ is in a legal position to be able to hit Trump with federal charges , he may already be rotting in a New York State @ @ @ @ @

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President-elect Joe Biden did an interview with Lester Holt on NBC tonight, touching on a number of topics. Biden confirmed once again that he will not interfere with any DOJ criminal investigations into Donald Trump. Biden said that those investigations will not be his own focus, because he’s got a country to run, but that it’s not his place to be involved in DOJ matters anyway.
In other words, this is what we were expecting all along. Biden isn’t the kind of President to interfere with the DOJ one way or the other. He was never going to ask the DOJ to investigate, or not investigate, Trump. In addition to being inappropriate, interfering would be politically stupid, because it would make the whole thing look partisan.
By staying out of it and simply letting the DOJ carry out the Trump criminal investigations that it feels are legally warranted, President Biden gets to stay above the fray, and Trump ends up being held accountable for his crimes. We told you Biden is savvy when it comes to this kind of stuff.
In any case, keep in mind that because Donald Trump will likely try to pardon himself on federal charges on his way out the door, that pardon may take time in court to get struck down. Accordingly, Trump will likely get hit with criminal charges in New York State first, which he can’t even try to pardon. By the time the DOJ is in a legal position to be able to hit Trump with federal charges, he may already be rotting in a New York State prison on other charges.
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