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kentuck

(111,144 posts)
Wed Aug 16, 2023, 01:57 PM Aug 2023

Trump team is "negotiating" with Fulton County DA's office about the logistics...

...of how he will turn himself in? (I heard it on CNN this morning.)

He might prefer to slip in under cover of darkness and get it over with, without any fanfare?

Or he might prefer to make a big show out of it? We do not know.

My bet is that he will want to keep it as quiet as possible.

Instead of a mugshot, perhaps he has a favorite photo he would like them to use?

It will be interesting to see what they "negotiate".

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Trump team is "negotiating" with Fulton County DA's office about the logistics... (Original Post) kentuck Aug 2023 OP
.... CaliforniaPeggy Aug 2023 #1
Or he could show up like a normal man with his wife and couple of lawyers and walk in.But no Walleye Aug 2023 #2
Not that he has any leverage..... getagrip_already Aug 2023 #3
Secret Service has to be involved, so there probably are some extra processes, Ocelot II Aug 2023 #4
Big display. FalloutShelter Aug 2023 #5
You may be right. kentuck Aug 2023 #6
And that's why the racist attacks on her have heated up even more. Ocelot II Aug 2023 #8
He's never been around so many "racists".. kentuck Aug 2023 #10
F*ck this sh*t. Scottie Mom Aug 2023 #7
Other people do this, too obamanut2012 Aug 2023 #12
I don't think...just my opinion...that he thinks of himself as the same as "other people." Scottie Mom Aug 2023 #23
I thought that sheriff indicated no special treatment. triron Aug 2023 #13
It appears that he is "negotiating" with Fulton County. Scottie Mom Aug 2023 #24
My birthday is next week Marthe48 Aug 2023 #9
no way. he wamts maximum fireworks and no other defendant while he is there Recycle_Guru Aug 2023 #11
De-louse him! BidenRocks Aug 2023 #14
I am looking forward to mug shot and seeing how much TFG weights LetMyPeopleVote Aug 2023 #15
Why negotiations, he is just a low life criminal. republianmushroom Aug 2023 #16
He should use the photo of a teenage Ivanka giving him a lapdance. bluesbassman Aug 2023 #17
I suspect, the arraignment will not be televised. The court house has cameras. 3Hotdogs Aug 2023 #18
He should use the photo of a teenage Ivanka giving him a lapdance. bluesbassman Aug 2023 #19
I suspect, the arraignment will not be televised. The court house has cameras. 3Hotdogs Aug 2023 #20
Why negotiations, he is just a low life criminal. republianmushroom Aug 2023 #21
We're about to find out that at 322 lbs., William Howard Taft was the second heaviest US President. LetMyPeopleVote Aug 2023 #22
cover of darkness would imply he has shame about it. so i'll bet on big show. he has no shame ZonkerHarris Aug 2023 #25
As a malignant narcissist, he'll want it as public as possible. There is no such thing pnwmom Aug 2023 #26
Treating with kid gloves sarcasmo Aug 2023 #27
The Lincoln Project has a contest on guessing TFG's weight LetMyPeopleVote Aug 2023 #28
Since he thinks he's a "special" person, he deserves "special" treatment. Buns_of_Fire Aug 2023 #29
Donald Trump arraignment oddsmakers offer bets on how much he will weigh at Georgia booking LetMyPeopleVote Aug 2023 #30

getagrip_already

(15,250 posts)
3. Not that he has any leverage.....
Wed Aug 16, 2023, 02:01 PM
Aug 2023

Negotiating my ass.

more like begging and pleading.

What does he have to negotiate with? Not showing up? Holding his breath?

Ocelot II

(116,417 posts)
4. Secret Service has to be involved, so there probably are some extra processes,
Wed Aug 16, 2023, 02:10 PM
Aug 2023

but I expect him to want to make a big show of it. When did he ever avoid a public display of pretend martyrdom?

kentuck

(111,144 posts)
6. You may be right.
Wed Aug 16, 2023, 02:13 PM
Aug 2023

But it has to be humiliating for him to turn himself into a black woman DA, I would think?

