I don't actually know anyone who "dreams" of "destroying [a] country". Maybe I mix with the wrong people?

quickymart:

I don't actually know anyone who "dreams" of "destroying [a] country".

kingdragonfly: Obama's Easter Tweet

"I want to wish all who celebrate a happy and blessed Easter. With everything going on in the world right now, it’s a chance to hug our loved ones tight and give thanks for new beginnings and the blessings we all enjoy."
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Trump's Easter "Truth" post (same day, in all caps)

"HAPPY EASTER TO ALL, INCLUDING THOSE THAT DREAM ENDLESSLY OF DESTROYING OUR COUNTRY BECAUSE THEY ARE INCAPABLE OF DREAMING ABOUT ANYTHING ELSE.

THOSE THAT ARE SO INCOMPETENT THEY DON'T REALIZE THAT HAVING A BORDER AND POWERFUL WALL IS A GOOD THING.

TO ALL OF THOSE WEAK & PATHETIC RINOS, RADICAL LEFT DEMOCRATS, SOCIALISTS, MARXISTS, & COMMUNISTS WHO ARE KILLING OUR NATION, REMEMBER, WE WILL BE BACK!"

cLass vs cRass

  
The Times (of London) - Donald Trump insists he’ll run in 2024 even if convicted

12 April 2023

 

Donald Trump has vowed he would “never drop out” of next year’s presidential race, even if he is convicted on criminal charges.

 

In his first big interview since being arrested and charged in New York, the former president told the Fox News host Tucker Carlson that nothing would prevent him from running.

 

“I’d never drop out,” Trump told Carlson. “It’s not my thing. I wouldn’t do it.” ...

 

Trump has to keep saying that he will run ... he needs the donations from his MAGA fanbase to pay for the lawyers.

Once he admits he isn't running anymore, no more gravy train.  😒

https://www.salon.com/2023/04/12/blinded-by-hate-too-busy-to-notice-plummeting-poll-numbers-for-and/

Despite Trump's falling popularity, the GOP just doesn't know how to walk away from him. I hope they lose "bigly" at the next election, no matter who they're up against (be it Joe or anyone else). Maybe they'll learn a lesson or two then?

 

quickymart:  ...  I hope they lose "bigly" at the next election ...

 

A reader's letter from today's Times of London:

 

Mr Trump should run again. His will be the greatest election steal ever.

 

No other president in the history of the world has had two elections stolen from him. 

 

His will be the best ever, much more bigly than Washington or even Lincoln.

 

Of course they were big, and they tried, and some people say they were famous, but many people say that for the biggest ever election steal look at Mr Trump. 

 

No one, in the history of the world, has ever had such a steal.

 

Sideface:

 

A reader's letter from today's Times of London:

 

Mr Trump should run again. His will be the greatest election steal ever.

 

No other president in the history of the world has had two elections stolen from him. 

 

His will be the best ever, much more bigly than Washington or even Lincoln.

 

Of course they were big, and they tried, and some people say they were famous, but many people say that for the biggest ever election steal look at Mr Trump. 

 

What's Donald doing in London? 😜

The Washington Post - Special counsel focuses on Trump fundraising off false election claims

breaking

 

Federal prosecutors probing the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol have in recent weeks sought a wide range of documents related to fundraising after the 2020 election, looking to determine if Trump or his advisers scammed donors by using false claims about voter fraud to raise money, eight people familiar with the new inquiries said.

 

Special counsel Jack Smith’s office has sent subpoenas in recent weeks to Trump advisers and former campaign aides, Republican operatives and other consultants involved in the 2020 presidential campaign ... 

 

The fundraising prong of the investigation is focused on money raised during the period between Nov. 3, 2020, and the end of Trump’s time in office on Jan. 20, 2021 ... 

 

At least two grand juries in Washington are meeting every week about Trump and his advisers on multiple fronts ...

 

Sideface:

 

The Washington Post - Special counsel focuses on Trump fundraising off false election claims

 

breaking

 

 

Federal prosecutors probing the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol have in recent weeks sought a wide range of documents related to fundraising after the 2020 election, looking to determine if Trump or his advisers scammed donors by using false claims about voter fraud to raise money, eight people familiar with the new inquiries said.

 

Special counsel Jack Smith’s office has sent subpoenas in recent weeks to Trump advisers and former campaign aides, Republican operatives and other consultants involved in the 2020 presidential campaign ... 

 

The fundraising prong of the investigation is focused on money raised during the period between Nov. 3, 2020, and the end of Trump’s time in office on Jan. 20, 2021 ... 

 

At least two grand juries in Washington are meeting every week about Trump and his advisers on multiple fronts ...

 

 

 

My god the chooks really are coming home to roost. Accountability rises like hope. 

Donald Trump suing former lawyer Michael Cohen for more than $US500m after testimony - ABC News

 

The lawsuit accuses Mr Cohen of violating his attorney-client relationship with Mr Trump by revealing his "confidences" and "spreading falsehoods" in books, podcasts, and media appearances.

 

It says Mr Cohen wrongfully called Mr Trump "racist" in his 2020 book, "Disloyal", and fabricated conversations with the former president.

 

"The timing of Disloyal's release, just prior to the November 3, 2020, presidential election, suggests that defendant intended to improperly disclose plaintiff's confidences when it would be most lucrative to do so — and while Disloyal would be sure to have the most damaging reputational effect," the lawsuit said.

 

Mr Trump lost the election to Democrat Joe Biden.

 

Mr Cohen did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

 

Mr Cohen was a top executive at Mr Trump's real estate company and then worked as his lawyer when he assumed office in 2017.

 

 

freitasm:  Donald Trump suing former lawyer Michael Cohen for more than $US500m after testimony - ABC News

 

Attack. Attack. Attack. Delay. Delay. Delay. Same old, same old. ...

On the positive side, this may make lawyers even more wary of representing Trump - even with their fees paid in advance.  🤨

Opinion piece on Trump's latest lawsuit: https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/trump-lawsuit-michael-cohen-legal-ground-rcna79418

Is he clutching at straws much?

I realise the primaries (and indeed, the election) are still some way off, but 538 has already started their polling: https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/trump-desantis-national-polls/

The NY Times - Trump Faces Questioning in N.Y. Attorney General’s Lawsuit

13 April 2023

 

Donald J. Trump was being questioned under oath on Thursday in a civil fraud lawsuit brought by New York Attorney General Letitia James, the latest in a series of legal predicaments entangling the former president ...

 

Ms. James’s civil case, which was filed in September and is expected to go to trial later this year, accuses Mr. Trump, his family business and three of his children of a “staggering” fraud for overvaluing the former president’s assets by billions of dollars.

 

The lawsuit seeks $250 million that it contends they reaped through those deceptions, made in Mr. Trump’s annual financial statements - and asks a judge to essentially run him out of business in the state if he is found liable at trial.

 

Excellent news!  🙂🙂🙂

freitasm:

Donald Trump suing former lawyer Michael Cohen for more than $US500m after testimony - ABC News