Could Donald Trump screw up his own criminal trial?

@TheHorse (207411)
Walnut Creek, California
May 1, 2024 2:01pm CST
I am hearing and reading reports that former US "president" Donald Trump is dissatisfied with his lead attorney because he is not "going after" witnesses, the jury and the judge enough. Do you think he should pretend he never bumped uglies with Stormy Daniels and never had a 10-month affair with Karen McDougal? Or should he say those things may or may not have happened, but that they are not crimes? If I were his lawyer, I would try to show that paying off these women was Michael Cohen's idea, not Trump's own. Can the prosecution prove beyond a reasonable doubt that these payoffs were Trump's own idea? I'll attach a decent summary by a former prosecutor. I agree with much of what he says. What would you do if you were Trump's lawyer?
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Anna
@LadyDuck (460122)
• Switzerland
2 May
I told yesterday to my husband that Trump is trying to be put in jail so that he will appear as a victim of the bad American justice system. I am sure he thinks this will help his campaign. People voting against a corrupted legal system.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (460122)
• Switzerland
2 May
@TheHorse Important leaders in the past "faked" an aggression to gain pity, sympathy and support.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (207411)
• Walnut Creek, California
3 May
@LadyDuck Can you elaborate on this? "Important leaders in the past "faked" an aggression to gain pity, sympathy and support."
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The Horse
@TheHorse (207411)
• Walnut Creek, California
2 May
It's a ploy he might try. At this point he is pretty desperate.
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marguicha
@marguicha (216258)
• Chile
1 May
If I were a lawyer in the US I would not be tempted for any money to be Trumps attorney. Whatever the outcome, my life as a lawyer would end afterwards.
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marguicha
@marguicha (216258)
• Chile
1 May
@TheHorse Your country has BIG problems ahead.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (207411)
• Walnut Creek, California
2 May
@marguicha Why do you say that?
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The Horse
@TheHorse (207411)
• Walnut Creek, California
1 May
My sentiments exactly.
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Anne Marie Guyer
@LeaPea2417 (36573)
• Toccoa, Georgia
1 May
Yes, what you say, if I were his lawyer, try to prove it was Michael Cohen's idea. Here is another thing someone speculated online two days ago, that Trump may be seeking to spend a short time in Prison for pure political purposes, to make himself a Martyr because he knows people will vote for him. What do you think of that?
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The Horse
@TheHorse (207411)
• Walnut Creek, California
1 May
I have heard that too, and it may be a part of why the judge in the criminal case is so hesitant to put him behind bars. Technically, he may have violated his terms of release in his other pending cases.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (207411)
• Walnut Creek, California
1 May
@NJChicaa That's good news.
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NJ Chicaa
@NJChicaa (116260)
• United States
1 May
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Eva James
@wolfgirl569 (96282)
• Marion, Ohio
1 May
Trump won't listen to them and very possibly will say what his part was
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Eva James
@wolfgirl569 (96282)
• Marion, Ohio
2 May
@TheHorse I read this morning that he is admitting he wanted to go to the capital. Of course he is telling it like he was polite about it
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The Horse
@TheHorse (207411)
• Walnut Creek, California
2 May
@wolfgirl569 Oh, I think that has been confirmed. His SS Agents would not let him.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (207411)
• Walnut Creek, California
2 May
Trump is a compulsive liar. He still won't admit any of his shenanigans.
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Lenore Plassman
@sallypup (58277)
• Centralia, Washington
1 May
Some job I manage to close my eyes and do- shower drain has hair in it, I will try to fix the mess. Be T Butt's lawyer? That's a gagging offense.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (207411)
• Walnut Creek, California
1 May
I would not want to be his lawyer. How will you deal with the hair?
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Lenore Plassman
@sallypup (58277)
• Centralia, Washington
1 May
@TheHorse You don't really want the gory details?
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The Horse
@TheHorse (207411)
• Walnut Creek, California
2 May
@sallypup Well, not really. But I just just think about what I would do if Trump entered my house. Ew. That was a gross thought.
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LindaOH
@LindaOHio (158221)
• United States
2 May
I wouldn't be Trump's lawyer. Prior information would defer me from making such a decision. Have a good day.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (207411)
• Walnut Creek, California
2 May
His former lawyers do not fare well.
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BarBaraPrz
@BarBaraPrz (45653)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
1 May
"bumped uglies" Qu'est-ce que c'est?
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The Horse
@TheHorse (207411)
• Walnut Creek, California
2 May
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RasmaSandra
@RasmaSandra (74043)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
1 May
In my opinion this man could screw up his head, his life, and anyone and anything in his path,
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The Horse
@TheHorse (207411)
• Walnut Creek, California
2 May
He is a pain in the neck. I can't believe how vulnerable so many Americans were.
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