Why Trump is threatening a "Special Counsel" for Hunter Biden?

[kentuck]

First of all, when did the children of the President merit a "special counsel"? Can you imagine a "special counsel" for Amy Carter or one of the Obama girls? It seems so petty on its face.

So why is Trump putting out such crap?

In my opinion, he is laying the framework to negotiate a better deal for himself after he is out of office. He would like for Joe Biden to pardon him. That way, he would not have to ask Mike Pence for a favor. (it would look like he was groveling)

His whole purpose is to make things easier for himself, once he is out of office.

Anyway, it seems the legality would be questioned? For a president to get his AG to appoint a "Special Counsel", expressly for revenge or as leverage against investigations against himself, would be a moot point?

[SheltieLover]

1. Projection & redirection

He know its over.

[underpants]

2. They can't change their propaganda

They used to be good at this. Doing a 180 and telling their followers it had always been this way. No Roger Ailes. No complete monopoly on info by Fox. They are still stuck on Hunter and Sleepy Joe.

[paleotn]

3. Good luck getting anything from Biden....

He's in a rather testy mood, understandably, and I don't think that will change anytime soon. Maybe he thinks Biden can call off the dogs in NY. Biden's response will probably be....I couldn't even if I wanted to. I think it's just more scorched earth sabotage of the incoming admin.

[bullimiami]

4. Because he is an asshole. Period.

[PunksMom]

11. This 👆

[C_U_L8R]

5. Trump thinks he has his own personal prosecutor.

Because no real prosecutor would come anywhere near this bullshit. The only ones craven enough are already on his legal team.

[ok_cpu]

6. I think it's a lot about your first paragraph

We can't imagine special counsels for Amy Carter, etc., or even Jenna Bush. But we darn sure can imagine investigating Ivanka's time in the admin. And can be pretty sure Jr and Eric have some skeletons too.

So, when people rightfully point that out re: Hunter, it gives the MAGAs a talking point for the tRump kids.

[kentuck]

7. Good points.

But would there be a "special counsel" for the Trump kids or just a simple criminal investigation, perhaps by state authorities?

[ok_cpu]

12. You're right. The special counsel is probably a negotiating tactic

and him just being an asshole.

But he does like to inoculate by accusation.

[still_one]

8. This is pure vindictiveness because the jackass lost the election. Having a special counsel

on this is very troubling, and the fact that republicans like Lindsey graham are going along with this shows just how despicable they are. Graham makes a false equivalency of Hunter Biden to the impeachment of trump. The republicans signing onto this are pure f**king evil

Than goodness they don’t control the House or I am sure they would impeach President Biden on this bullshit

[spanone]

9. He's just one mean, hateful, demented SOB.

[NCDem47]

10. Retribution and spite.

1. As I understand, having a special counsel burrows the investigation into Biden's term, creating controversy and conflict from day one. It's also a way for Trump to exact revenge for having to "endure" the Mueller investigation.

2. If Trump gets the above, it's ASSURED that he'll pardon his kids (the way his warped mind thinks, he'll stick it to Biden and then Biden can't come after his kids on Federal level).

[Thomas Hurt]

13. Trump is dirty, he knows it, he thinks if he is dirty Biden is dirty and he is going to get even...

now that he lost, trying to go through Hunter to get dirt on Biden.