Poll of the Day > Trump expects to be arrested on Tuesday.

(+) Yeah! (+)

BlackScythe0 posted...

Is it just me or is there a bunch of posters I don't recognize coming out of the wood work to defend Trump?

Like I said, the anti-American far right is in full copium mode.

BlackScythe0 posted...

Is it just me or is there a bunch of posters I don't recognize coming out of the wood work to defend Trump?

Along with several that I do recognize, but have been mostly lurking or absent since it became clear that their election fraud narrative wasn't gaining any traction and Trump wasn't going to get to stay. A similar thing happened when Trump first took power: These are people who normally don't express their opinions in fora like this because of how unpopular and indefensible they are, but having people like Trump publicly validating them gives them the confidence to speak up (which, in turn, encourages more such people to show their faces because those other people make them more comfortable).

BlackScythe0 posted...

This isn't trolling.

There's a very, very high chance that a sizable percentage of it is foreign agents (and a non-trivial amount of domestic ones) stirring the pot for the sake of destabilizing the country, in the same vein as the interference campaign Russia was found to have run in the 2016 election. Some people are genuinely on board with the ideas and might actually act on them (hence Jan 6th happened), but a lot of the primary instigators probably are just trolling for such responses. There's still a very non-negligible risk of harm, but that's true of all trolling: If you're actively pissing people off, there's a risk that the pissed-off people hurt somebody or something.

Anything happening or is it just pure fluff?

shadowsword87 posted...

Anything happening or is it just pure fluff?

shit like this is always really slow-moving

DirtBasedSoap posted...

shit like this is always really slow-moving

Yeah, but I still haven't heard anything now.
Like, if there's a time on this stuff, you would expect people to keep to a schedule.

I guess he won't be arrested today

Yellow posted...

I guess he won't be arrested today

Maybe tomorrow?

He might have heard that he could be arrested starting Tuesday and took that as Tuesday

But who knows.

While I'm not American so haven't paid a lot of attention, did anyone other than Trump say an arrest was happening that day, or were all the articles using him as a source? Because it wouldn't surprise me if he was using bullshit to scam more cash out of the idiots.
https://i.imgur.com/vUY6j0P.png

DeltaBladeX posted...

While I'm not American so haven't paid a lot of attention, did anyone other than Trump say an arrest was happening that day, or were all the articles using him as a source? Because it wouldn't surprise me if he was using bullshit to scam more cash out of the idiots.

It was only him:

Even as Trumps lawyer and spokesperson said there had been no communication from prosecutors

Is from the second paragraph from the article.

They also don't tend to tell people they're going to be arrested beforehand.

Boooring

DeltaBladeX posted...

While I'm not American so haven't paid a lot of attention, did anyone other than Trump say an arrest was happening that day, or were all the articles using him as a source? Because it wouldn't surprise me if he was using bullshit to scam more cash out of the idiots.
https://i.imgur.com/vUY6j0P.png

They were setting up barricades to be ready for protests, but that was the only thing the government has done, other than that, no.

Tuesday came and went with no arrest. His followers must really be disappointed so far.

Judgmenl posted...

What a wild world we live in this 2023.

It is. For many reasons.

GastroFan posted...

Tuesday came and went with no arrest. His followers must really be disappointed so far.

Disappointed? Odds are, they see this as a victory. "Look, we pressured them out of arresting him, because obviously that's more plausible than that he just lied to everyone for the 378,907th time this year." Coupled with the donations angle, all of this is just another grift from Trump, and his followers are eating it up as usual.

chelle posted...

They also don't tend to tell people they're going to be arrested beforehand.

for Someone in trumps position it would be very likely they would arrange his surrender with the das office rather than just slap the cuffs on him.

a famous celebrity or non violent white collar criminal who has had an attorney involve early on in the process and that attorney has been in contact w the police DA and investigators and they dont consider them a flight risk, might very will be given the opportunity to do so.

this does occur more often in white collar crimes because the very nature of such an investigation involves document subpoenas which they then involve their attorneys early in the process and are non violent in nature.

in those situations the defendant is usually processed and in and out with bail by the end of the day. There is no reasonable thought why trump woild not get bail or be treated like this if the case proceeds.

if trump is physically arrested publically it will be because he forced that to happen for his own (in his mind) political gain.

