robosmith Posted May 4, 2024 Report Posted May 4, 2024 Defendant Trump Is Not Helping Candidate Trump Quote The former president came off looking sad, old, and tired during his criminal trial—and it’s only just getting started. Week one of Donald Trump’s hush money trial could have been mundane. It entailed what the legal world refers to as voir dire, during which the judge makes evidentiary judgments to determine which jurors can rule impartially on the case. Yet the first four days of the New York criminal proceedings, which continued with opening statements Monday, painted a rather surprising portrait of a man who could no longer outrun the wheels of justice. They pierced through Trump’s armor in ways both profound and absurd, shattering the public’s perception of a man who may have seemed legally invincible. I knew that this case, compared to those of the past, would prove harder for Teflon Don to repel. But even still, I didn’t think the coating would wear off quite this quickly. Trump’s political impenetrability has always been rooted in his ability to puff himself up—much like a blowfish, covered in spikes that only the most loyal sycophants can avoid. He is notoriously allergic to apologizing, never owns up to his own mistakes, and often doubles down on the thing he’s done wrong. The one and only time Trump did deliver a proper mea culpa was shortly after the release of the Access Hollywood tape in 2016—but even then, he quickly pivoted to attacking Hillary and Bill Clinton. “I’ve said some foolish things, but there’s a big difference between the words and actions of other people,” the former president said. “Bill Clinton has actually abused women, and Hillary has bullied, attacked, shamed, and intimidated his victims.” It was an “apology” that we’d later come to understand as an example of classic Trump whataboutism. But such rhetorical games are not given any airtime in criminal court. And while the former president might not be treated like your standard defendant, there are certain rules and regulations that he simply can’t bend to his liking: In court, Trump is not allowed to drink Diet Coke; or play with his phone; or eat fast food; or control the thermostat (despite his lawyer’s plea to have it turned up “just one degree”). With Trump facing this harsh new habitat, it appears the only thing he can manage to do is fall asleep—which he did not once but multiple times last week, as Maggie Haberman wrote in The New York Times. “Nodding off is something that happens from time to time to various people in court proceedings, including jurors, but it conveys, for Mr. Trump, the kind of public vulnerability he has rigorously tried to avoid,” she reported. “The mundanity of the courtroom has all but swallowed Mr. Trump, who for decades has sought to project an image of bigness, one he rode from a reality-television studio set to the White House.” And contained a LIE that he never pretended to be someone he's not. Anyone who's heard of him pretending to be his own PR spokesman (google "John Barron") knows that is a LIE. Pseudonyms of Donald Trump Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Pseudonyms_of_Dona... Donald Trump, an American businessman, politician, and former president of the United States has used several pseudonyms, including "John Barron" (or "John ... LMAO Quote
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