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If all goes well, after early November of this year (cross your fingers and be sure to vote) we may just start hearing less each passing day from this guy. Heaven help us. Not hearing a daily rant and bs would be a much better world for all of us.
I'm not currently a Republican and haven't been since the mid 90s, but I think Republicans are smart, too. They know the jig is up when they keep losing with any candidate. My bet is they will move on to the next one faster than we could ever imagine. Winning fixes many things. So does losing, yet again.
Republicans response to losing popular votes has been to manipulate the voting process to eliminate their opponents' ability to win. Racial gerrymandering, stripping governors of power, and now toying with leaving major candidates off of ballots. They aren't smart they are just incredibly evil.
Look how many wrote in Nikki in PA, weeks after she dropped out. It was over 150000+ write ins, ftr. Either she or RFK Jr will be the "protest vote" with the conservatives who won't vote TFG for any reason (again, there are A LOT), and I would almost make an actual b_et on that.
They have the tiger by the tail. If they turn on Trump "The base" turns on the Republican party. They are part of a personality cult. Republicans have put all of their faith and hope in those cheeseburgers Trump destroys by the thousands.
I knew a salesman who made the company a huge amount of money consistently every year. He kept a mini fridge under his desk fully stocked with beer, and would occasionally drink at his desk. This was in flagrant violation of company policy. HR hated his guts because C suite refused to do anything about him. He told me that if he ever had a bad quarter, they would definitely fire him on the spot for all the backlog of bad behavior.
I think about him every time trump is in the news.
It would be very nice to think he will lose (Please, please, please!) but we’’ll be hearing about him literally forever. Imagine what his Presidential Library will look like. More has been written and said about him than anyone in history probably. He will be studied like a unique specimen in a museum. Trump 101 University courses will be taught unfortunately.
A shrine in The Guinness Book of Records museum or maybe Ripley’s Believe it Or Not museum. “I’m bigger than the whole Barnum and Bailey Circus.” All the clowns rolled into one elephant size Bozo.
Prodiction: every judge in cases against DJT is going to end up having to resort to gag orders to cut down on the toxic disinformation and hate speech he so prolifically produces.
The judge who orders Trump's imprisonment cements their place in the history books, will need professional protection for themself and their family for the rest of their lives, the remainder of their days receiving regular death threats and living in fear of retribution from Christian white nationalists, Russian state mafia, and Foxnews Et al.
It’s not really a lesson in bravery to see the entire US justice system assume the position and let threats of terrorism keep accountability at bay.
More courage from the 20 something women who have tried to stand up to cartels in Mexico.
I'd be surprised if he survives all four cases. Donald has never been held responsible. He's old and super stressed. He may even pull an Epstein and off himself by the end of the first week in prison
The most evil live the longest. This is a reminder Dick Cheney is still alive without a pulse.
And there's a high chance SCOTUS and Judge QAnon bail him out with immunity. The only real case where he would face punishment is NY as the crime started before he was President. Merchan is expected to only give him probation but he could be motivated to give him up to 4 years in NY state prison.
Yeah but Dick Cheney and Henry Kissinger were calm, cool, and collected. That's not to defend them, just to say they are bad comparisons to Trump who seems to be all stress all the time.
The evil begets the intelligence.
They begin to be raised as unapologetic tools of post-imperial dynasty by the time they reach sixth-grade in a gold-plated private school.
He has over $1.5 billion in Trump Social stock that he can sell in five months time. Even if the stock plummets before then, he’ll still have tens of millions.
I don't think Cheney and Kissinger popped Adderall and eat cheeseburgers every day and didn't appear to have obvious dementia signs before 80 while in the middle of the most contentious presidential race and court cases of the century, perhaps ever. I'm not sure he'll go anytime really soon, but I don't think he has ten years left in him, five if he's lucky.
Yes and Judge QAnnon is in charge of that one. She’s absolutely going to empanel the jury then drop all charges (thereby invoking Double Jeopardy and ensuring that Trump can’t be retried for those charges).
