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Shipwack

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14. I have heard speculation that this is happening now.
Fri Apr 19, 2024, 09:47 PM
Apr 19

Some have suggested that the reason he keeps falling asleep in trial is because he is being sedated to prevent him from doing his antics...

As for myself, I find it simpler to believe that:

1) He's incredibly bored
2) He tunes out when he starts hearing unpleasant things about himself
3) Since he's not allowed to use his phone, or recieves printouts of flattering messages, he's not getting the constant dopamine hits he usually recieves
his secret service squad might set him to the right path. they dont wanna be in jail either nt msongs Apr 19 #1
Easy to imagine his detail resorting to slipping him a mickie in his diet coke just to make him behave. Attilatheblond Apr 19 #7
I have heard speculation that this is happening now. Shipwack Apr 19 #14
He is also deliberately making a show of... Think. Again. Apr 20 #29
When he crosses his arms...THAT is a defense mechanism of his when he has lost control. ProudMNDemocrat Apr 20 #35
I would imagine his secret service detail follows him to sleasier places than a jail. JustABozoOnThisBus Apr 20 #32
The SS won't be in jail NanaCat Apr 20 #33
Who is saying this? Ohio Joe Apr 19 #2
Who is saying what? That Trump is getting away with shit few others, if no one else, would? Silent3 Apr 19 #4
Sorry, no... I'll be more precise Ohio Joe Apr 19 #8
Citation? Not that I know of off hand Silent3 Apr 19 #10
So... Ohio Joe Apr 19 #12
That wasn't meant as a literal quote Silent3 Apr 19 #13
That's okay, Silent3 EndlessWire Apr 19 #22
I think he will get a $7,000 fine EndlessWire Apr 19 #20
I sure Hope if he goes on he Will end up in Jail for even a short time... electric_blue68 Apr 20 #24
This message was self-deleted by its author electric_blue68 Apr 20 #25
I hate the fact that a fine like that is the expected next step, because we all know $7000 is meaningless... Silent3 Apr 20 #37
It can not be about what Trump wants or doesn't want. Irish_Dem Apr 19 #3
Lock his fat ass up for fuck's sake Blue Owl Apr 19 #5
His 'all hell will break loose' threats remind me of a 3 or 4 year old threatening Attilatheblond Apr 19 #6
My mom was always one step ahead of me and always seem to know exactly what to counter with.... usaf-vet Apr 19 #19
My Mother packed me a lunch. Permanut Apr 20 #26
My mum did better than that with her nephew NanaCat Apr 20 #34
Give the Secret Service a break and jail the bum. C_U_L8R Apr 19 #9
It is a testable hypothesis, so there is no reason to imagine. Let's do it RockRaven Apr 19 #11
Post removed Post removed Apr 19 #15
Hello again. What flavour pizza today? niyad Apr 19 #16
Heh... I missed the trolls post but... Ohio Joe Apr 19 #21
One of our resident trolls is out of hibernation again. niyad Apr 19 #23
niyad, your radar is working perfectly. Permanut Apr 20 #27
There are times that I want to tell them, "Do get a new schtick, dearie, niyad Apr 20 #31
264 days at Landsberg sounds about right. Harker Apr 19 #17
I think he'll be scared shitless if he has to go to jail. ToxMarz Apr 19 #18
Make it happen. He is on trial as a criminal, not POTUS. OAITW r.2.0 Apr 20 #28
Not enforcing standards and laws in such a high-profile case... Think. Again. Apr 20 #30
TFG is delusional LetMyPeopleVote Apr 20 #36
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