Donald Trump: Classic or Dud?

so funny seeing him angrily losing it at the press conference about the Mar-a-Lago valuation "it's probably the most expensive property in the world" "it could be worth billions.."

even funnier considering he's literally on trial for exaggerating the value of his properties

Escaping from one shark tank into a different shark tank

i can't believe he said that he would go to jail to save democracy and that its actually a true statement! inadvertently, but still...

uh oh, bad news for our guy

BREAKING: Sidney POWELL is in Fulton County court right now pleading guilty.

— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) October 19, 2023

She might be crazy, but apparently not all dumb.

oh dear, one of the nutjob true believers has flipped

Under a deal announced Thursday in Fulton County Superior Court, she will receive six years probation and pay a $6,000 fine.

Release the checkbook

I wonder what the terms of the probation are? She seems to have done a better job staying mum than my pillow guy, maybe I'm looking in the wrong places.

she had agreed to testify in future proceedings

Lol @ Neanderthal

Perhaps she can go into the landscaping business

I'd presume there might be a domino effect of other rather shook indicted retrobates turning witness now. I heard in RICO cases the ones that get in early get the best deals (free pizzas!), and once this starts there is no stopping it.

Powell got a Starbucks card too.

The Maestro told her to say she'd take it.

is she still on the hook for the dominion libel/defamation case?

I don't believe that case was addressed as part of the plea agreement

No, it's separate. Like Trump, lots of separate lawsuits going on.

so crazy that you can get probation for trying to overthrow the government. america, what a country!

I’m assuming she don’t just flip, she did like a triple back flip

Didn’t, not don’t

so crazy that you can get probation for trying to overthrow the government. america, what a country!

― scott seward, Thursday, October 19, 2023 10:50 AM (nine minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

its a victimless crime

pretty sure Fani Willis would not recommend such a sentence unless she got the goods from Powell

Powell could also be disbarred as a result of the plea.

I certainly hope so!

I'd presume there might be a domino effect of other rather shook indicted retrobates turning witness now. I heard in RICO cases the ones that get in early get the best deals (free pizzas!), and once this starts there is no stopping it.

― vodkaitamin effrtvescent (calzino), Thursday, October 19, 2023 9:29 AM (fifty-one minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

right I thought this is why you charge as many people as you can with RICO, if you get a few plea deals it makes it a lot easier to charge the primary conspirators

yeah I think the idea is to get the more minor players to flip upwards against the big dogs of the conspiracy and it seems to be working

so now Powell is obligated to also cooperate with Jack Smith in the classified documents case if he wants to use her.

Yes to all the above, though it's less the classified docs case -- I don't think she had anything to do with that? -- and more the J6 case in DC.

Per the NYT:

She was also fined $6,000 and agreed to pay $2,700 restitution to the state of Georgia, as well as write an apology letter to its citizens.

Prosecutors said in court that Ms. Powell had given them a recorded statement on Wednesday as part of her plea deal. She has agreed to testify against any of the 17 remaining defendants. Ms. Powell has also agreed to turn over documents in her possession related to the case.

So yeah, Willis would not have agreed to anything in court without that statement already in hand, that's for sure.

oh yes the J6 case, such a dizzying array of cases I'm still getting them crossed occasionally!

as well as write an apology letter to its citizens

ha, that's like something you would have a fourth-grader do after the start a small grass fire

She's gonna leave the courtroom and say "Trump wo-" before getting flattened by a guy pushing a catering cart in the hallway

Biggest problem with making a plea deal in exchange for her testimony is that she's done so much flagrant lying in front of so many cameras that attacking her credibility will be child's play.

Yeah, the apology letter thing is bizarre...

She should have to hand deliver it to every Georgia voter.

xxp

isn't it more important how it plays to the jury? after all Trump elevated this conspiracy theory minded Qanon extremist into a prominent position in his legal team, so doesn't it sort of enhance the narrative of crackerjack cranks attempting to illegally reverse election results? I don't know tbh. She was present and actively involved in pivotal moments of the conspiracy and oddly I think she could end up being quite a credible witness. Fani Willis seems formidable.

they should make all of those idiots stand outside Georgia malls wearing sandwich board signs that read *I tried to take over the country and deny you your rights as citizens also check out the great deals at Forever 21*. 12 hours a day every day for 12 years.

Yeah, the apology letter thing is bizarre...

humiliating tho

Does this have to be written in the form of an actual letter, like starting with "Dearest Georgians" and ending with "warmest regards" or "yours in service"?

Scott OTM

Dearest Georgians,

I apologize that you could not see the things that I saw. I assumed that when I shared the completely obvious evidence of malfeasance with you, that you would react in kind and take back your country. In retrospect, I probably should have expected less from you. After all, you voted for Joe Biden. Or so they tell you.

Valete Krakene,

Sidney

which will be covered in red ink with a huge "SEE ME!" at the top upon submission for approval

P.S.:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5uqPUZxZHg

Powell should get the Larry Kleist treatment:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKE9W0O8bX8

(Ironic, because one of the players in this sketch is currently on trial for storming the capitol on January 6)

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/judge-threats-imprison-trump-biolat-rcna121403

The judge presiding over Donald Trump’s $250 million civil fraud trial in New York raised the possibility on Friday of putting the former president in prison after Trump failed to comply with a partial gag order requiring him to remove a post trashing the judge's law clerk on social media.

Judge Arthur Engoron said in court on Friday morning that Trump had posted on his social media account "an untrue and disparaging post about my clerk" and that he spoke to the former president about the matter.

"I ordered him to remove the post immediately and he said he did take it down," Engoron said.

god imagine the day he goes to prison and right-wing pizza companies offer special Trump pies to help raise money to donate for his bail

I'm visualizing no bail terms, personally

"i'm in jail"

"we know"

"bail me out"

"there's no bail"

"huh?"

"there's no bail"

"right but you can pay for me to leave jail right now"

"no that's bail"

"so do that"

"there's no bail"

"what are you talking about they do it on tv all the time"

"yes and I also enjoyed that episode of Law and Order but you don't get bail"

"I totally understand bail"

"no, you aren't offered bail"

"I don't care, I'm taking it anyway"

"that's not how it works"

"Get me out now"

"We've been through this"

"I pay your salary, find a way"

"actually you haven't paid si--"

"you're fired"

"ok. you're still in jail. good day."

Trump probably wouldn't want to leave prison--surrounded by adoring Nazis

as well as write an apology letter to its citizens

ha, that's like something you would have a fourth-grader do after the start a small grass fire

restorative justice in action

It's predictable that he was going push it with the gag order, but attacking the judge's staff again is really pushing it. I suspect he might want do some performative prison time, it will be a great boost for his fundraising.

ugh even that will ruin the celebration

"HA HA, YOUR CANDIDATE'S IN JAIL"

"jokes on you, he's playing 7D chess, what a headfake that you fell for"