James GleickTrump suddenly demands his DC trial be televised! Is he:
Out of his mind?
Bluffing?
Confused about the rules of evidence?
Planning to rage and rant and hope to be gagged?
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Simon Zerafa1,3 and 4 I should think 🫤🤷♂️
Kagan MacTane (he/him)@simonzerafa @JamesGleick This right here.
Dave McKay@JamesGleick You know you can create multiple choice polls on here, right?
Karen E. Lund 💙💛@JamesGleick Probably all of the above, but I voted for the one I'm absolutely certain of.
Samhain Night@JamesGleick All of the above
Carl (He/Him)To be more specific, Trump is uninterested in the result of the trial and instead plans to use the publicity to energize his base, win the election, and pardon himself.
Zack Weinberg@JamesGleick I feel that all four options imply more strategic forethought than I have any evidence he is capable of.
Erik Jonker@JamesGleick Smart move, make it a spectacle for his supporters
@ErikJonker Absolutely not—except for the possibility of his taking the stand and disregarding the judges rulings and creating his own brief spectacle. The rest of the trial, weeks or months, will be a devastating and idiot-proof narrative of Trump’s criminality. I pray it will be televised.
@JamesGleick i hope you are right
William@JamesGleick @ErikJonker are you assuming that the televising of the trial will be in any way uniform? That seems brave.
You know Fox etc will show Trump's grandstanding and outbursts but will not air any of the evidence and testimony against him. It would be exactly what he wants.
MackajI assume if it's televised his team will record it. Afterwards he'll play chosen clips to support a narrative he'll create to "prove" he's been targeted and victimised. He'll weaponise the footage.
@mackaj Millions of others will be riveted in real time, and will be informed or reminded of every detail of Trump’s conspiracy to defraud the United States, witness tampering, conspiracy against the rights of citizens, and incitement of an insurrection.
So you think it should be televised then?
I think that would be playing with fire myself, but what do I know 🤷🏻♂️
@mackaj I don’t know if it “should,” but I’m hoping it will be.
Arena Cops 🇺🇦✌@JamesGleick Suggestion for another poll:
Why should we not trust an ex-official constantly inciting crimes?
https://time.com/5913960/trump-endangering-national-security/
#RuleOfLaw #AccountabilityMatters #JusticeMatters #DisqualifyTrump #IncitementToViolence #IncitementToInsurrection #Treason #DefraudingAmerica #LootingAmerica #SellingOutAmerica #ServingPutin
JustAnotherWizard@JamesGleick You did not have an "all of the above" choice.
Gabriel Pettier@JamesGleick if it's accepted, he'll work the public, his base, and victimize himself on tv to incite another revolt when he loses the case. If it's refused, he'll claim they don't want the truth out for all to see, and he'll victimize himself on social media to incite another revolt.
Option 4 was the closest, so i voted that.
gregg r◉ All of the above 🤦🏻♂️
Joe@JamesGleick Why not all four?
Jaco G@JamesGleick He wants to play victim and get an angry mob of his supporters to intimidate the judge, opposing counsel etc.
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Graydon@JamesGleick If it's televised, he can summon minions to come kill the judge and the bailiffs to stay out of jail.
Dame-Armiger Kali Ranya ⚔️🐈@JamesGleick none of the above, he wants to use it for stump speeches, with no thought of consequences whatsoever
(moved)Galbinus Caeli 🌯@JamesGleick all of the above
ArtemesiaHe has realized it's easier to fundraise off his stunts if they're on video.
Joana de Castro Arnaud@JamesGleick Any publicity is good publicity. #irony
I think that Trump wants to rally his followers, and a courtroom is a place as good as any other to him.
I think that Trump wants to rally his followers, and a courtroom is a place as good as any other to him.
@JamesGleick This needs to be the kind of poll that accepts multiple options. Too many of them make sense; I really think the truth is a combo.
Jim E-H 🇺🇦@JamesGleick Like everything else, it's to try to get elected dictator and make it all go away, because he knows he's not going to win in court. Not because he necessarily understands the law or believes his lawyers, but the fact he he's being tried at all means the justice system is all enemy that's out to get him.
Manuel Correia@JamesGleick
"Confused" is a generous way of putting it.
"Confused" is a generous way of putting it.
@JamesGleick I'm surprised more didn't vote for Bluffing or Confused.
Elaine@JamesGleick ... a wanker?