Trump is the one person who would never be told beforehand because he is a massive flight risk.

They also still don't tell people they're going to be arrested beforehand.

Conner4REAL posted...

for Someone in trumps position it would be very likely they would arrange his surrender with the das office rather than just slap the cuffs on him.

a famous celebrity or non violent white collar criminal who has had an attorney involve early on in the process and that attorney has been in contact w the police DA and investigators and they dont consider them a flight risk, might very will be given the opportunity to do so.

this does occur more often in white collar crimes because the very nature of such an investigation involves document subpoenas which they then involve their attorneys early in the process and are non violent in nature.

in those situations the defendant is usually processed and in and out with bail by the end of the day. There is no reasonable thought why trump woild not get bail or be treated like this if the case proceeds.

if trump is physically arrested publically it will be because he forced that to happen for his own (in his mind) political gain.

Oh how often have you been arrested? Or have you arrested people?
'cause I haven't done either.

Looks like next week, then.

There was some ai generated pictures of him being arrested which were pretty good.

CyborgSage00x0 posted...

Looks like next week, then.

Mueller just making sure the case is air tight definitely

Feels like all this could lead to a mistrial or something

shadowsword87 posted...

Oh how often have you been arrested? Or have you arrested people?
'cause I haven't done either.

He's not wrong

pedro45 posted...

Feels like all this could lead to a mistrial or something

What?

BlackScythe0 posted...

What?

Right? Tf? Lol

CyborgSage00x0 posted...

Looks like next week, then.

You have fun with that. I'm not getting my hopes up anymore, lol. Can't trust a word that comes out of that guy's mouth.

Conner4REAL posted...

for Someone in trumps position it would be very likely they would arrange his surrender with the das office rather than just slap the cuffs on him.

a famous celebrity or non violent white collar criminal who has had an attorney involve early on in the process and that attorney has been in contact w the police DA and investigators and they dont consider them a flight risk, might very will be given the opportunity to do so.

this does occur more often in white collar crimes because the very nature of such an investigation involves document subpoenas which they then involve their attorneys early in the process and are non violent in nature.

in those situations the defendant is usually processed and in and out with bail by the end of the day. There is no reasonable thought why trump woild not get bail or be treated like this if the case proceeds.

if trump is physically arrested publically it will be because he forced that to happen for his own (in his mind) political gain.

I don't understand why people are getting offended over this post. This is how it works. Rich people aren't arrested like how you are I would be. The DA makes an appointment with Trump's lawyers, he gets arrested, booked, bail posted, and he leaves.

papercup posted...

I don't understand why people are getting offended over this post. This is how it works. Rich people aren't arrested like how you are I would be. The DA makes an appointment with Trump's lawyers, he gets arrested, booked, bail posted, and he leaves.

Yeah I thought this was common knowledge.

I thought this was a rather well known skit tbh.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HeOVbeh2yr0

Who'da thunk it?

Trump's fans sent him $1.5 million in 3 days after he falsely predicted that he'd be arrested Tuesday
https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-raised-million-days-after-posting-arrest-inidctment-truth-social-2023-3

