I think we are well-conditioned to expect Trump to skate on absolutely everything at all times.Shirley wrote: ↑Wed May 29, 2024 9:28 amI hope you're right, and I do agree that it matters to a few % of Americans. Not that i think he'll do even 1 day in jail if he is found guilty, or, that he and his cult will accept the results even if Biden beats him by 10 million votes in the popular election.jfish26 wrote: ↑Wed May 29, 2024 9:20 amI still think a conviction here matters. And if you peel even 1% away from Trump, he's drawing deader than he is now (and he may already be drawing dead).Shirley wrote: ↑Wed May 29, 2024 9:19 am
^^^ No shit.
And, in answer to Ousdahl's post: I kinda wonder if even a “guilty” might just sorta come and go like the others sorta have?
To at least ~ 46% of the American population, it won't mean anything other than Trump is persecuted by the "deep state", and they have to try harder, i.e., use violence along with voter suppression, etc., to remedy the situation before liberals take over completely. Facts mean nothing to his cult.
(I rode my bike 30 miles in 90, "feels like 100", degrees heat yesterday, so I'm sore and tired, and maybe that's why I'm so cynical and not my usual optimistic self...?)
Which is precisely why this one matters so much - I think people NEED to see that our institutions are capable of holding him accountable.
And I think he's well past the point of no return on his narcissistic decompensation, and (in combination with everything else) this really could push him over the cliff.