'If I did it': Facing trial and jail fears, Trump’s lawyers lob defenses

Donald Trump’s lawyers detailed Trump’s defense in his criminal trial for the first time, arguing that nothing happened. MSNBC’s Ari Melber breaks down Trump’s defense in this report. (Check out The Beat's playlist: msnbc.com/ari Connect with Ari Melber: / arimelber )
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[@Democracy.Will.Win.866]

If you get a dishonorable discharge from the military, you lose benefits. Same should be for ex- potus convicted of crimes.

[@WhispersintheWind-72]

Absolutely!!!

[@rmichaelwarren5646]

@@WhispersintheWind-72 Excellent point!

[@lynnjacobs2091]

@@oppressedspeakeroftruth6558 Not YET!! Stay tuned!!!

[@lightwillprevail]

Agreed! 💯 Percent!! No more secret service, pension etc 🤑

[@besmartvoteblue2702]

@@oppressedspeakeroftruth6558 try to follow along.

[@quakerninja]

Trump says gag orders are bad because they limit his speech but he's ok with an Non Disclosure Agreement that does the same thing.

[@mamiemartinson4649]

How much would it cost to pay him to shut up and move to Russia?

[@seewhativescene]

Nondisclosures are shady but definitely legal practices that don't break any laws, unless a crime is committed

[@typicalhguy9290]

Both parties enter into the NDA voluntarily. Trump didn't volunteer for the gag order, although he certainly earned it.

[@philipd8868]

Exactly

[@spooky3669]

@@mamiemartinson4649 Actual Jail Time!

[@RefrigeratorWilliamPerry5432]

As a black Republican, i cast my vote for Joe Biden 👤

[@oppressedspeakeroftruth6558]

😅

[@MAGA.Cult.Society]

I don't agree with all Democrat views, but I see more of me in the Democrat party than MAGA. I am Ridin with Biden

[@oppressedspeakeroftruth6558]

😂

[@miker.988]

As a white Republican, I have to vote for Biden as a vote for the only qualified candidatr.

[@jandunn169]

Thank you because, Maga would be only to happy to forget American history.

[@ZaftigJacki]

$130,000 for a photo-op with Stormy! Cuz....nuthin' happened! Awesome defense!

[@oppressedspeakeroftruth6558]

The corvette was guarding the filing cabinet 😂

[@micheleconner5083]

And if it did happen, it was consensual. Still say,she was an expensive piece! Not so much the payoff to keep things quite,but the lawyers fees are sure piling up!!

[@rogerthat4545]

Sources on what happened? Maybe they could take a picture of trump's tiny little mushroom like they did with Michael Jackson and see if it corresponds with the hookers description?

[@jeanetteskrobarcek8627]

Yep, and he used tax payer money...he's never spent a dime of his own money....except maybe recently when the GOP reufsed to pay his fines, etc anymore.

[@jeanetteskrobarcek8627]

the RNC will get broke or tired of paying his fines too soon

[@danielmatheus6620]

That's the typical Trump. It's always "nothing happened", "someone else did it", "I was allowed".

[@mikekelley2877]

My thoughts exactly.

[@ianw0ng]

rinse, repeat, everytime.

[@user-ek3ib3bk6i]

Always the other guy …. Takes no responsibility….

[@eby2257]

Yesterday Joe Briben said "Donald trump has proved we can't be trusted"!!!!! LOL Even YOUR crusty old Joe Briben doesn't trust Demonrats!!! Like Briben said "Four more years pause"!! Can't make this up, Cornhole!!

[@bmjpdx9222]

@@eby2257 covfefe

[@user-ms9kg8gc3l]

Save our democracy Vote Biden /Harris 2024

[@maharajjinkb7824]

Save our democracy. Vote Trump 2024.

[@caribbeangirl7876]

The rat was caught with the cheese in his mouth but swear it was the mouse who stole the cheese.

[@seewhativescene]

Maga Trump queens they share in the same schemes

[@TRE45ON.is.Bat5hit.Crazy.U.S.G]

Trump can kick and scream all he wants, but he’s shootings blanks. The dignity of a nation relies on holding Trump accountable. For everything.

