"It's Payback Time": With Acquittal Certain, Trump Plots Revenge on Bolton, Impeachment Enemies

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Source: vanityfair




Trump, says a source, wants Bolton to be criminally investigated for possibly mishandling classified information. Romney, Schiff, and Nadler are also in West Wing crosshairs.


February 3, 2020


With Senate Republicans on track to acquit Donald Trump on Wednesday, Washington is bracing for what an unshackled Trump does next. Republicans briefed on Trump’s thinking believe that the president is out for revenge against his adversaries. “It’s payback time,” a prominent Republican told me last week. “He has an enemies list that is growing by the day,” another source said. Names that came up in my conversations with Republicans included Adam Schiff, Jerry Nadler, Mitt Romney, and John Bolton. “Trump’s playbook is simple: go after people who crossed him during impeachment.”

Several sources said Bolton is at the top of the list. Trump’s relationship with Bolton was badly damaged by the time Bolton left the White House in September. Trump has since blamed his former national security adviser for leaking details of his forthcoming memoir that nearly derailed the impeachment trial by pressuring Republicans to call witnesses. In the book Bolton reportedly alleges Trump told him directly that Ukraine aid was tied to Ukraine announcing investigations into the Bidens (Bolton has denied being a source of the leak).

The campaign against Bolton has already begun. On January 23, the White House sent a cease and desist letter to Bolton’s lawyer demanding that Bolton’s publisher, Simon & Schuster, not release the book in March without removal of certain information. ..................................

The White House declined to comment.

Read more: https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2020/02/trump-plots-revenge-on-bolton-impeachment-enemies

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[PatSeg]

1. Oh, there you go Donald

Make yet more enemies. That is sure to work out in your favor over time.

Does he really think that there will never be consequences for alienating almost everyone in the world?

[maxrandb]

11. This Asspickle has never faced a consequence in his life

He should have been jailed 4 decades ago.

You really think there will be consequences?

[PatSeg]

14. Oh yes, I most certainly do

He's accumulated so much karmic debt that when it comes crashing down on him, it will bury him.

[erronis]

13. Hard to be a despot without breaking a lot of eggs, bones, lives. Dump doesn't care,

neither did stalin, mussolini, putin, hitler.

Megalomania - "Ask me if I care"

[PatSeg]

15. Obviously he doesn't care,

but somehow, he doesn't realize that not everyone he throws under the bus is going to keep quiet. He is reckless and arrogant. He should have stayed in his Trump Tower bubble, he was never ready for the world stage.

[erronis]

17. He hopes those hurt by his actions react. That feeds his sense of worth.

poor example of a human.

One that needs to cause harm to others.

What concerns me are the supposed large numbers of other people that think this is acceptable, even to emulating the behavior.

[dixiegrrrrl]

21. Megalo Malaina... "I don't care. Do you?" n/t

[pangaia]

23. Do NOT laugh at this man. or anything he does.

Frankly, I fear for the well-being and safety of those he thus threatens..

And soon many, many others. When will non-trump supporters be forced to wear... a red headband,, or,,, a red bracelet, or.....?

[PatSeg]

30. Oh believe me

I am not laughing at him, but I do believe he will experience payback. He has crossed too many people, too many times. Not everyone is going to slink away and hide under a rock, because he tweets an insult about them.

[pangaia]

32. The navy seal commander just quit.

[PatSeg]

33. I saw that

I think for everyone who quits, there are far more in the background on the verge.

[pangaia]

34. It's a drip by drip PURGE

THAT is how it becomes a dictatorship, or whatever the correct list of adjectives and nouns is.

[PatSeg]

35. I know

On one hand you applaud people for saying enough is enough, but then you fear the people who take over. The problem with military leaders is they are indoctrinated to obey the Commander-in-chief and respect the chain of command. If they cannot do that, they have no choice but to resign. Of course, then they feel like they are abandoning the people that they lead. It is a horrible position to be in.

I was just reading about when Trump pulled U.S. troops from Syria and Mattis resigned. You could tell that it was a really hard choice to make, but staying was even worse. With Trump, there often are no good choices, just less bad ones. You can see why coups happen, but our system is set up to prevent that.

