Maybe I'm dumb, gullible, too optimistic, or all of the above

[senseandsensibility]

but I am far from discouraged by this slight delay in trial and reduction of bond. Sure, it's not optimal. But he's still going to have to put up a hefty amount (which he probably doesn't have) and he's still going to have to pay E.Jeanne Carroll the entire amount when it's due.

I won't let this minor speedbump discourage me. IMHO other rulings by the Supreme Court and Aileen Cannon have been much more biased and unfair.

Just my two cents, but remember...It's not over til it's over.

[Goodheart]

1. Hmmmm.... are you Pollyanna or Pangloss?

Just kidding.

I admire your ability to remain optimistic. I'm having a hard time with that.

[erronis]

26. For me it's just getting tired of the up/down news and opinion cycles.

And that may be part of the tactic - numb us all with so much crap that we give up.

[MOMFUDSKI]

2. Then CNN let him spew after the court

hearing. Campaign time he gets is way more than Joe gets. What is wrong with our press and our courts?

[senseandsensibility]

4. Well, I agree that was gross

although they did have Daniel Dale on to fact check.

[claudette]

5. They are

dazzled by orange faced criminals.

[yorkster]

6. Plus they don't scream their questions at Trump,

unlike the howler monkey approach they take with Pres. Biden.

[senseandsensibility]

8. They did used to scream questions back

at cheato when he would give press conferences as president, but he would "scream" right back at them with insults and lies. Joe, of course, is polite. It's a different dynamic that doesn't always work in our favor unfortunately.

[yorkster]

9. I do think the fairly recent presser after the Robert Hur

report was released was the worst press behavior up to that point. They shouted at Trump. This time at least they sounded like an attacking mob screaming at Joe Biden.
It was repulsive.
I think they should be called on and identify themselves.

[senseandsensibility]

17. I agree

I actually e-mailed CNN for the first time in 20 years to complain about their correspondent, M.J. Lee.

[claudette]

3. I believe

it’s a sign of things to come. Justice will NOT be served to the orange criminal. Money talks

[Blue Idaho]

7. When was the last time a multi-millionaire

Was caught and penalized by the Justice Department? Nope, the rich play by a whole different set of rules than the rest of us. No real difference between our Oligarchs and those in Russia and China.

[lame54]

11. Martha Stewart

[Blue Idaho]

19. Well, she is a woman

So of course they did…

[BlueKota]

28. And wasn't she Democrat at the time?

Although now she refuses to say which side she backs.

[bigtree]

14. the man is still under TWO multi-felony indictments.

When has that ever happened to a former president?

I know Trump thinks these delays mean he's scott-free, but repeating that delusion is really something else.

[claudette]

20. Which will

never lead to a trial or conviction. That’s American political justice

[Kennah]

21. Bernie Madoff

[Tribetime]

32. Bill Cosby

[hamsterjill]

10. My opinion is that you are too optimistic.

Sorry, but that’s how I see it.

Trump won’t ever pay a cent. I would love to be wrong, but point me to the fact that makes my thinking wrong.

[lame54]

13. It's funny how the 10 days...

Is accepted as 10 days and not potentially more

[bigtree]

12. nor should you be

...don't get caught up in the doomsaying takes, or the Trump won takes.

Trump may well think he's winning here (I don't think he believes that) but we don't have any need at all to take on that delusion.

[senseandsensibility]

16. I like the way you framed that!

[uponit7771]

15. No one should be encouraged by this overt 2 tier justice system, this is horrible ... and TFG isn't even rich he's just

... a white male !!!

[bdamomma]

18. Exactly

"It's not over till it's over"

When I'm pissed off like this it's time for another donation to Joe.

[senseandsensibility]

33. Great attitude!

I'll try to adopt it!

[Cha]

22. Good on you, sas.. This from Lisa Rubin..

Link to tweet

[senseandsensibility]

27. Thanks for posting this

It's important to listen to the legal experts, not the pundits!

[Scrivener7]

23. That's nice.

[malaise]

24. Agree

Rec

[anamnua]

25. There is another way of looking at it.

If Trump is nobbled in the legal sphere he could be forced to withdraw his candidacy -- at which point he could be replaced with a Romneyesque type who is more difficult to beat.

[BlueKota]

30. That's a fair point to consider but given how devoted his followers are to him

personally I doubt they'd vote for anyone who isn't a Maga extremist like him. Romney is an ass, but not violently psychotic enough for most of them. My guess is they'd still write in Trump or nominate Gym Jordan or worse Don, Jr.

[senseandsensibility]

34. I agree

The replace cheato theory is never going to happen even if he is convicted. R's have been signalling that from the beginning.

[BlueKota]

29. Doesn't he get the money back though if he wins the appeal.

He might not win, but at this point we cannot predict which it will be win or loose for him. Until he actually has to pay out the entire amount with no chance of recovering a dime of it, or ends up behind bars, I reserve the right to believe he is being given special treatment by the court system that others would not be granted.

If he does have to actually pay or actually have to to prison, I will apologize to the courts

[beaglelover]

31. I"m not at all discouraged either. We WILL win in November.