But Hope Hicks testimony. Everything goes through the orange monkey. She talked to Cohen and Pecker many times during the time in question. But just like the executive secretary last week, Hope also complimented the work ethic of the orange monkey.
When Trump read the transcript of the tape, he said, “That doesn’t sound like something I would say,” Hicks testified.
Pecker doesn't run the Enquirer anymore.
I assume Trump looked at the transcript then his eyes glazed over, rendering the thing incomprehensible, and pulled “doesn’t sound like [me]” out of his ass.
It's interesting that Trump hasn't attacked Pecker the same way he's attacked Cohen. Maybe he still might need Pecker for the next election?
But Hope Hicks testimony. Everything goes through the orange monkey. She talked to Cohen and Pecker many times during the time in question. But just like the executive secretary last week, Hope also complimented the work ethic of the orange monkey.
Eventually the entire trial can be made up of the judge arguing with Trump over what he's allowed to say.Trump purposely mischaracterized the gag order as “not allowing me to testify” (paraphrased). Even worse, he confirms this with his lawyer who NODS:
I’d bet his lawyers told him this to keep him off the stand. He just can't stop lying every 5 minutes
Trump needs to have a discussion with the judge, where he is asked “Did you direct a staff member to make a post about the jury? We have already spoken with this staff member, so answer carefully.”
The judge also needs to ask Trump again if he understands the gag order. If Trump answers in the affirmative, ask him why he then mischaracterized the gag order as preventing him from testifying. Make Trump repeat the words out loud for the court to hear: “The gag order does not prevent me from testifying. The gag order does not prevent me from testifying.”
First the poopy diapers, then the incoherent babbling; it will all happen sooner than later.I suppose the existence of this thread means that Trump isn't in a nursing home or jail yet. Disappointing.
Who lives his or her life with the wisdom we find all around us? Que Sera, Sera Why do religions teach faith that all is will in God's hands? Why do the Buddhists chant 'form is here emptiness, emptiness form' ?View attachment 98376
Not sure on the actual origin of this quote (or any derivation of it) but I've found it accurate more often than not.
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Not sure on the actual origin of this quote (or any derivation of it) but I've found it accurate more often than not.
Its so fucking cliché yet been found to be one of truest statements of being; it's not about the destination it's about the journey.View attachment 98376
Not sure on the actual origin of this quote (or any derivation of it) but I've found it accurate more often than not.
The point is, you wouldn't have met that destiny had you not attempted to avoid it. This is true in the movie, but I've found it true in life, again and again.well I mean...technically that's always going to be true if you are one to believe in destiny/fate. No matter what you decide, it will always be the same in the end. One simply mistakes their perceived destiny in an attempt to avoid it, for the one that actually is.
He's been warned. Conservatives can't complain. I mean, they will, but it would be entirely meritless.I know the howling from the right would be insane but seeing him shipped off to Rikers for the duration of the trial would be worth it.
“I’ll find you in criminal contempt for the tenth time,” Merchan said in a stark tone. “It appears that the $1,000 fines are not serving as a deterrent. Therefore, going forward, this court will have to consider a jail sanction. Mr. Trump, it’s important to understand the last thing I was to do is put you in jail. You are the former president of the United States, and possibly the next one as well.”
“To take that step would be disruptive to these proceedings… I also worry about the people who would have to executive that sanction: the court officers… the Secret Service detail and others. I worry about them... I’m also aware of concerns about the broader implications of that jail sanction. The magnitude of that decision is not lost on me. But at the end of the day, I have a job to do, and that job is to protect the dignity of the judicial system,” Merchan said.
Trump’s incessant outbursts and violent rhetoric outside the courtroom, Merchan stressed, “constitute a direct attack on the rule of law. I cannot allow that to continue. So as much as I do not want to impose that jail sanction... I want you to understand that I will if necessary and appropriate.”
And then we will see if the political instincts that his dementia-addled mind comes up with are any good. I don’t think purposely going to jail like an unstable impulsive idiot is a good look to anyone not already in the cult.If Trump continues defying, it'll be clear that he wants to be put in jail as a way to drum up support.
Wasn't that clearly stated already, by Trump himself? He said it would be a "great honor" to be jailed as a martyr. https://www.cnbc.com/2024/04/06/trump-being-jailed-for-gag-order-violation-would-be-great-honor.htmlIf Trump continues defying, it'll be clear that he wants to be put in jail as a way to drum up support.
You can't keep violating the gag order with no effective punishment. At some point you gotta call the bluff. For now trump is shitting all over the judicial system with impunityGetting sent to jail rallies the base. Not so sure about the average undecided voter. Seems a better than even chance he is also convicted in the end.
I’m pretty confident the judge will. At this point I fully expect Trump to spend some nights in jail. No idea how many though.You can't keep violating the gag order with no effective punishment. At some point you gotta call the bluff. For now trump is shitting all over the judicial system with impunity
New York law allows fines of up to $1,000 or jail time of up to 30 days for violating a court-imposed gag order