trump thinks only in terms of television. he picked the pretty lawyer because, in his mind, everyone that looks good is better than other people. his narcissism is chronic.
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He picked the pretty lawyer from the increasingly tiny pool of incompetent lawyers who are still willing to risk whatever career they ever hoped to have in exchange for being hung out to dry and screwed out of any money they expected to receive.
Trump truly believes that he's going to be President again, none way or another. If he doesn't win the actual vote he thinks that millions of his supporters will flood the streets and enthrone him. All the trials are merely a sideshow to him.
Reminds me of an old story. Son is condemned to be shot for cowardice. His father, the general, sends him a message to act bravely, because he will be pardoned at the last minute. The son faces his last hours coolly, because he has nothing to fear. When they finally slip the blindfold on he realizes that Daddy couldn't save him, but Daddy wanted him to die bravely. The only difference is Trump is the 'victim' who lies to himself.
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Also his dementia.
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"I do think part of the rough week he had was having chosen a counsel who doesn't seem to have any, not just chops, but judgment about how you try a case like this when it's already been established[,]and you may not quibble that your client has sexually assaulted the plaintiff and then lied about it."
Shitheads in Ohio be like, “Imma vote for him!” Because corporate journalism has failed catastrophically.
Stop blaming the media.
When he said he liked soldiers who didn't get captured, the main stream media reported it. When the pussy grabber tape came out the media was all over it. They played the tapes of him talking about perving on the Miss Teen USA contestants.
I saw one of his defenders on The View. One of the panelists kept repeating 'grab the pussy' over and over. The woman who was supporting Trump asked her not to use that offensive language.
The media reported and the MAGoos decided it didn't matter.
Stop absolving the media. They absolutely have some culpability here for treating whackjobs with the same credulity they treat scientists, treating existential threats against democracy as if they're a normal part of the political horse race, and otherwise perpetuating habitual and systemic balance fallacies on a massive scale. The "MAGoos" didn't just go off the deep end on their own; the media helped mislead them straight off it.
The other poster actually gave examples. You posted something but vague references to a "balance fallacy" (I love how you cited that, but not any examples. lol) . .and have a way better upvote to downvote ration than the other poster.
This is the perfect example of this place using the upvote as the "I agree" button rather than actual, good arguments that add to the discussion. People want to shit on the media, and you gave them an a vague, effectively unchallengeable post to do so. Congrats.
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Exactly, we all know what terrible person he is because of this.
Trump and his people treat the media the same way surly tweens treat their parents. If the NY Times says that Trump is one of the richest people in the world his people will repeat that claim over and over. If the Times says that Donnie took money from Putin it's FAKE NEWS!
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Looks like typical DJT operating procedures. Hire incompetence and then blame the system for their incompetence. I used to do high stakes litigation. We would have an attorney on our trial team whose only responsibility was preserving error. I wonder if DJT will sue her for malpractice. That would probably make her extra sad for servicing his tiny mushroom.
We gotta end small-dick hate, homedog.
It's not small dick hate. It's calling out the shallowest thing that would piss trump off. It's especially poetic as he makes exaggerated claims about his persons all the time, including what we know is a complete exaggeration on the size of his dick (thanks Stormy).
Any other person I'm in total agreement with you.
Just not this one. Not after he fucking mocked a disabled person on live TV and suffered zero consequences.
This is all we've got right now.
Being one of the lesser-endowed, I'll allow it.
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I don't hate small dicks. I hate people who act like massive assholes because they have small dicks.
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Didn’t she have a gaming laptop computer at the beginning of the trial in court? Game on!
And it wasn’t even hers. The gaming laptop belonged to the court and was used for the live transcript feed.
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I'm surprised how noteworthy people find this
Because it's funny either way.
Is she a legitimate attorney who is also a gamer and uses the same laptop for work so she can squeeze in some Rocket League during court recesses?
Or is she technologically incompetent, and bought an expensive laptop she didn't realize was the wrong tool for the job? She's proven she's incompetent as a lawyer, being unsavvy with tech is just icing on that cake.
Or maybe it's her nephew's gaming rig, and she's borrowing it for her big court case.
A gaming laptop is very capable for her work. It just doesn’t look professional for said work.
“360-noscopes” trough the courtroom.
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its like Joe Pesci's suit in my cousin vinny. like she had some misadventures in a net cafe.
I can imagine a panicked conversation at the nearest Walmart, "I was the only one without a laptop, and I need one, and it just needs to be able to handle whatever."
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I'm sure she just asked IT for the most powerful laptop she could get, and IT just shrugged and got out the corporate card. Or she games in her time off. Who knows, who cares.
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You get what you pay for 🤫
The funny part is, he lost the case so he is famous for stiffing the lawyers.
She is going to have to sue him for the payment. That's gonna be very funny to see.
Can he call for an appeal or mistrial based on inadequate legal protection or ineffective assistance of council?
Is that a thing?
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Then I want to thank Alina Habba for helping to preserve a chance for democracy in the US.
she was pretending to be smart.
Would I be a bigot if I were to observe that she probably wouldn't be trumps lawyer if she were an overweight balding middle aged male?
No because you're not judging anyone but trump
Lol. Let's see if she gets paid.
I'd say what kind of professional wouldn't get payment upfront from Trump these days, but
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But people here on Lemmy have told me repeatedly that she isn't stupid and that she was creatively doing Trump's bidding! As recently as yesterday!
Do you mean to tell me she is stupid?!
Well, to be fair, it’s quite possible for her to be both stupid AND doing Trump’s bidding. It’s not like he is firing on all cylinders, the guy brags about being able to pick out a whale from a from a lineup of fruits and vegetables.
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Reminder that Trump could have used the more competent Christopher Kise for this.
I guess pretending to be smart didn't work out so well for Habba this time.
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