To complete the narrative of his martyrdom, he feels he must be jailed.

[skip fox]

So he is taunting the Judge Chutkan, vowing to break her orders if imposed:

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Former President Donald Trump suggested on Tuesday that he would violate any gag order preventing him from talking about special counsel Jack Smith's election interference case against him.

. . .

"Crooked Joe now wants the thug prosecutor, this deranged guy, to file a court order taking away my First Amendment rights so that I can't speak," Trump told the group. "The case is a ridiculous case. It's a First Amendment case. But we don't want Trump to speak. So they want me, they take away your rights on First Amendment."

. . .

"When we say I can't talk, I'd love to," he added. "I will talk about it. I will. They're not taking away my First Amendment."

https://www.rawstory.com/trump-vows-to-violate-gag-order/

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This is the way his madness points his head today.

[Walleye]

1. I think that's it. There's no other explanation for his behavior

[TheBlackAdder]

2. I hope they shave his head, de-louse and cavity search him.

[lame54]

4. Pay per view

[lame54]

3. Explanation for his behavior?...

He we ever gotten one of those?

[skip fox]

9. Last line of OP: "This is the way his madness points his head today."

I don't know if that actually counts as an explanation (to be dismissed in your configuration) or an analysis of his madness (which is, by definition, beyond explanation, at least in its common sense).

[The Magistrate]

15. He's Searching For What Will Get His People In The Streets Under Arms

It was supposed to be the search of his inner sanctum would do it, supposed to be the indictments, first, second, and now third. What's left to finally provoke them into insurrection to vindicate him as Leader save the clang of a cell door closing on him?

[allegorical oracle]

23. Yup. Stochastic terrorism. Plus, if he can't say everything he wants, he is somewhat

handicapped; if he's locked up, he's definitely handicapped and can blame any election loss entirely on the Biden admin. Bannon has advised djt to flood the zone with bullshit and that's been done, now, since the 2020 election. But at the heart of this whole mess is that he wants a war.

[Walleye]

12. His motives are insane but he always has a scheme in mind

[Irish_Dem]

18. Yes. He has a running storyboard in his head and he is the star.

The rest of us are just props in his show.
But yes he has a clear idea of how he wants this to unfold.

[CentralMass]

5. I can live with that.

[ProudMNDemocrat]

6. Now look at who is deranged.....

[cloudbase]

7. Instead of doing it half-assed,

he should go full Jesus and die for his followers.

[Arthur_Frain]

10. No.

There’s that pesky resurrection thing. I prefer the true death!

[hlthe2b]

8. I think the judge should order a comprehensive psych exam--not because I think he's any more nuts

than usual with his extreme malignant narcissism--but because THAT would be the ultimate psychic injury. To have his followers start wondering whether or not he really is mentally disturbed (and yes, a few of them WOULD) would be the ultimate response. Plus, it could not hurt to have such a report on the record should his attorneys exhaust all other ridiculous defenses.

[Maraya1969]

22. That's interesting. Can the judge do that? (Competency hearing?)

[hlthe2b]

26. Yes. They certainly can.

[allegorical oracle]

25. Sounds like a plan. Wonder if that can be done? nt

[Irish_Dem]

11. I could argue it both ways.

Yes he wants the drama of being jailed.
But by all accounts he is terrified of going to jail.

Maybe he wants a shoot out between US Marshals and the Secret Service.

Trump is descending into narcissistic delusion.

[Walleye]

13. I think he wants the shoot-out

[Irish_Dem]

14. Yes he would want a shoot out much more than jail.

He is a coward and will hide in a bunker.

And if he can get someone killed fighting for him, he would love that.

[Walleye]

16. You got that right

[marble falls]

17. What a coincidence, most of the country feels he needs to be put in jail, too.

[Conjuay]

19. He got what he was seeking

He's got us all talking about him, and nothing but him, 24/7.

[gopiscrap]

20. stick his orange ass in a way too crowded

jail cell with a bunch of trump haters

[LuckyCharms]

21. I agree completely, but here's the thing...

I truly believe he views himself as, and wants to be seen as a martyr.

To this end, he is convincing himself that he can be a martyr by going to jail.

And he thinks if he goes to jail, the entire country will view him as a martyr.

The problem is, once he's in jail for 24 hours, he's going to realize he made a horrible mistake.

[Hugh_Lebowski]

24. If you threw him in solitary and put a camera and mike on him

within 48 hours he'd be looking and acting like an old homeless guy that walks around town shaking his fist and yelling at nobody in particular and talking to himself constantly. And I'd bet a lot that would emanate from his piehole would be highly offensive shit.

I hope it happens, and then someone 'accidentally' releases the juiciest, craziest parts of the tape.

That just might spell the end of his political career.

[jcgoldie]

29. what do you mean i don't get to keep my cell phone in jail?!?

What about free speech???

[skip fox]

27. Here's the actual clip on Crooks & Liars:

https://crooksandliars.com/2023/08/trump-says-he-will-defy-judges-orders-i

[Mr. Ected]

28. Either he's betting on house arrest and major MAGA uprisings

Or he's bluffing and trying to make the judge blink.

I hope it's the latter, I hope it's the latter, I hope it's the latter.