Former President Donald Trump raised $1.5 million in the three days after he claimed on Truth Social that he'd be arrested Tuesday, per multiple media outlets.
Trump's 2024 campaign confirmed the sum to Fox News, the outlet reported Wednesday. The money was said to be raised from grassroots donations.
The Washington Post, citing an anonymous source familiar with the matter, reported the same amount raised in that time frame.
The resulting average of $500,000 a day is almost double the daily average from the weeks before and after he announced his bid for the White House in November.
The Trump campaign brought in $11.8 million in the six weeks before the announcement, averaging out at $280,000 a day. And in the six weeks after Trump announced his run, his campaign raised $9.5 million, or $226,000 a day.
The former president's funding boost came after he wrote on Truth Social on Saturday that he would be arrested Tuesday over the hush-money investigation by the Manhattan district attorney's office. It's unclear what basis he had for the claim his lead defense attorney told Insider on Saturday that the defense team hadn't heard an arrest date from the Manhattan DA but Tuesday came and went with no arrest.
Trump urged supporters to "PROTEST, TAKE OUR NATION BACK" in his Truth Social post, which came amid rising indicators that he might soon be indicted by a New York grand jury over the Stormy Daniels hush-money case.
As the anticipation of an indictment grew, Trump's campaign capitalized by highlighting it in almost every fundraising message. The daily messages seen by Insider tell recipients that the "justice system has utterly COLLAPSED" and that they can be a "FOUNDING DEFENDER" by giving money to the former president.
One such email asked supporters to sign a petition opposing a Trump arrest and afterward requested donations to his campaign.
The former president's fundraising efforts appeared on Truth Social as well.
"If you are doing poorly, as so many of you are, do not send anything. If you are doing well, which was made possible through the great policies of the Trump Administration, send your contribution," he wrote Monday. He reposted the same message Wednesday, making no mention of his own false arrest prediction.
Trump has raised millions while casting himself as a victim of political persecution. In the weeks after he lost the 2020 election, he raised a reported $170 million off lies that the White House was stolen from him.
He also told voters that their money would go to an "Official Election Defense Fund" for investigating the election, but the House select committee investigating the Capitol riot confirmed in June that no such fund ever existed. Most of the money instead went to Trump's PAC, per the Post.
Representatives for Trump didn't immediately respond to a request for comment sent outside business hours.

I am SHOCKED.

Yippee, another scam

The known self-proclaimed con artist pulled off another con.

I'm shocked.

And also not shocked that no one ever told him or his people he would be arrested. Probably because they don't do that to flight risks.

I should run for president.

"Abortions for some, miniature American flags for others!"

*watches the millions pour in*

The most frustrating part about this incessant con is that it keeps working. All they have to do is toss a few scary buzzwords and a sizeable percentage of the country throws their hard earned money, no questions asked. It's one of many things that make me feel like this country is a lost cause.

keyblader1985 posted...

The most frustrating part about this incessant con is that it keeps working. All they have to do is toss a few scary buzzwords and a sizeable percentage of the country throws their hard earned money, no questions asked. It's one of many things that make me feel like this country is a lost cause.

I have hope because this scam only netted him like a million, whereas his past ones would easily rake in the hundreds of millions.

BlackScythe0 posted...

How the fuck is him facing his crimes related to me?

Hey, so... what crime did Trump commit? The latest correction to the narrative is that Trump's lawyer took it upon himself to pay the porn star, then charged Trump legal fees as a reimbursement. Which means that Trump didn't know that she had been paid off, or what the money had been put toward other than what he had been billed for.

SKARDAVNELNATE posted...

Hey, so... what crime did Trump commit? The latest correction to the narrative is that Trump's lawyer took it upon himself to pay the porn star, then charged Trump legal fees as a reimbursement. Which means that Trump didn't know that she had been paid off, or what the money had been put toward other than what he had been billed for.

Literally doing the Zeus method of ignoring a thread for a few days before responding and hoping people don't notice your lies.

SKARDAVNELNATE posted...

Hey, so... what crime did Trump commit? The latest correction to the narrative is that Trump's lawyer took it upon himself to pay the porn star, then charged Trump legal fees as a reimbursement. Which means that Trump didn't know that she had been paid off, or what the money had been put toward other than what he had been billed for.

Trump is the one who directly offered her money to fuck him. Thinking that somehow he didn't know she had been paid what he told her he would give her is extremely disingenuous, which as stated multiple times, is your ridiculous gimmick.

Now, go back to page 1. People asked you questions.

SKARDAVNELNATE posted...

what crime

All of them

chelle posted...

Trump is the one who directly offered her money to fuck him. Thinking that somehow he didn't know she had been paid what he told her he would give her is extremely disingenuous, which as stated multiple times, is your ridiculous gimmick.

