The Trump Arrest Thread!

[Angel Eyes]

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday ordered adult film actress Stormy Daniels to pay former President Donald Trump almost $122,000 in legal fees, stemming from a defamation lawsuit she filed in 2018 against Trump that was later dismissed.

https://www.theepochtimes.com/appeals-court-orders-stormy-daniels-to-pay-trump-almost-122000-in-legal-fees_5172923.html

[MillCreek]

There shouldn't.

Though a President Sears would be much preferable to whatever it is we have at present...

And why do you think there shouldn't be a female US President?

[WLJ]

What if Biden announced he was now identifying as a woman? Would they count him as the first woman president?

[dogmush]

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday ordered adult film actress Stormy Daniels to pay former President Donald Trump almost $122,000 in legal fees, stemming from a defamation lawsuit she filed in 2018 against Trump that was later dismissed.

https://www.theepochtimes.com/appeals-court-orders-stormy-daniels-to-pay-trump-almost-122000-in-legal-fees_5172923.html

Isn't that pretty much all the money she received to start this whole saga?

[Angel Eyes]

https://www.theepochtimes.com/appeals-court-orders-stormy-daniels-to-pay-trump-almost-122000-in-legal-fees_5172923.html


Isn't that pretty much all the money she received to start this whole saga?

I'm sure the publicity has helped her ... ahem ... career in other ways.

[Cliffh]

And why do you think there shouldn't be a female US President?

Even if a woman was elected as President does mean we'd end up with a "First Gentleman"

[Perd Hapley]

And why do you think there shouldn't be a female US President?

The same reason we shouldn’t have female governors, senators, tank crews, or combat pilots. “Smashing the patriarchy” is (part of) what got us into this mess. We need more of traditional gender roles; not less.

That being said, I would certainly vote for a President Nikki Haley or Winsome Sears over a Gavin Newsom.

[WLJ]

The same reason we shouldn’t have female governors, senators

I won't go that far, plenty of quite capable Queens, Empresses, Tsarinas, etc... throughout history

[Perd Hapley]

I won't go that far, plenty of quite capable Queens, Empresses, Tsarinas, etc... throughout history

Competence is not the issue. Plenty of single women have raised children on their own, and done a good job of it. Should they have been put in that position? No.

[sumpnz]

I won't go that far, plenty of quite capable Queens, Empresses, Tsarinas, etc... throughout history

And they’ve been on average more warmongering than kings and other male heads of state. 

[WLJ]

It's Trump's fault the DA is embarrassing himself
I need a drink

 Professor: Donald Trump is to blame for Alvin Bragg’s ‘legal embarrassment’ of an indictment
https://twitchy.com/brettt-3136/2023/04/05/professor-donald-trump-is-to-blame-for-alvin-braggs-legal-embarrassment-of-an-indictment/

[dogmush]

Competence is not the issue. Plenty of single women have raised children on their own, and done a good job of it. Should they have been put in that position? No.

Apples to Oranges. Child rearing is a two (or more) person endeavor, so of course a single Mom is sub optimal. So is a single Dad.  There's nothing inherent in the role of executive (PM, president,  monarch, whatever) that makes the exclusive domain of males.  Even if one wanted to argue that the personality traits that make a good leader are predominantly found in males there are plenty of qualifying females in a population as large as ours. Even several SDs out the bell curve is a lot of individuals in a population of 330 million.

[Angel Eyes]

[Perd Hapley]

Apples to Oranges. Child rearing is a two (or more) person endeavor, so of course a single Mom is sub optimal. So is a single Dad.  There's nothing inherent in the role of executive (PM, president,  monarch, whatever) that makes the exclusive domain of males.  Even if one wanted to argue that the personality traits that make a good leader are predominantly found in males there are plenty of qualifying females in a population as large as ours. Even several SDs out the bell curve is a lot of individuals in a population of 330 million.

