Okay, I'm almost convinced

[PJMcK]

Trump is setting up a diminished capacity defense.

Nothing else in his behavior makes sense.

[LoisB]

1. Will his ego allow that?

[PJMcK]

2. Who knows?

But his blatant attacks on the judges, prosecutors and others are outside of legitimate bounds.

I've thought he was insane for several decades.

[LoisB]

6. So have I. I'm not sure he would ever admit it.

[yonder]

4. Will his campaign allow that?

[LoisB]

9. Doubtful.

[paleotn]

12. Self preservation can be strong.

That may be his only hope.

[Skittles]

15. nope

absolutely not

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

3. I don't think he's even remotely capable of that.

It's my opinion that he is completely convinced he is right, that he is always the smartest person in the room, and his exasperation at all those who don't recognize -- and kowtow to that -- are fools.

[PJMcK]

7. Well, it wouldn't be Trump who makes the case

His family could intervene but that seems unlikely, too.

Trump is going down in flames.

It’s that simple.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

13. Interesting point.

Although I can't imagine him in any way setting that up.

I do want to see him convicted and sentenced in all of these court cases. And I really, really wish judges would do serious sanctions on his continued lashing out at people. Put him in jail. Take his phone away. Break his thumbs, maybe.

[bullimiami]

5. Actual severely diminished capacity explains it all. And he fires anyone ...

who doesn’t laud the emperors genius.

[jcgoldie]

8. somebody showed him a photo of Chuck Schumer with the judge's clerk...

... and somehow in his fucked up twisted paranoid desperate brain it seemed to be a smoking gun of some sort proving that the world conspiring to persecute him.

[Fiendish Thingy]

11. I'm not convinced

This is Trump being Trump, acting on impulse, with no plan or forethought other than “hit back harder” and “don’t act like a loser”.

[Bev54]

14. Have you been watching this guy for the past 8 years? He is only worse now because of the

pressure on him but he is still the same as always, only nothing left to lose. He is scripting the entire reality show for money, but he is desperate now. I don't think he can claim diminished capacity because the stress is getting to him. I just love all the people saying he is senile and getting worse. No he is a moron and an evil one and yes he is getting worse because he is cornered but he is still saying stupid shit that pops into his head, which he thinks he is clever, like the electrocution and sharks and other crap but it is not much difference than his bleach and other statements. People say he is slurring his words, yeah he has been doing that for years, too much Adderall.