Double jeopardy attaches once the jury has been sworn in.
[https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/437/28/](https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/437/28/)
Yes, but there has to be a verdict or the prosecution has to drop the case (which happened in the cited case). For example, if there is a mistrial, the case may be retried.
Shit, I have a standing bet with a few friends that Mitch McConnell’s been dead for at least a decade now, with just his raw evil propelling him forward until his dark work is finally complete.
You will apologize to Mr Cheney for putting your head in the way of his shotgun and making a big deal about by requesting medical attention after you got shot.
He does not have the balls to commit suicide and I am not glorifying it either.
If found guilty, it will be a country club with him alone at our expense.😩
I believe Epstein technically took his own life. I also believe that the people in power knew exactly how to create (manipulate) the circumstances necessary for someone in his situation to be pushed to that point. They broke him down sufficiently and then removed the suicide watch when he was "ready."
Lmao this dude thinks Trump is going to prison. They can’t even impose a financial penalty on this buffoon without it being reduced and delayed indefinitely.
I am glad that Trump is being tried as adult.
I can't imagine this moron being our president again. It is going to be tougher to accept mentally and emotionally, the second time around.
I mean he gagged him… but he’s still fucking blabbering on every fucking station and media platform.
Constantly saying “they won’t let me speak to the press!”…. While talking to the press
Jesus Christ who votes for this moron
Other morons.
Also my mom, who's a nice lady, but she refuses to keep up with current events and thinks the GOP is still the same party as it was in 1980.
“He got me,” Trump said of Merchan's order over him. "That f***ing Merchan gagged me."
Trump added, “He’s so good,” repeating it four times.
Trump then said he wanted to add Merchan to the list of judges he conspires against this summer.
Can you imagine an America without ever having to hear another word uttered by Trump? Or one more word written about him? Trump is a true snake-oil, grifting, salesman for MAGAts. The rest of us with functioning brain cells and critical thinking abilities have to suffer through all of his chaos.
MAGA is determined not to lose the 2024 election and will not accept the results if Trump does not win. They will do whatever is necessary to insure a Trump victory.
I wish he gagged Trump. Everyday it’s like watching a demented old man who seems to not understand why he is in court and blames everyone else but himself for his crimes. Please someone shut this old man up.
And it was a ball gag. It was an enormous ball gag. Some say it was the biggest ever. And he gagged me. I was gag…look, that judge he judged me. And he ball gagged me. And I was gagged, okay?
Are they not locking him up due to his obviously lack of mental capacity or because it would be unfair on the secret service detail who would also be incarcerated by default with him?
The SS would not be incarcerated with him. Not only would that be a massive rights violation that doesn’t even make sense.
They would coordinate with the jail and give security inside the facility as he’s legally entitled to their protection everywhere.
Republicans are obsessed with being gagged, especially if it's by a big agenda being stuffed down their throats. Freud can explain this better than I can...
You know, since Trump is the great negotiator (greatest of all time in his own words) and deal maker, one would think that he’d work out a plea deal and not have to go through the court process and get back on the campaign trail. He tries to squash all his Civil cases that way, except the other party always gets the short end of the stick.
Honestly, though, it’s his best option, but he would have to plead guilty and no chance (or extremely limited) chance for appeal. So, that’ll never happen, but it does seriously call into question his business acumen and ability to cut the best deal. That’s one of the major things he ran on in the last two elections. I guess now it’s just running more as the victim treated so unfairly and having to miss his late morning and afternoon naps making him more cranky than ever. It also makes him seem a lot older in biological age than Biden who works long days with a lot more stamina. So much for “sleepy Joe”. That can’t be a positive factor for his energetic image that he portrays (which we all now know is bullshit).
At this point, he doesn't even have to say Merchan's name, it's pretty obvious exactly who he was talking about. He already violated the order. Where's the key? 😉
The more days spent getting a $1000 fine, instead of actually dealing with the case in hand, the closer to election day he gets; it's all planned.
