He is a narcissist child who was given way too much power. He will continue to act out like the spoiled bitch he is. He has never had to face consequence before so he will continue.
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The silver lining is he hasn't ever built up a tolerance for consequences in the course of his life. So a little should hopefully go a long way.
Yeah, but unfortunately with how charged everything is if he gets anything he will claim political persecution and try to be a martyr ( his campaign has claimed they already raised 55m since the conviction). It's why I think he didn't get really anything bad when he violated the gag order so much.
Yeah, but unfortunately with how charged everything is if he gets anything he will claim political persecution and try to be a martyr
He did that when he won.
Yeah, all the hand wringing about how he might twist anything punitive into a positive is moronic since Trump whines when he wins too.
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Yeah, but unfortunately with how charged everything is if he gets anything he will claim political persecution and try to be a martyr
He’s doing that now. He will do it if he is sentenced, and ALSO if he doesn’t get jail time. Appeasing him gets you exactly nothing.
( his campaign has claimed they already raised 55m since the conviction).
His campaign claims a lot of things, none of them true. It would be surprising if this turned out to be the first time they weren’t lying.
It's why I think he didn't get really anything bad when he violated the gag order so much.
I think the judge was going overboard to give every benefit of the doubt to Trump so there would be no basis for appeal. I hope that’s the case.
Yeah, but unfortunately with how charged everything is if he gets anything he will claim political persecution and try to be a martyr
Agreed 100% but to be fair, he's already (been) doing that.
Why should merchan be lenient when the entire time the orange turd was hurling insults and the system, the judge, the judges family and the jurors while displaying a level of contempt, lack of decorum and respect for the institution, and an absolute lack of contrition?
Donald is a stochastic terrorist urging his Trumpanzee cult to threaten and harass jurors and court staff. He is a danger to society. Hopefully the judge now feels able to take that into account for sentencing, despite failing to take any of that into account during the violations of court orders.
He's full of hot air. Anyone that follows him and does something stupid will fuck it up and end up in jail themselves. Giving him any sort of credence is the problem with the right. They think they seem badass. To most they seem like whiny little babies incapable of accomplishing simple goals other than being the little brother that refuses to eat their broccoli.
Paul Pelosi would like a word. We can't keep giving these terrorists latitude while they practice how to get it right.
I would say that Pelosi is a perfect example of that. Because he's in for 40 years. My point is we can't be scared of their posturing. It's just them trying to be intimidating.
Did you forget about the whole January 6th thing? It'll be even easier to get them to do it a second time since they're even more radicalized now.
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Jan 6 almost succeeded.
He needs to be moderate, not lenient. Trump’s legal team is looking for any and all reasons to win an appeal. Now is not the time to show bias.
With that being said, the judge determines sentencing partly on the character of the defendant. Trump’s behavior certainly won’t help him in that respect.
100% this is why I'm hoping for community service. Done in a very public facing way. Putting a near 80 year old on jail for a first time offense would show bias. However, him show contempt for the justice system and his instance of making a spectacle of the entire process should be a major consideration. Have him, legit, in a reflective vest picking up trash, would be considered a light sentence if you consider the range of punishments. It would definitely, attempt, to force some agenda of teaching humbleness. Hearing his complaints, or his supporters, saying that he's too old for that type of work would take so much wind out of the sails out of old Joe narrative.
Maybe I'm just rationalizing for my popcorn motives though lol
I want to see him behind bars, but it would be almost as good to see him forced to do community service helping undocumented immigrants.
Why would you make the immigrants suffer his presence? They have it hard enough as it is. I prefer to think he'll get to make some nice friends in prison.
He'd have to be kind to them otherwise he'd be held in contempt and thrown in jail.
The immigrants seeing him forced to be helpful and kind would probably be satisfying?
Me too, but he would simply refuse.
So prison it is then!
He could toss rolls of paper towels at them, he's the best at that.
Nothing will happen to this entitled fuck, just like always.
Shhh, I have 6 more weeks of fantasizing!
If you turn it upside down you can probably get another six weeks after too.
Don't dangle that in front of me you teases
In the article, the two interviewed experts who got the most paragraphs said there's zero chance, making arguments based on precedent.
One interviewed expert said he expects multiple years in prison based on an emotional appeal.
We see which one got the headline though.
I hope he keeps at it, give the judge more reason to keep hitting him with the book
God forbid you have a misdemeanor and get 6 months in nyc.
90 days jail is my prediction. Stayed pending appeal which will push it past the election.
Trump won't sit a day.
If he wins, he’d still go to jail
Maybe he'd just never go back to NY again lol
Insulting and defaming is the orange felon's way of asserting power even while he is clearly down and out.
Of course. In the typical way of losing an argument so he threatens and yells instead. Can’t pound facts so he pounds the table instead. He has no other way of working.
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