Imagine holding a campaign event when you should be in court on

[malaise]

a rape charge
No words

[greatauntoftriplets]

1. That's one shitload of chutzpah.

He has no redeeming qualities, not a single one.

[TheBlackAdder]

28. If I were on the jury and the defendant did not take it seriously, I'd vote to convict.

[Blue Owl]

2. The Slobfather's New Optics

Lookin' good Donny... Lookin' REAL good there....

[MontanaMama]

3. He doesn't have the courage

to look E Jean Carroll in the eye and he is just juvenile enough to believe if he isn't there to witness the trial, it isn't happening.

[malaise]

4. THIS

Is the truth

[wnylib]

18. I think that Trump was advised

by his attorney, and probably some other advisors, to not attend the trial. They knew that he could not keep quiet and would have outbursts or do eye rolling, smirking, fake coughing, etc. while other people were testifying and when Carroll's lawyer was speaking. It would make himook bad to the jury.

[2naSalit]

8. Like the...

Grouse who thinks you can see it because its eye is hidden behind a blade of grass.

In this picture, every time she ducked her head down behind the pine tassel, she thought I couldn't see her.




That's how he seems to be acting, as you said.

[MontanaMama]

10. Exactly!!!

[VMA131Marine]

5. It's worth pointing out that Trump is not charged with rape as this is a civil case

Yes he should be there; his lawyers are probably relieved he isn’t. Can you imagine all the faces he would be making during testimony. He wouldn’t have to testify to further incriminate himself. I think he’s going to lose.

[Redleg]

13. True but his behavior toward the plaintiff is an issue in the case

While he won't get jail time, it won't be good for him if the jury believes E. Jean Carroll and rules in her favor.

[Rebl2]

21. True

Then democrats can use it against him if he runs for office.

[wnylib]

19. That's why I think he has received legal advice not to be there.

Bad image for the jurors.

[marble falls]

6. He's trying to make some cash so his lawyer'll show up. Man wants paid, dammit.

[Tree Lady]

7. And yet there is the possibility that

he could win. Just boggles the mind. Shows me how well the social media division has worked in this country.

[DENVERPOPS]

22. And

why shouldn't he think he can win, and ignore all this/??????? HIS ENTIRE LIFE AND CAREER HE HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO GET AWAY WITH EVERYTHING SHORT OF MURDER...........

[usedtobedemgurl]

23. There were all those Covid deaths

Because he mishandled a pandemic. He got away with murder.,

[housecat]

24. Maybe we just haven't heard about the murder.

[Irish_Dem]

9. Yep that is the current state of our country.

[Evolve Dammit]

11. I am above the law. Fuck you losers and suckers. That simple

[ffr]

12. The hands of justice.

[Grins]

14. ...and the Reich-wing imbeciles and bigots will STILL vote for him

[Uncle Joe]

15. *rump believes that his raping of the nation's Institutions to be the greater threat

against his freedom, macro vs micro.

Thanks for the thread malaise

[MineralMan]

16. He Is a Putz!

[housecat]

27. Three of the putziest visuals I have of tfg are when he slowly shadowed Hillary on stage while

she spoke.Very creepy, and nobody did anything to stop him.
Then when he cut in line by shoving the Prime Minister of Montenegro out of his way.
And when a car backfired and he cowered and covered his head while he ran off stage.

[Traildogbob]

17. And now

NewsMax, back on DirectV, is airing every second of it with pregame and post game praising of every lie.

[dchill]

20. He has already told his flock...

...not to believe anything they see or hear. And they're down with that.

[Effete Snob]

26. Why on earth should he be in court?

This is not a criminal trial where the defendant is required to be there.

His lawyer made the sane, and correct, decision to tell him his presence is not wanted.