Donald Trump, US President #47, US President #45, convicted felon, twice impeached, four times indicted, liable of rape, convicted for financial fraud, guilty of hiding hush money payments to porn actress in attempt to influence 2016 elections

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#3160127 16-Nov-2023 12:47

quickymart:

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-says-special-counsel-jack-smith-others-will-end-mental-instituti-rcna124953

Unhinged much?

Nah, he's just projecting his own future 🤪

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#3160745 18-Nov-2023 07:34

NPR: The election interference case against Trump is taking shape

The federal election interference case against former President Donald Trump is coming into sharper focus, as prosecutors assert he is responsible for the violence at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and offer new clues about how they intend to prove it.

The case set for trial in Washington, D.C., in March accuses Trump of leading a conspiracy to obstruct the certification of the 2020 election and deprive millions of voters from having their ballots count. More than 140 law enforcement officers suffered injuries after a mob stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, disrupting the peaceful transfer of power.

Lawyers for Trump asked the judge to remove mentions of what happened that day from the four-count felony indictmentbecause they could "inflame" or prejudice the jury.

"[N]ot a shred of evidence suggests President Trump called for any violence or asked anyone to enter the Capitol unlawfully," Trump attorneys John Lauro and Todd Blanche wrote in a court filing this week.

Prosecutors say Trump should not be able to distance himself from the mayhem. They say evidence of the attack on the Capitol is "powerful and probative" about his motive and intent.
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#3160781 18-Nov-2023 09:46

Bill Burr's Black Wife Responds To Racist For Flipping Off Trump, Called Hoodrat

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#3160940 18-Nov-2023 18:09

Reuters - Colorado judge finds Trump engaged in 'insurrection' but allows him on ballot

WASHINGTON, Nov 17 (Reuters) - A Colorado judge on Friday allowed Donald Trump to remain on the ballot in the state's election next year, but found that he "engaged in insurrection" by sparking the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol by his supporters.

The ruling from Judge Sarah Wallace rejects a bid by a group of Colorado voters to disqualify Trump under a rarely used amendment to the U.S. Constitution that bars officials who have engaged in "insurrection" from holding federal office.

The judge found that, as president, Trump was not "an officer of the United States" that could be disqualified under the amendment.

The decision is a victory for Trump, who is fighting a series of similar challenges to his candidacy. ...

Still, the judge concluded Trump's "conduct and words were the factual cause of, and a substantial contributing factor" to the attack on the Capitol.

She found that Trump "engaged in an insurrection on Jan. 6, 2021 through incitement."

This ruling will be appealed, as per usual. 🤔

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#3160996 18-Nov-2023 21:56

https://www.politico.com/news/2023/11/17/trump-loses-mistrial-fraud-case-00127879 HA HA! 😄 he's such a whiny b---h.

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#3161060 19-Nov-2023 07:15

From Wikipedia:

"Vexatious litigation is legal action which is brought solely to harass or subdue an adversary. It may take the form of a primary frivolous lawsuit or may be the repetitive, burdensome, and unwarranted filing of meritless motions in a matter which is otherwise a meritorious cause of action. Filing vexatious litigation is considered an abuse of the judicial process and may result in sanctions against the offender."

As is typical in the US "situation normal: all f__ked up", there's no federal vexatious litigant list.

There's a separate principle of "frivolous lawsuits", which is case by case.

Again somehow Trump has only once been dinged once for filing a frivolous lawsuit, in January 2023

NPR: A judge fines Trump and his lawyer for a 'frivolous' suit against his political foes

A Florida judge sanctioned former President Donald Trump and one of his attorneys, ordering them to pay nearly $1 million for filing what he said was a bogus lawsuit against Trump's 2016 rival Hillary Clinton and others.

In a blistering filing on Thursday, U.S. District Judge Donald M. Middlebrooks accused Trump of a "pattern of abuse of the courts" for filing frivolous lawsuits for political purposes, which he said "undermines the rule of law" and "amounts to obstruction of justice."

"Here, we are confronted with a lawsuit that should never have been filed, which was completely frivolous, both factually and legally, and which was brought in bad faith for an improper purpose," he wrote.

Citing Trump's recent legal action against the Pulitzer Prize board, New York's attorney general, big tech companies and CNN, he described Trump as "a prolific and sophisticated litigant" who uses the courts "to seek revenge on political adversaries."

"He is the mastermind of strategic abuse of the judicial process," he wrote.
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#3161076 19-Nov-2023 09:01

The Washington Post - Voters must take Trump seriously and literally. The stakes are that high.

18 Nov 2023

Trump has spoken openly about a second term as a time of retribution, when he would weaponize the Justice Department to go after his opponents. ...

