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Lead, follow, or get out of the way...
It's going to suck to see all the resignations again instead of people staying and doing as much good as they can. Hell, even if they "quiet quit" and just stopped doing anything, Trump's admin would have to devote time to getting rid of him. Time they'll use instead to do more damage.
Like, if ever there was a time to be obstructionist it's now.
But "moderates" and their appointees just don't have it in them to fight, that's why when one of two parties is openly fascist , they're still fucking moderates.
If fighting fascism is the best time for obstructionism, it's also the worst time for moderate politics.
On the other hand, Jack Smith is stuck between a rock and a hard place. Either he winds down the case, and dismiss it without prejudice, hoping to open a new trial before the statute of limitation runs down during Trump's presidency, or he asks for a stay to freeze the statute of limitation countdown, but that gives the opportunity for Trump to hire a new special counsel, resume the trial and dismiss it with prejudice, not allowing this to be tried ever again.
Not to mention all the extralegal ways Trump and his cronies could muster to make his life miserable. Guy likely wants his pets and kids to stay alive. Can't really fault him for that.
Yeah, let's not forget that Trump learned his negotiating skills, partially, from the Mafia. I'd definitely do a double take on my principled stance if the guy who's been calling for my head since I started is taking supreme executive power, and will likely have a bullet with my name on it if I don't get out quick.