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kentuck

(115,667 posts)
Sun May 7, 2023, 11:53 AM May 2023

The judge put a kink in Trump's plans... [View all]

...and it has totally befuddled him.

He thought he could fly overseas, create a little "news", and over-shadow whatever might come out of the E Jean Carrol rape trial. He would blame the judge for not letting him fly back and testify in his own defense. Once again, he was going to be the "victim".

However, the judge gave him to Sunday at 5 pm to decide whether or not he wanted to testify in his own defense.

But, the video of his deposition was released to the public and it was devastating for Trump's reputation and appearance. More or less, he admitted he was a "star" and he could grab women wherever he wanted, and that was "fortunate" for him, however "unfortunate" it might be for women? Trump did not want the narrative to end on this point.

So, he told his guests in Ireland and Scotland that he had to fly back to America to confront these god-awful charges against him.

Trump does not have any options in this matter. He does not want to testify in front of the jury. He does not want the trial to end at this point of definition either? So, he is stuck between the proverbial rock and hard place.

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Agreed ..... anciano May 2023 #1
Great OP malaise May 2023 #2
Only 1:41 to go now. Nt OhNo-Really May 2023 #33
Times up malaise May 2023 #38
Yup!!! OhNo-Really May 2023 #40
All he really has left, is to hold more rage-rallies. 70sEraVet May 2023 #3
I bet he waits until after the judge's deadline, Mr.Bill May 2023 #4
Stroke out already, you F'n, murdering, orange TRAITOR** and rapist. niyad May 2023 #5
Please, no. No mortal stroke. We demand him to be caged and kept alive as long as possible. erronis May 2023 #7
As much as I long for him to suffer in prison, he has to stop breathing. No emotional housecat May 2023 #31
He just couldn't help himself in that deposition. He HAD to brag. oldsoftie May 2023 #6
had to make it all about himself again. hates being ignored . AllaN01Bear May 2023 #9
Exactly. oldsoftie May 2023 #36
he also claimed EJC wasn't his type but in a line of photos he said that was 'Marla' Captain Zero May 2023 #13
Joy Reid had the picture with a small pic of Marla with it Maeve May 2023 #29
An additional thought on that... 2naSalit May 2023 #14
Any links to that deposition? I haven't wnylib May 2023 #19
This one is probably most compete... 2naSalit May 2023 #25
Thanks. I just watched k t. Had not seen this before. wnylib May 2023 #39
Nail, meet hammer. lastlib May 2023 #24
Or wave... 2naSalit May 2023 #27
Couple of reveals OhNo-Really May 2023 #34
Yup, and it was a perfect opportunity for Quakerfriend May 2023 #41
Her question readily translates to: "Are you entitled by stardom to assault women?" His answer... Hekate May 2023 #44
Ahhh, you are so right!! I hadn't thought Quakerfriend May 2023 #47
Nah, she set the trap and he took the bait. Couldn't resist. bluesbassman May 2023 #45
Trump always makes things worse for Trump. GoCubsGo May 2023 #8
Courts are where the rock and the hard place coexist. Criminals hate courts. Alexander Of Assyria May 2023 #10
Give Trump until 4 am to decide. Then he will be awake all night. Tweeting in a hot sweat. Tetrachloride May 2023 #11
No big deal for him. Not going to jail multigraincracker May 2023 #12
Just a point on the Trump University settlement... kentuck May 2023 #20
That's white collar crime in America CanonRay May 2023 #21
Yep. kentuck May 2023 #28
Wondering: could he give his own closing argument? Not testifying, but a ranting close? nt wiggs May 2023 #15
Trump has been trumped. Talitha May 2023 #16
The judge called his bluff. paleotn May 2023 #17
honestly, I thought he had a pretty good chance of beating this until I saw his exercise in logic prodigitalson May 2023 #18
in other words "no woman has a right to say no to me, the star of the universe." demigoddess May 2023 #30
"fortunately" for men like him... kentuck May 2023 #32
He has until 5pm... EndlessWire May 2023 #22
He is stupid and cunning. Farmer-Rick May 2023 #23
Trump is a thug. yardwork May 2023 #42
I wish that rock and a hard place would simply ... YoshidaYui May 2023 #26
As the ketchup flies. Swede May 2023 #35
TFG's third choice is to fly to Russia. KY_EnviroGuy May 2023 #37
Does anyone in Ireland or Scotland even like him? SouthernDem4ever May 2023 #43
As a nation of laws, they let us do this to scum like him. IbogaProject May 2023 #46
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