Trump's partners are frightened and beginning to 'go dim' in the midst of Mar-a-Lago court order disclosures, columnist says

According to Josh Dawsey, political insight correspondent for The Washington Post, former President Donald Trump's partners

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Mar-a-Lago, frightened and shocked by the subtleties of receiving court orders and merchandise, recently began to isolate themselves and "go blind".

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"Caution has filled lately when you converse with counselors of the previous president," said Dawsey, talking on MSNBC on Friday night, per HuffPost.

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Some of them are currently "attempting to go dull," declining to shield Trump, and desire to "remain as distant from this as they can," Dawsey said.

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Dawsey said that specific counselors communicated "shock" when the Mar-a-Lago strike occurred on Monday. In any case, as additional subtleties arose about the degree of what Trump was keeping there, that shock went to alert, he added.

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Dawsey expressed that there were individuals in Trump's circle "who are very near him" who are "fairly in obscurity" about what's happening in the background.

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Yet, The Washington Post journalist said, certain guides anticipate that Trump should make a "Houdini-like break" from being considered responsible.

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