Donald Trump: Classic or Dud?

sure is nice of CNN to reward him with a bunch of free airtime to say whatever he wants, given he spent his entire term shitting on them constantly

On the other hand, CNN will get exclusive rights to the start of whatever defamation case he sets in motion next.

well, given that half his Cabinet works for them, why not

DeSantis should immediately call out Trump as a sexual predator, so Trump will be forced to respond by insulting his wife or something, please throw a can of kerosene on this upcoming dumpster fire called the GOP presidential nomination

Drinking to this outcome

is DeSantis even running

wins otm

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EZMFX7aXYAElc7i.jpg

xp TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis severed his connection to his long-standing state political committee and the tens of millions of dollars that it now controls, a step he needs to take ahead of a presidential campaign

welp RIP DeSantis I guess

I know DeSantis is a garbage candidate and scared of Trump and his followers, but if he refuses to use this, then he just does not want to win.

may he swim eternally in swift rivers of piss

he can try but he's too chickenshit to do it I think

going after Trump would mean ignoring the anti-reality shield the GOP has so meticulously built up these past few years and siding with....fact checkers and the media

Every single opportunity these GOP dummies have had to sever ties with Trump, or sideline Trump, they have instead turned up the volume of their support. At this point I suspect, go figure, they just kind of like him in all his criminal, corrupt glory.

Geraldo knows which way the wind is blowing, this is not going to just disappear or be forgotten about.

Geraldo on Fox News: "It is so parochial and partisan to suggest that a finding of sexual battery is nothing. This is not nothing." pic.twitter.com/5Rg8eC3I4T

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) May 9, 2023

I dunno, the party has become so stupidly, blindly ugly and contrarian that it would not shock me if they pushed to decriminalize sexual assault. And justified it as somehow protecting children.

Oh PLEASE stop it
You cannot be serious
This is a day for vindication not florid catastrophizing

I don't know what this changes or affects in the long term, but fuck yes this is good. Good for E. Jean Carroll for standing up to him, she never had to say a word about this and risked a fair amount by doing it. She deserves every penny.

Also, in re the long term, there's no way it doesn't hurt him. Whether other Republicans use it against him or not, Democrats and progressive outside groups definitely will. I imagine there'll be an anti-Trump spot just featuring her.

LL otm

they just kind of like him in all his criminal, corrupt glory

more like they can't wait to attend his funeral, where they will conspicuously weep, overpraise him, and throw bouquets of flowers on his grave, then immediately start brawling to see who succeeds him.

Apparently Trump intends to appeal.. I wonder on what grounds?

Doesn't matter, this is just learned behavior. Work the system, run out the clock. Maybe he hopes Carroll will die still waiting on his money.

I really really don't wanna turn into POLITICO hack here.

Let's celebrate the justice rendered to this woman without worrying about the consequences to Trump. Lechera otm.

You cannot be serious
This is a day for vindication not florid catastrophizing

― Piggy Lepton (La Lechera), Tuesday, May 9, 2023 4:15 PM

kinda why i've just avoided this thread for a while, even when things are good they are bad here

True and I’m here for some bleak celebration of this one victory, feel free to join me.

If you can keep your nightmarish hypotheses to yourselves for one day that would be great. Even a couple hours to let it sink in that he was held responsible for his vile behavior by a jury.

Any day that’s a bad day for DARVO is a good day for me

Otm, and sexual assault is basically already decriminalised in some areas going by conviction rates ffs. This is a good outcome!

From The Guardian: The verdict for the first time legally brands a former US president as a sexual predator.

Don't think for a second I am not celebrating this. As I will celebrate the next time he loses.

Oh PLEASE stop it
You cannot be serious
This is a day for vindication not florid catastrophizing

― Piggy Lepton (La Lechera), Tuesday, May 9, 2023 4:15 PM bookmarkflaglink

Otm x 30000

Before I could put in my disclaimer on FB about "no Eeyore shit" I already had one friend explaining why this is actually bad.

Apparently Trump intends to appeal.. I wonder on what grounds?

it'll be on "can't get a fair hearing in NY" or "judge was biased" -- didn't they move for change of venue to staten island?

very good news

Good for her. Jury service is important. The defamation finding is significant.

It's somewhat of an open issue whether you can get a prior restraint on specific speech that has been found to be defamatory, but you can see he is already being forced to change his wording.

Was gonna ask about that

IIUC the window is still open for others to sue him using the law carroll used https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-hochul-signs-adult-survivors-act

From The Guardian: _The verdict for the first time legally brands a former US president as a sexual predator._

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Judge in E. Jean Carroll case advises jurors not to identify themselves after finding Trump liable of sexual abuse and defamation and ordering him to pay $5 million in damages. pic.twitter.com/RMfxH0AmNU

— Jamie Gangel (@jamiegangel) May 9, 2023

CNN should really cancel that stupid town hall (they never should have hosted to begin with).

Maybe CNN should hire Mo Brooks to take Trump's place:

Ex-Rep. Mo Brooks of Alabama - who once pleaded for Donald Trump's endorsement - now says Republicans must repudiate Trump. pic.twitter.com/GAHWILLKdk

— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) May 9, 2023

Sen John Cornyn (R-TX) to @CBSNews about Donald Trump:

“I don’t think he can get elected”

— Scott MacFarlane (@MacFarlaneNews) May 9, 2023

Hasn’t stopped them before.

Can’t wait for all the ego destroying Ls this mfer is going to experience for the rest of his life.

Hope his last realization before he dies is that everybody did in fact hate him as much as he secretly feared.

Any day that’s a bad day for DARVO is a good day for me

― Piggy Lepton (La Lechera)

OTMFM throughout, <3 LL

Apparently Trump intends to appeal.. I wonder on what grounds?

― Andy the Grasshopper, Tuesday, May 9, 2023 1:23 PM

If they don't know, I'm certainly not going to start brainstorming ideas.

There is a part of me that would be down with the town hall if the people asking the questions all asked variations of “how many other women have you sexually assaulted” and “why are you bothering, we all know jail time is inevitably coming from you” etc

I know that won’t happen but it’s nice to dream. I also can’t imagine Trump going through with it at this point; CNN obviously wants it to happen because they’re half-hoping someone does a John Wilkes Booth on live television

If this part of his life is really gonna be defined by a cascade of court cases it’s gratifying that this is the first big verdict

Any day that’s a bad day for DARVO is a good day for me

Fuck yes.

every single one of the town hall questions is gonna be about inflation and immigration plus maybe "what do you think is your greatest quality as a father"

And he will answer by ranting about the verdict and all the other bullshit he has spouted on repeat for years.