General Discussion

But back to the idea of Trump forcing him to do illegal acts, anybody with any intelligence can see that Trump is deeply unpopular. Bessent is protected from prosecution only as long as Trump is President. There is no guarantee that a Dem will win in 2028, or that a winning Dem will allow prosecution of these treasonous acts. But a normal person would be giving some serious thought whether he is willing to go to prison for a pig who will probably be dead by then anyway.

I am not convinced anybody in this regime believes the law will ever touch them, so my theory is not very likely.