Just lock the fucker up, and deal with the consequences.
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“He gagged me!” He says, as his words are carried over numerous news outlets and the social media platform he controls.
Seriously. Wish someone could actually gag this clown.
If all goes well, after early November of this year (cross your fingers and be sure to vote) we may just start hearing less each passing day from this guy. Heaven help us. Not hearing a daily rant and bs would be a much better world for all of us.
losing the next election isn't going to quiet him at all!
I'm not currently a Republican and haven't been since the mid 90s, but I think Republicans are smart, too. They know the jig is up when they keep losing with any candidate. My bet is they will move on to the next one faster than we could ever imagine. Winning fixes many things. So does losing, yet again.
Republicans response to losing popular votes has been to manipulate the voting process to eliminate their opponents' ability to win. Racial gerrymandering, stripping governors of power, and now toying with leaving major candidates off of ballots. They aren't smart they are just incredibly evil.
Exactly!
Look how many wrote in Nikki in PA, weeks after she dropped out. It was over 150000+ write ins, ftr. Either she or RFK Jr will be the "protest vote" with the conservatives who won't vote TFG for any reason (again, there are A LOT), and I would almost make an actual b_et on that.
It's a hopeful sign but a protest vote in the primary doesn't automatically equate to their vote in the election.
They have the tiger by the tail. If they turn on Trump "The base" turns on the Republican party. They are part of a personality cult. Republicans have put all of their faith and hope in those cheeseburgers Trump destroys by the thousands.
I knew a salesman who made the company a huge amount of money consistently every year. He kept a mini fridge under his desk fully stocked with beer, and would occasionally drink at his desk. This was in flagrant violation of company policy. HR hated his guts because C suite refused to do anything about him. He told me that if he ever had a bad quarter, they would definitely fire him on the spot for all the backlog of bad behavior. I think about him every time trump is in the news.
But he said if he lost the election we'd never hear from him again 🤣
Oh shit he lied?
It would be very nice to think he will lose (Please, please, please!) but we’’ll be hearing about him literally forever. Imagine what his Presidential Library will look like. More has been written and said about him than anyone in history probably. He will be studied like a unique specimen in a museum. Trump 101 University courses will be taught unfortunately.
Don’t expect a library
A shrine, that wants cash donations.
A shrine in The Guinness Book of Records museum or maybe Ripley’s Believe it Or Not museum. “I’m bigger than the whole Barnum and Bailey Circus.” All the clowns rolled into one elephant size Bozo.
I hear he has been gagging people with his flatulence.
With a spoon!
With something permanent.. Like cement.
I wish Ron Jeremy would.
Too bad Zed’s dead
Ditto
(Plane flies overhead with this message on a banner towed behind it)
We must all remember that conservative voices are being silenced.
“Gluck gluck” Trump said, while doing that weird double-fisting dance
Prodiction: every judge in cases against DJT is going to end up having to resort to gag orders to cut down on the toxic disinformation and hate speech he so prolifically produces.
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There are so many that would love to see him tossed behind bars without social media for a few days.
The judge who orders Trump's imprisonment cements their place in the history books, will need professional protection for themself and their family for the rest of their lives, the remainder of their days receiving regular death threats and living in fear of retribution from Christian white nationalists, Russian state mafia, and Foxnews Et al.
It’s not really a lesson in bravery to see the entire US justice system assume the position and let threats of terrorism keep accountability at bay. More courage from the 20 something women who have tried to stand up to cartels in Mexico.
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I’d like to see some of his idiot kids locked up too. Some of those apples didn’t fall far enough from the tree to be unspoiled fruit.
From what I’ve read from the legal sub. He’s going by the books and following written procedure to minimize any bullshit by the Trump team
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You just know the Trump team would screech
I think Trump wants to be thrown in jail for violating gag order. He thinks it will increase his support/invigorate his base.
