(June 9, 2017 at 10:09 am)Whateverist Wrote: As used by Trump, "I hope you can.." is like "an offer you can't refuse". It's mafia-speak. Understated intimidation.
Yep,
Trump is afraid of his past being dug up. It is quite common in any investigation of any crime for the boss not to start out as a suspect but end up being investigated. Trump's repeated overtures were basically saying "you are getting to close to me".
Trump doth protest too much.