Former President Donald Trumpās Thursday courtroom tirade could backfire, legal experts warn.
Trump attorney Chris Kise asked Judge Arthur Engoron, who is overseeing Trumpās New York fraud trial, to allow Trump to speak on his own behalf during closing arguments. Engoron asked Trump if he would agree to stick to the facts and relevant law but the former president launched into a lengthy diatribe, accusing the judge and New York Attorney General Letitia James of waging a āpolitical witch huntā and demanding ādamagesā because the real āfraud is on me.ā
During one portion of his rant, Trump referred to a key allegation in Jamesā lawsuit alleging that the former presidentās Trump Tower penthouse was valued at three times larger than it actually is.
āThey made a mistake. It was an honest mistake,ā Trump said.
Jamesā team allowed Trump to speak until the judge ultimately shut him down and pleaded for Kise to ācontrol your client.ā
āThere may be a reason that Jamesā staff didnāt interrupt,ā wrote NBC News legal analyst Lisa Rubin. āThe AGās office may have struck gold because some of what Trump said was so damaging to him, especially his explanation of the triplex square footage āerror.āā
No, really? You think maybe they were giving him rope to hang himself? /s
This expert analysis brought to you by the best legal analysts at NBC. FFS, of course thatās what they were doing, you ignoramus. The judge is interested in maintaining an orderly courtroom, but unhinged rants are gold mines for prosecutors.
The articles in news are often written for a wide range of readers. Not all of whom understand it like you. Certainly I imagine many republicans probably have trouble even reading š«¢
I was discussing GOP obstructionism with a MAGoo last night. He brought up a 1980 Government shutdown caused by the evil Dems. A quick search showed that it was caused by an arcane law, and exactly one agency was affected.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1980_United_States_federal_government_shutdown#:~:text=On May 1%2C 1980%2C five days after the,agency due to a lapse in appropriations.
So, the guy knew all about this tiny hiccup from five decades ago, but couldnāt see things that happened in the last few months.
They can read, but with selective blindness.
No, that chud didnāt even read that. Bet you dollars to donuts his propaganda outlet of choice told him that itās not bad for Republicans to shut down the government because a Democratic Congress did it before. Of course, theyāll leave out all context and nuance so they can scream BSABSVR.
Why you would waste your time talking to someone who delights in lies and only ever argues in bad faith is beyond me. If theyāre a family member, cut them out of your life and tell them itās because theyāre an āuntrustworthy lying piece of shit, devoid of character or any redeeming value.ā
All the trumptards in my family were always the ones getting a divorce, begging for money, or just being a fucking moron. Life has been so peaceful since we trimmed the fat.
It was only after a few exchanges that I realized what I was dealing with.
He was playing the āboth sides are the sameā card. Unfortunately, a lot of people have brought into this idea and itās hard to separate the unaware from the malicious.
They didnāt even give him rope! The man got his own damn rope manufactured in China, planted a seed, watered it for 20 years, and then hung himself!
Never interrupt your opponent while theyāre making a mistake.