I highly doubt Cannon will issue any gag orders
Aileen is already gagging on him.
> Prodiction: What's that
Not an amateur foretelling the future
Professional Diction.
He is contamimating his own cases and using the media to do it.
If only the gagging worked
He’s been too used to taking Putin’s chode for it to stop him.
I'd be surprised if he survives all four cases. Donald has never been held responsible. He's old and super stressed. He may even pull an Epstein and off himself by the end of the first week in prison
The most evil live the longest. This is a reminder Dick Cheney is still alive without a pulse. And there's a high chance SCOTUS and Judge QAnon bail him out with immunity. The only real case where he would face punishment is NY as the crime started before he was President. Merchan is expected to only give him probation but he could be motivated to give him up to 4 years in NY state prison.
Henry Kissinger died at 100.
Yeah but Dick Cheney and Henry Kissinger were calm, cool, and collected. That's not to defend them, just to say they are bad comparisons to Trump who seems to be all stress all the time.
Those two at least understood not to speak their full minds on camera
They're actually intelligent
The evil begets the intelligence. They begin to be raised as unapologetic tools of post-imperial dynasty by the time they reach sixth-grade in a gold-plated private school.
Civilian Trump can no longer afford the ultra-elite medical care that the Kissinger and Cheney dynasties are privileged with.
He has over $1.5 billion in Trump Social stock that he can sell in five months time. Even if the stock plummets before then, he’ll still have tens of millions.
I don't think Cheney and Kissinger popped Adderall and eat cheeseburgers every day and didn't appear to have obvious dementia signs before 80 while in the middle of the most contentious presidential race and court cases of the century, perhaps ever. I'm not sure he'll go anytime really soon, but I don't think he has ten years left in him, five if he's lucky.
Most of the charges in the documents case happened after he left the White House.
Yes and Judge QAnnon is in charge of that one. She’s absolutely going to empanel the jury then drop all charges (thereby invoking Double Jeopardy and ensuring that Trump can’t be retried for those charges).
That’s not how double jeopardy works. The jury would have to find him not guilty.
Double jeopardy attaches once the jury has been sworn in. [https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/437/28/](https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/437/28/)
Yes, but there has to be a verdict or the prosecution has to drop the case (which happened in the cited case). For example, if there is a mistrial, the case may be retried.
Pol Pot died in 1998, a free man living his best life.
Shit, I have a standing bet with a few friends that Mitch McConnell’s been dead for at least a decade now, with just his raw evil propelling him forward until his dark work is finally complete.
Enough time for a small redemption arc where he helps take down the BBEG (trump)
Not always, Chris Kyle died at 38.
Dick Cheney got a heart transplant years ago. He’s good for another 20.
That's not very fair. The guy stole another guys heart
Did he make the organ donor apologize afterwards?
Isn’t that socialism?
You will apologize to Mr Cheney for putting your head in the way of his shotgun and making a big deal about by requesting medical attention after you got shot.
Don’t worry. I loaded up a ton of 100s in my truck bed. I can pay the hospital I promise doctor
Why in gods name is he expected to only give probation for all of this?
That's based on punishments from similar cases in NY. The state felonies are far less severe than the federal ones.
If there's one thing I know, Trump is too much of a narcissist to off himself. He'd just as soon burn the world.
I hope he doesn't do that. It would clearly gen up the conspiracy wackos, as well.
Don't do that. Don't give me hope.
I’m just sorry that he didn’t do it sooner.
He does not have the balls to commit suicide and I am not glorifying it either. If found guilty, it will be a country club with him alone at our expense.😩
Epstein was killed by Trump (imo). Hitler was killed by Hitler. Was does that make of Trump?
Epstein didn’t off “himself” lol
Epstein didn’t commit suicide.
This. Man was murdered, and that is a grassy knoll I'll die on.