[pangaia]

36. that's the result of the brainwashing necessary to get young kids to be able to kill people

without a thought.....


I'll probably get wacked here in no time for that but...

[PatSeg]

37. Sadly, that is how the military functions

Training is often actually programming. Necessary I suppose if you go into battle, but it discourages any independent thought. In order for the military to survive, there has to be obedience and subservience, otherwise you have mutiny and chaos. I would never cut it in the military I'm afraid, but I know it is necessary.

[pangaia]

38. can't argue about the reality of it...

And the real horror is that most of the time it has nothing to do with 'protecting america.'

but that's another topic..

[PatSeg]

39. Oh yes, definitely another topic

for another day when we aren't so mentally and emotionally exhausted!

[not_the_one]

2. If Bolton continues to sit on the sidelines after the turd attempts "revenge"

then we will know that Bolton is part of the charade.

The dems ain't skeered of poor liddle donnie two scoops.

[msongs]

3. name less sources from a not news site . hmmm nt

[Grokenstein]

4. From caterwauling about "witch hunts" right back to playground tough guy.

The parallels to Benito Mussolini never end...until the very end.

[bucolic_frolic]

5. Don't you think Stephen Miller is running the show?

Trump can't sing the national anthem, or speak without shudders.

[erronis]

18. That wannabe nazi sturmfuhrer also doesn't have the brains to run a show

There are others giving the marching orders.

[Evolve Dammit]

6. Y'all ain't seen nothin'. King Trump is gonna unleash bigtime. And where does that end with no check

and balance? He only knows punishment. His KKK Dad beat the shit out of him and it's really all he knows. He is enabled now, and will extract revenge x100. Melania admitted it. It's his MO and driving force.

[dixiegrrrrl]

22. Duty To Warn and other MH people have predicted this.

They predicted it because they know the mental illness he has.

WE here predicted it because we know what bullies do when their behavior is left unchecked.

He has a perfect storm of co- mingled conditions.

[Evolve Dammit]

40. Perfect storm is a perfect summation. And he would absolutley be thrilled by that. He "loves chaos".

Let just hope he doesn't get us all killed; a distinct possibility. He is stark, raving mad.

[bucolic_frolic]

7. Presidential Harrassment

against political enemies has no place in American politics. It does however explain GOP53 Senate.

[BigmanPigman]

8. Another sign of his maturity level.

The "King of Revenge" is a bully and a sadist. Get rid of him ASAP and that way he can't harm anyone. I will chip in a small $$$ amount....definitely worth the investment. I wonder if Iran is planning something similar to what he did to their "top dude".

[Warpy]

9. This is not an acquittal. Sufficient evidence of a crime has already been found

This is a partisan driven non removal from office. It in no way acquits or exonerates or makes any of the charges go away.

It merely allows him to keep abusing the office for which he is unqualified.

[Beartracks]

26. A partisan ass-kiss, as it were. n/t

[lordsummerisle]

10. What could he legally do

to Schiff and Nadler?

[maxrandb]

12. You're joking, right?

With a corrupt attorney general and Putin's help?

He won't stop seeking revenge until he's in hell.

[lordsummerisle]

20. I'm not joking

what could he do besides start investigations on them which would lead nowhere...

[pangaia]

24. At some point, have them thrown in prison. Do NOT laugh !!!!!!!!!!

[Roy Rolling]

16. Please Do It

Impeach him again.

[erronis]

19. Make him exceptional, again! First president impeached twice, thrice, ...

He'll start wearing combat impeachment medals on his swell breast.

[Linda Ed]

27. Bolton didn't release the information

Someone in the Whitehouse did after they received and copied the manuscript....this pos is just stirring the pot...don't believe a thing he says!!

[Maxheader]

28. Lets have some info from the media..

on those people that might be impacted by stumpys retribution...its bounty ..

Could be, hmm..the voters?

[Javaman]

29. now starts the next phase of insanity...

the insufferable revenge purge of the orange asshole

[Paladin]

31. Bolton needs to confront the trump crime organization.

I'm betting he has plenty of additional stories to tell.

[Evolve Dammit]

41. He better do something in the next 24 hours (before the formal vote) or he is fucked to the wall.