(C) Daily Kos
This story was originally published by Daily Kos and is unaltered.
. . . . . . . . . .



What's in all those Boxes????? [1]

['This Content Is Not Subject To Review Daily Kos Staff Prior To Publication.']

Date: 2023-06-16

As we know, there are several documents referenced in the 37 Count indictment handed down by the special prosecutor, that relate to sensitive classified information relating to national defense and foreign intelligence sources. These documents are the basis for the charges filed under the espionage act.

But there’s a heck of a lot of boxes. And we were told today that Trump has always been obsessed with boxes and boxes of news clippings, memos, and other esoteric documents. It has been described by some of his White House associates as being like the collections of John Nash in “A Beautiful Mind”. Nash was a brilliant professor of Mathematics who suffered from schizophrenia and would constantly collect things to support various conspiracy theories.

Now, except for the brilliant professor part, Trump, like Nash, may well be schizophrenic but I will leave that up to professional psychiatrists to make that diagnosis.

Rather. I have another theory that, given his past history, makes a lot more sense.

Many people wonder how Trump is able to have so many supporters in the GOP. People who attacked him on January 7th, 2021 have reversed course and become ardent supporters like McCarthy. Even his opponents in the upcoming GOP primary with the exception of Christie and Asa Hutchinson are loathe to even criticize the man. And the MAGA wing of the GOP in congress are as devoted to him as a dog is to its master.

So, I am just hypothesizing here, but what if, among all those boxes, are compromising materials that Trump has collected over the last few decades on everyone he can think of. That alone can explain the lock step fear and or devotion that these hacks demonstrate toward the Orange Menace.

I can easily imagine that there are documents that can implicate people like Jim Jordan, Matt Gaetz, Paul Gosar, McCarthy, and dozens of others. Many of these people like Jordan and Gaetz have been under scrutiny for some illicit behavior in the past.

Trump could view these boxes as his get out of jail free card. Now, he may or may not have any real information but, if you have a guilty mind, are you willing to risk that Trump may have information that could put you away if it is made public. This would be the standard modus operandi of Trump. He gets people to bend to his will. What else would explain the lack of backbone shown by many of his defenders. Some documents that could demonstrate collusion between members of the GOP and Russian operatives? Remember that July 4th trip to Moscow by GOP leaders in 2018? Or those White House meetings held between Trump and Russian Leaders in the Oval Office. Or those meetings with Putin in Helsinki without any transcripts or US translators present.

There are many people who believe that Putin has Kompromat on Trump such as the infamous Pee Tapes. Trump learns from people like Putin and Roy Kohn who made digging up dirt or even fabricating dirt on your enemies to be standard operating procedure.

Do I know for certain what are the contents of all those boxes? Of course not. But seeing his dogged determination to keep all of those boxes along with the total obsequiousness of his supporters in Congress and throughout the GOP can lead one to draw some conclusions simply by asking why? It is not like being a Trump supporter is some guarantee of electoral success. Ask Herschel Walker or Carrie Lake.

Now the Government only subpoenaed records relating to his official White House role that are the legal property of the US Archive. But there are a lot of other documents in all those boxes and I do not believe they all represent personal photo albums or baseball card collections or a collection of birthday cards. Why would Trump defy his attorneys, ignore a subpoena and risk jail time just to keep this collection of boxes away from the eyes of the Justice Department. They must have a value to him far beyond nostalgia. Wouldn’t it be nice to see what is in all those boxes that mean so much to him?

[END]
---
[1] Url: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/6/16/2175914/-What-s-in-all-those-Boxes

Published and (C) by Daily Kos
Content appears here under this condition or license: Site content may be used for any purpose without permission unless otherwise specified.

via Magical.Fish Gopher News Feeds:
gopher://magical.fish/1/feeds/news/dailykos/