Post-Trump: Biden President Elect II (Trump tantrums, riots etc)

[TheDecameron]

Not as shocking as perhaps it should be.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jan/29/trump-russia-asset-claims-former-kgb-spy-new-book

The stunning moment for me, even more than calling on the Russia to release Hilary Clinton’s emails ( which they obliged) was when a US President publicly took the side of Putin against the FBI while slandering the its leadership.

 

[Tony L]

Interesting WSJ article regarding the funding of the 6th Jan Trump mob. Not hugely surprised to find Abu Hamza’s identical twin Alex Jones involved. The only thing I don’t understand is why the latter isn’t cable-tied to the floor somewhere in an orange jumpsuit.

 

[Yank]

Interesting WSJ article regarding the funding of the 6th Jan Trump mob. Not hugely surprised to find Abu Hamza’s identical twin Alex Jones involved. The only thing I don’t understand is why the latter isn’t cable-tied to the floor somewhere in an orange jumpsuit.

I was thinking more of a straitjacket and a padded cell...

 

[Nick_G]

The Lincoln Project pull no punches and warn Giuliani to retract defamatory statements about them by February 3rd or your ass gets sued:

 

[ff1d1l]

The Lincoln Project pull no punches and warn Giuliani to retract defamatory statements about them by February 3rd or your ass gets sued:

Not as succinct as Arkam v Pressdram, but all in all a credible effort...

 

[ff1d1l]

Trumps lawyers quit
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news...ence-in-disarray-as-lead-lawyers-quit-reports

 

[Tony L]

Trumps lawyers quit
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news...ence-in-disarray-as-lead-lawyers-quit-reports

Hopefully Rudy will step up!

 

[ian123running]

Will Trump take the stand? The Senate trial could be like A Few Good Men...

 

[DonQuixote99]

He's probably too chicken to take the stand. It would not be a good look, taking the 5th or refusing to answer on 'executive privilege' to everything, and I don't think he could pull that off anyway. Best for him if he stays chicken. In a real court, if you're subpoenaed to testify and don't go, it's contempt of court. Don't know if they could or would try 'contempt of Congress' on Trump in such case. Probably take a firefight to arrest him....

 

[Yank]

Have they ever worked out a deal for Trump to live legally at Mar A Lago? Or is he just going to ignore the contract with the city?

 

[ff1d1l]

Have they ever worked out a deal for Trump to live legally at Mar A Lago? Or is he just going to ignore the contract with the city?

Do you think the city will ignore the contract? Serious question.

 

[molee]

Will Trump take the stand? The Senate trial could be like A Few Good Men...

Or how about 12 Angry Men but in reverse. Lee J Cobb gets to be the hero, Fonda plays the loud-mouthed bum and Trump gets to fry?

 

[Yank]

Do you think the city will ignore the contract? Serious question.

What can they do if he refuses to leave?

 

[ff1d1l]

What can they do if he refuses to leave?

Buldoze? Sue? Imprison? What would happen to an ordinary person?

 

[Yank]

Buldoze? Sue? Imprison? What would happen to an ordinary person?

An ordinary person doesn't have Secret Service protection.

 

[ff1d1l]

An ordinary person doesn't have Secret Service protection.

Hmm...

 

[matthewr]

Hopefully Rudy will step up!

Although of course Rudi is a witness so that has problems even before we get to his ever loosening grip on reality.

I must say I do admire the legal restraint of the Lincoln project not ending their letter with a plea to "stop your messing around".

 

[ian123running]

I still have a dream they somehow goad Trump into the full Jack Nicholson ‘Hell yeah! I ordered the goddamn armed insurrection...’etc, etc

 

[Yank]

I still have a dream they somehow goad Trump into the full Jack Nicholson ‘Hell yeah! I ordered the goddamn armed insurrection...’etc, etc

In my view one of the greatest acts of political malpractice in recent years is the failure of the Democratic Party to run a psy-ops campaign to take advantage of Trump's Narcissistic Personality Disorder and push him into totally decompensating.

 

[Mullardman]

But Yank. is there not an argument that he was decompensating from.. or before.. Day One of his 'presidency' ?
To all sane persons...the man was in Cloud Cuckoo Land from way before his Presidency.

Given Trump's majority at the time.. How were the Dems supposed to orchestrate such a thing?

Surely leaving him to destroy his own credibility. (such as it ever was..) was the least dangerous way forward?