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Trump drops lawsuit against New York fraud judge (www.rawstory.com)
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Donald Trump has dropped a last-resort lawsuit against the judge overseeing his New York fraud trial. The former president's attorneys withdrew their lawsuit against Justice Arthur Engoron, which had been seen as a long-shot attempt to stop his real estate empire from being dismantled after he f...

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[–] ImplyingImplications@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 year ago

Protip: Don't sue the judge presiding over your case right before they decide on how much of a penalty you need to pay.

Some other great things that came from this case:

  1. Trump's lawyer forgot to request a jury so the judge will decide guilt.

  2. Trump's lawyer cited the case where Trump was forced to pay $25 million to victims he defrauded through Trump University. This was somehow meant to convince the judge Trump isn't a serial fraudster.

  3. Trump himself defended the ridiculously overpriced estimates of his real estate holdings by claiming he could "get a buyer from Saudi Arabia to pay any price".

[–] nicetriangle@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

crazy how if he had just learned to shut the fuck up he'd be fine right now

[–] jeebus@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It seems becoming the President of the USA was the worst thing to ever happen to him. His ego is going to be crushed.

[–] wagesj45@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

I don't think he really has the mental capacity to have his ego be crushed. He might rail and rage at perceived injustices, but I'm not sure that he actually can sense a bruised ego. I doubt he can feel doubt about himself for the same reason he says stupid, self destructive things.

Trump gets a lot of shit for being dumb, but I'm not convinced. At least not in the way people seem to think. I think he does and says the things he does because his mind is literally broken in some fundamental way that doesn't allow him to act in his own (actual) best interest. I've made the argument before that he's actually pretty on the ball when it comes to attacking someone and having a keen eye for what makes others weak and how to exploit it. But the blind spot when it comes to himself is debilitating and he's only coast along in life because of a combination of (inherited) money, chutzpah, and bringing out people's most base and selfish instincts (another thing he excels at).

I think he's broken. He says dumb stuff cause he brain just won't let him see his own flaws.