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Showing Original Post only (View all)Reality of Being a Criminal Defendant Dawns on Trump [View all]
https://politicalwire.com/2024/04/16/reality-of-being-a-criminal-defendant-dawns-on-trump/
Reality of Being a Criminal Defendant Dawns on Trump
April 16, 2024 at 6:33 am EDT By Taegan Goddard
Donald Trump is learning a hard lesson: Criminal defendants dont get to set their own schedules, Politico reports.
Three times on Monday the former president asked Justice Juan Merchan to cut him loose from his hush money trial to attend to other matters some personal, some political and some legal. Three times the judge responded with, essentially, eh, well see.
Its a jarring new reality for Trump, who has been accustomed to setting the agenda for most of his adult life and, in the years since his presidency, has bounced between his sunny Florida resort and political rallies brimming with adoring fans. But this spring, hell have to spend most weekdays in a drab 15th floor county courtroom in a city with very little MAGA.
Three times on Monday the former president asked Justice Juan Merchan to cut him loose from his hush money trial to attend to other matters some personal, some political and some legal. Three times the judge responded with, essentially, eh, well see.
Its a jarring new reality for Trump, who has been accustomed to setting the agenda for most of his adult life and, in the years since his presidency, has bounced between his sunny Florida resort and political rallies brimming with adoring fans. But this spring, hell have to spend most weekdays in a drab 15th floor county courtroom in a city with very little MAGA.
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After week 4 or so, he's gonna enter the "I don't wanna go! phase and act out to make that happen. n/t
ArkansasDemocrat1
Apr 17
#57
Not really. He's 'over there' while others say things about him he can't react to.
localroger
Apr 16
#28
It kills me that one of his requests was to be excused from the trial to attend his son's graduation. As if he gives two
LaMouffette
Apr 16
#7
We know nothing about Barron, but if he somehow turned out to be a halfway decent human being, can you imagine
LaMouffette
Apr 18
#61
Psychology history shows that sleep is a common ego defense mechanism against facing reality.
ancianita
Apr 16
#21
For the first time in his life, Trump is experiencing accountability for his many crimes
dlk
Apr 16
#17
They are looking for a quid pro quo with a favorable return on their investments.
magicarpet
Apr 16
#48
"Very little MAGA"? Personally I think prosecuting Trump makes America great.
CaptainTruth
Apr 16
#20
THIS is one reason it is so good to see Dump in court. He begins to get a taste of what his world will be like if he
Martin68
Apr 16
#24
Nothing I relish more than seeing a dumbfuck authoritarian type having the rules in face and beiong forced to obey!
brewens
Apr 16
#27