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Ta, Liz.

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^^^This^^^

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Weisselberg has used a lot of questionable methods to invest in his own family. That was probably how he justified doing the shady stuff: my family will benefit.

But if the family is disgraced, and the money dries up, and he's facing jail time, he will start to consider his options.

I will point out that Teflon Don knows a quite few scary Russians, so if they want Weaselberg to flip, they will need to offer him some protections. Worth every penny.

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This slow boat grand jury that ends just as his career does, since he's probably not running for the election. So, he gets to skip out f things go south.

I don't trust him. Tax evasion? This feels like a Mueller cookbook again..

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They just threaten they will when things don't go their way, and it works.

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Oh, you betcha.

But ... in the post-deluge, will anyone be shocked at what this creep does or says after Jan 666?

I almost don't want it aired, because his vileness and immorality just seems to give his followers permission to do the same.

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i mostly agree but i'm moderately optimistic that his last few years will be spent awkwardly fending off lawsuits.

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Such a perfect description doesn't need any references, but I clicked anyway. Somehow, it's even more perfect now.

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What I've read from psychology literature is that suicide is almost unheard of in narcissistic personality disorder.

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Which, unlike abortion, is explicitly forbidden in the Bible.

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Milken. Stewart. Madoff.

Milken was paying a million dollars a month for his defense and still went to prison.

It can happen.

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Toward the end of his life, there was a wonderful headline about Nixon:

"NIXON LIES IN COMA"

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Yeah, but each time he'll consider it a massive victory, proving both his innocence and his genius.

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Don't tell me that didn't make some editor's day...

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I would imagine lots of ex-cult members feel the same way.

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Ah, thanks.

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