Ocelot II

(116,417 posts)
8. And that's why the racist attacks on her have heated up even more.
Wed Aug 16, 2023, 02:16 PM
Aug 2023

It looked from Monday night's broadcast of the presentation of the indictment like most of the court staff was Black as well; the same is likely to be true of jail staff. He'll probably be booked, printed, photographed, etc., by Black people. He's gonna hate that.



Scottie Mom

(5,812 posts)
7. F*ck this sh*t.
Wed Aug 16, 2023, 02:15 PM
Aug 2023

He is a criminal defendant. PERIOD. He gets the same drill and treatment as any other defendant...no better and no worse. He simply is not special, one way or the other.

Scottie Mom

(5,812 posts)
23. I don't think...just my opinion...that he thinks of himself as the same as "other people."
Wed Aug 16, 2023, 02:43 PM
Aug 2023

While, yes, there is the SS and their accommodations to be dealt with, but I don't think that is his concern since he appears to only think about himself.

Scottie Mom

(5,812 posts)
24. It appears that he is "negotiating" with Fulton County.
Wed Aug 16, 2023, 02:45 PM
Aug 2023

Looks to me he is asking for something not on the "play bill" as listed by the deputy.

Recycle_Guru

(2,973 posts)
11. no way. he wamts maximum fireworks and no other defendant while he is there
Wed Aug 16, 2023, 02:21 PM
Aug 2023

he wants this to be his party

bluesbassman

(19,397 posts)
17. He should use the photo of a teenage Ivanka giving him a lapdance.
Wed Aug 16, 2023, 02:30 PM
Aug 2023

His MAGAts would love getting that one in the ensuing fundraising email.

3Hotdogs

(12,586 posts)
18. I suspect, the arraignment will not be televised. The court house has cameras.
Wed Aug 16, 2023, 02:31 PM
Aug 2023

I don't now about the county jail.

bluesbassman

(19,397 posts)
19. He should use the photo of a teenage Ivanka giving him a lapdance.
Wed Aug 16, 2023, 02:31 PM
Aug 2023

His MAGAts would love getting that one in the ensuing fundraising email.

3Hotdogs

(12,586 posts)
20. I suspect, the arraignment will not be televised. The court house has cameras.
Wed Aug 16, 2023, 02:31 PM
Aug 2023

I don't now about the county jail.

pnwmom

(109,049 posts)
26. As a malignant narcissist, he'll want it as public as possible. There is no such thing
Wed Aug 16, 2023, 02:45 PM
Aug 2023

as bad publicity to a guy like the orange clown.

LetMyPeopleVote

(146,685 posts)
28. The Lincoln Project has a contest on guessing TFG's weight
Thu Aug 17, 2023, 09:02 PM
Aug 2023

Guess Trump's actual weight for a chance to win an LP coffee mug☕️:


Buns_of_Fire

(17,261 posts)
29. Since he thinks he's a "special" person, he deserves "special" treatment.
Thu Aug 17, 2023, 09:25 PM
Aug 2023

Like maybe a "special body cavity search". (No telling where he chose to stash documents.)

Crank up the Probulator, boys. We're finally gonna get to test this thing.

LetMyPeopleVote

(146,685 posts)
30. Donald Trump arraignment oddsmakers offer bets on how much he will weigh at Georgia booking
Sat Aug 19, 2023, 04:47 PM
Aug 2023

I would take the over also





https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12422135/Donald-Trump-arraignment-betting-odds.html

As the deadline for Donald Trump to surrender for booking in Georgia looms, online sportsbooks are going wild with proposition bets on everything from his tie color to his body weight at booking.

One bookmaker site, Antigua-based BetOnline, on Friday offered an over/under of 273.5 pounds for Trump's weight upon his surrender to authorities in Fulton County, noted gambling news Instagram account TheJuice.

Over/unders, which are also often used to bet on the point total of a sporting event, allow the gambler to select whether they believe the outcome will be higher or lower than amount selected by oddsmakers.

According to BetOnline employee Dave Mason, 77 percent of gamblers have taken the over bet on Trump's weight so far, spurring the sportsbook to increase the total by eight pounds.

That might rankle the former president, who on Thursday lashed out at Fox News, accusing the network of using unflattering photographs that make him look 'big' and 'orange' with his 'chin pulled way back'.
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