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I think it's going to be the exact opposite. They'll make a mockery of the justice system and turn it into a circus. The media will report every day and Drumph will keep his name continuously talked about. Meanwhile his team will watch what is reported nightly so they can strategize a narrative for "his viewers" while at the same time going as close to whatever line(s) as they can without crossing, but still keeping it a spectacle. It'll be even worse than the 4 years he was president.
Perhaps, but Alex could never say "you can't do that to an ex-president."
Jones did say all kinds of other dumb shit, but not that.
Trump also has a slightly more rabid following.
Trump will just play the wounded lamb for a nationwide audience, 1/3rd of which will lap it up.
Trials are about the facts tho and as they come out frump can't really attack the facts. He can't speak out during the trial so I'm not sure what you guys think he's gonna even be able to do much less get away with.
The place where it'll matter is in the breakdowns by pundits. It will be very hard for the right wing machine to build viable defense talking points when the facts are so clear.
I hope you're right.
Their defense is already established. It's a "witch hunt", "corruption", "politically motivated". Delegitimizing the current authority, where this kind of act is deemed illegal, is the goal. We have too many "uneducated" people, looking for "love", in this country.
True, but u saw him lose a lot of support during the Jan 6th trials as they simply played the videos from that day. The trial will be largely the same. Evidence presented, cut and dry and there's no ability for the right wing news cycle to spin this as not a crime.
They cross the lines every day. Just a little. Problem is, the lines moves to compensate, instead of standing their ground.