[@ketanjibrownsfavemolester7592]

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA !!!...👈🤣.. 😂👉 "dignity"...

[@ketanjibrownsfavemolester7592]

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA !!!...👈👈🤣

[@ketanjibrownsfavemolester7592]

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA !!! ......🤣👆...

[@CrazyCoconut-ky3gp]

If you think Trump's collapsing under all the pressure, imagine what his diaper is going through right now..

[@DasBoot-lr3cz]

If Trump thinks he can just sit in a courtroom and fart his way back into the White House, then he's got another think coming!

[@sharonwashington9315]

+cohen went to jail what about trump, cohen was following trump orders and commands

[@mikemccoy3430]

That was the second bullet point of the defence. Cohen did it, drumpf didn't know anything about it. Cohen went to prison for what Cohen did. It will be interesting to see if they can pull that one off, but it ain't looking good right now.

[@typicalhguy9290]

That's one of the points of contention here. Prosecutors will be trying to make the case that Cohen was taking action at Trump's behest, defense will be trying to say he operated on his own.

[@HitsFromThePast]

Under pmurT's DOJ, go figure.

[@darrenengels9584]

If it was a crime for Cohen, it was a crime for Trump.

[@LaLadybug2011]

And then Cohen lost his law license because of that POTrash

[@TheAquabears]

trump's defense is basically The Narcissist's Prayer: "I didn't do it... but if I did, then it wasn't that bad... and if it was, then it's not a big deal... and if it is, that's not my fault... and if it is, then I didn't mean it... and if I did... then you deserved it!"

[@lightwillprevail]

Good one! 👍 😊

[@micheleconner5083]

Got that right!

[@joannemarin1067]

Perfect 👍

[@user-ul4ew7vt7h]

The previous reply hit the nail on the head, good on you

[@larindanomikos]

Wow!

[@kbone8137]

Breaking: Meadows, Giuliani, and other Trump associates indicted in Arizona 2020 election subversion case

[@ketanjibrownsfavemolester7592]

Ham sandwich.. 👈

[@mikehersh6192]

We have been waiting for this. 🤪🤓🌵🌵

[@josephjones825]

😂 Fake news

[@ketanjibrownsfavemolester7592]

Ham sandwich...👈

[@Andy-ov9qd]

It's not indictments according to Alan Dershowitz, it's a prosecutorial abuse, an other words lawlessness and end of Democracy. How blind you supposed to be not to see it.

[@ChristineJSmith16]

One word: Guilty!

[@ketanjibrownsfavemolester7592]

NICE HAIR....👈😁👍... 😁👉 I mean, on your upper lip...

[@76ghesx]

You're A Communist Democrat

[@commonsense3632]

Do you have facts backing up your statement? Can you also send us a picture of Bidens uncle in steak form the cannibals that ate him? BBQ pictures work too!!!

[@ag4allgood]

3 words - GUILTY AF !

[@ketanjibrownsfavemolester7592]

SANDPAPER 👈😁 will work, to remove your "stache"... 😁👉 Remember, "No pain, No, not lookin' like a gorilla"...

[@lisacordial8430]

To anyone, put Trump behind bars! If you don't you will eventually end up regretting it!

[@Opinionsrnotfacts574]

While they understand threatening antisemitism from College Students as evil they don't see the problem with Trump's threats. It is a double standard!

[@Baliane22]

I think trump wants to be thrown in jail temporarily. Not because he feels guilty but because he hopes it will galvanize his base to do something crazy and raise him money.

[@herballycorrect]

Prosecuting your top political opponent: What people fail to realize is the fact that once you start abusing power there's usually no going back. So now criminally prosecuting your political opponent is acceptable. This makes us just like Russia, North Korea, China, etc. What made America great was the fact that we had a true democracy that is now gone!

[@albertinsinger7443]

Trump is the only person that can save the US Democracy and the world from Biden’s wars.

