Trump will speak before and after his arraignment, according to CNN just now.

[imanamerican63]

This could be interesting or it could be BS?

I would say it’s the latter! I wouldn’t be surprised if he insults the judge? It would go something like this “the judge is ___________”? Fill in the blank!

My guess? “Not a real judge”!

[tanyev]

1. Probably be speaking all the way through it, too.

[Shanti Shanti Shanti]

3. 'Anything you say can be used against you in a court of law,' bring it, baby!

[RKP5637]

8. ... probably needs to be gagged and strapped to a chair. n/t

[Buns_of_Fire]

15. The "Hannibal Lecter Entrance" - works for me.

[RKP5637]

18. Absolutely!!!!! n/t

[EYESORE 9001]

2. We will all find out in the fullness of time

I won’t be able to watch or listen to anything at that time anyway, and if I were able, I sure as shit wouldn’t watch that motherscratcher - before OR after. Glad I’ll miss all the nervous twitchy crap today. Life’s too short.

[durablend]

4. "WOKE"

[KY_EnviroGuy]

5. His grifting and egomania just never end.

.It's total hypocrisy for him and Fox network to blast this judge and prosecutor on public and social media and have the gall to ask for no recording of the proceedings. In other words, he wants 100% control of the public narrative.

I think Team TFG simply does not want the public to witness him being embarrassed or to witness how professional and factual the judge and prosecutor are going to be today.


KY.......

[bullwinkle428]

6. CNN & MSNBC will both focus on the empty podium before he even

steps up to it.

[GhostHunter22]

17. Absolutely true and expected.

Yesterday I watched a lot of MSNBC and a fair amount of CNN to see how they were covering things, and earlier on before he left Mara Lago they had shots of the front gate where nothing was happening - just for a shot of the motorcade leaving for the airport. Basically wall to wall Trump.

At any rate, I did an experiment wherein I checked to see what FOX was showing at the same time, and switched over at four random times - each time (and one was at the top of the hour where the networks re-show the most important stuff they're currently talking about), when I checked FOXs' coverage they didn't even make mention of Trump...at all - they were showing and talking about Biden's trip to Minnesota and that gas prices are forecasted to be higher because of OPEC's slowing production (actual real-world stuff).

I joked to my wife that President Carter could have died or that the Ukrainian army could have taken back Crimea yesterday and you wouldn't have known it had you been watching MSNBC - it's Trump all day, all the time.

[Delphinus]

20. Welcome to DU!

[GhostHunter22]

22. Thank you very much.

I am beyond pleased to have finally taken the plunge after lurking for years.

[Delphinus]

24. Understand.

I think I was here for a good three - and then waited a long time to post because I had a pretty identifiable user name (this was all so new to me back twenty years ago!). It's a great place to be.

[gopiscrap]

25. welcome to DU

[orangecrush]

7. Gag order

[RKP5637]

9. K&R!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! n/t

[allegorical oracle]

10. Believe he'll say something as he pleads, like "not guilty -- it's all an unfair witch hunt." nt

[GPV]

19. He'll editorialize

[underpants]

11. He's actually "addressing the nation" tonight at 8:15

I’m guessing all the news networks will carry it.

[OneGrassRoot]

16. I hope...

Jack Smith uses whatever Trump and his insurrectionist co-conspirators say against them in the ongoing investigations. They’re gonna double down on the Big Lie, calls for violence. and untold examples of slander and libel. Giving them a megaphone today and going forward to do these things makes MSM culpable imo.

None of this is legalese, just my hope as an ignorant layperson.

[Emile]

12. Wouldn't it be nice if the media ignored him. . .

[Beachnutt]

13. I hope the Whistle guy is there and the

pot bangers.

[Johonny]

14. I'm sure every lawyer recommends their client speak in public

at every opportunity before a trial.

I'm sure the AG will be listening Donald.

[gab13by13]

21. I'm going golfing

I will find out what he said from Nicolle Wallace.

[jcgoldie]

23. Same broken record

Set it all the way back to Mueller investigation and its the same line of crap... "political witchhhunt" "mean angry democrats all picking on me" "most innocent man in history" blah blah nonsense...