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Showing Original Post only (View all)"I used to think Trump knew he was lying to us and didn't care. " [View all]
I said this a while back--Trump can or might use his mental state as a defense.
He just might. Time will tell. Of course he would have to put his money into someone else's trust and I don't believe he would do that!==yet the prospect of jail time just might persuade him.
@BrianKarem
I used to think Trump knew he was lying to us and didn't care.
After watching two TV interviews with him this week, I think he doesn't know:
1. The difference between Obama, Clinton and Biden.
2. Who he is running against.
3. what's real.
4. The airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow.
He's demented.
That might just be his most viable defense strategy as he faces felony charges
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People who say he knows what he's doing, evil genius, knows how to read the room, etc. are wrong.
betsuni
Sep 2023
#4
Mens rea matters. If he's been telling people to destroy evidence or to lie,
struggle4progress
Sep 2023
#5
Trump would have to prove his "mental" condition to satisfy the legal definition
CharleyDog
Sep 2023
#6
There is no real difference between the two, lying without care vs demented...
RockRaven
Sep 2023
#7
He knows he's lying, and he doesn't care. He lies only to his advantage
muriel_volestrangler
Sep 2023
#14
Pleading insanity in a court will be the end of him as a charismatic leader of a populist movement.
Beastly Boy
Sep 2023
#16
If he uses it as a defense strategy, then it should also disqualify him from being the GOP nominee.
tanyev
Sep 2023
#18
There was an author on Joe this morning," When your whole party Goes Crazy."
True Blue American
Sep 2023
#26