Clyde_Style wrote:HarthorneWingo wrote:thebuzzardman wrote:
He'll get a fine. He'll NEVER see the inside of a jail cell.
First thing working against jail time is the criminal justice system's aversion to jailing rich people in general. The biggest reason is they'll be afraid of giving Trump his "Mein Dummkopf" moment and becoming a martyr to the far right, which probably encompasses at least half the right of the country. Then there's the fact he's an ex-President. 3 strikes, Trumps out free. His company will take a hit though.
I’m gonna to have to give you the nickname “Buzzkill”

Bummerstilskin
Lol!
I appreciate the right thinking parts of our oligarchical overlords sending the message to Trump and his sh*tbird family that if they f*ck around and play stupid games they win stupid prizes; that they are trying to put a dent in his financial operations as a strong message. Of course, since the intersection of money and politics is hopelessly corrupt right now, there are endless ways for dark money to make it's way into the Trump coffers. Still, it sends a message that if you stray too far outside the lanes of propriety, there will be some kind of consequences.
I mean, I see the Erik Prince thing the same way. For YEARS this country has been using contracting companies as a way to shield guys from truly being in the CIA etc, or a way for people to be in the CIA without having to be really IN the CIA.
So, I figure in all honesty, that whatever Prince did in Libya was under some kind of deniable, but official cover. Or, the vast majority of things he's done has been. But some of the back channel stuff he did, plus MAYBE this specific Libya situation, he strayed out his lane. And Prince knows that FBI etc knows that he had cover, but he also knows that they are asserting their legal rights, flexing their muscle, as a signal to watch exactly what, and for who, he's getting involved with. I bet nothing becomes of it, but it was still worth it, because it's their way of saying "We can do this. And we both know we have more than this on you, so cool it"
Just a theory.