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What hes doing is what I call toxic hovering. The good ole boys use it to great effect. Here, locally, when there was a community scandal which I was vocal about, I experienced it. I would go to a public place like a book store or restaurant and I would notice someone I didnt even know staring too hard. Within 15 minutes my neighbor, who was heavily invested in keeping me quiet would suddenly show up and glare at me. The scariest was when he sat down across from me at a large table. The glaring left no doubt why he was there. Its an intimidation tactic:
gab13by13
(32,318 posts)wcmagumba
(6,169 posts)or the Pips..."pip pip and cheerio, guv'nor"...
Baitball Blogger
(52,344 posts)On Kavanaugh he probably has all that information to confirm he was a sexual predator.
On Clarence Thomas, probably all kinds of information regarding the acceptance of bribes.
On the others, could be information on family members.
He's the president who wasn't shy about taking classified documents to Mar o Lago. Some of that information probably involved blackmail material.
GoCubsGo
(34,911 posts)And unfortunately, most of the people he'll be glaring at are abject cowards. It's a shame they won't glare right back at him.
Easterncedar
(6,266 posts)But its an old move. Remember when he stalked Hillary on the debate stage? What a vile thing he is.
TheRickles
(3,381 posts)If she had turned around to face him and said "What are you doing?", we wouldn't be here now.
mucifer
(25,667 posts)SergeStorms
(20,589 posts)It'd be like John Gotti staring at one particular juror for his entire trial.
Trump thinks he's a mob boss and acts like one. Intimidation is his forte. He'll release his flying MAGAts on any justice who doesn't give him what he wants.
Chasstev365
(7,792 posts)CousinIT
(12,534 posts)before the 2016 election.
johnnyplankton
(635 posts)But I don't think that will sway the justices...
3Hotdogs
(15,367 posts)Goonch
(5,052 posts)
Irish_Dem
(81,254 posts)Ilsa
(64,363 posts)Clinton in 2016. He wandered around the stage behind her while she was answering a debate question.
More sociopathic, bullying behavior. I wonder if he will interrupt the hearing.
chicago guy
(48 posts)I could understand trying to play mind games in a lower court, but this group of fools can not be toyed with they are there with a life sentence
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PCIntern
(28,365 posts)Da fuk you lookin at? Is my response
3Hotdogs
(15,367 posts)during the oral arguments.
eShirl
(20,254 posts)He thinks he can dominate a co-equal branch of government.
ananda
(35,141 posts)Period
evemac
(321 posts)with Hilary - he literally stalked her during the debate. I am sure it's an attempt at intimidation.
Toxic hovering is a perfect way to describe it!
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/video/2016/oct/10/donald-trump-behind-hillary-clinton-debate-video
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.pbs.org/newshour/amp/politics/upcoming-book-clinton-says-skin-crawled-trump-hovered-debate
MLWR
(1,025 posts)TNNurse
(7,541 posts)Hopefully, he will fall asleep, maybe snore.