Donald Trump, for the first time in his 76 years of life on this earth, is now facing down some very real, very serious trouble. As the investigations and lawsuits mount around him, as more and more of his crime are uncovered, the scandal-ridden, one-term, twice-impeached former president is now staring face to face with the very real prospect of damning indictments and even real prison time.
Based on his erratic, unhinged behaviors during the investigation periods alone, it doesnโt take a rocket scientist to understand that Donald Trump will not react well if, or when, that time finally comes. But, one of the ex-presidentโs former closest confidants made an appearance on MSNBC this morning and warned, in no uncertain terms, that the former guyโs reaction to an indictment and jail time will be far worse than any of us could ever begin to imagine โ and Donald Trump will take absolutely no qualms in taking this entire nation down with him in flames.
In an interview with MSNBC host Ali Velshi, Trumpโs former personal attorney and self-described โfixer,โ Michael Cohen, warned viewers that Donald is drowning in legal peril from every conceivable direction, and itโs painting the ex-president into a corner that will eventually send him out swinging โ which could spell danger for this nation.
โWhat stands out to you, whatโs the thing youโre most thinking about right now?โ Velshi questioned the former Trump ally who has turned into one of his biggest critics in recent years after he learned firsthand that Donald Trump will literally throw anyone under the bus to serve himself.
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โThere are so many investigations and you wouldnโt believe โ if this was a television, show you would turn around and say, itโs too stupid! I canโt watch this, itโs stupid, it can never happen,โ Cohen exclaimed in response. โBut it is happening in real-time in our lives.โ
โOur democracy is in peril because of one man; one man who goes ahead and weaponizes the United States Department of Justice against his critics, against the country against anybody who was not one of his supporters, he is willing to go after.โ
And thatโs when Michael Cohen delivered one of his most terrifying warnings to date: โHe doesnโt care if he burns the country down in doing it.โ
Later on, in the MSNBC interview, Cohen went on to add, โLet me say this: this Donald Trump, he is not the brightest, you know, not the brightest guy youโll ever meet โ they say not the sharpest tool in the shed. What ends up happening is the last guy in Donald Trumpโs ear owns the brand. And everybody who is in his circle wants to be that last guy. They want to control Donald, obviously for their own personal benefit. So what happens with Donald, someone must have, you know, put into his ear, let Michael be the fall guy. Let him be the scapegoat. Throw him under the bus, he loves you, he will do whatever is needed to protect you, as he has done over the past decade or so.โ
โFor me, no, no, no,โ Trumpโs former closest confidant explained. โIt was more about making amends for what I had done but specifically for my wife, my daughter, and son, and I was not going to be the villain of Donaldโs story.โ
Watch the interview from MSNBC here:
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