I do think he's concerned about going to jail. I think the judge was pretty clear in his remarks and Trump heard him.
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Axelrod discusses Trump's concerns regarding the potential consequences of violating the gag order.
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So the man remained, passed out in the blazing noon sun. I guess that’s how the City of Chicago deals with such situations.
Unless the economy and his numbers rebound, Republicans are going to feel less willing to follow him blindly.
I think the darker interpretation of what we saw today is that they were setting up a pretext, he and the vice president for walking away from Ukraine and blaming Zelenskyy for it.
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