• PeleSpirit@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    This explains a lot. They also don’t think he’ll actually go to jail.

    The ex-president’s legal advisers had long ago told Trump that his chances of winning at trial are close to zero — hence, their scorched-earth, “Fyre Festival”-style courtroom performances. According to the three sources, several Trump attorneys and other key allies have advised him that the more the New York judge supposedly “overreacts” — including perhaps remanding Trump — the better their case for an appeal will be.

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      1 year ago

      The funnier version would be if they do think he’ll be arrested and are intentionally trying to get him remanded to custody.

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      The liability is what else comes out of happens as a function of this trial. It can materially impact his other trials.