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thesquanderer

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5. I kind of wonder why he is complying. I mean, what's stopping him from ignoring the court order?

Reply to Fiendish Thingy (Reply #3)

Thu Aug 28, 2025, 10:58 AM

Aug 28

Does he just want to occasionally present a veneer of respect for the law? Is he worried that, if he goes too far, and does too many impeachable offenses, he could actually eventually be impeached (if not by this congress, then by the next one)?

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