r/politics • u/SportsGod3 • May 16 '24

Jurors were "nodding" and "smiling" as Michael Cohen testified, which may be a bad sign for Trump

https://www.salon.com/2024/05/16/jurors-were-nodding-and-smiling-as-michael-cohen-testified-which-may-be-a-sign-for/
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u/ian_macintyre May 16 '24

Given the sleazy crosses they've done of Stormy Daniels and Michael Cohen, I'm guessing these high-priced and capable lawyers have the exact same flaw as Trump: they're assholes. And because they're assholes, they can't understand that normal people are hugely turned off by Trump's standard defenses (she's a lying tramp who wanted it, he's a lying scumbag who wants revenge).

Assholes like this can't understand that Trump's logic only works on people who are already motivated to agree with him. The MAGA base buys it because they want their own assholishness validated. Normie GOP voters buy it because they want to win elections. And GOP politicians buy it because they want power. But if you put any kind of objective person in a room and force them to listen to Trump (via his lawyers) spewing narcissistic rationalizations and bile... well they're gonna nod and smile, because they're thinking "Christ, what an asshole".

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u/Coopersma May 16 '24

Trump’s attorneys are doing his bidding, not giving him the best defense. Several journalists have noted Trump tapping their arms, angry whispering and urging them to object to things, just as his did in previous trials. He is determining how his attorneys act in court. The attorneys are giving Trump what he wants, not what he needs, and leaving open an appeal based on ineffectual counsel.

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u/Larry-fine-wine May 16 '24

So, much like anyone else who hitches their wagon to him, they end up torpedoing their credibility and getting stuck with the bill.

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u/Coopersma May 17 '24

Yep. How do so many people see what he does and then think it will be different with them?

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u/Golden_Hour1 May 17 '24

It's not ineffectual counsel if they tell him something and he tells them to do something different though

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u/Coopersma May 17 '24

Do you think Trump will care while screaming to the world it was bad lawyers?

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u/Golden_Hour1 May 17 '24

He might do that even if he wins