Gosh, did we get a firehose of Benedict Donald news today, or what? (Whoops, sorry — bad choice of words, with Canada burning and all of us busting out our COVID masks again because of the smoke.)
Will Trump's liberty go up in flames, too? Here's what we've learned in just the last few days: Nearly two dozen Secret Service agents have testified about the documents case. A suspicious flood happened in the security video room at Mar-a-Lago. Donald knew his "I declassified these documents with my mind" claim was malarkey. Jack Smith has subpoenaed Steve Bannon about January 6. There's a second grand jury in Florida, and Trump has gotten a target letter. And — maybe most consequentially — Mark Meadows has been testifying, too.
This "Truth Social" post is Trump's reaction to the Meadows news — we think. Honestly, can you tell what's real with him anymore, and what isn't? Who's to say this isn't a parody? Still, if it's genuine, it raises interesting questions about Meadows, who has spent these last many months gone to ground.
What kind of a deal has Meadows gotten? Limited immunity? Is it true that, as has been reported, he's going to plead guilty to some lesser crimes in exchange for his testimony? Do those crimes relate to the documents case, to January 6, or both? There is a ton of detail that, firehose or not, we still don't know.
One thing's for certain: Meadows is in a world of legal hurt no matter how you look at it. And his personal safety is on the line. Posts like the one above, assuming it's real, will surely not let up — in fact, they'll intensify. Perhaps Trump will obliquely call on someone to take Meadows out. Knowing the rageful nuttiness of Trump's well-armed and ardent fans, Mark Meadows will have to look over his shoulder for the rest of his life. We cats aren't sympathetic. And we HISS.
(UPDATE: Some tweeps we follow are assuring us this alleged Trump social post is fake. Not surprising. But we stand by our contention that Trump will just get more and more lit up, and someone with the initials "MM" had better watch his back.)
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