Tell me you have no idea why Trump was being investigated without telling me...

SKARDAVNELNATE posted...

Which means that Trump didn't know that she had been paid off

Yes/no question: do you believe that?

I doubt he'll go down for the illegal use of campaign funds angle here, but this incident would have knocked just about any other politician ever out of the running on morality grounds.

SKARDAVNELNATE posted...

Hey, so... what crime did Trump commit? The latest correction to the narrative is that Trump's lawyer took it upon himself to pay the porn star, then charged Trump legal fees as a reimbursement. Which means that Trump didn't know that she had been paid off, or what the money had been put toward other than what he had been billed for.

If by "correction to the narrative," you mean "excuse that Trump's legal team has advised him to use because it's hard to prove it false," sure. It's pretty common for those participating in fraudulent or other dubious activity to build in some degree of plausible deniability so that they can throw a couple front-line employees under the bus and claim they had nothing to do with it. You probably shouldn't be so quick to accept claims like that at face value, especially when your supposed "defense" of Trump is apparently "He just blindly used campaign funds to pay unspecified 'legal fees,' so he bears no responsibility for what those fees actually were." That's not exactly painting a picture of somebody using campaign funds responsibly.

Now, to return to a previous question, what exactly do you think Trump is protecting you from being arrested for?

wpot posted...

Yes/no question: do you believe that?

Yes, if I pay a roofer to stop my roof from leaking and my roof is no longer leaking I assume the money owed went toward working on the roof. Likewise if Trump hires a lawyer to stop someone from writing a book about them and they don't write a book why would he conclude that he's paying anything other than legal fees?

adjl posted...

Now, to return to a previous question, what exactly do you think Trump is protecting you from being arrested for?

Exercising freedom of expression. Silently praying. Having the wrong opinion. Being the wrong race. Calling someone 'dude'.

SKARDAVNELNATE posted...

Likewise if Trump hires a lawyer to stop someone from writing a book about them and they don't write a book why would he conclude that he's paying anything other than legal fees?

...uh huh.

SKARDAVNELNATE posted...

Exercising freedom of expression. Silently praying. Having the wrong opinion. Being the wrong race. Calling someone 'dude'.

...uh huh.

Not much more to say other than 'enjoy your thought bubble'.

SKARDAVNELNATE posted...

Exercising freedom of expression. Silently praying. Having the wrong opinion. Being the wrong race. Calling someone 'dude'.

Isn't the GOP trying to make freedom of expression a crime by enacting laws against transgender people?

Not to mention banning books and firing people because someone saw a statue's penis oh noooooo

MeatiestMeatus posted...

Not to mention banning books and firing people because someone saw a statue's penis oh noooooo

And all their rhetoric about "blue haired women." Almost seems like they are the ones who don't like individualism?

SKARDAVNELNATE posted...

if Trump hires a lawyer to stop someone from writing a book about them and they don't write a book why would he conclude that he's paying anything other than legal fees?

... Did you really just try to claim that hiring a lawyer to stop somebody from writing a book doesn't qualify as "hush money"? Like you literally just spelled out the process by which money is used to hush somebody.

More than that, though, if you hire anyone for anything, you don't just blindly give them a blank cheque because the problem is solved. You find out ahead of time what they expect it to cost, then when they give you the bill at the end you look for explanations for any discrepancies between that and the quote so you don't get ripped off by a roofer who billed his new car stereo to you. This is especially true when you're working with something like campaign funds that have strict rules around what they can and cannot be used for. When you're responsible for how money is used, you pay close attention to how it's used. At the absolute best, you're painting Trump as somebody too financially incompetent to be allowed access to campaign funds (let alone a federal budget), which is only marginally better than the apparent reality that he's wilfully misusing them for corrupt self-interests.

SKARDAVNELNATE posted...

Exercising freedom of expression. Silently praying. Having the wrong opinion. Being the wrong race. Calling someone 'dude'.

And how is Trump protecting you from being arrested for any of those things? For that matter, what makes you believe that there's a genuine risk of being arrested for any of those things?