Is The Government Going to Be Permanently Shut Down?

The one person in America who is enjoying the current shutdown is its instigator Trump who is in no hurry to reopen the government.

That's because the First Felon has a good thing going. He's literally demolished the East Wing of the White House with no resistance and is in the process of grifting the U.S. Treasury for $230 million. 

In a naked display of power Trump has declared that taxpayers owe him money for the past investigations against him involving a coup attempt. This sordid grift has been happening behind closed doors and the only reason we know about it is a whistleblower exposed the scheme. 

All Trump needs is for the Justice Department to sign him a check for the two illegal claims he filed totaling $230 million and he can take it to HIS bank. 

The fix is in because Todd Blanche, his personal lawyer that defended him during the coup investigations, is also now a deputy attorney general capable of giving taxpayer money away. 

In addition, Stanley Woodward the associate attorney general was another of Trump's lawyers and stands ready to support dear leaders' theft.

The Justice Department won't say if they are going to recuse Blanche and Woodward. You can bet their answer will come out after the fact. Kind of like the demolishing of the east wing of the White House when Trump claimed he wouldn't touch it with his tiny fingers and then...whoops! Too late.

The effect of the shutdown thus far has given Trump more time to devote to grifts and personal grievances. In his lizard brain the shutdown has offered all kinds of opportunities to enrich himself and his family.

At this point in time there's little Democrats can do to stop Trump's money grab and violation of laws. Rep. Jamie Raskin, the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, plans on launching an investigation into what he called " a shakedown" that violates the Constitution.

The DOJ claims it'll follow the guidance of career ethics officials. Of course, Trump has gotten rid of the Ethics Department so that means there will be little - or no - pushback against the big grift.

The bottom line is Trump either gets his way and there's no compromise on the budget bill, or the nation will be paralyzed for the foreseeable future. 

As it Stands, what would have been an obstacle to prior presidents is an opportunity for the corrupt bastard squatting in the Oval Office like a venomous toad.