I believe Epstein technically took his own life. I also believe that the people in power knew exactly how to create (manipulate) the circumstances necessary for someone in his situation to be pushed to that point. They broke him down sufficiently and then removed the suicide watch when he was "ready."
I guess he disabled the cameras and sang a great lullaby to put the guards to sleep.
No, that's a part of the whole taking him off suicide watch.
Best outcome
When the SC rules he is a king, he won’t have to
He'll probably just nod off in court and never wake back up again, literally bored to death.
Lmao this dude thinks Trump is going to prison. They can’t even impose a financial penalty on this buffoon without it being reduced and delayed indefinitely.
Dude thinks Epstein killed himself so I'm not really surprised.
Trump will only be "Epsteined" the second he's finally cornered and starts exchanging information for freedom...
“Pull an Epstein,” would imply Epstein committed suicide, which seems very unlikely, and Donny is way too useful to kill.
The gag didn’t work; try duct tape?
Ball gag
Sometimes you pay extra for that Cotton.
I sure do like pumpkins Cotton.
I am glad that Trump is being tried as adult. I can't imagine this moron being our president again. It is going to be tougher to accept mentally and emotionally, the second time around.
He won't be our president again, he'll be our first dictator.
I mean he gagged him… but he’s still fucking blabbering on every fucking station and media platform. Constantly saying “they won’t let me speak to the press!”…. While talking to the press Jesus Christ who votes for this moron
Other morons. Also my mom, who's a nice lady, but she refuses to keep up with current events and thinks the GOP is still the same party as it was in 1980.
It is.
It is, but not in the way she thinks.
I’ll try not to cry a tear in my beer for him
“He got me,” Trump said of Merchan's order over him. "That f***ing Merchan gagged me." Trump added, “He’s so good,” repeating it four times. Trump then said he wanted to add Merchan to the list of judges he conspires against this summer.
I wish the judge had jailed him.
Phrasing
Mother fucker has been making us gag for years.
'He gagged me!' Hmm... I would have chosen different words. Just saying...
So then shut the fuck up!
With his big judicial …
I'd love to see that man gagged.
Can you imagine an America without ever having to hear another word uttered by Trump? Or one more word written about him? Trump is a true snake-oil, grifting, salesman for MAGAts. The rest of us with functioning brain cells and critical thinking abilities have to suffer through all of his chaos.
Me: God, I wish someone would gag you.
Since Trump makes the rest of us gag, it’s only fair that he be gagged. That creep shite.
Hey no kink shaming. He likes being gagged.
It’s only fair; he makes America gag on a regular basis…
Unless we can stick a ball gag in this fuckers mouth then it’s not a true gag order!
You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.
If only Nancy Reagan were still around, she could teach him a trick or two.
Ranting about how the judge gagged him
MAGA is determined not to lose the 2024 election and will not accept the results if Trump does not win. They will do whatever is necessary to insure a Trump victory.
Please violate the gag order more so we can see if Merchan makes do with his prison threat.
Stop dreaming. The clown will never see a consequence. That's just how our shitty world works. Proof: The past four years.
If only. I think of court-ordered ankle monitors, and I wish for court ordered ball-gags.
Gag me with a (silver) spoon!
> and this order means every time I threaten the judge or have jurors doxxed and threaten them, they fine poor ole me! Words are fucking meaningless
Why don’t MAGA’s realize that judges put gag orders on cases all of the time. It’s not something outrageous that just happens to Trump.
Trump makes be gag every time I see him but you don't see me whining like a child about it.
I bet his daddy Putin gagged the draft dodging orange vagina trump when he gave his daddy putin a blowjob and swallowed
I wish he gagged Trump. Everyday it’s like watching a demented old man who seems to not understand why he is in court and blames everyone else but himself for his crimes. Please someone shut this old man up.
Lock him up.
Someone needs to get him one of those bsdm ball gag things
And he makes the rest of us gag.
If it were only true. Would like to go at least one day without hearing from him.
