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meh's avatar

When it becomes obvious to herr drumphenfuhrer that he's facing conviction, what's the chances that he'll try to flee the country?

Back in 2021, I watched the trumptakesarunner.com website hoping they were right, but himself didn't flee....

Now I'm wondering whether a conviction and imprisonment will spur him to act.

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DemoCat's avatar

Yeesh. One of the reasons I started my own solo practice was to be able to decline certain clients if I believed they’d be too difficult or unpleasant. You have to be a glutton for punishment to want to represent that miserable clown.

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Tina Mouse's avatar

That he was not in jail decades ago is an indictment of the American justice system.

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eddi-SABH's avatar

Trump and Blanche are both trying to save a sinking ship. While Blanche bails madly, Trump drills more holes to let the water out.

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Zyxomma's avatar

Ta, Evan. Perfectly stated, as usual.

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Wookiee Monster's avatar

Roy Cohn was probably the only reason Trump hasn’t been a criminal defendant until now.

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Flashman's avatar

If I were Trump, I wouldn't want to employ any lawyer dumb enough to represent me.

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Maybe's avatar

Does it count as "employing" someone when you don't actually pay them?

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Tessie's avatar

That's a Marxist paradox.

...Groucho Marxist, that is.

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simpledinosaur's avatar

I think it's true that I don't know anyone as stupid as Donald Trump. I don't know anyone with anything near his toxic mixture of narcissism, ignorance, arrogance, and stupidity. I consider myself lucky, at least in that.

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Wookiee Monster's avatar

How does this PAB think attacking the jury will help him? Does he not understand that his fate is in their hands?

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Daniel O'Riordan's avatar

Merchan eliminated everyone else in the courtroom from being targeted by the asshole by making himself the only consequence-free target for Trump.

When Trump runs to the appeals court to scream BIAS!, Merchan will just have to drop the folder with all his attacks against the judge on their desk and say, "Yeah, right. I deserve sainthood."

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northern point's avatar

i think it means his atty is not singing his praises often enough. pab does not have a large vocabulary.

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boo radley's avatar

He thinks he's king and that laws don't apply to him, and if he ever heard the phrase "jury of their peers", he would think no such jury existed for him. So no, emotionally I don't think he gets that his fate really does rest in their hands.

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meh's avatar

The problem is that a quarter of the population wants him as king, and their wish may be granted - they are perilously close to getting their wish granted.

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Tessie's avatar

"Well, not Alina Habba. She’s great, obviously, a veritable genius."

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She may be a veritable genius (although I doubt it), but Stinky hired her for her tits, not her wits.

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littlerice vice's avatar

I at first read that as She's a VEGETABLE GENIUS!

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Just_Jim's avatar

You’re not wrong

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Wookiee Monster's avatar

She believes she can fake being smart.

She can’t.

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Tessie's avatar

There's only one thing she has to fake, and it's not being smart.

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Wookiee Monster's avatar

Orgasms?

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Mark C. Abbott's avatar

Attraction to uh, tiny things.

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meh's avatar

Yet another way in which she would be violating professional ethics guidelines. And gross.

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Mike's avatar

Hmmm, so I guess Blanche has been taken completely by surprise with Trump's impatience with professional legal representation. Of course, for the entire rest of the world's population who have been subjected to every fucking word out of Trump's mouth for last 8 years, repeated by every media outlet every fucking minute of every day, no surprise! Hey Todd, bend over, grab both your ears and pull you head out of your ass! You're Welcome!

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Tina Mouse's avatar

"Of course, for the entire rest of the world's population who have been subjected to every fucking word out of Trump's mouth for last 8 years, repeated by every media outlet every fucking minute of every day, no surprise!"

He is so loathsome and tedious.

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Wookiee Monster's avatar

Any lawyer representing Trump has to contend with the following.

1. He’s guilty as fuck, but will never admit it.

2. He’s a fucking moron who thinks he’s a genius.

3. His first impulse is always to attack anyone he sees as his enemy.

4. He has no second impulse.

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jltympanum's avatar

5. He never pays his bills.

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Mrscoachb's avatar

lol

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superdave's avatar

What a coin-ki-dink. I also hate Trump's lawyer.

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zb23's avatar

only a matter of time before Trump decides to represent himself. which will be hilarious.

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jltympanum's avatar

"The man who represents himself has a fool for a client."

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