# Trump is dying **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Tags:** trump\ **Created:** [August 27, 2025, 7:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520 "2025-08-27T07:09:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 184
**Author:** ![Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/q.q.switcheroo/32/5713_2.png) [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.Q.Switcheroo)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2026, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/3665 "2026-08-30T23:40:37Z")
Or Dr. Evil’s toward Mini-Me: > If anything should happen to you, I don’t know what I would do. I’d probably move on, get another replica, but there would be a 10-minute period there where I would just be inconsolable. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Drake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Dr.Drake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Drake)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2026, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/3666 "2026-08-31T00:30:00Z")
I sincerely believe that she is somewhere on Putin’s payroll, and has been for decades, though I have no evidence for this whatsoever. I suspect it’s not as much what she could do, as what her connections could do. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2026, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/3667 "2026-08-31T04:58:07Z")
nevermind ---
**Author:** ![Folacin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folacin/32/3195_2.png) [@Folacin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folacin)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2026, 11:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/3668 "2026-08-31T11:35:55Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > I can’t imagine what she could possibly spill that’s worse than what we already know about him. It would be verification from someone who MAGA theoretically respects. There would be a lot of ‘a woman scorned’ pushback that would let lots of them flip-flop on her, but at this point it’s all about chipping away at the edges. ---
**Author:** ![DavidNRockies](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidnrockies/32/6279_2.png) [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2026, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/3669 "2026-08-31T11:47:39Z")
Just to play this little hypothetical scenario out a bit further … In my consideration of this possibility, “what Melania knows” isn’t the sort of thing that would ordinarily turn the opinion _of a reasonable public_ against a public figure. It’s much closer to ‘where the bodies are buried:’ possible evidence of probable crimes. IIRC, Florida has the common prohibition against compelling a spouse to testify against the other spouse in certain conditions. In the situation we’re imagining, however, I wouldn’t think Melania would need to be _forced_ to give damning testimony against her husband. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2026, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/3670 "2026-08-31T11:57:32Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > If she starts down that road she needs to avoid standing near open windows. Or stairways… ---
**Author:** ![DavidNRockies](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidnrockies/32/6279_2.png) [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2026, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/3671 "2026-08-31T12:05:05Z")
“There’s a lady who knows …” ---
**Author:** ![doreen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/858c86/32.png) [@doreen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/doreen)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2026, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/3672 "2026-08-31T13:12:17Z")
There are two types of privilege , and in some states and situations, although Melania coouldn’t be forced to testify against him, she could choose to. In other situations, he can prevent her from testifying against him. ---
**Author:** ![DavidNRockies](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidnrockies/32/6279_2.png) [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2026, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/3673 "2026-08-31T13:45:28Z")
You are correct, of course. In Florida, though, the general law is that DJT could prevent Melania from testifying as to anything she and DJT _discussed,_ but DJT could _not_ prevent Melania from testifying as to what she witnessed: > **[Statutes & Constitution :View Statutes : Online Sunshine](https://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0000-0099%2F0090%2FSections%2F0090.504.html)** [**Q: Can a spouse be compelled to testify against me in a slip and fall case in Florida?**](https://answers.justia.com/question/2025/12/15/can-a-spouse-be-compelled-to-testify-aga-1095633) > [@](#): > > What Florida does protect, and what you can enforce, is the privilege for confidential communications between spouses that were intended to be private during the marriage; your spouse can refuse to disclose those private communications, and you can prevent your spouse from disclosing them. That means your spouse may still have to answer questions about facts and observations, but you can object to questions that try to pry into what you privately told each other in confidence about the incident, your plans, or your activities, so long as the communication stayed private (not shared in front of others, not forwarded, not repeated). **In practice, the line is simple: private spouse-to-spouse communications receive protection; real-world events, observations, and non-private statements generally do not.** [bolding mine] I would assume Melania represents a genuine threat to Donald if/when she chooses to be one … until and unless it were proven otherwise 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Moriarty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moriarty/32/49_2.png) [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2026, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/3674 "2026-08-31T14:10:07Z")
> [@DavidNRockies](#): > > the general law is that DJT could prevent Melania from testifying as to anything she and DJT _discussed_ Presuming, of course, that it was itself a private conversation not overheard by others. The idea is to keep “pillow talk” (the private conversations between spouses as you drift off to sleep) confidential. There may not actually _be_ any of these discussions between Trump and Melania. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2026, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/3675 "2026-08-31T14:31:19Z")
> [@DavidNRockies](#): > > There’s a lady who knows …” …and they buried her under the fairway. ---
**Author:** ![DavidNRockies](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidnrockies/32/6279_2.png) [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2026, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/3676 "2026-08-31T14:45:33Z")
[golf clap – pun intended] ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2026, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/3677 "2026-08-31T14:46:43Z")
> [@DavidNRockies](#): > > I would assume Melania represents a genuine threat to Donald if/when she chooses to be one I suspect he’s a greater threat to her. I don’t expect her to testify to anything. ---
**Author:** ![DavidNRockies](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidnrockies/32/6279_2.png) [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2026, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/3678 "2026-08-31T14:48:36Z")
I think the specific context of this somewhat surreal discussion, though, is the ostensible hit that the Iranian government has put out on (Donald and) Melania’s son, Barron. Which, one would have to assume, would be unimaginably devastating to Melania if it were to occur. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2026, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/3679 "2026-08-31T15:43:23Z")
> [@puzzlegal](#): > > I suspect he’s a greater threat to her. I don’t expect her to testify to anything. How so? ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2026, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/3680 "2026-08-31T16:08:33Z")
I think **puzzlegal** is referring to the possibility of physical violence. ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2026, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/3681 "2026-08-31T17:15:39Z")
Damn right i am. I’m sure she’s worried she might “fall down the stairs”. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2026, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/3682 "2026-08-31T17:51:29Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > > [@LSLGuy](#): > > > > If she starts down that road she needs to avoid standing near open windows. > > Or stairways… And do not accept an umbrella as a gift. * * * But I repeat my question: what could she reveal that would be a **surprise**? He murdered someone? He and Putin were lovers at one time? He has fathered dozens of children with different women and has had sex with all of them – moms and kids. He trafficked these secret kids? He throws kittens and puppies into a Vitamix every day just for shits and giggles. Shocking-- yes. Surprising? Probably not. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2026, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/3683 "2026-08-31T18:26:53Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > But I repeat my question: what could she reveal that would be a **surprise**? There’s “reveal”, and then there’s “testify about in court”. ---
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2026, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/3684 "2026-08-31T18:50:16Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > He murdered someone? Well, that assassination attempt looked pretty sketchy. What happened to that shooter? Oh yeah… > [@Gyrate](#): > > There’s “reveal”, and then there’s “testify about in court”. And he would get his wrists slapped again. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520.md?page=183) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520.md?page=185)