As I said, it's not about competence. It's about right and wrong. Women are capable of leading (or fighting), but men should be doing that. We're failing them. They're filling in for us, when they shouldn't have to.

[zxcvbob]

As I said, it's not about competence. It's about right and wrong. Women are capable of leading (or fighting), but men should be doing that. We're failing them. They're filling in for us, when they shouldn't have to.

Deborah never should have been judge over Israel.  God made her a judge because the men weren't doing the job; it was an indictment against them.  (I don't remember if she did a good job or not, that's not the point; now I need to go read the book of Judges again)

I'm not sure how much that is still relevant today.  It's not totally irrelevant, though.

[sumpnz]

As I said, it's not about competence. It's about right and wrong. Women are capable of leading (or fighting), but men should be doing that. We're failing them. They're filling in for us, when they shouldn't have to.

The main argument against women’s suffrage was because they weren’t subject to the draft they didn’t earn the right to vote.

[Hawkmoon]

Even if a woman was elected as President does mean we'd end up with a "First Gentleman"

What if the first woman to be elected President is a lesbian, with a female spouse? Then we'd have a woman as President, and we'd still have a "First Lady."

[Hawkmoon]

Interesting take on the indictment from Ann Coulter: https://thespectator.com/topic/republicans-played-donald-trump-nomination/

[HankB]

And why do you think there shouldn't be a female US President?

I was asked that question in a diversity class at work a long time ago. My answer then was "Jeane Kirkpatrick doesn't want the job, Margaret Thatcher isn't eligible for the job, and Golda Meir is dead." 

The diversity facilitator was not pleased . . . I expected that, which was pretty much why I gave the answer I did.   

I can think of multiple U.S. women today I would much rather see in the Oval Office than Brandon. (Kamala Harris isn't one of them.)

[MechAg94]

REVEALED: The progressive daughter of judge presiding over Donald Trump's hush money case in Manhattan who worked for Kamala Harris and Joe Biden - and is swirling speculation of bias against the ex-president
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11938591/Daughter-judge-presiding-Trumps-hush-money-case-worked-Kamala-Joe-Biden.html

Loren Merchan, the 34-year-old daughter of the Manhattan judge, is partner and president of Authentic Campaigns, a progressive digital firm, and worked on several high-profile Democratic campaigns – including for President Joe Biden.

No bias here.

They showed Trump social media posts that were in all caps.  I love how they quoted that in the article and left it in all caps.   

[WLJ]

"speculation "
Think we were pass the speculation stage a long time ago.

[MechAg94]

Judge in Donald Trump Case Gets Dozens of Threats After Indictment
https://www.thedailybeast.com/judge-in-donald-trump-case-gets-dozens-of-threats-after-indictment

Of course, the "threats" weren't quoted or shown.  I am getting tired of that. 

[HankB]

Judge in Donald Trump Case Gets Dozens of Threats After Indictment
https://www.thedailybeast.com/judge-in-donald-trump-case-gets-dozens-of-threats-after-indictment

Of course, the "threats" weren't quoted or shown.  I am getting tired of that.

Wonder how many of these supposed threats actually came from Antifa/BLM/DNC operatives and supporters pretending to be ultra super duper MAGA Republicans. I wouldn't even rule out some of the 51 intelligence professionals who signed a statement that the Hunter Biden laptop was likely Russian disinformation.

[sumpnz]

I also wouldn’t rule out some of those threats being that he better make sure Trump goes down, or else.

[MechAg94]

Almost every pundit/commentator on the right that I have heard address the subject has said they get death threats pretty regular.  Most just accept it as part of the job and report them occasionally.  I wouldn't be surprised if the judge has received death threats for years and they just decide to highlight it now.

I imagine law enforcement could track down who is doing it and prosecute them if they cared to do it. 

Just like law enforcement could track down all the SWAT'ing calls if they cared to do it.  Unless someone dies, they don't seem to put any effort into it.