I promised I would never use this blog to spread conspiracy theories.  However, laying out a counter-intuitive perspective based on fact is fair game.  There is also an ulterior motive for publishing this blog.  I want to memorialize this theory in the event it comes to fruition.  In other words, on the evening of July 10, 2017 at 9:43 pm, Dr. ESP had an epiphany.  He connected the dots and figured out exactly how the Trump era will come to an end.

It is based on the following facts.

• Reports from within the White House suggest that Donald Trump realizes he is in over his head, is not enjoying the responsibility and would prefer to return to his former life.
• Trump shows little, if any, interest in fully staffing the White House or many of the cabinet agencies.  This is not the behavior of someone who plans to be in this for the long haul.
• Despite the resignation of his first national security adviser and revelations his attorney general committed perjury during his confirmation hearings, Trump brushed aside these embarrassments.
• On Saturday, the New York Times began building a case against favorite son Donald Trump, Jr. which will surely lead to a grand jury indictment and possible imprisonment for violation of federal election law.
• The New York Times, Washington Post, MSNBC and CNN have all confirmed the source for some of the information about Junior has come from people within the White House.

This last point is critical.  Yesterday I thought members of the Trump administration, if not Agent Orange himself, were willing to throw Junior under the bus to save the boss.  But that assumes the boss wants to be saved.  When you flip that assumption, the obvious question becomes, “How does Donald Trump extricate himself from the unpleasant situation in which he finds himself and appear to be a hero rather than a quitter?”

Unlike the father in the previously mentioned episode of Longmire, Trump would never take the rap, even for his offspring.  But the self-proclaimed deal maker extraordinaire would cut a “grand bargain.”  Here’s how it will come down.

• Trump accepts the fact an over-zealous Junior became the intermediary with Russian operatives and his son is likely to be convicted of federal crimes.
• As a favor to Ivanka, Trump promises to extricate Jared from any criminal liability.
• Therefore, in order to end this family nightmare and return to his former life, Trump agrees to resign after pardoning both Junior and Jared.
• Trump will, of course, claim he was run out of office by the fake news media but could no longer put his family through this manufactured persecution.  His loyal followers will stand in line to attend the rallies billed as the “resignation tour.”
• Trump and Steve Bannon form the media empire which they had planned when they thought Trump would probably lose the election.

I’m not willing to bet the farm on this scenario.  But just in case, remember, you heard it here first.

For what it’s worth.
Dr. ESP