[@GeeBee909]

Soulless people with a soulless defense

[@seewhativescene]

Soulless witnesses too😂 National enquirer, shady lawyer, pornstar 1 night stand, Playboy mistress

[@carolgates5297]

The horror of the spoiled brat... I have family just like him and they love him. It's gross

[@Alwaysherethere]

Me too and I can't get through to them!

[@kealakennelly1872]

He makes it ok to be a narcissistic, selfish, terrible person. Those are the kinds of people that idolize Trump. Both my parents are Trumpers. We don’t talk anymore

[@MissRed92837]

Me too. My brother is a little Trump terrorizing the whole family. 🤢

[@concerned9027]

Well if you think America is going smooth right now, you are settling for less! Call Trump a brat, but our country was not like this! America is being given away and we are on the brink of terror attacks and you all love Biden! Don’t scream for help! No one will hear you I’m afraid!

[@Goofenheimer]

Ari .. Thank You for your honest and clear to understanding reporting.

[@seewhativescene]

He compelled Navarro and Epstyn to snitch on themselves live on air 😂😂😂

[@Queequeg61]

This is starting to sound like a third grade playground scuffle.

[@ThruAWiderLens]

About Trump’s emotional level, third grade.

[@seewhativescene]

They're gonna need to house all of them in their own prison at this point

[@mikekelley2877]

They keep repeating, "Nothing happened" and yet, they can't even provide proof of their baseless claims.

[@ronaldking1054]

Nothing happened is a little easier to try to prove. They only have to hit the implications, and people generally do badly at trying to figure out what things imply. Stupid story: It's a superhero movie thing, but it's pretty obvious. One of the characters had a grandfather, which was the hero's mother's father. That is shown on film and in dialog. The other parent, his father, is an alien. He's not a half-alien and he is ancient. By ancient, I mean thousands to millions of years old. A guy tried to claim a guy that is a little over 100 years was the ancient alien's parent because he made the statement that humans have multiple grandfathers when someone else said the guy that lived a little over a hundred years could not be a grandfather because we know who the maternal grandfather was. When I pointed out that he stated through his implication that the human would have to be the paternal grandfather, which meant he was the father of the thousand to millions of years old alien, the guy said he never said such a thing. He couldn't understand his own implication. This is the Trump story. Michael Cohen set up payments for $180,000. $130,000 was the loan and $50,000 was for tech services. Because Trump claimed it was income rather than legal reimbursements, the money became income, and as such, the government was going to take a full $180,000 of the payment as taxation, which means that $180,000 of the future payment was going to be taxation, and it was going to go to the government because of the mischaracterization of income rather than reimbursement. That means that $360,000 was actually reimbursement for the value of the loan. $60,000 was claimed to be a year-end bonus for the man. That brings everything up to $420,000. Year-end bonuses are not the man's actual wage, right? How much of the money was Cohen's actual wage for doing this particular legal work? It's negative because the loan actually had interest accruing and it doesn't pay for payroll taxes such as Social Security and Medicare. We are supposed to believe this math was actual accounting. If you do not look at what the actual wage was based on the story, someone might actually believe this nonsense.

[@user-gj5sm9ur9b]

And then there’s the audio recording where he’s the one directing the payments by saying why don’t we just pay in cash, and then there is him saying well let’s stiff her now that I am president we don’t need to pay her, which means it wasn’t for his familyI think this is an open case my opinion he’s unless he gets to the jury and threatens them

[@ketanjibrownsfavemolester7592]

I'll wait for an attorney to comment, thanks.. 👈😆

[@DuaneHallinSD]

@@ketanjibrownsfavemolester7592 He's right. ~ an attorney

[@ketanjibrownsfavemolester7592]

@@DuaneHallinSD Russian attorneys don't count..🤷

[@larindanomikos]

​@@DuaneHallinSD😅

[@patsdroid18]

@@ketanjibrownsfavemolester7592 what an atrocious name you need to be on a watchlist and have all your guns taken as you are clearly not stable

[@sharonthomas9357]

He did it!!! Wth put him solitary by himself no phone he's not special

[@lightwillprevail]

No secret service detail, protective custody is available in jail for all 👍

[@seewhativescene]

If they repeal that law he might get grandfathered in smh, hopefully not - just take his phone away no visitation lol ​@@lightwillprevail

[@lightwillprevail]

@@seewhativescene his lifeline to psychic vampirism? Yes

[@kiko00772]

Don't let him off the hook.😡

[@leewang4539]

I'll tell you who prays every night he gets jail and not 'home detention', Melania.

