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He had to end the russia narrative first. this is next, the big bad hammer is gonna fall soon.

They'd accuse him of jailing the opposition candidate post-election. Because it risks unmasking the deep-state, I think it would cause them to go nuclear. Whatever the nuclear option is, I don't think the people are prepared for it. Trump's trying to give us the upper hand before they unleash whatever their backup plan is. That's my theory at least.