Did TFG really think he was going to get away with this?

[milestogo]

And never get caught?

[we can do it]

1. Yes

[Funtatlaguy]

6. And odds still on his side. Must find 12 honest non Magat jurors.

[slater71]

2. Yes. Because he always has gotten away with everything.

[Hekate]

3. Yes

[anarch]

4. he considers himself to be completely above the law

he probably still can't understand why he wasn't made eternal ruler/God Emperor or whatever

[doc03]

5. I think so and he figured if it failed, he would get away with it nt

[zuul]

7. Of course.

He’s been a mobbed up crook his entire life and he’s never faced any serious consequences.

His father was a mobster. His grandfather was a mobster. Crime is all he has ever known and he has always skated.

[LakeArenal]

8. Yes. I think he thought he had the DOJ, SC and the military in his pocket.

[Lars39]

9. Oh, he knew he'd get caught...he just figured

he’d get it mired in the courts on purpose like he usually does.

[Meadowoak]

10. Of course, he's never been held accountable for anything in entire rotten life.

We will never know how many things he has gotten away with.

[Deuxcents]

11. Yes. And he tried just about everything

Thankfully, he lost.. everything, I hope

[Eyeball_Kid]

17. He's got a bucket-full of crimes to defend, and

he'll be sued for hundreds of millions. Defamation, punitive damages, theft, etc. Think of the figure that the election worker from Georgia will get after she sues Trump for many millions. And then there's the NY civil trial that could bankrupt him, and there's the GA criminal trial. Trump's got no where to run.

Perhaps worst of all is that Trump will lose his appeal to his worshippers. That 250 million he scammed from his donors is going to be reclaimed. It all really is crashing down.

[onecaliberal]

12. 💯 No question.

[llmart]

13. Yes.

Of course he did. He's about as entitled a white guy as you'll ever find. He's never been held responsible for any of the crap he's pulled his entire life.

[LiberalFighter]

14. Yes. All he cared about was holding the office.

He thought he had everything to make it happen.

[Bucky]

15. The one constant in his life has been that if he cheats, pouts, bullies, & blusters, he gets his way

He's been getting away with it since before Trump Steaks. Why would he not think he'd be able to con a whole country. Shit, most of his patsies are still ready to kiss his ass once he runs again.

[Faux pas]

16. Why

not? He had a least 50 years of getting away with everything else ffs.

[AZSkiffyGeek]

18. I found myself wondering today...

If he had commissioned some sort of faux military dictator outfit. He was planning that tank parade….

[kimbutgar]

19. I worry those 6 SC judges will find a way to get him a pardon or a get out of jail card

[rurallib]

20. Of course he did and so far the has

Can we find a jury that will convict him?

[LoisB]

21. I don't think he cared about "getting caught"; he's been "caught" before but has always managed

to skate away from his transgressions either by lying or suing. He still doesn't think there will be any punishment for anything he has done.

[Leith]

22. I'm not sure that

chumper understands he did something wrong.

He has no concept of what corruption actually is. He has heard the word, but since it's how he has acted his entire life - with no consequences that he couldn't weasel out of. He somehow knows that corruption is supposed to be a bad thing so he throws the accusation around like acid from a super soaker.

If he is intelligent and cognizant of reality, we'll need to see evidence of it.

[Thomas Hurt]

23. yes, he is a malignant narcissist, and very good at lying and staying just side of illegal.

[Skittles]

24. hasn't he always?

[uponit7771]

25. Yes, he's white. Could you imagine how alphabet crews would act if J6rs were all Muslim?!

[usonian]

26. He thought he was the culmination of a long-running plan.

Plan:
https://m.dailykos.com/stories/2021/8/6/2044226/-America-2021-The-Good-the-Bad-the-Ugly
“Democracy in Crisis: We’ve Been Headed Here for Decades.” Part 1of 8
Read all 8 to get the "plan" in detail.
I strongly recommend doing so.

How it has played out in the past:
Chaos means weak government, and that means little or no regulation of oligarchs. Period.
It's exactly the Nazi Germany playbook

Normalize hate and violence.
Stochastic terrorism.
Bring down elected government.

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But it failed this time.

My guess is that the violence continues, assisted by impotent gun laws.
This is really, really bad.
But unlike "free speech" which has been allowed to flourish, even when it crossed the line into threats, organized violence and even individual acts of violence can be spotted early, sometimes prevented, (reference 1) but in EVERY case where violence happens, the police are REQUIRED to act against it. Yes, I know the horrible exception(s), but to stand around is dereliction of duty, not "protected speech".

The hope is that society holds and in the face of overwhelming evidence, that can't be hidden behind cult info-walls, we change for the better.

References:
(1)https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=16737897
'There's This Really Consistent Pathway': How Society Can Stop Mass Shooters Before They Act

Their findings, also published in the 2021 book, The Violence Project: How to Stop a Mass Shooting Epidemic, reveal striking commonalities among the perpetrators of mass shootings and suggest a data-backed, mental health-based approach could identify and address the next mass shooter before he pulls the trigger

Also: My hopes for "turning points" that move people "at the margin", especially given that many elections are determined "at the margin"
https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=16833054
Every defector from the "Party of Nothing" is a win.

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Spread the good word.
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100216821536
Donate money, time, write postcards, make calls like your life depends on it, because it does, and so do millions of others.

Spread the bad word.

Every Accusation is a Confession
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100216777247

The "Election Integrity" grift is pure felony theft.
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100216813088

These, and the fake elector plan might peel some people loose from the "Party of Nothing"
Some Republicans felt ‘duped’ by Team Trump’s fake electors plot
And they may pay a price for their complicity. (Oh, Merrick!)
https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/republicans-felt-duped-team-trumps-fake-electors-plot-rcna34780

“We were kind of useful idiots or rubes at that point,” said Robert Sinners, a former Trump campaign staffer, adding he now feels he was misled about the effort. “I’m angry because I think, in a sense, no one really cared if people were potentially putting themselves in jeopardy.”