[@micheleconner5083]

He'd be confined to his place in New York.

[@gratefultube]

Can hardly wait for the moment when the result of the jury's deliberations is announced.

[@bmjpdx9222]

To quote Alvin the Chipmunk, "Please, Christmas, don't be late."

[@terri6854]

What are the chances of there not being just one MAGA sympathizer among the jury? 30% of the country still supports him after all this time and evidence of his corruption, and 50% will still vote for him.

[@misselanys1219]

Dont hold your breath. TheSupremes are slow walking the whole thing including the decision until after the election. Whatever they gottado to save their kingrat right?

[@micheleconner5083]

Did Blanche actually say that? How crazy to even think that! For a person who claims that they didnt do anything,they sure went through lots of hoops that indicate otherwise!

[@donnewton7858]

When Trump was born, something criminal happened.

[@davidmccarthy6061]

That was a major missed abortion opportunity!

[@SirComaCaCa-xj2ug]

If Trump doesn't spend the rest of his life in prison, there is no justice in America. Trump is a national embarrassment!

[@oppressedspeakeroftruth6558]

Doesn't mean much coming from a Biden supporter

[@MAGA.Cult.Society]

I don't agree with all Democrat views, but I see more of me in the Democrat party than MAGA. I am Ridin with Biden

[@oppressedspeakeroftruth6558]

Bot 😂

[@Flyrabbit1]

Even if he’s convicted of this he will not go to jail very long sadly

[@larindanomikos]

​@@Flyrabbit1What do you know about it?

[@rjlchristie]

If trhese excuses prevail then the question arises as to why Cohen went to jail.

[@ErrolWoodberry-uv7yg]

Ari u da man

[@thomasa8814]

"We have evidence that this happened." Defense: "not uh."

[@JusticeFALL-USA]

Love that word CONSPIRED, which blows up like a balloon.

[@judithholder2537]

He was inspired, so he conspired, if convicted, he may expire?

[@maharajjinkb7824]

Some facts - Trump won 2020. The election was rigged for Biden. The Jan 6 protest rally was infiltrated and hijacked by anti-Trump forces, including FBI agents/assets dressed as Trump supporters, who were there only to help foment a riot,. a riot which would then be used in an 'Attack on the Capitol' disinformation campaign. Wake up.

[@rotnbazturd7569]

There is a difference between influence and deceit.

[@barrywellar9322]

What next? "The devil made me do it". Yes, that's the ticket.

[@triarb5790]

Hunter's laptop made him do it.

[@7scientist]

The fact that the state of New York is finally catching up with a crime which happened 8 years ago is not actually very encouraging. When it comes to the federal system holding Trump accountable before the election, we're looking at a catastrophic failure.

[@earnhar768]

Trump got his defense from that Shaggy song, It Wasn’t Me. 😂

[@QueerOldMagic]

A factual defense is generally a bad idea when the Defendant has made statements that they have engaged in that conduct….

[@ketanjibrownsfavemolester7592]

Thanks, but I'll wait for an attorney to respond..👈😉

[@dolesncmor]

​@@ketanjibrownsfavemolester7592yeah ask Rudy. He lies like a rug.

[@dolesncmor]

​@@ketanjibrownsfavemolester7592yeah ask Rudy. He lies like a rug.

[@paulnolan4971]

@@ketanjibrownsfavemolester7592 🤡

[@lisacordial8430]

Trump's talk in action is clearly what I want in a president! Not

[@cjzito]

"There's nothing wrong with trying to influence an election." Hmmmm . . . Let's go with this analogy: So all defense counsels for accused bank robbers can now use the statement: "There's nothing wrong with trying to withdraw money from a bank".