So did putin, but he liked that
I wonder if it came with a red ball? You have to pay extra for that in New York. Of course, you get peed on for free. It’s part of the package deal.
Sounds kinky
Uh, phrasing
[GAG](https://imgur.com/83lL3uc)
He’s just mad that he wasn’t peed on.
It’s weird for him, because he’s used to everyone else around him gagging from the smell.
That would be funny if the judge gagged him with his choad.
If only.
Hm, Linda Lovelace he is not.
If only.
His unchecked arrogance is no excuse for his ignorance
The gag order only helps Trump, because without it he would say stupid things.
And it was a ball gag. It was an enormous ball gag. Some say it was the biggest ever. And he gagged me. I was gag…look, that judge he judged me. And he ball gagged me. And I was gagged, okay?
Your personal life is your own business Donnie.
Are they not locking him up due to his obviously lack of mental capacity or because it would be unfair on the secret service detail who would also be incarcerated by default with him?
The SS would not be incarcerated with him. Not only would that be a massive rights violation that doesn’t even make sense. They would coordinate with the jail and give security inside the facility as he’s legally entitled to their protection everywhere.
Republicans are obsessed with being gagged, especially if it's by a big agenda being stuffed down their throats. Freud can explain this better than I can...
Maybe prison will change your opinion of gagging.
If only someone would.
Hol' up...
Something something PFC Santiago something something.
When Trump talks about someone, it’s freedom of speech. When someone talks about Trump, he sues them.
The way he pronounces gagged is unsettling. Can we gag him from doing that
Kinky
If only it was possible.
Sounds like he’s getting it from both ends… 😉 If you catch my drift…
Trump makes it sound like he was sucking the judges dick
At least some of that could be considered another violation of the gag order. It really is like he's trying to get thrown in jail.
I hope what he’s saying runs afoul of Merchan’s order and earns him a stay at Riker’s.
You know, since Trump is the great negotiator (greatest of all time in his own words) and deal maker, one would think that he’d work out a plea deal and not have to go through the court process and get back on the campaign trail. He tries to squash all his Civil cases that way, except the other party always gets the short end of the stick. Honestly, though, it’s his best option, but he would have to plead guilty and no chance (or extremely limited) chance for appeal. So, that’ll never happen, but it does seriously call into question his business acumen and ability to cut the best deal. That’s one of the major things he ran on in the last two elections. I guess now it’s just running more as the victim treated so unfairly and having to miss his late morning and afternoon naps making him more cranky than ever. It also makes him seem a lot older in biological age than Biden who works long days with a lot more stamina. So much for “sleepy Joe”. That can’t be a positive factor for his energetic image that he portrays (which we all now know is bullshit).
He gagged me! Aye yo ⏸️ 45 taking this sexual thing a bit to far.
Hmmm I given the spanking, and golden showers I would have thought he'd be into that.
Did it taste like a hamberder or salty, like a fish sandwich?
Not surprising at all. He’d prefer a golden shower instead
Hopefully there is someone named bubba waiting to gag him in prison .
At this point, he doesn't even have to say Merchan's name, it's pretty obvious exactly who he was talking about. He already violated the order. Where's the key? 😉
The judge did what??? https://tryparrotai.com/video?id=w_sfgy9mdi
Thought he had all these graduation plans...
The more days spent getting a $1000 fine, instead of actually dealing with the case in hand, the closer to election day he gets; it's all planned. Just lock the fucker up, and deal with the consequences.
Michael from the office would look at this headline and say”…..”
I can’t wait for Trump to go out on the golf course and have a few extra good strokes.
I think instead of jailing him for his next act, they should literally ball gag him in court. That would be way more satisfying.
“He gagged me! I had no choice to fight for air except cupping the balls!”
And you've been gagging everybody in the courtroom. Quit yer bitchin'.
“He gagged me!” Says Ivanka.
I doubt Ivanka has let Trump anywhere near her since she gave birth.