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\u201cTrump refusing to reveal his tax returns is another issue that makes him suspicious of something he does not want America to know. But if he resigns, that may not be the end of Trump\u2019s problems with the U.S. government. If it proves Mr. Trump himself, not just his people, colluded with Russians to win the presidency, the government for the people, of the people, and by the people may be yelling, \u2018lock him up.'\u201d<\/p>\n

One month later I concluded in a post (\u201c Evangelicals Are Foolish to Support Trump<\/a>\u201c), \u201cAs I said in a recent post, I think The Donald will bite his lip and give up, resigning the presidency within a year from now. But I admit that I could be wrong\u2013it could 2 years.\u201d That, of course, means I was saying Trump would resign by May 10, 2019.<\/p>\n

I also posted one year later, on 5\/9\/18 (\u201c I Was Wrong\u2013Trump Hasn\u2019t Resigned<\/a>\u201c), \u201cI think Trump could get into so much trouble regarding Mueller\u2019s investigation into Russian collusion, and it could implicate Trump financially a lot, that Trump could still resign by May 10, 2019. If he accomplishes the main things he campaigned about, that would make it even more likely. . . .\u00a0If he gets Congress to go along with getting this wall substantially started, he would have accomplished his goals. The wall might be the deciding factor that will make him take up his ex\u2019s [Ivana] advice\u2013fogettaboutit, all this being president stuff, and just go play golf.\u201d<\/p>\n

Democrats won the mid-term election last November for the House of Representatives in a landslide victory. Although Republicans actually increased their narrow majority margin in the Senate to 54 seats, the Democrats\u2019 huge House win meant that America generally is fed up with Trump\u2019s presidency. As of late, his approval rating has been hovering at about 40% favorable. As Democrats resumed office this week, some House reps. are calling for Trump\u2019s impeachment. Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is cautioning for patience. Multiple House committees are now headed up by Democrats. They have vowed to leave no stone unturned in their pursuit to find Trump and\/or his team guilty of wrongdoing if so be it. Trump is in trouble, but he is especially vulnerable to FBI special counsel Mueller\u2019s Russian probe. I think Trump\u2019s constant attack on Mueller\u2019s work, calling it \u201ca witch hunt\u201d and a \u201choax,\u201d suggests Trump is guilty of collusion. If he was innocent, he wouldn\u2019t be doing that, unless he\u2019s just afraid of what they may find out about his financial empire. Mueller is expected to provide his report to Congress next month.<\/p>\n

Some politicians and former politicians are now saying Trump will resign. Today\u2019s Newsweek<\/em> online has an article by Tim Marcin entitled, \u201cDonald Trump Will Resign the Presidency in 2019 in Exchange for Immunity for Him and His Family, Former Bush Adviser Says.\u201d Marcin reports, \u201cAlan J. Steinberg\u2013who served as an adviser to former President George W. Bush\u2013wrote in an opinion piece published this week that he didn\u2019t believe President Donald Trump would be removed from office through impeachment. . . . Steinberg, . . . said that he believed Trump would resign in 2019 in exchange for immunity.\u201d<\/p>\n

Marcin says Steinberg further says in this op-ed, \u201cTrump will not be removed from office by constitutional impeachment and removal process. Instead, the self-professed supreme dealmaker will use his presidency as a bargaining chip with federal and state authorities in 2019, agreeing to leave office in exchange for the relevant authorities not pursuing criminal charges against him, his children or the Trump Organization.\u201d Steinberg also doesn\u2019t think such impeachment could pass the Senate.<\/p>\n

Marcin further writes, \u201cSteinberg is far from the only person who believes Trump will be out of office before his first term is up.<\/p>\n

\u201cFormer Republican Representative John LeBoutillier wrote that it seemed increasingly clear that Trump\u2019s presidency was going fully off the rails.\u201d<\/p>\n

Steinberg relates that LeBoutillier predicts, \u201cDonald J. Trump\u2019s presidency will not survive 2019; . . . The downward trajectory of every aspect of his tenure indicates we are headed for a spectacular political crash-and-burn\u2013and fairly soon. His increasingly erratic and angry behavior, his self-imposed isolation, his inability and refusal to listen to smart advisers that he hired, all are leading him to a precipice.\u201d<\/p>\n

As Donald Trump likes to say about some particular thing about the future, \u201cWe\u2019ll see what happens.\u201d Duh\u2013yeah.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"