[@paulpaul9226]

The check to stormy had the signature of Trump's lawyer so paying the lawyer back for setting up a agreement is a " legal fee "

[@MsBerries25]

Unless of course that lawyer was acting on the orders of a presidential candidate who wanted to hide his debauchery from potential voters and influence the election

[@DuaneHallinSD]

Tell it to the jury.

[@ThruAWiderLens]

And if you order someone to go into a liquor store and hold it up, I guess you’re not guilty if you made them use their own gun??? Nice try on that.

[@nonya.bizness]

3 except cohen was paid $420k, including $130k to reimburse him for the hush money payment. it's all on paper, funny guy.

[@robertvanruyssevelt7159]

Paying a lawyer for services rendered is a legal fee. Reimbursing him for a payment on your behalf is not a legal expense.

[@michelewarnecke4535]

I wonder if the hotel in Tahoe has security camera footage showing Stormy entering his suite. If they did, I imagine Trump made sure it was deleted.

[@dougwristen2228]

trumps stupid enough to have the video tape in his personal collection , used to feed the starving EGO late at night.

[@seantlewis376]

I remember a popular bumper sticker slogan from the 70s: "If you can't dazzle them with brilliance, baffle them with bullsh*t." It must have been written by a defense attorney.

[@tormundgaint1022]

Trump is using this 😂

[@mr.peanut344]

Trump, “ If I did it, O.J. did it” 🤷🏽‍♂️ 🔪 🍊

[@lightwillprevail]

Here they go, throwing spaghetti and confusion against the wall to see what sticks.. by a former member of our justice department! How noble 😜

[@Alwaysherethere]

When he admits to doing something wrong im going to pass out!

[@patti21125150]

Do they have the right to appeal without any grounds for an appeal??

[@bmjpdx9222]

Of course not. And disagreeing with a verdict is not grounds for appeal.

[@LT-em1vu]

He will walk get ready

[@loganwrider]

Any rational person can see his guilt, regardless of all this court drama. If he isn't convicted, then, the justice system is all BS mind-snot.

[@micheleconner5083]

It's for the jury to decide if the prosecution made their case,or if the defense did. You have to put Balmer where blame is due. The jury decides.

[@loganwrider]

@@micheleconner5083.......any rational person can see his guilt, regardless of what the legal system drama proclaims.

[@biglongcadillac]

Popcorn, Pepsi, puff-puff-pass

[@bmjpdx9222]

Sweeten up that Pepsi with some Ezra Brooks, please!

[@ErrolWoodberry-uv7yg]

You have to love ari

[@juliaperriello9394]

Sounds like gaslighting…. 🤨

[@TeresaDragstrem-ts9rq]

Wait, isn’t that the OJ line? Karmic tragedy, never EVER attach to his star!

[@dynomitenash8970]

You caught that too! I was looking for a comment that recognized the title for OJ's book, IF I DID IT.

[@adamlunn3071]

Stormy also says nothing happened 😂

[@adamlunn3071]

Stormy reckons it was a dishonorable discharge too.

[@triarb5790]

Now that reposte made me lol 😃

[@wiz_kid]

This is actually good reporting I'm shocked.

[@cassykaye7596]

Like how Ari explains

[@bmjpdx9222]

Three defenses that are mutually exclusive. That doesn't sound like a solid case for the defense.

[@richyp64]

We're so close to getting him this time. We can only hope that it isn't too late to save our democracy. 💙💙

[@josephjones825]

Your demonocracy is finished, Bub. 😂👍

[@adamgfleming5397]

When they say nothing happened please dont put a green sign saying factual next to it.

