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Pantagruel

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11. The entire process itself

Reply to MineralMan (Original post)

Fri Jun 4, 2021, 02:44 PM

Jun 2021

will be a terrific fund raising theme. He'll claim persecution and his drooling followers will open their wallets to fund his defense. They'll pay a lot of money to keep Trump, and in effect themselves, from a conviction of criminality and a perception of failure and stupidity .

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So What Are the Odds That Trump Is Playing the Odds [View all] MineralMan Jun 2021 OP

100%. Midnight Writer Jun 2021 #1

His biggest threat of prison comes from NY at the present time. Not sure how that helps. hlthe2b Jun 2021 #2

Doesn't matter. He can stall on appeal in NY as well, and even MineralMan Jun 2021 #6

At least he'll be spending his own damn money instead of sticking Uncle Sam ... 11 Bravo Jun 2021 #16

Well, Junior is trying to get people Prof. Toru Tanaka Jun 2021 #20

And betting Cuomo is gone and an infiltrator replaces him by then. nt live love laugh Jun 2021 #3

That sounds logical, Mr.Bill Jun 2021 #4

if he is a malignant narcissist, no...... getagrip_already Jun 2021 #5

That was good. Exactly right. arlyellowdog Jun 2021 #9

Oh, I think he is aware that he will die in the next few years. MineralMan Jun 2021 #10

The difference is that you are sane, at least as far as we can tell; Ocelot II Jun 2021 #14

He doesn't give a damn exboyfil Jun 2021 #7

I wish he'd hurry up the whole dying part of his plan Gregory Peccary Jun 2021 #8

The entire process itself Pantagruel Jun 2021 #11

I don't think Trump thinks he will die any time soon, Ocelot II Jun 2021 #12

just a nit, but the constitution doesn't say anything about the number of terms.... getagrip_already Jun 2021 #18

The 22nd amendment says: Ocelot II Jun 2021 #22

Hypothetical situation: The MyPillow guy is elected president. His VP is the Kracken. mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2021 #27

thats what I said.... getagrip_already Jun 2021 #34

Well, one thing is certain. It doesn't really matter what he thinks. MineralMan Jun 2021 #19

I very much agree. As much as I would like to see him go to prison, I resigned myself long ago PortTack Jun 2021 #13

He lacks the discipline and conviction necessary to pull it off. LanternWaste Jun 2021 #15

I'm not sure where you get that. MineralMan Jun 2021 #24

Lock him up soothsayer Jun 2021 #17

He's so delusional that he probably thinks he'll never die. Buckeye_Democrat Jun 2021 #21

Like Liz Cheney said, Captain Zero Jun 2021 #25

Odds are slim to none. That narcissist assumes he will forever. tinrobot Jun 2021 #23

The odds is even. The closest he wants to be President is it's better than prison. It's the ... marble falls Jun 2021 #26

If he dies a convicted--or even merely an indicted--man, that's better than nothing. Tommy Carcetti Jun 2021 #28

But, see, once he's dead, that won't matter to him one bit. MineralMan Jun 2021 #31

Those of us lucky enough to survive his demise, however, will know and remember. Tommy Carcetti Jun 2021 #32

I'd hope that were true. MineralMan Jun 2021 #33

i think the odds are pretty good that trump is looking forward to crashing the next wedding orleans Jun 2021 #29

Odds are good and the goods are old Blue Owl Jun 2021 #30