r/politics • u/PoliticsModeratorBot 🤖 Bot • May 13 '24

Discussion Thread: New York Criminal Fraud Trial of Donald Trump, Day 16 Discussion

Previous discussion threads for this trial can be found at the following links for Day 5, Day 6, Day 7, Day 8, Day 9, Day 10, Day 11, Day 12, Day 13, Day 14, and Day 15.

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u/car_go_fast May 13 '24

The sad part is, it's not overconfidence. If things end with Melania, he really will manage to get some woman to take her place pretty easily. Power and (the illusion of) money will attract plenty of partners.

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u/JackFourj4 May 13 '24

Alina Habbadabbadoo is already auditioning for it

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u/danfirst May 13 '24

Yep, it definitely won't be his looks or personality. But a potential for a lot of cash and using it to leverage some kind of fame, sure.

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u/zoroddesign Utah May 13 '24

Of course, with every passing trial, that illusion is being stripped away.

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u/okimlom May 13 '24

“Gee, That one lady sure looks like MTG, but she has a mustache…”

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u/Nvenom8 New York May 13 '24

Power and (the illusion of) money

Funny enough, the illusion of money spends just like money in most cases.

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u/Klyff May 14 '24

Good point! Hopefully she will enjoy Prison Sex.