[@josephadiaz8343]

Thank you Ari 👍♥️🙏✝️✌️😎

[@AlB-qu7kn]

😂 Trump should’ve collaborated with the OJ while he was alive and wrote a book called “if I did it (DT’s version) 😂😂😂

[@hectorsierra5183]

I've always been an extremely harsh critic of our political apparatus, ALL SIDES. ZERO BIAS! That being said, I'm absolutely blown away with the GOP. The guy has clearly broken the law and charged many many many times. He's a co-conspirator in a case where the other conspirator went to Prison! And the GOP nominates this guy to represent the republican party. Again, I'm absolutely blown away. Almost certainly, there'll be documentaries and perhaps a movie. This will be remembered, and history will not be good to all those who were complicit. Republicans need someone like Mitt Romney or Liz Cheney to lead this party back to where it should be.

[@jimc4839]

It's maddening. The GOP is spineless.

[@RandR55]

There must be significant cognitive dissonance for his legal team in having to make any defence for Trump in all the circumstances. I hope they have at least locked down their fees, because after this all credibility goes out the window and getting work from any legitimate client will be difficult if not impossible.

[@kateelderson]

Whichever way you slice it, the defendant is guilty.

[@sourcingsailor4987]

As a small business owner for 30 years, I fired a manager of mine, who worked for me for eight years, because he took petty cash given to him to pay for luncheons and dinners for employees of the office. I fired him, because he would pay the lunch/dinner bill for my employees with his personal credit card and pocket the cash. He told me he did so, because it was more convenient, but what he was doing was getting 5% cash back on his personal credit card(s) at MY expense, because the few hundred dollars it cost for lunch/dinner and so on was my dime, not his! He did this for awhile. I said all that to say this, he deserved to be fired, yet Trump is doing everything he can to avoid being held accountable for his crimes? Make it make sense!

[@Nic1Moreno]

It's only criminal if the act lasted more than 90 seconds....BASJCALLY WHAT THEIR SAYING

[@spir5102]

I really like your breakdown of the legal tactics and philosophies that could be used. Very interesting.

[@bobbyg7719]

I'm still scratching my head. America traded in a new Corvette for an old Ford Pinto with no battery, and broken headlights. 🤔

[@dolesncmor]

What a great descriptive of Trump. And yes Obama was a beautiful black corvette.

[@JGold-cu5mo]

Well now dang it good bobby g. Ya'all scratching from the cooties 'gain? Dont let you critters do ya thinking,m ya'all better climb back into mommas bed for a cuddle now ya hear me? 🤔 🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂

[@brettfavrewelfarequeen9886]

Trump drives a golf cart. Joe drives a '67 Corvette Stringray.

[@thomasbullen5239]

The orange Traitor doesn't even have a driver's license! Guess he was too scared to learn.

[@JGold-cu5mo]

You all still there y'all bobby g. DANG if you aint stupid, is as, stupid does pornstars. Yehhhaaa bobby g. yEEEEhaaaaaa

[@Dan-nt2yb]

Let’s just hope that they haven’t secured the services of the OJ jury.😩

[@Flyrabbit1]

This is such a good explanation. Sadly this is how I think he’s going to get off .. #3 he did it but it’s not illegal

[@dougwristen2228]

it's his illegal bookkeeping skills that are the problem , claiming it as a campaign expence , and the misuse of campaign funds to hide affairs of the candidate. trump is not getting out of this one , and will not be grifting for very much longer.

[@NT4XT]

Oh Pooh. Because Appeal upon conviction is a given.

[@oppressedspeakeroftruth6558]

Can't waitnfor tomorrow's episode of the coyote vs road runner

[@bradhombre6912]

Isn't this defense similar to saying you can't charge obstruction of justice unless you charge for the underlying crime?

[@alexandergaus493]

The old "Nothing happened, it wasn't me and also that's not illegal." Defense... And the worrying part: It often seem to work.

[@ketanjibrownsfavemolester7592]

I'M SO MAD AT MY MOTHER !!!..👈😵 SHE KEEPS SENDING TRUMP MY ALLOWANCE !!!...👈😵... 😵👉 I'M 29 FOR CHRIST'S SAKES !!!....

[@DuaneHallinSD]

QUIT YELLING!! The baby's sleeping. 😳

[@biglongcadillac]

Lolololol

[@ketanjibrownsfavemolester7592]

@@DuaneHallinSD MY OTHER MOM LET ME VOTE WHEN I WAS 16 !!!...👈😵... BUT THAT WAS FOR SOME KENYAN !!!...

