Day by day, a casual observer distinguishes between the life ofDonald Trump post-presidency and the life of Tony Soprano late in the season.
In the past week alone, theFBI raided Mr Trump's home and, as part of an investigation into his handling of classified documents, He appealed to the 5th in another case. Participated in a business deal in New York and now, according to some reports, he's trying to wipe out the rats in his orbit.
(Mr. Soprano mentioned above his three of his It's worth noting that I only faced two).
“Trumpworld is abuzz with speculation about who the aide provided the FBI with additional classified information about what former President Trump was holding in Mar-a-Lago.Axios reported this morning, citing several sources.
Newsweek, meanwhile, said the FBI's Marr Lago search warrant was "a classified document that former President Trump is still hiding. We were able to identify a 'confidential source.
Trump's opponents are making the most of rumors.The Lincoln Project's professional Trump tormentors run ads inciting the former president about possible collaborators in him. Cut.
"Who's that, Donald. Who turned you over to the federal government?" .
“There is a reason Donald Trump is paranoid. told the Dent paper.
"His own staff have learned the lesson that Trump is not accustomed to loyalty and honor. They are punished for cooperating and punished for not cooperating. Going to prison rarely appeals to his followers, so at least some of them are singing like birds,” he added. , has long been Trump's pastime. Even before he became president, he liked to spread conspiracy theories that the Deep State was trying to get him. During his tenure, his top advisor turnover rate was 92 percent heading into his final year. Many of them were fired or resigned under pressure.
"Leakers are traitors and cowards. Find out who they are." I wrote to .
This time the stakes are even higher. With the protection of his office, Mr. Trump is now facing multiple investigations for multiple alleged crimes in multiple states.The list of potential flippers and leakers has grown exponentially. and the results are similar.
A House committee investigating the January 6 attacks testified to former Attorney General Bill Barr to former aide Cassidy Hutchinson for his role in encouraging the day's events. presented a parade of former Trump White House officials.
But in all these cases Mr Trump has been able to fight back openly. " and called Mr. Hutchinson "bad news"
.This time, crucially, it is the informant, not the leaker, who is troubling Trump, not only embarrassing the former president, but putting him in real legal danger.
So who is the leading candidate?
Trump's former Chief of Staff Mark Meadows is frequently suggested among the names of potential collaborators.
CNN recently , reported that Trump had been advised to cut contact with Meadows, but the former president ignored the advice.
"The reason [Meadows] is worth it is because he is in danger." It's also why he's exposed: He's basically been Trump's right-hand man through all these exercises, and he's been in major meetings and calls," former White House attorney Ty Cobb said. 81} CNN
Mr. Meadows as a potential Flipper, also named by former federal prosecutor Glenn Kirshner.
"Do you really think Mark Meadows will just sit quietly and fall for Donald Trump. Maybe he just volunteers to jump under the bus. No." Kirshner posted video on YouTube last month.
"He's going to cut losses. He's going to cooperate. He's going to flip. He's going to change the state's evidence. He's going to kick Trump out. I will," he added.
But Wilson of the Lincoln Project thinks it could be someone much closer to Trump.
"My money is in Jared. He's looking for a way out," he said.
There is another non-Shakespearean scenario. The most egregious testimony at the Jan. 6 hearings came not from prominent White House advisers, but from relatively inexperienced staff members and aides who happened to be in the room when the important event took place. It was something.
It was Mr. Meadows' former aide, Cassidy Hutchinson, who revealed the most shocking details about Trump's actions with his boss that day. Former White House Deputy Press Secretary Sarah Matthews testified that Trump was "pouring gasoline on the fire by encouraging the mob to march on the Capitol." He may not even know his name.
