October 26, 2020--What's At Stake For Trump

I have been AWOL because my hand tremor intensified and interfered with my typing.  

But I'll give it a try.

We need to remind ourselves again about what is at stake for Trump--

Whatever remains of his assets and fortune, his personal freedom, and that of his adult children are all at risk. 

In New York where he cannot be pardoned by his successor or himself, if he loses the election, the DA of New York City and the state attorney general are ready to swoop in and cart him off at three in the morning in handcuffs and leg irons.

The cases piling up, of bank fraud among other crimes, have already been described as "open and shut."

He is looking at at least five years in Sing Sing. He is so hated by law enforcement officials in New York that they are not likely ready to offer him a no-jail-time deal.

So with Joe Biden widening his leads nationally and in most battleground states, it is amazing Trump is able to sleep or avoid a stroke.

His crazier-than-usual behavior and increasing petulance (see 60 Minutes) and incoherence are evidence of his understandable panic.

Even I can't sleep at night and all I have on my mind is the possibility that he will be reelected.

Thus the fear that he will unleash his white-supremacist hoard and blood will flow in the streets.

This is a possibility and should not be ignored. Voting early helps since it keeps voters out of harm's way on Election Day and for at least a week thereafter.  If one wants to be engaged, standing vigil at polling places as a silent witness could also help push back against what Trump might do in an attempt to delegitimize the election and keep himself out of jail. 

Whatever we do needs to take this into consideration as it may be what is inciting much of his worst behavior.