[@DuaneHallinSD]

@@ketanjibrownsfavemolester7592 Started happy hour already grandma?

[@reneelibby4885]

well your mother is stupid .

[@linda4702]

"also" could imply that they are all criminals

[@dannw.5966]

Would it not be easier, if the defense has ONE EXPLANATION !! you cant pick amongst several, depending on the weather !!

[@carolutley6523]

Where's Ronan Farrow?

[@grantwallace1882]

If this becomes "usual", America is truly lost.

[@Eliteswanteverything]

Well, that’s pretty ridiculous..

[@sparrowgael]

This actually made me nauseous. My "TDS" is giving me PTSD.

[@MA-wo5gy]

Innocent people don't try to delay the process all of the time.

[@puDDles33]

well Ari this is worrisome but I appreciate your honesty and reporting ~ thank you

[@orderandchaos_at_work]

Democracy is freedom

[@Mac-ix4qp]

Still going with the 'jail fears' description? I doubt it if Bone Spurs can violate gag orders daily and doesn't get thrown in a cell.

[@matuidiwilliams7679]

this man must be candace owens father

[@KeithHeinrich]

Lol. How are they going to get away with that under oath?

[@lucamatteobarbieri2493]

Call him what you want, but he will always be Captain Bone Spur in my heart

[@user-wn4yj5mu7n]

An ambitious and interesting piece of journalism!

[@patti21125150]

There is if you're telling lies about others to do that influencing!!

[@mikehersh6192]

Rudy meadows boris all indicted in Arizona finally 🌵🌵🌵🌵💃🕺💃🕺🤪

[@ketanjibrownsfavemolester7592]

Ham sandwich...👈

[@ianmcgrath4170]

@@ketanjibrownsfavemolester7592 Clown.

[@Andy-ov9qd]

You are one putz.

[@DuaneHallinSD]

@@ketanjibrownsfavemolester7592 Have you heard of the "Trump Club Sandwich" ? The Trumpf club sandwich consists of toasted white bread, with an orange glaze on the outside, it's full of baloney and spam, with Russian dressing and a small pickle on the side. The pickle can be substituted out for a small mushroom head for only $130K

[@nonya.bizness]

all except the 'bossman'.

[@thegenuinesmith]

What about the falsification of business records???

[@sethabel4315]

Another game of hide the mushroom.

[@maryhjort7318]

Its not called democracy.

[@user-eu7xx2ud7f]

Thats no ones business

[@marlaohanlon2909]

“ALSO “

[@mikenorton2727]

If it did happen we have no defense.

[@sskillie1]

So confusing

[@hansfreekit]

For anybody else it would not matter - no crime - BUT!!! .. some will see this as a chance to put the creep behind bars, for everything else he's got away with. And that list is HUGE. Jury, please don't miss this chance.

[@LaurieValdez-zk3dy]

What ???

[@LaurieValdez-zk3dy]

"' DO AS I SAY NOT AS I DO "'

[@LaurieValdez-zk3dy]

False speech

[@Opinionsrnotfacts574]

Note the comparison between Trump's outbursts breaching his gag order and the College Students on campus and their evil taunts. Both are reprehensible - yet the Right demands Trump's right to intimidate witnesses and jurors and officers of the court.

[@glennwelsh9784]

Donnie's defenses/excuses typically are: 1) I didn't do it and nothing happened. 2) If I did it, it wasn't wrong. 3) If I did it and it was wrong, then so what? Others do it too and get away with it, so it's unfair to punish me and I should also be allowed to get away with it. 4) Yeah, I did it. But nobody has tried to stop me before, so they shouldn't try to stop me now and I should be allowed to keep doing it. 5) Yeah, I did it. But other people have done worse things, so you should go after them and let me go. Throw all of those excuses together, and you have a cocktail of "mindfuckery" that permits him to do whatever he wants and absolutely never face accountability.

[@user-ld5xy6wd4q]

Teach a lesson Mouthy is bad in court 😂