There probably are, Richard, but the Russians figured out that they could easily manipulate Trump without needing blackmail. It’s been said by a several knowledgeable people that while Trump was in the White House it was observed that often the last person of the day to make suggestions to Trump usually got what they were after.
He is also susceptible to flattery. Kim Kardashian & Kanye West got someone who was in prison pardoned by visiting him. Trump himself was pleased by their attention and said that’s how to do it.
Thanks for introducing this article, I’m sure it is an interesting book. I’m not sure I could really stomach reading it, it might be more terrifying than old-school Stephen King. Wait…who needs King when we have these living nightmares walking among us? Does Manafort still have an ankle monitor?
You could be correct on this, Christopher. There's this article in The Atlantic: https://www.theatlantic.com/books/archive/2024/03/jacob-heilbrunn-america-last-trump-putin/677609/?utm_campaign=atlantic-daily-newsletter&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=20240301&utm_term=The+Atlantic+Daily
Still, I think that someday we'll discover that there are tapes and photos.
There probably are, Richard, but the Russians figured out that they could easily manipulate Trump without needing blackmail. It’s been said by a several knowledgeable people that while Trump was in the White House it was observed that often the last person of the day to make suggestions to Trump usually got what they were after.
He is also susceptible to flattery. Kim Kardashian & Kanye West got someone who was in prison pardoned by visiting him. Trump himself was pleased by their attention and said that’s how to do it.
Thanks for introducing this article, I’m sure it is an interesting book. I’m not sure I could really stomach reading it, it might be more terrifying than old-school Stephen King. Wait…who needs King when we have these living nightmares walking among us? Does Manafort still have an ankle monitor?
And I learned a new word, too.
100% correct