How literally to take everything Trump says is a good question.

He is a performance artist who lives in the moment. He knows how to shock and provoke his adversaries - and he includes the press among those adversaries. Does he mean what he says?

Another question is how much attention should be paid to him. ...

Trump’s rhetoric has become more extreme; it is language associated with authoritarian leaders of the past. ...

Should what he said be taken neither literally nor seriously, or has a Rubicon been crossed that, with an upcoming election, requires that he be taken both literally and seriously?

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#3161259 19-Nov-2023 18:12

The following refers to the newly-elected Speaker of the house, [Republican] Mike Johnson ...

The NY Times - Johnson Said in 2015 Trump Was Unfit and Could Be ‘Dangerous’ as President

14 Nov 2023

Years before he played a lead role in trying to help President Donald J. Trump stay in office after the 2020 election or defended him in two separate Senate impeachment trials, Speaker Mike Johnson bluntly asserted that Mr. Trump was unfit to serve and could be a danger as president.

“The thing about Donald Trump is that he lacks the character and the moral center we desperately need again in the White House,” Mr. Johnson wrote in a lengthy post on Facebook on Aug. 7, 2015 ...

“I am afraid he would break more things than he fixes. He is a hot head by nature, and that is a dangerous trait to have in a Commander in Chief.”

Mr. Johnson also questioned what would happen if “he decided to bomb another head of state merely disrespecting him.” ...

These days, Mr. Johnson only praises Mr. Trump ...

Politicians are so flexible ... 🙄

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#3161367 20-Nov-2023 08:35

Huffington Post: Jimmy Kimmel Fires Back At Trump Legal Threat With Most Backhanded Apology Ever

American television host and comedian Jimmy Kimmel fired back at Donald Trump and the rest of the team behind the former president’s failing social media venture after receiving a legal threat from the company over his jokes.

“He actually sees this stuff. He’s obsessed with himself and with what people say about him,” Kimmel said. “And because of that, we have somehow found ourselves once again in the wisp-thin crosshairs of our crazy ex-president and his compatriots.”

Kimmel mocked Truth Social earlier this week after The Hollywood Reporter said it had lost $73 million, leading to a demand from Trump Media and Technology Group for a retraction and apology from the late-night host.

Turns out, the company “only” lost $31.6 million, and Kimmel gladly set the record straight.

“In fairness, Truth Social isn’t a colossal failure. It’s only an abysmal failure,” Kimmel said. “I would like to do the right thing and congratulate our balloon-animal former president and his company on only losing $31.6 million. For you, that’s pretty good. That’s one of your best performances yet.”

He even offered a heartfelt apology.

“I’m deeply sorry you’re so bad at running companies,” Kimmel said.
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#3161368 20-Nov-2023 08:39

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#3161530 20-Nov-2023 12:54

The NY Times - Judge Rejects Trump Motion to Strike Jan. 6 Mentions From Federal Election Case

17 Nov 2023

The federal judge overseeing former President Donald J. Trump’s trial on charges of plotting to overturn the 2020 election rejected on Friday a request by Mr. Trump’s lawyers to remove language from his indictment describing the role he played in the violence that erupted at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

The ruling by the judge, Tanya S. Chutkan, was an initial step toward allowing prosecutors in the case to introduce evidence at trial that members of the mob that stormed the Capitol that day believed they were acting at Mr. Trump’s instruction. ...

Her decision to keep the references to the riot in the indictment came on the same day that a group of news organizations reiterated a request to televise the trial.

Lawyers for the news organizations said Mr. Trump had sought to challenge the “very legitimacy” of the case, and they argued that a live broadcast was needed so people could view the trial firsthand.

The trial is scheduled to begin in March.

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#3161536 20-Nov-2023 13:22

A Trump act-a-like has just been elected as Argentina's President.

That country has been a basket case financially for years.

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#3161558 20-Nov-2023 13:44

SJB: A Trump act-a-like has just been elected as Argentina's President.

Javier Milei in Buenos Aires on Sunday, as the country voted to choose its next leader.

As president, Mr. Milei has pledged to slash spending and taxes, close Argentina’s central bank and replace the nation’s currency with the U.S. dollar.

He has also proposed banning abortion, loosening regulations on guns and only considering countries who want to “fight against socialism” as Argentina’s allies, often naming the United States and Israel as examples.

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#3161644 20-Nov-2023 16:15

Christ, he looks like someone kicked out of a Vegas hotel for too much chaos during bachelor party.

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#3161716 20-Nov-2023 17:57

I suppose 140% inflation does bad things to your options.

You are not putting the lot that supervised that mess back in.

Argentina seems to have been cursed with bad Government from all sides.

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